The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-15
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM
FiFTY.ElGHTH CONGRESS.
First SESSION.

Senate-Though the post office appro.
priation bill was before the senate almost
the entire day, on the 4th, the early de-
bate on the measure was IN adie eiared at
AIS D.. H.. .House-In the house or rep
resentatives an attempt to secure con-
sideration under suspension OF tne ruies
of the bill appropriating S475'ooo ZOE tne
Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition
to be held in Portland, Ore, In 1919, 1alleo.
after the house had divided several times
military academy appropriation bill was
then taken up, and after Mr.. Parker mad
explained its features briefly, Mr.. Coldfoss
gel IN. " spoke in behalf of the Jews OF
the United States. for whom he asked
equal treatment and protection while
travelling in Russia. Mr.. Livernasn
Roosevelt maa and MI M a.,asa pa discussed
the negro question. Consideration OF the
bill was not concluded when the house
adjourned at SIS o'clock p. m.
Senate-The senate, on the 5th, listened
to a two hours speech by Mr.. Morgan
on the Panama canal question:, and then
again took up the post office approprla-
ton bill. but adjourned without CON.
amendments. aside from those suggested
by the committee, were agreed to, among
them one increasing. from W Q to four
ounces the size of franked letters, ano
another adding Is members to the force
of rural delivery agents. After a brle1
executive session the senate, at 4:3o p. m;
adjourned. 49,. House-The house resume d
consideration of the military academy
appropriation bill. A joint resolution
was passed extending the invitation OF
congress to the interparliamentary. union
tration to visit the United States, and APP
propriating $780, 600 for their expenses and
entertainment AT 4:55 p. m. the house
adjourned.
Senate-After waiting with much pa
thence for many days, Mr.. Hepburn, on
the 9Th. found opportunity to speak 70
the senate on the subject of pure food:
Technically the speech was in support OF
a resolution calling on the secretary OF
agriculture to send to the senate the re-
suits of the Investigations made by his
department into adulterated foods, but in
reality it was in support or the pure 900
of the day was devoted to MI. Quarles
amendment for grading the salaries OF
rural free delivery carriers. Flnally !
office appropriation bill was still befor
the senate when it ADMINISTRATIONS
In a five hour session the house passed
bia, including one Incorporating the Car
negie institute. 1t also passed the Bow
man omnibus claims bill, CARRYING ap..
proximately $22S T 90 tor Inc Paymen hill III
was taken up, and Mr.. Cushman (Wash.)
made a long explanation of the measure,
setting out the necessities or the terri
tory in the way of republican in con-
gress. At $40 p. m. adjournment was
taken.
senate-The senate, on the 7th, listened
to eulogies of the late Senate Hanna.
The galleries were well filled, and the
speakers were given close attention. Those
who spoke were Messrs. Foraker, Scott,
Cockrell, Plat Comm. Cullom, Black
burn, Elkins, Fairbanks' Daniel, PerKans;
Dick. At 4:33 p. m. the senate ADJOURNED
as another mark of respect....-.House-
The Swayne Impeachment proceeding.
Il LOO h@An III rfnn1 &c Tho nlu
possible block to an early adjournment OF
congress, was disposed of in five minutes
in the house by the adoption of a resolu-
ton making the case a special order Tor
December Is. next. In the meantime the
judiciary committee is to take additional
testimony in the case. After disposlng
of a conference report on the army ap-
preparation bill. the house took up the
bill extending the coastwise laws to the
Philippines, and by a vote of 12 to 1V
adopted a special rule to vote on this
bill after a debate of two hours. This de-
bate was exhausted, save five minutes.
when the house adjourned at $50 o'clock.
Senate-The contracts for concelling
machines used by the post office depart
ment was debated at length IN the senate,
on the Sth. in connection with the post
office appropriation bill. Mr.. Culberson
introduced an amendment reducing the
rental of the machines, and the demo;
cratic senators charged that the rental
now paid was the same that was paid
under the contracts made by George w.
Beavers, when he was chief of the salary
and allowance division of the post office
and that they were exces-
sive. The post office bill was still under
consideration when the n adjourned
$500. House-The house passed a large
number of bills, including the Philippine
shipping bill, and the bill appropriating
$475,0 600 in aid of the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial exposition, to be held in Portland.
Ore, in 1906. The only amendment made
to the Philippine shipping bill was one
extending until July l. 1906, the time when
the law shall become operative. At SOC
N m house ad inIrnpd