Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-13
FiFTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Regular Session.

Washin gton, April 7.-Senate-After
waiting with much patience for many
days. Mr.. Hepburn Wednesday found
opportunity TO speak to the senate on
the subject OF pure food Technically
the speech was IN support of a reso-
luton calling on the secretary of agri-
culture 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 of the pure
food bill.
House-In a five hour session. the
house passed II bills relating to the
District Of Columbia. including one
Incorporating the Carnegie institute
II also passed the Bowman omnibus
claims bill, carrying approximately
s22SO0O for the payment OF small
claims, agreed to the conference re-
port on the Notifications bill and in
stead on its disagreement TO an amend
ment on that bill providing for the
purchase OF a submarine boat The
Alaska delegate bill was taken up. and
FIR. Cushman (Wash) made a long
explanation of the measure. setting
out necessities of the territory in the
way OF representation in congress
Washington. April -Senate-The
senate Thursday listened to eulogies
OF the late Senator Hanna The gal
leries were well filed and the speak
ers were given close attention. Those
who spoke were: Messrs. Foraker.
Scott. Cockrell, Platt (CtD. Cullom.
blackburn, Elkins. Fairbanks. Daniel.
Perkins, Depew. Beveridge. Dolliver.
Kearns and Dick
House-The Swayne impeachment
proceeding which has been looked up
nm
early adjournment of congress was dis
posed Of in five minutes by the house
Thursday by the adoption of a resolu-
ton making the case a special order
for December 13 next. In the mean
Time the judiciary committee is to
take additional testimony in tle case.
In dlspUsinS OF conference report on
the army appropriation bill the house
took up the bill extending the coast
wise laws TO the Philippines and by a
vote OF l22 TO 100 adopted a special
rule to vote on this bill after a de.
bate of two hours. This debate was
exhausted save five minutes when the
, house adjourned.
Washington. april -Senate-The
contracts for cancelling machines used
b. the post Office department was de-
b2ted at length in the senate Friday
in connection with the post Office APP.
preparation bill. Mr.. Culberson intro
duced an amendment reducing the ren.
| tai OF the machines, and the demo
cratic senators charged that the rental
now paid was the same as paid under
the contracts made by George w Bea-
vers when he was chief OF the salary
and allowance division OF the post of
| fee department and that they were
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charge saying that there was no proof
OF its truth. The first hours of the
session were devoted to discussion
by Mr.. Patterson of the Chinese qucs-
tlon IN which he maintained that the
exclusion laws would be ineffective
after December unless there was ad.
ditiOnal legislation.
House-The house PASSED n large
number Of bills. including the Philip
pine shipping bill and the bill for APP
propriating $4,000 in aid OF the Lew
Is and Clark centennial exposition 70
he held in Portland. Ore. in 1905 The
only amendment made TO the Philip
pine shipping bill was one extending
until July /. 1906. the time when the
law shall become operative. The bill
provides that no merchandise or pas
cengors. except supplies for the army
or navy. shall be transported by sea.
under penalty of forfeiture between
| ports OF the United States and the
Philippine archipelago. directly or via
/ a foreign port, or for any part of the
| voyage III any except vessels of the
/ United States. 1t does not prohibit.
| however. the sailing of any foreign
| vessel between the United States and
| the Philippines. nor between ports or
( places in the Philippines. The Philip
| pine commission is authorized to issue
/ licenses to engage in lighterage or 9th
! er exclusively harbor business to YES
/ sells or other craft actually engaged
/ in such business at tle date stated and
/ 10 vessels or other craft built i'm tho
/ Philippines or in the United Statc.i
and owned by citizens of the United
/ States or inhabitants OF the Philip.
/ pines The law does not impair or
/ affect any privilege guaranteed to
/ Spanish ships and merchandise by the
/ Paris treaty of peace.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION.