Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-02-26
THE STATEHOOD DEADLOCK
The Conditions Remain Unchanged
in the United States
Senate. s#s@ .
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE TWO STATE PLANS,
Shipping Bill Given Setback in the
House COmmittee-VOte Is Ten to
Six Against Reporting It-No@In
vestigatiOn of Conditions in Phil
ippines to Be Ordered by Senate.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The situa-
ton on Monday i'll the statehood
deadlock remained unchanged. The
republicans can agree upon the two
states plan, but the democrats say that
they will not accept bill which
merges New Mexico and Arizona.
They say that such bill cannot pass
before March 4. so.5#
Farewell Address Read.
Washington, Feb. 24.-In the SEN
ate Monday the chaplain referred to
the life and character of George
Washington, saying that not only in
ideal but in personal character he
embodied the elements of truth and
greatness, which have been inwrought
into our national history. The gal
leries were crowded, many of the oc
cupants being visiting Daughters of
the American Revolution, who lis
tened attentively to the reading, by
Senator Dubois Qdaho), of Washing
tons Farewell Address,.
Shoots Credentials Presented.
During the reading of the address
Reed Smoot, senator-elect from Utah,
entered the chamber and took seat
beside Senator Kerns.
The Rawlins resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information con-
corning rt-martial cases in the Phil
ippines was favorably reported by Sen
ator Lodge and adopted with an
amendment limiting the reply to sum-
maries of the records and testimony.
Another amendment which was adopt
ed excludes the case of Mai. L. w. T.
Waller. t.
Senator Proctor reported the agri-
cultural appropriation bill and gave
notice that he would call it up at the
, first opportunity.
A house bill was passed providing for
the holding of at least one term of the
circuit court of appeals of the eighth
judicial circuit in Denver.
Senator Kerns (Utah) presented the
credentials of Senator-elect Smoot, of
Utah, which were read. Mr. Smoot
was sitting in the rear Of the chamber
Ct when the d document was read II
ISL Senator Burrows Nfich.) stated that
II a protest had been filed with his COM
mittee against Mr.. Shoots admission.
The credentials and protest were filed.
The senate has passed the omnibus
public building bill introduced Monday
by Senator Fairbanks.
No Hope for Shipping Bill.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries Monday voted not to report
the ship subsidy bill to the house,
the vote being 10 to 6. Those vot-
ing to report were: Representatives
Grosvenor CO.,, Young (Pa.), Green
(Mass.), Fordney (Mich.), Wachter
(Md.). Littlefeld (Me). III
Those voting against the PROPOSE
ton were: Representative Hopkins
Qn), Minor (Wis.), Stevens (Minn.),
Jones (Wash), republicans; and
Spight (Miss.), Small On. CO., Davis
Fla.), McDermott IN. J.), Belmont
On. W and Shook CO.,, democrats
Representative Vreeland, of New
York, was not present.
r.. House.
WASHINGTON Feb. a4-In the house
Monday q hin was ma sesd to axanon+
from taxation the pronertv Of the
Dauohters of the Revolution in the
District of Columbia.
The iii 70 amend the RAILROAD :. fe+ !
appliance act was sent to conference,
and Mr.. Underwood (Ala.l moved 10
instruct the conferees to recede from
thai norton of the house amendment
which seeks to give the interstate com
merce commission the power to reduce
below so per cent. the. number Of cars
to be handled by safety appliance
brakes.
The motion to instruct was carried,
III to 81. Messrs. Wa1n1ger (PFaa.) sher +
man MAJ On. - and AAdamson (Ga) were
appointed ca co on 81
me house then went into committee mi
OF the whole ole and entered upon the con
slderatlon OF the general deficiency ap-
preparation Pill.