The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-02-12
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CONVERSATIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

tFlrst SESSION.
Senate MIR. Clarke. the new democratic
senator from Arkansas. made his firsi
speech In the senate. On the ID. lie
spoke Tor two hours, ~ announced his
Enforcement Of every position taken by
tho president In connection with the Pan.
anna revolt and IN the negotiation OF the
treaty with the new stat"......H ouae-By
unanimously agreeing To- u resolution
amending tho rules ~ the house. the req
dent commissioner to congress from
Porto Rico was given additional author.
ity equal In All essential respects to that
Of u delegate from a territory. the action
not requiring the concurrence Of the SEN
ate. several hours were spent hy the
house IN passing nVe private claims bills,
aud the beginning uf consideration OF tho
omnibus claims bill The house, at i.lt
. IN. adjourned
senatc-Ancr almost allowing tho
amendment to The urgent deficiency mp.
Precipitation hill providing for a loan uf
hpp.oo0 q" the ~. Louis exposition Ia get
through, without any discussion what.
ever, the senate, on th" ~. changed ~
tactics Just as the vote was about To- b.
taken. ana began u debate on the loan
provision. which continued for about -four
senate adjourned Tor the diy.,s..,l House
Indiana aud kentucky locked horns Ia
tho huuHo Tho debate, which involved
nearly every member 81 both state dele,
cations, WIS., fast and furluuf from rnri
IT, finish. kentucky demanded uf Indiana
the return ut W 3 TAYLOR. that h. might
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GoebcL The attack was made by Mr.,
Jamrt 81 Kentucky. aud the donfonso
was TED hy Mr.. -1rumpnrkcr. ~ Indiana
Party feeling rose 10 an extreme tension.
The dir'umHtic appropriation III Was
under confederation 90 tho time,
SunHto-The senate chamber again, On
the lth, was the arena 81 AN interesting
political debate. with the provision ~ the
urgent deficiency appropriation Till Tor u
loan 81 xigp U1 Tor tho ~. Louis cxpusi.
tUn the bash for the. DISCUSSION. Tne
controversy WIS procipitntcd by Mr.
Iudgc. On tile democratic side. Mr. Cor.
man and Mr. Bailey we're the orators
m" expedition amendment bad not beer
disposed Ut when the Ftuut" ADJOURNED.
.s.,..ilouFsaTho principal feature Of the
day was the rivalry between republican
leaders for the honor " moving "a ud'
ioufnmcrt. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation hil WIS disposed ~ The
out amendment Everything hut IN" bill
was discussed during H. constellation
Mr Morcll, ~ PENNSYLVANIA. led with an
argument for som" system Of building az
the American merchant marine. \ demo.
cratic pnliticgl speech by Mr., linmlin, oi
Missouri, followed, and received a brici
r'plN from Mr.. Fuller, OF Illinois, Mr
Lind. ~ Minnesota, rpuke for Canadian
reciprocity. ~ four o'clock tho house
adjourned
sonntc-Thc political debate In the sen
ate ou the proposed loan Of Nuo,uo IL
the -. Louis expedition, which had been
y progress on a point OF order toI
three days, came to "A close, ON ms
9th. through ~ vote which lott III" pro-
vision IN the urgent deficiency nppruprlh'
tiun bill. which was passed, After pass
lug. u hill 10 expedite business. ~ the
United States Tstrict court NJ oregon
the Hsnutc at is5l A. m, went into oN,
sCutiNo session. H|diuurning ~ ib, until
tho sth. .llouse-Mr sheppard, Of Tex
NJ, one ~ the Youngest members ~ the
house, made a determined ana ucrHlstcni
EFFORT To bring about a reform In the mat
ter NJ the |dlairihutlnn OF seeds by th'
ent aystcm was bad. This was the unll
hill that aruusod serious discussion, and
with a few minor amendments, u wa
passed hy the house without division
The house adjourned until the Nth.