The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-03-10
rItrv.E,GHr4 coNoHEss.
Regular Session.


Washington, March 8.--Senate--Th
bill for the regulation Of Philippine
shipping was again tho principal sub
ject Of discussion by the senate Wed.
nesday. It was made the subject OF
somewhat general discussion q the
Philippine question and ives amended
SO a. to defer for . year the time whom
the bill shall take effect. A large
number Of private pension bills were
passed.
House-The house devoted the en-.
tire day to consideration Of the District
Of Columbia appropriation BILL but did
not conclude action on the measure.
The house, In comr.ittee OF the whole.
amended the bill by unanimous vote
so as to nx the maximum rates which
may be charged the District Of Colum.
bia for telephone service or for tele-
phones In private residences at from
$26 to $50 per annum.
Washington, March 4.-Senate--Fot
almost four hours Thursday the sen.
ate. while technically engaged on the
naval appropriation bill, discussed q
wide range of subjects. Including the
policy Of the United States In the Phil.
ippines. and the Russo-Japanese war.
MIR. Hale, in charge OF the naval bill,
criticised the plans Of the naval board
as tending to an establishment beyond
the needs Of the country. Mr.. Lodge
Mr.. Depew and Mr.. Perkins defended
the naval officers. Mr. Lodge declared
a large navy essential to the mainte.
nance Of peace. Mr.. Money said he
did not consider the total appropria.
ton. $4,000. 900. carried by the bill. as
excessive under our present policy In
the Orient. He. however, criticised
that policy. as did other democratic
speakers.
House-In the house q letter from
Grover Cleveland to Representative
Webb IN. c., denying that C. H. J.
Taylor, Negro, has dined with him
at the white house while he was presi.
dent, as charged by Representative
Scott (Kan). few days ago. Mr..
Scott promptly offered his apology to
the former president, saying he never
before had heard the statement which
he made denied. A discussion of the
race question followed during which
Mr.. Williams. the minority reader. crit.
icised President Roosevelt for having
invited Booker T. Washington to a
seat at his table. Representative
Webb said Mr.. Cleveland had been a
friend Of the Negro, but never had
held him the hope of social equality.
Mr.. Williams said that objection to
the appointment Of Negro to posi-.
tion was met with the statement that
there could be no discrimination. but
asserted that q Chinaman would not
be appointed postmaster on the Pa.
cifc coast. The house passed the Dis.
trict Of Columbia appropriation bill
and took up the Indian appropriation
bill.
Washington. March -Senate--Prac.
tically the entire time OF the senate
Friday was given to consideration of
the question Of the selection OF a site
for naval training station on the
great lakes. Most Of the senators
from states bordering on the lakes
participated In the discussion. The
controversy arose over an effort to Sc
cure as an amendment to the commit
tee amendment provision authorizing
the appointment of new commission
to select site. This amendment was
offered by Mr. Quarles, and its origin
was due to the fact that former com.
mission had given preference to Lake
Bluff, in Illinois. The principal speak
ers were Messrs. Quarles and Spooner,
who presented the advantages of Ra.
cine. Wis; Mr.. Hopkins, who spoke
for Lake Bluff. and Mr.. Foraker, whose
contentious. were In the interest of
Putin Bay, o. The committee amend.
ment was so modified as to make II
apply to all the great lakes and not
alone to Lake Michigan, but Mr..
Quarles' amendment was not acted
upon.
House-The house had under consid.
Grafton the Indian appropriation bill.
During the general debate on the bill
Mr.. Martin (rep., s. d., addressed the
house on his resolution directing the
secretary of commerce and labor to
investigate the causes Of the differ.
ences which exist between the cost OF
live and dressed beef. Mr.. Stanley
(dem., Ky.) made an urgent appeal for
relief at the hands Of congress for the
tobacco growers and the toilers in the
tobacco fields and complained that
competition had been DESTROYED by
combinations of capital. Mr. Robinson
(dem.. Ind in closing the general de
bate on the Indian bill, declared that 8
monopoly exists in the coal business
in the Indian territory. The house
confirmed the right of Mr.. Sims (dem,
Tenn, to his seat A republican haG
contested it,