The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-18

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wasAinston, FEB. 1o.--gsnate -The
senate Tuesday passed the diplomatic
ana consular appropriation bill with
cut debate and then renewed cOnsid
eration Of the isthmian question. Mr.
Fulton spoke In support Of The course
Of the administration n connection
with the Panama revolt and Mr., Car
mack and Mr.. Overman In opposition
thereto. Mr.. Overman had not hith
erto made his position on the treaty
known and his speech revealed the at
titude Of probably the last doubtful
member Of the senate. The speech
Wa Mr.. Overman's maiden effort In
the senate.
Houss--The. house devoted the en-
tire session to consideration Of the
resolution reported from elections
committee No. 3, unseating Mr.. How.
ell (dem.) and declaring Mr.. Connell
(rep). who contested the election, to
have been elected from the Tenth
Pennsylvania district. BY agreement
vote will be taken at p. m. Wed.
nesday afternoon.
Washington, Feb. 11.--Senate-The
major portion of the time of the sen.
ate In open session Wednesday was
devoted to a speech by Mr.. McCumber
who supported the Panama canal treaty
and justified all the acts of the admin.
istration in connection with the re.
cent revolt. A number of private pen.
sion bills were passed.
House-The house disposed Of the
ConnellHowell contested election case
from the Tenth Pennsylvania district
in favor of Mr.. Connell. The republic.
ans, with the exception cf Messrs.
Lanning IN. JD, Shiras tPa) and
Parker IN. J); supported the resolu.
tion unseating Mr.. Howell and giving
the seat to the contestant. The dem.
ocrats solidly supported Mr.. Howell.
Mr.. Shlras and Mr.. Lanning spoke In
opposition to the unseatlng Of Mr..
Howell. Mr. Connell was promptly
sworn in and took his seat. The house
then resumed consideration of the
senate amendment proposing a loan
OF $4,600,000 to the Louisiana purchase
exposition, on which vote on the
question Of concurrence will be taken
Thursday. Further opposition to the
proposition developed in the debate
Wednesday.
Washington, Feb 12.-Senate-The
Panama question was under discussion
in the senate Thursday after which the
senate went into executive session for
four hours.
House-By q vote Of 176 to 103 the
house concurred in the senate amend.
ment to the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill authorizing a loan of 81.
100000 by the government of the Lou.
isiana purchase exposition. after
amending II with respect to the man.
ner in which the money shall be paid.
The proposition was strongly opposed
in the debate, which covered portions
OF three days. The house also con.
Cured in the senate amendment to .he
urgent deficiency bill authorizing tests
OF Goals and lignites at the st. Louis
fair and non-concurred In all the 9TH
er amendments proposed by the sen.
ate. A number Of bills we're passed,
among them measures ratifying agree.
ments with Indians in Minnesota and
Montana.
Washington, Feb 13.-Senate-The
senate Friday listened to the reading
by Mr.. Carmak of speech prepared
by Mr.. Morgan in opposition to the
presidents policy with reference to an
isthmian canal and also considered the
bill appropriating 100000 to ex-Queen
iShuohdidHdl, VI F1dWdIl opceC0eS IN
support of the bill were made by Mr..
Blackburn and Mr.. Mitchell and in op.
position by Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Platt
(Ct). Mr.. Spooner moved to recon.
NIT the measure, but the vote on this
motion failed to develop quorum, so
the senate was forced to adjourn until
Monday.
House-Speaker Cannon took the
bit In his teeth and ran completely
away with legislative precedent in the
house. Incidentally he broke all pre-.
vious records In the dispatch of pri-
vate pension bills. Under his guidance
800 of these measures OF relief were
passed by the house in 1856 minutes.
Nearly the whole Of this time was con.
sumed in committee of the whole. The
house passed the bills Zen bloc" under
unanimous consent, which the speaker
had asked for. About half of the bills
were disposed Of under this request
without amendment. When objection
was temporarily made the speaker
plainly showed his displeasure by
dragging the proceedings. The objec.
tion was withdrawn. whereupon the
remaining bills were declared passed
without even the formality Of having
the clerk read their numbers. Ad.
5ourned until Monday.