The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-30
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
(First Sassionl

(FirSt session.
Senate-The post office inquiry resolu-
vided the attention of the senate, on the
18th. The first half of the session was
given up to the inquiry, Messrs. Hale
and German being the speakers. Mar;
Hale made a plea FOR the reference of all
postal Investigations resolutions to the
i committee on post Offices. and Mr. Gors5
man repeated his assurance that he wouTd
! be satisfied with that disposal of the ques1
tion The discussion of the Panama canal
question was confined to the continuation
of Mr.. Teller's argument that the course
of the United States in the recent revolt
of Panama was contrary to international
law and sound morals. The senate, at
and At $50 $50 p, m: adjourned. -. House
The house devoted a brief session to Dis
trlct of Columbia business. While in COM
mittee of the whole on one bill. the post
lett of Georgia, introducing q letter from
M. w. Louis, who felt aggrieved at Ger Ger
Cowherd, of Missouri, pointed out that
Louis was irreguarly appointed just IN
time to let contract that cost the gov
| eminent $4,000 more than was necessary
AT LIS p. m. the house adjourned.
Senate-The senate required less than
a minute, on the 18th, to dispose OF the
motion to refer to the committee on pose
offices the various resolutions looking 10
an investigation of the post office depart
ment After the passage OF a halI-uoIen
bills, the senate returned to consideratioana
of the Panama question. Mr.. Quatless
spoke for almost two hours In support u
the course of the administration, ana was
followed by Mr.. Patterson, who crlticl2z9eo
the presidents course in Panama MI
Patterson was subjected to many inter-
| ruptions, and had not concluded Wnen the
senate adjourned, at p. m. :houS ,sra
The house considered the Hepburn pure
food bill, but did not complete H. Ing ne
principal speeches of the day were mace
by Messrs. Hepburn and Mann, in favor
of the bill, and Adamson and Clark, IN Up op1
position On motion Of ME- r. Eepou[En; n,n oiig
house took a recess at 6:2 ocloch uii'il
1l:55 a. m, on the Wth.
Senate-Mr. Patterson, on the goth, COM
pleted, and Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut, pc
gan a speech on the Panama canal que1s,
ton, Mr.. Patterson declared that me the
president was largely responsible Tor the
revolt in Panama, and announced ms ue,
cded preference for the Nlcaraguan
ment for Nicaragua as the text for ms
remarks saying it explained the mystery
of the otherwise unexplatnable opposltlon
on the part of the democratic senator's
of the Panama treaty ...... House-Ihe
house passed the Hepburn pure FOOD pill
on a rising vote, 201 to IS, its opponents
being unable to secure roll can on oiie
bill The bill fixes the standards of FOODS
and drugs as to their purity, strength anu
character, and defines what shall De cor
sidered authorizations of FOODS or oruss'
1t also prohibits interstate commerce, nm
portation and expectation in or OF SUCH
misbranded or adulterated articles
Senate-Senator Platt, of Connecticut,
| concluded his speech on Panama, on the
| 21st He defended the course OF the pres,
| ident throughout the Panama revolt, ana
| eulogized the executive personally as pc
| ing brave and fearless. During the morn
| ing, Mr. Morgan spoke in explanation OF
| his bill for the annexation OF Panama 10
| the United States, basing his argument
| on the ground that the pending canal
treaty contemplated that result. House
| The army appropriation bill was under
| consideration in committee OF the Whole
| for five hours, most of which was de-
| voted to a general discussion of the tarlft
| question Miss Alice Roosevelt occupied
| a seat in the executive gallery Tor re"
moments during the discussion of the
| army bill Mr. Williams, of Mississippi,
discussed for an hour the ''stand-pat pol,
| icy of the republican party, and talked
| at length on his pending bill repeating
| the duty on coal. He read from the tes-
| timony before the house committee on m
| vestigatfon of the last congress on the
| coal question to show that coal was 81
| cents less ton during the year the tariff
was repealed.
Senate-The senate, on the I'D. adopted
| the resolution Of inquiry concerning at
fairs in Panama introduced on the 9TH
inst by Mr.. German. and listened 70 a
Dolliver, and another on the subject or
| recess appointments. The senate then
adjourned until the 25th. -. House-The
house passed 200 pension bills, and also
resolutions calling OF secretary OF war ara
attorney-general for information as to the
number CT horses and carriages main
tanned at government expense for Of
ficials of these respective departments.
A bill permitting the withdrawal duty
free from the St. Louis exposition of
articles donated to religious, sclentlhc,
educational or literary institutions also
1oesa5 Al gao n m the house adjourned,