The leader., 1904-03-05
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events
CoNeRBssIoNAL PRooEEDINGs.

(First SESSION.
Senate-The feature of. the. session ~
! from Mr.. Hoar in EXP explanation 81 his
former speech on the Isthmian canal He
complained of the criticism Of his utter,
at that time saying say snao e
i and contended that his intention on that
occasion had been to secure full Informal
son o0neeFnns The rsyeltI
| On the contrary he had the highest re-
gard, for that official and intended to vote
for the treaty; He had upheld the treaty
| throughout. The senate, at sos D. M,
went into, executive session and at 6:29
on the republican side of the house. Mr.;
| Burton co., chairman of the rivers and
harbors committee. announced IN Wig
GroEs speech that he cosd not h support
pending when the, house, at S:eS M, adj
1onrned Is ofSthe H pages having been
read for amendment under the hye-min-
Senate--The routine business of the SEN
ate, on the 23d, was broken into by an
i executive session on the Panama canal
| sheraton was begun of the agricultural
appropriation bill, More than two hours
| was consumed in the discussion of an
amendment making an sppropriag9n a,n for
| which a point of order was made by Mr.:
Lodge. The amendment was finally agreed
sS9St9 s5 ssH1sed the
| entire day to consideration of the naval
appropriation bill under the five minute
rule. small progress was made. Amend
ments were offered in profusfon for the
lvperfection of the measure from demo-
| cratic standpoint, but all save an appro-
! priations for the Charleston. navy. yard
$50 p m, the house authorized the print
1 ing Of 10000 copies of a "A few directions
| for destroying mosquitoes"
Senate-The senate spent the greater
part of the Gath discussing an amendment
| to the agricultural appropriation bill
striking out the house provision giving
/ authority to the secretary OF agriculture
misbranded or suspected of impurity.
| Consideration of the bin practically was
concluded but final action on it was post
poned. The senate, at $40 p. M, ad-
were encountered in consideration of the
naval appropriation bill In the house.
First the great lakes training station lan
after wordy battle. The building pro.
! gramme proposed in the bill then met
criticism and blocked further progress OF
1 the measure for the DAY. AL o:u4 inc
| house adjourned.
! Senate-The senate, on the 18th, passed
| both the agricultural and legislative. eX-
ecutive ard judicial appropriation bill;
suggested by Mr.. Hepburn Qdaho) caused
an animated discussion. 1t contemplated
| supervision of interstate commerce, SO
| as to prevent the transfer of plants or
seeds fraudulently marked from one state
| to another. The amendment started a de-
bate on paternalism. 1t was ruled out on
| q point or order. The bill was finally
| passed and at 5:45 p. M, the. senate ad'
| journed -. .House-The building pro-
| gramme of the navy, as contained in the
| pending naval bill, occupied the attention
| of the house throughout the day. An
| amendment was offered by Mr.. ROBERTS
| (Mass) increasing the number of tor
! pedoboats authorized from two to five,
| but without acting on 1t the house, at
| sos o'clock, adjourned.
Senete-The senate, on the 18th, con-
sidered at some length the bill requiring
the use of American ships In carrying
| government supplies, but without action
| adjourned for want of quorum House
The house passed the naval approprla-
| ton bill after having it under eonsldera-
! ton for a week. There was q. party con-
| test on a number of proposals during the
| day, and especially on an EFFORT TO NIX
| the price of armor plate at the flgure bid
| by the Midvale Steel Co. Several amend
| ments were ruled out on points OF order,
| but republican leaders by parliamentary
| tactics left the question of armor plate
| in the discretion of the secretary of the
navy. An Intellectual attempt was made
| to have the eight-hour law applied to all
| ship construction. The contest over sub
! marine boats was exciting. and an amend
ment was finally adopted which leaves
| the question of the type of boat open,
| but increases the amount Of the approprl-
| alton for such boats.