Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-25
NATIONAL SO[ONS
At WASHINGTON
Matters Before the Senate
and House Briefly Set
Forth.
REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE WORK
polngs In Both Branches Of Congress
Put Up in condenssd Form for tie
Public by Clever end Competent
Correspondents
Mennesdav. Feb. u.

Wednesday, Feb. II.
The remains of Senator Marcus A.
Hanna were conveyed to the Senate
chamber at HIS a. m. Senator Frye, as
president pro tempore. stoou IN front or
hts chair az the body was borne to It's
resting place. The people who crowded
the galleries arose. and as the palDearers
retired the Senate was called to order.
Immediately afterward the House Of Rep
resentatives, with Speaker Cannon at its
head filed in and took seats assigned 70
them. Speaker Cannon took a place az
the loft of Senator Frye. Ambassadors
ano ministers OF foreign countries next
took their places. followed by representa-
tlves OF the army and navy and OF the
Supreme court. President Roosevelt and
members OF the cabinet then filed in.
shortly after ~ o'clock Senator Frye be-
gan the funeral ceremonies by announc-
ing the suspension OF business ssio Cha J1
Edward Everett Hale then delivered the
funeral address. after which the Gridlron
Quartette sang tollowlns aLlotn Sio, a%
by Dr.. Hale. the Senate at o'clock ad-
journed.
The House convened fifteen minutes be-
fore the noon hour that arrangements
might be perfected to go in body 70 the
Senate chamber TO participate In the fu-
neral services for Senator Hanna. heads
ed by the speaker, the members formed
I'm line and marched to the door OF the
Senate chamber at one minute before L
o'clock. The members OF the House re-
turned shortly after o'clock, ano' on
motion of Mr.. Payne the House adjourned
out Of respect to the deceased senator at
Thursday, Feb. 1s.
When :he Senate met MIR. Hoar secured
/ an extension until next Monday or the
/ time for motions to reconsider votes
which were cast last Monday. II was
| In the interest of the bill to pay $l1OUJO
/ to ex-Queen Liliuokalani. Mr.. Tillman.
VINO voted against the bill, made mo-
ton to reconsider because friends OF the
measure considered that snap Judgment
lbad been taken. The motion was not
considered. The joint resolution directing
| the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to
inquire into the claim Of the Wales Is
land Packing Company on account OF the
recent Alaskan boundary award was
adopted. a resolution by Mr. Morgan
| calling upon the President to supply such
Information as he may have relative 70
the present state Of organization OF the
| government of Panama was adopted. Mr..
Spooner spoke on the lsthmian canal
question. He defenoed the course OF the
administration. and was interrupted fire.
quently by Mr.. Morgan. He suspended
his remarks without concluding late in
the afternoon. Senator Nelson offered an
amendment to the army appropriation bill
providing s2J0,O00 for the construction OF
a military wagon road from valdez TO
Fort Egbert or Eagle on the Yukon river
in Alaska At 342 o'clock the Senate
went into executive session and adjourned
at $3.50 y. m.
The House passed the fertilization APP
lpropriatiO bill. An item in the bill pro-
yidcd for fortifcations In the ingular pos
sessions and Mr.. Smith (Ky) proposed
an amendment to preclude the use Of any
part CT the appropriation In the Philip
lpines. holding that the expenditure OF the
lands was not warranted until the future
of the archipelago shall have been de-
lamendment was lost Mr. Robinson
l(Dem., Ind made an unsuccessful enort
TO secure an amendment to prevent the
use Of any part OF the 9ppr3 ier ISi
The general debate on the bill developed
Into political discussion. The bill was
passed without division: A bill creating
passed. Mr. Dick COhio) introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the trans
portation, pay ana expenses OF members
OF state militia attending rifle practice
encampments. with the clause that y be
made an annual appropriation MI. WADE
QOwa) introduced bill for reciprocity
with Canada, more sweeping IN It's proyl
sions than any measure yet brought up
At 500 p. m. the House adjourned.
Friday, Feb. 10.
There was no session of the senate, ad
journment having been taken until Satur
day on account Of the funeral OF sena
tor Hanna.
The house began consideration Of TIT
naval appropriation BILL in committee o
the whole, ten hours being allowed TO
general debate MT titEgeraid tDem,
OF the United States aims at fore
greater than that of Germany. He hell
that Ia ali sections OF the country tn
conviction is firm that the present occu
pant of the White House Is apt to In
Volve the country In war with some 9th
| er nation, adding that the same belle
has been had with respect to the hea
OF another great nation. Mr. Foss mad
an urgent appeal for the uphuilding 0
the navy He was strongly seconded b
Mr.. Meyer CLa.), the ranking pemocra
on the committee. a bill authorizing IN
construction OF pipe lines for oil and ga
! | through Indian Territory was passed
| after being amended so as To limit th
| period OF grants to twenty years. An
other bill passed granted TO Port An
| geles, Wash. for park purposes certai
, | portions Of the government reserve !
that city Mr.. Livernasb (Cal) made a
| appeaI for legislation improving the cor
dition OF American seamen. At 4.4S !
m the house adjourned.