Times-promoter., 1903-01-30
N E WS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
(Second SESSION.

In, the senate, en- the 21st. Mr.. Burnham
(N. IH) spoke In opposition to the omnl-
bus statehood bill, after which Mr. Cullom
made an effort to get an executive session
on the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Mr..
Quay objected and the matter was put to
vote, with the result that the senate,
by vote of 81 to q refused to 60
test vote on the statehood bill: In the
course of some remarks Mr.. Hoar took
occasion to criticise the president for ex:
pressing his approval or disapproVal OF
bills before congress- had acted on them.
A bill was passed amending an act cre-
ating a new division in the western dis
trict of Missouri. In the house the day
was spent in debate on the Philippine
coinage bill. A substitute was offered
providing for the introduction of the
American currency system into the ISL
ands, and it was asserted that this prop
oSition had the support or Secretary SnaW
and other high officials of the treasury
department.
In the senate on the 22d, the statehood
bill occupied almost the entire day. Some
routine matters were disposed of, and the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
MeSsrs. Cullom, Warren and Cockrell ber
ing named as conferees. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned. .:...ln
the house the Philippine coinage bill was
the order of business, and the report of
the committee on insular affairs was re-
jected and the substitute offered by the
minority, for the introduction of Ameri-
can currency and the American coinage
system into the islands, was adopted. The
majority reported a bill to establish gold
standard in the islands and to authorize
the coinage of silver pesos of 4l6 grains,
to be made legal tender at the rate of two
pesos for one gold dollar. The substitute
provides that the lawful money of the
United States shall be legal tender in the
Philippines and declares the coinage laws
of the United States in full force there.
CT tnhn
bill was again under discussion and oc-
cupied most of the day, senators on both
sides charging the others with obstruct-
ing important legislation. Mr.. Fairbanks
ton of the immigration bill: 49,. The
house passed 235 private pension bills
among them being one to the widow OF
Gen. Franz Sigel of $10O month; the wild
and the widow of RearAdmiral Picking,
$40 month. The Alaska delegate bill was
passed. 1t provides for the representa-
ton of the territory of Alaska In con-
IS to be elected next autumn, and is to
take his seat in the Fifty-eighth con-
greSS.
In the senate ON the oath, while the
statehood bill was constructively the sub
ject under debate, it was scarcely men
toned at all, the Indianola post office
matter taking up most of the day. Mr..
Spooner defended the presidents action,
and was replied to by Mr.. McLaurin who
said there had been no threats against
the postmaster. A number of bills were
passed, among them one authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at St. Charles, by the Iowa q
Missouri Railway Co.; appropriatlng $A0,-
600 for headstoneS for the graves OF con-
federate soldiers who died in northern
prisons; providing for the compulsory at
tendance of witnesses before registers and
receivers of the land office, and a num-
Der of others. .... The house began con-
sideration of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, and passed it, with an amend
ment increasing the appropriation tor
seeds from $27O,O00 to $3OOOOO. The whole
bill carries an appropriation of $5,25S,S60
In the senate, on the 2Sth, Mr.. Quay jim
sisted on the consideration of the state
hood bill to the exclusion of other busl-
ness and objected to an attempt by Mr..
Platt to call up a committee report pro-
viding for the printing of a public docu-
ment In reply to a charge by Mr. Hale
that he was confiscating the time of the
senate, Mr. Quay replied that this could
be ebViated by allowing a vote on the
statehood bill. The senate went into ex-
ecutive session, at the close of which the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill was passed .... In the house the mill
tary academy bill was passed without de-
bate. The Indian bill was taken up, but
not completed. A resolution was adopted
calling on the postmaster-general for the
correspondence in the Indianola (Miss.)
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