Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-02-03
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

The time of the Senate on the Goth was
again divided between consideration of the
Panama question and other subjects. Mr.
Stone Of Missouri spoke to a resolution di-
1ecting the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations to make an investigation into the
Panama revolt. Mr. Hepburn of Idaho
spoke in support Of resolution prohibit
in n solid body in lieu Of land in forest
reservations. The resolution presented yes
terday by Mr.. Tillman asking for nforma-
he of OF and oheE
army officers was taken up and passed with
out debate. The following bills were
passed. ApprOpriating $4,000 to pay
clerks in the executive departments for
extra services during the war with Spain;
providing for the construction of me-
mortal bridge across the Potomac river
from washington to the Arlington estate,
to cost $5.0OO,OOO also 1877 private pension
bills and bills for relief from military dis
abilities The Senate at sos went into
executive session. and at Sill p. N. adj
journed until tomorrow.
In the Senate on the 9th Mr. Simmons
On c. spoke in favor of the Panama canal
treaty, being the first Democratic senator
to favor the measure on the floor. A bill
granting to the citizens Of Porto Rico and
the Philippines the right to take advantage
of the naturalization laws Of this country
was passed, but Mr.. Spooner moved to re-
consider the vote. The resolution giving
authority to the committee ON privileges
and elections to proceed with the investiga-
ton of the charges against Mr.. Smoot was
passed. A resolution authorizing the sec
rotary of state to open negotiations with
Great Britain for revision of the joint
regulations for the fur seals of Alaska was
adopted. The following bills were passed:
Authorizing the secretary of the inferior
to restore to public entry lands embraced
in Segrega tons for reservoirs; authorizing
the purchase of marble bust of Gen
bronze statute of Henry Wadsworth Long,
fellow ca government land in Washington;
fixing the status of lieutenants in the ar
tillery service who have held the same rank
i'm the marine corps; giving the President
authority to have derelcts destroyed and
appropriating $4,000 for the purpose;
granting $4,000 acres of public land each
in the states Of Idaho and Wyoming for the
maintenance of soldiers homes. The Sen.
ate went into executive session at 300 p.
M. and at 40 adjourned until tomorrow.
The time of the Senate on the 2Sth was
devoted to debate on the attitude of the
United States toward the Panama revoiu-
hold information called for by the Senate
The foundation of the controversy was the
Democratic caucus resolution calling on the
President to state whether he had vet SUP
piled all the papers in the archives bearing
on the Panama affair. Mcssrs. Culberson,
German and Bacon spoke on the Democratic
Lodge on the Republican. At the conclusion
the Senate unanimously agreed to vote on
the resolution before adjournment tomorrow.
Petitions were presented from the boards or
trade of Philadelphia and Brunswick, Ga.
for the prompt ratification of the Panama
treaty. The joint resolution accepting from
the citizens Of France reproduction Of the
Dangers bust of Washington was passed.
At 5:41 D. IN. the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
The Senate on the 10Th adopted the reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Culberson for the
Democratic caucus, which calls on the
President to state whether the Senate has
been supplied all facts bearing on the con-
troversy of Panama. The vote was unani-
bit there roll call ho
amendment suggested in case the President
should consider it not Incompatible with
the public interest to supply it, This amend
ment was adopted by 50 to 20 all the re-
publican senator's present voting for the
amendment and all the Democrats except
Mr.. McEnery twho voted with the Republi-
cans casting their votes against it, The
Bacon resolution looking to the adjustment
of our differences with Colombia by arbitra-
Senator Foraker introduced q bill providing
that nothing in the act to regulate com
merce, approved February d., 1887, or in tie
act to protect trade and commerce against
unlawful restraints and monopoies, ap-
proved July ,, 1890. shall hereafter apply
to foreign commerce or shall prohibit any
act or contract in restraint of trade and
commerce among the several states. so far
as such contract is reasonable. Mr.. Hoar
was in the Senate for the first time since
the death of his wife. month ago. The
Senate at 4:o3 went into executive session.
and at 5:15 adjourned until Monday.
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska made a re-
I quest OH the ISL Tor an lnFeStlSdtlOn INTO
charges on which he was tried recently
by a federal court in his own state and
the Senate granted the request, the preSi
dent pro ten appointing committee con
sisting of Senators Hoar, Platt of Connec-
ticut Spooner. Cockrell and Pettus to make
the inquiry The remainder of the day was
devoted to an argument by Mr.. Morgan
in support of the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Stone directing the Senate committee
on foreign relations to make an investisa-
ton into the Panama revolution. A bill
permitting the brilding of dam across
the Mississippi river at Sank Rapids. MIMI.
was passed. Senator Foraker introduced a
bill granting authority to the secretary of
the navy to restore to the naval academy
| the three mdshipment dismissed November
g. 1903 Senator Mitchell introduced a bill
TO appropriate 600 for the Lewis ard
| Clark exposition at Portland. Ore, in 1905
! Senator PenroSe introduced bill appropri-
ating 100000 for statue Of Abraham Lin
! coin in Washington. A joint resolution Civ
/ ing to the state of Wisconsin the thanks
of Congress for the statue of pere Mar
! quette. which has been contributed to Stat
nary hall, was adopted. AT $50 O'Clock the
! Senate went into executive session, and at
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