Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-27
Fifty-Eighth Congress.
Washington, April p.
SENATE.

The Senate met at 10 o'clock this
morning, two hours earlier than usual.
A bill was passed providing for the
protection of prehistoric ruins on public
lands.
Mr.. Burrows, chairman of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, pre-
scented a resolution asking that his com
mittee or a subcommittee be authorized
to continue during the recess the investi-
cation into the right of Reed Smoot, the
Mormon, to retain his seat, and to sit at
such times and places as is deemed pro-
per.
1t went to the committee on contingent
expenses.
The conference report on the general
deficiency bill was agreed to.
When the conference report on the
sundry civil bill was taken up, Mr..
Aldrich, chairman of the committee on
finance, announced that no additional
legislation looking to the coinage of sub
sidiary coin was necessary. He said
there was no limitation upon the right of
the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase
bullion or limitation upon the quantity
of subsidiary coin to be coined.
The report was agreed TO.
A conference was ordered on the mill
tary academy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cullom, chairman of the foreign
relations committee, then took the floor
to discuss treaty rights.
One minute before twelve o'clock the
conference report on the postoffice APP
preparation bill was agreed to after which
the Senate upon motion of Mr.. Allison
adjourned.
This brought to an end the legislative
day of Tuesday. The gravel again fell
and the session of Wednesday was begun
without prayer.
All this went OH within Mr.. Cullom's
time, who was eager to complete his re-
marks upon the subject of treaties but
who gracefully yielded to requests for the
consideration of conference reports.
Mr.. Plat asked that the committee
on Cuban relations be dismissed from
further consideration of the petition of
E. G. Rathbone, of Hamilton Ohio,
who asked that the facts relative to
his connection with the Cuban postal
frauds might be investigated.
The petition was then referred to the
judiciary committee.
Mr.. Morgan presented a resolution
calling upon the Attorney General to
inform the Senate of the present state of
tie agreement with the New Panama
Canal Company, and whether there is
any obligation on the part of the United
States to pay the canal company for
work done on the canal.
1t went over one day under the rules.
HOUSE.
When the House met this morning at
10 O'Clock it was a continuation of
Yesterdays session. Mr.. Dalzell and
Mr.. Cochran who have entertained the
House for the past three days by their
assaults on one another, were both
present and awaiting Speaker Cannon's
decision on the point of order raised by
Mr.. Cockran's resolution praying for an
investigation by the House of Mr.. Dali
zell's charge that he accepted money to
support Mckinley in the campaign of
1896.
The galleries were filed early in an
ticipation of the appearance of Mr..
Littlefeld of Maine, vino has promised
to enter the fray.
The Senate amendments 10 the mill
tary academy appropriation bill were
disagreed to, and conference was ar
ranged.
A bill was passed regulating the dis
position of public lands, released and
excluded from public forest reservations.
Conference reports on minor bills
were agreed to.
Without opposition, the conference
report on the general deficiency ap-
preparation bill was accepted by the
House. As the bill originally left the
House it carried SO, 401, $50. The
Senate added LOSE, 920. In confer
ence, this was reduced 1919, $50 and
the bill as finally passed, carries SlO,-
67l, 1872.
The sundry civil conference report
was then taken up.
Mr.. DeArmond objected to the Sen
ate amendment to which the House
conferrees had agreed, appropriating