The leader., 1904-05-07
NE VS. AND NOTES.
a Summary Of Important Events.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

(First SESSION.
Senate-Whether the president shall or.
provided for in the naval appropriation
bill or walt until the war in the far east
demonstrates the comparative utility OF
tue big sea fighter and the torpedo boat
raised in the senate, on the 18th, by Mr..
HAN tMe), on the adoption of the con-
ference report. The military academy
measures. was under consideration at the
hour when memorial services for the late
Representative Thompson 6Ala.) were be-
gun gun. =; ;tHs,o2uss-House passed large num-
The bill to authorize the construction OF
9 lighthouse and fog signal station at
Diamond Shoal. N. c., occasioned long
ION. An objection to a request by Mr..
Grosvenor for leave to print brought q
mild protest from him, which aroused Mr..
Gaines (Tenn.), who charged that Mr..
record about President Roosevelt which
the president did not do. At $40 p. m.
the house adjourned.
Senate-The senate, on the 26th, passed
the military acade appropriation bill. the
last of the supply measures. The amend
ment suggested by the committee on mill
tary affairs for reorganization of the
medical and for the establishment of a
on points of order. Mr.. Bacon concluded
his tariff speech. The senate, at p. M,
took a. recess until Wednesday.:;...
House-The heavy weights" had another
bout in the house, with Messrs. Dalzell
and Cochran as the combatants. The
speeches were a renewal of last Satur-
character. As on Saturday, the speakers
were greeted with vociferous applause
by their respective colleagues, and the
bitterness of party feeling ran high, Mr..
Dalzell had Mr. Cochran on the rack for
nearly. two hours, during which time he
dealt largely with that .gentleman's po-
lftical history, which, he said, showed
him to have been consecutively green
hacker, a sound money man and free
silver man. Mr.. Cochran, thoroughly in
dignant at times, denied the accusation
of Mr.. Dalzell, whom he arraigned for
making statements which could not be
substantiated.
Senate-The attention Of the senate, on
the 9th, was devoted to consideration of
reports of conference committee, set
speeches, passage of bills, to which there
tive session. The final conference reports
on the sundry civil, general deficiency,
post office and the military academy ap-
ideally without opposition. Speeches were
made by Mr.. Cullom on the conduct of
foreign affairs by Presidents Mckinley
and Roosevelt. by Mr.. Teller on public
land question and by Mr.. McLaurin, on
the old age pension order and trusts.
House-In, the presence Of crowded gal
leries and almost q full membership.
McSSISs LiIllciSLu (hSJ anu "1l1idIilS
(Miss.l, in the house. made speeches in
tended for the coming presidential cam
paign. The two speakers were wildly APP
plauded by their respective Sides but
there was an absence of personalities
such as characterized the clash between
Messrs. Dalzell and Cochran. Indeed the
best of humor prevailed. The house sat
until late in the afternoon, and then re-
cessed until nine o'clock Wednesday
night.
Senate-With brief announcement and
a sharp rap of his well-worked gavel,
President protein Frye adjourned the
senate sine die at p. M, on the 28th,
the hour fixed by resolution of the houses
of congress. The occurrence was devoid
of usual incident, and the final close was
but slightly different from the end of an
ordinary days sitting. The work of the
session had been concluded before the
final word was said, SO that neither
House.The closing of the second session.
of the house of the Fifty-eighth congress
was made notable by the demonstration
which was evoked by a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Williams, the minority lead
-er, testifying to the courtesy and impair
tial manner in which Speaker Cannon had
presided over the house. The resolution
was not of the perfunctory kind, but was
expressive of the kindly feeling which
men in the house of all parties enter
tanned toward him. In graceful speech,
the speaker declared his appreciation of
the resolution. The members. after the
speaker announced final adjournment,
joined in singing patriotic airs and slowly
with the speaker and bidding him good-by.