The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-29
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FlFTY-EiGHTH CONGRESS.
(Efrst SESSION.

oCosiOlisy
Senate-The post office inquiry resoln-
ton and the Panama canal question d.
vided the attention of the senate, on the
18th. The first half of the session was
and German being the speakers. Mr.;
Hale made a plea for the reference OF all
postal Investigations resolutions to the
committee on post offices, and Mr.. Cor.
man repeated his assurance that he would
be satisfied with that disposal of the Ques,
ton. The discussion of the Panama canai
of Mr.. Teller's argument that the course
of the United States in the recent reVolI
of Panama was contrary to nternatlona
law and sound morals. The senate. at
4:27 p. m. went into executive session.,
and at $50 p. m. adjourned. ..fiouSe-
The house devoted q brief session to Dis
trict of Columbia business. While IN com.
mittee of the whole on one bill. the posi-
office scandal was discussed, Mr.. Bart
lett, of Georgia, introducing a letter from
NJ. w. Louis. who felt aggrieved at Ger
tain statements in the Bristow report. Mr.:
Cowherd, of Missouri, pointed out that
Louis was ~irregularly appointed just III
time to let a contract, that cost the gov
eminent $40. 1000 more than was necessary.
At 1:2S p. m. the house adjourned.
Senate-The senate required less than
a minute, on the 18th, to dispose Oh the
motion to refer to the on posi-
offices the various resolutions looking 10
an investigation of the post office depart
ment. After the passage OF a hail-uoIel
bills, the senate returned to conslderatLo
of the Panam question. Mr. Quati 81
spoke for almost two hours In support OF
the course Of the administration, ana was
followed by Mr.. Patterson, VINO crltlclZSu
the presidents course In panama MI
Patterson was subjected to many inter
ruptions, and had not concluded Wnen the
senate adjourned, at 5 p. m~.-;..House-
The house considered the hepburn pure
food bill. but did not complete II. lne
principal speeches of the day were mace
by Messrs. Hepburn and Mann, in favor
of the bill, and Adamson and Clark, III op-
position. On motion of Mr.. Hepburn, tne
house took a recess at 80 o CLOCK Until
ii 80 a. m, on the Hth.
Senate-Mr. Patterson, on the goth. COM
pleted, and Mr.. Plat, of Connecticut, be-
gan a speech on the Panama canal ques-
ton. Mr.. Patterson declared that the
president was largely responsible for the
revolt in Panama, and a~nnounced his de-
cided preference for the Nicaraguan
route. Mr.. Plat took this pronounce
ment for Nicaragua as the text for his
remarks, saying it explained the mystery
of the otherwise uneXplainable opposition
on the part of the democratic senators
of the Panama .House-The
house passed the Hepburn pure food OIL
on a rising vote. POI to IS. its opponents
being unable to secure a roll call on the
bill. The tilt fixes the standards OF foods
and drugs as to their purity, strength ana
character. and defines what shall be con-
sidered authorizations of foods or drugs.
1t also prohibits interstate commerce, I'M
portation and expectation in or of such
misbranded or adulterated articles.
Senate-Senator Plat, of Connecticut,
concluded his speech on Panama, on the
2lst. He defended the course of the pres
ident throughout the Panama revolt, and
~eulogiZed the executive personally as be-
ing brave and fearless. During the morn
ing. Mr.. Morgan spoke in explanation OF
his bill for the annexation OF Panama to
the United States, basing his argument
on the ground that the pending canal
treaty contemplated that result......Hous
The army appropriation bill was under
consideration in committee of the whole
for five hours, most of which was de-
voted to a general discussion of the tariff
question. Miss Alice Roosevelt occupied
moments during the discussion of the
army bill. Mr.. Williams. of Mississippi,
discussed for an hour the "stand-pat pol
icy OF the republican party. and talked
at length on his pending bill repeating
the duty on coal. He read from the tes-
Vestigation of the last congress on the
coal question to show that coal was 81
cents less a ton during the year the tariff
was repealed
S~enate-The senate. on the 22d, adopted
the resolution of inquiry concerning af-
inst. by Mr.. German. and listened to u
speech on the Panama question by Mr..
DolliVer, and another on the subject of
recess appointments. The senate then
adjourned until the 18th. ..... House-The
house passed 29 pension bills. and also
resolutions calling on secretary of war and
encouragement for information as to the
number of horses and carriages main
tanned at government expense for Of
ficialS of these respective departments.
A bill permitting the withdrawal duty
free from the Sc. Louis exposition of
articles donated to religious. scientific,
educational or literary institutions also
passed. At $3.50 p. m. the house adjourned.