Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-17

In the Senate Thursday resolution
authorizing the payment of the Senate
expenses incident Co the funerals of Sen.
ators Hoar and Quay was adopted. Mr..
Hepburn Of Idaho called up the pure
food bill. Mr.. Aldrich asked that the
measure be read and 1t went over on OBJ
section by Mr.. Tilman. 1t Is thought the
bill will not pass. In the House bills to
reduce Southern representation were In.
PRODUCED by Me.srs. Sherman Of New
York and Morrell Of Pennsylvania. Mr..
bingham Of Pennsylvania called up the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, explaining its provisions.
The annual attack on the Civil Service
Commission was begun. siessrs. Maddox
81 Georgia. Grosvenor Of Ohio and Hep.
burn Of Iowa severely criticising the sys.
TEN.
The Senate was not in session Friday.
A concurrent resolution providing for ad-
3ournment from Dec. 81 to Jan. 4. 1905.
vas adopted my the House. Considera.
ton OF the legislative. executive and ju.
dicial appropriation bill was resumed In
committee Of the whole. the pending
question being a motion by Mr.. Hepburn.
1t Iowa. to strike out the appropriation
for the civil service commission. This
was lost on q viva voce vote. Mr.. Baker
1t New York severely criticised the Blu.
reau OF Corporations. saying too much
money had been spent for specialists
while nothing had been accomplished to.
ward an investigation Of the trusts. BY
q vote Of 4S 10 % the House restored to
1900 the salary for stenographers for
4 -. 49,
day to $1,000. The bill was then passed.
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In the Senate Monday Mr.. Hepburn Of
idaho called up the pure food bill and
urged its passage. as did Messrs. Stewart
Of Nevada and McCumber Of North Da.
kota. At 2 .. IN. the Philippine govern.
ment bill was taken up o. unfinished bust.
neaa. Mr.. Spooner attacked the provis.
Son for the guarantee Of interest on bonds
Of railroads by the Philippine commits.
sion. and Ia response TO suggestion by
Mr.. Newlands Of Nevada that the Philip
pine government build the roads aaid he
did not favor the government ownership
Of railroads. Mr.. Lodge declared the
Onited States was not going into the
ownership Of railroads. Fourteen pri.
vate pension bills were passed In commit.
tee OF the whole. Bills were passed
amending, the law preventing the carry.
ing Of immoral literature into any State
or Territory 80 rs TO prevent the impor.
tation or expectation Of such matter: au.
thorizins the construction OF bridge
across Thief River. Minnesota; permitting
the maintenance of certain dams and
bridges on the II. Joseph River In lndi.
ana and Michigan: providing q penalty OF
not to exceed $1,000, or one years Inn.
prisonment. or both. for anyone who
knowingly pastures stock on govern.
ment forest reserve without proper per-
nit; transferring the forest reserves from
the interior 10 the Agricultural Depart
ment Mr.. Hill Of Connecticut called mp
his currency bill and spoke In support
Of 1t.
The House resolution for an adjourn
ment from Dec. 81 to Jan. 4 was adopt
ed by the Senate Tuesday. Jan. 81 was
set as the date for the receiving Of the
statue Of John J. ingalls,. given to Stat.
uary Hall by the State Of Kansas. The
pure food bill was taken up on motion
Of Mr.. McCumber. who spoke In support
of the measure, saying the government
should protect the country against adul-
terated food on the same principle that
protection IL given against counterfeit
money Mr.. Plat Of Connecticut and
Mr.. Spooner thought the bill should be
simplifed. At 2 p. m. the Philippine
Railroad bill was taken mp. but as no
one wished to speak a large number Of
private pension bills were passed. A res.
olution providing for the impeachment OF
Judge Charles Swayne of Florida was
adopted By the House without a division.
after the previous question had been or
dered by vote Of 1873 TO 81. In de-
bate of five hours Messrs, Palmer Of
Pennsylvania, Clayton Of Alabama. Pow
ers Of Massachusetts,, Henry Of Texas,
and Lamar Of Florida advocated i'm
pea chment. while Messrs. Gillett Of Cali.
fornia and Litt!efeld Of Maine spoke in
opposition.