The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-19
congress.
~ Resume Of the WoOk'o
Preceding.


washington. Feb. 10.-The senate
yesterday passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill without
DEBATE and then renewed considera-
ton OF the isthmian question. Mr..
sutton spoke In support of the course
OF the administration in connection
WIN the Panama revolt and Mr.. Car
mack and Mr.. Overman in opposition
thereto. Mr.. Oyerman had not hith.
erto made his position on the treaty
KNOWN, and his speech revealed the
attitude of probably the last doubtful
OF the senate. The speech
was MI. Overman's maiden effort in
the senate.
The house devoted the entire ses.
sion to consideration of the resolution
reported from elections committee
No. 3 ~unseating Mr.. Howell CDem.)
and declaring Mr.. Connell (Rep).
who contested the election. to have
been elected from the Tenth Pennsvl.
vania district. BY agreement a vote
will be taken at 3 p. m. to-day.
Washington, Feb. IL. -- The house
yesterday disposed Of the Connell-
Howell contested election case from
the Tenth Pennsylvania district in IA
vor of Mr.. Connell. The Republicans,
with the exception OF Messrs. tanning
IN. J.), Shi-as (Pa.) and Parket On.
j., supported the resolution unseat-
ing Mr.. Howell and giving the seat to
the contestant. The Democrats sol
idly supported Mr.. Howell. Mr.. Shiras
and Mr.. Lanning spoke in opposition
to the unseating Of Mr.. Howell. MIR.
Cornell was promptly sworn in and
took his seat. The house then re-
sumed consideration of the senate
amendment proposing a loan Of $4,-
coo. 900 to the Louisiana purchase ex-
position, on which a vote on the ques.
ton OF concurrence will be taken to-
day.
The major portion of the time OF
voted to a speech by Mr.. McCumber,
who supported the Panama treaty and
justified all the acts of the admins
tration in connection with the recent
revolt. A number of private pension
bills were passed.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house
yesterday by a vote Of 172 to 1913 con-
CURED in the senate amendment to
the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill authorizing a loan of 50 ,600, 900 by
the government to the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, efter amending
it with respect to the in
which the money is to be paid. The
proposition was strongly opposed in
the debate, which covered portions OF
three days. There we're arrayed
against it some of the house leaders.
Among those who voiced their oppo-
sition to it yesterday were Messrs.
Payne IN. ~. Grosvenor (Ohio) and
Dalzell (Pa.). Mr.. Hemenway Ond.), |
chairman OF the appropriations COM
mittee, closed the debate with a
strong appeal in favor OF the loan.
There was no party alignment on the
measure, it's supporters being COM
posed OF Republicans and Democrats
alike. The house also concurred in
the senate amendment to the urgent
deficiency bill authorizing tests Of
and lignites at the ST. Louis fair
and non-concurred in all the other
amendments proposed by the senate.
A number Of bills were passed, among
measures ratifying agreements
with Indians in Minnesota and Mon
AT the beginning of the session yes
terday the senate adopted a joint res
authorizing a survey to de-
whether a tidewater ship
canal across the State Of Florida is
1t also passed a bill au-
thorizing the construction Of a bridge
across the Cuachita river in Louisiana
the Little Rock e. Monroe Railroad
company. The senate then, at 1887,
motion of Mr.. Cullom. went into
executive session for the considera-
ion of the Panama canal treaty.
Washington, Feb. 13.-Speaker Can
yesterday took the bit in his
.eeth and ran completely away with
legislative precedent in the house.
Incidentally he broke all previous
'ecords in the dispatch of private pen
sion bills. Under his guidance $40 of
measures Of relief were passed
)y the house in 1855 minutes. Nearly
he whole of this time was consumed
II committee of the whole. The house
passed the bills Zen bloc" under unan-
nous consent, which the speaker
asked for. About half of the
bills were disposed of under this re-
luest, those without amendment.
objection was temporarily
the speaker plainly showed his
lispleasure by dragging the proceed
ngs. The objection was withdrawn