The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-08
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
CONGREGATIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

uFirst SESSION.
N.natc-The senate. on the 18th, dis
eursed for three hours the recent order
Of the Iehtion bureau making old age an
evidence Of disability, and then passed the
District Ut Columbia appropriation hill.
The discussion OF thu pension order WAS
sso by Mr. cafmsck. directing The cons.
Iniitcc on the Judiciary TO inquire into
the authority 81 the executive branch, Of
,ho government e make such an order.
The senate, AT lil5 y. m. went Into ~.
eeutiye session, and at isS y M. adjourned
-.... House-The aundry civil bill WIS be-
iS,s tn" hoTiii s1' Iss.'s ioSs 2 wide sdn,
siderable time to answering some Of this
sintemnntr recently made on the iioor By
MI spighi, ,Miss.b.. regarding the raoe
question lie defended the president for
inviting Rocker Washington to dine with
I'm. nnd said the president was q man Of
q eig heart. "a. Wen ~ birth, breeding and
speech on the tarin. n declared uh-
equivocnlly Ia favor OF the tarir pro-
gramme for the democratic party. a
strong plea for the tobacco rover was
made By Mr.. Trimble tkyJ. who urged
the rcmova OF the tax Of SIX cents n
pound on raw tobacco. House adjourned
ut BIB . m.
sona,o-The bill authorizing IN. cree
tion 81 an additional executive depart
mcnt building In Washington was again
thf tulp.tt OF spirited debate In the EN-
alto on the 18th, and after several hours
ntors divided largely on the qucatlonS of
location. During the day there was re-
ncwcd effort to pass the bill prohibiting
the mis,randing Of salmon. but owing 90
the Opposition ~ senator's, who hold that
The bill II calculated to Interfere with the
raIas Of an snnf, 10 control sS,ss Ilm n,sr.,s an
commerce, n vote was not reached .....
House -for the want Of speakers. general
debate on the sundry civil appropriation
before the time agreed on. and the hill
was read for amendment. MIR. Campbell
tkasl and Mr. Williams dliD were the
principal speakers, the former defending
the protective nrfn policy of the rcpub-
llcnn party, aud the latter dcnouncing
the republicans for falling TO Investigate
tho post Office department Al i!ib u. IN
the house adjourned.
~sonnio-Thc senate. on the 3oth. begun
consideration Of the post office .~uppropria-
tlon .irll and was the signal for "a re-
invvAtigation into the charges of corrup-
ton In the post office department.. The
debate was Initiated by Mr.. German. who
spoke for almost two hours In criticism
refusing nm Inquiry. Nj. Lodge contend
cd that congress could not make an In
uulry that would be- ~ thorough ~ that
already made by the post office depnrt-
mcnt, lie charged the democratic attack
10 "A desire To- nud a political iasue......
llous'-Suhstnntinl progress was made by
the house IN the consideration uf the sun
dry civil bill. % pages being disposed Of.
lCaNiag only q to he read. No amend
mehta Of ,gctcrai Importance were made.
Mi. Bartlett Uin,l briefly replied to the
statements Of Mr.. Giilett tMass1 made
!nst Monday on the negro question, Ito
believed that the people ~ the south arc
''ns God shall will H." Mr.. Crumpackor
tindD declared that 500 persons have
hrcn mobhcd and put 10 death In tho last
y years In the United States. At $40
o'cloc y. M. the house adjourned.
S~cnnto-Tho attention OF tho senate. on
the 3ist, was divided between the bill for
the repeal Of the desert land. the tim
bet aud stone u the homestead CONE
mutation laws, aud the post office APP
preparation bill. The general debate On
the post office bill was confined largely
TO "a speech 10y, MT McCrenry aud Interrupt
tons by ~rophblic>n senators. Mr.. Me
crcary charged. In the main, that tho
policy OF an early adjournment NJ con-
Hesitation not desired by the republican
leaders, The senate, NJ $50 y, m, ad-
Journcd. gee ousc-considcrntion OF tho
snndrY civil appropriation. bin was con-
about to be passed when MIR. Sulzcr
forced a roll call ON a motion tn commit
The Bill. with Instructions TO strike out
rental OF The New York customhousc.
The vote showed u quorum was not pres
ent, and adjournment was taken until
scnnte-Good Friday was devoted by
the senate to almost continuous discussion
OF political questions. The time until two
o'clock was devoted TO consideration OF
tho carmack resolution, proposing an In
auiry Into the legality OF the recent cx.
ccutive old age pension order. MIR. Mall
lory was the principal speaker. The lat
ter half OF the day was devoted to thu
post office appropriation bill, hut no ape
precinble progress was made with That
measure. The speeches on Il being, In thu
main, political and OF general character
..,... House-Thc house passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill, after voting down
y proposition by Mr.. Suizer Ia rccommit
H., with instructions. TO strike out appro-
York eustomhouse. The remainder OF tho
day was devoted TO discussion OF tho
conference report. on the army appro-
priation bill. With the exception OF one
amendment, providing certain increases
In the signal corps, the house disagreed
to all other special senate amendments
and the bill was. sent back to conference.