The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-01-21
rIrrv.sionrH CONGRESS.
Regular session.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Senate--Fo
almost five hours Tuesday the senat'
debated the Panama question ard I
was still under consideration when th,
senate adjourned. The discussion
arose resolution looking to the arbi
| tration of Colombia claims on accoun
| OF the Panama revolution.
House-The house for more thar
| FIVE hours considered the legislative
| executive and judicial appropriation
| bill, but reached no conclusions on It
a variety Of topics, including Panamt
| and the tariff, were discussed durins
| the course of the debate. When tho
item In the bill providing for the ex
| penses OF the civil service commission
was reached Mr.. Hepburn (rep., Ia
| took occasion to express his opposi
ton to the civil service system as II
now exists and expressed desire tc
amend the bill by striking out the par
agraph providing for the expenses oI
the commission.
Wa snington, Jan. 14.--Senate--Pan
| anna was again the principal subject OF
| consideration in the senate and, as or
Tuesday, the debate was spirited Mr.
Carmack opened the proceedings with
q set speech in pointed criticism OF
the presidents course and was follow
ed by Mr.. Spooner. the only speaker
of tho day in defense of the presidents
action as lawabiding, and in defense OF
the president himself as "patriofIc
brave and true man" Before the Pan
| anna subject was taken up there was a
brief but lively discussion between
Messrs. Patterson and Scott of the la
Dor troubles in Colorado
untco--A fta, - t;,ol,, dal..o t..At.~ :.
three hours the house Wednesday. in
committee OF the whole by a vote OF
rs to 65, struck out of the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation
bill the paragraph providing for the
salaries and expenses on the civil
service commission and clerks EN-.
ployed under the commission. Notice
was given by Mr.. Bingham. in charge
of the bill, that a yea and nay vote
will be demanded on the amendment
striking out the provision for the ex.
penses Of the civil service commission
when the bill is reported in the house.
No conclusion was reached in commit.
tee on the legislative bill
Washington, Jan. -Senate-The
senate Thursday listened to speeches
by Mr.. Newlands and Mr.. Depew on
the Panama canal question and 70 a
speech by Mr.. Latimer In advocacy of
the adoption Of plan for the improve
ment of the public wagon roads of the
country. Mr.. Newlands declared that
the course of'the president in Panama
was an act Of war and in contravention
alike of the treaty of 1916, Of interna-
tional law, and of the constitution of
the United States. Mr.. Depew praised
the presidents policy as patriotic and
justified by precedent and law The
consideration of the post Office depart.
ment investigation resolutions was
postponed until next Monday
House-The house passed the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill. carrying an aggregate of
S29, 9,1l1,70O, and then adjourned until
Monday next. This is the second of
the big supply measures to pass the
house. The house, by vote of SS to
172, refused TO sustain the action OF
the committee of the whole which.
Wednesday. adopted an amendment
striking out the paragraph providing
Tor the salaries and expenses of the
civil service commission. thus restor-
ing the item to the bill. Amendments
adopted in committee increasing, in
one Instance, the salaAes OF territorial
officers in New Mexico and Arizona,
and reducing the salary of the director
OF the census in another, met similar
fates in the house. An amendment to
the bill was adopted restricting the
use Of government horses and car
riages to the president, his secretary
and cabinet officers.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Senate-Fri.
days session Of the senate began with
the passage Of number of bills on the
calendar and closed in like manner.
The intervening time was given over
to a speech by Mr.. Teller on the Pan
ANA canal question, Mr.. Teller con.
tending that the course of the presi.
dent In connection with the recent re-
volt OF Panama had been contrary to
precedent and in contraventton of in.
ternational law. Tho senate adjourned
until Monday.