The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-12
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FIFTY.ElGHTH CONGRESS.
(First Session.

Senate-In the senate on the 1st Mr..
Dietrich, of Nebraska. made a request for
an investigation into charges on which he
was tried recently by a federal court in
his own state. and the senate granted the
request, the president pro tenn. appointing
a committee consisting of MeSSrs. Hoar,
Plat of Connecticut, Spooner. Cockrell
and Pettus to make the inquiry. The re-
mainder 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 investigation into
the Panama revolution. When Mr.. Nor
gan concluded, the senate passed the bill
permitting the building of a dam across
the Mississippi river at Sank Rapids, MINI.
session, and at 4:50 adjourned. 49,. House
The proceedings in the house were en-
livened by a spirited discussion of the
Panama question. Mr.. Thayer, of Massa-
chusetts, declared the course of this gov
eminent in Panama to have been contrary
to the provisions of the treaty with New
Granada. Mr.. GroSvenor, of Ohio, made
a vigorous defense of the administration
and said the brightest star that shines in
the pathway of the candidate of the re-
publican party is his course in the Pan
anna canal question.
Senate-Mr. Clarke, the new democratic
senator from Arkansas, made his first
speech in the senate, on the I'd. He
spoke for two hours. and announced his
Endorsement of every position taken by
the president in connection with the Pan
ANA revolt and in the negotiation of the
treaty With lle new
unanimously agreeing to a resolution
amending the rules of the house, the res
ident commissioner to congress from
Porto Rico was given additional author
ity equal in all essential respects to that
of a delegate from a territory, the action
not requiring the concurrence of the SEN
house in passing five private claims bills,
ard the beginning of consideration of the
omnibus claims bill. The house, at 4:16
p. m, adjourned.
Senate-After almost allowing the
amendment to the Urgent deficiency ap-
preparation bill providing for a loan of
81, $685. 600 to the st. Louis exposition to get
through, without any discussion what
ever, the senate, on the Sd. changed its
tactics just as the vote was about to be
taken, and began a debate OF the loan
provision, which continued for about four
hours, and was still in progress when the
senate adjourned for the ay......H House
Indiana and Kentucky locked horns in
the house. The debate, which involved
cations, was fast and furious from start
to finish. Kentucky demanded of Indiana
the return of w. S. Taylor, that he might
be tried for the assassination of William
GCebel. The attack was made by Mr..
James, of Kentucky, and the denfense
was led. by Mr.. Crumpacker. of Indiana.
Party feeling rose to an extreme tension.
The diplomatic appropriation bill was
under consideration at the time.
Senate-The senate I'M again. IN
the 4th. was the arena of an interesting
pOlltlCdi ueUdte, WITH tHe PROVISION IN the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill for a
loan of $4,600.00 for the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton the basis for the discussion. The
controversy was precipitated by Mr..
Lodge. On the democratic side, Mr.. Cor
nan and Mr.. Bailey We're the orators.
The exposition amendment had not been
disposed of when the senate adjourned.
..House-The principal feature of the
day was the rivalry between republican
leaders for the honor of moving IN adj
journment. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was disposed of. The
bill, carrying 81, 995, GOO, was passed with
out amendment. Everything but the bill
was discussed during it's consideration.
argument for some system of building up
the American merchant marine. A demo-
cratic political speech by Mr.. Hamlin. of
Missouri, followed, and received a brief
Lind, of Minnesota, spoke for Canadian
reciprocity. At four o'clock the house
adjourned.
Senate-The political debate in the sem
ate on the proposed loan of 81, 600. 900 to
the st. Louis exposition, which had been
three days, came to a close, on the
9Th, through a vote which left the pro-
vision in the urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill, which was passed. After pass
United States district court of Oregon
the senate, at 4:5l p. m, went into ex-
ecutive session, adjourning at Abs. until
the Sth ......H ouse-Mr. Sheppard, of Tex
as, one of the youngest members of the
house, made a determined and persistent
effort to bring about a reform in the mat
ter of the distribution of seeds by the
government. He contended that the pres
ent system was bad. This was the only
bill that aroused serious discussion. and
with a few minor amendments, it was
passed by the house without division.
The house adjourned until the Sth.