Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-02-17
Flrr,.e,eArA CONGRESS-.
Regular Session.

Washington. Feb. 0.-Senate-The
senate Tuesday passed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill with
out debate and then renewed consid.
Grafton of the isthmian question. Mr.
Fulton spoke in support OF the course
OF the administration in connection
with the Panama revolt and MIR. Car
mack and MIR. Overman in opposition
thereto. Mr.. Overman had not hith-
erto made his position on the treaty
known and his speech revealed the at.
titude OF probably the last doubtful
member OF the senate. The speech
was Mr.. Overman's maiden effort in
the senate.
House-The house devoted the en-.
tire session to consideration OF the
resolution reported from elections
committee No. ). unseating Mr.. How.
ell (dem) and declaring MIR. Connell
(rep), who contested the election, TO
have been elected from the Tenth
pennsylvania district. BY agreement
vote Will be taken at %. m We'd
nesday afternoon.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Senate-The
major portion of the time OF the sen.
ate in open session Wednesday was
devoted TO a speech by Mr.. McCumber.
who supported the Panama canal treaty
and justified all the acts of the admin
istration in connection with the re-
cent revolt. a number of private pen.
sion bills were passed.
House-The house disposod Of the
Connell-Howell contested election case
from the Tenth Pennsylvania district
in favor OF Mr.. Connell. The republic.
ans, with the exception OF Messrs
Ianning IN. j., Shiras (Pa.) and
Parker IN. j., supported the resolu-
ton unseating Mr.. Howell and giving
the seat to the contestant. The dem
ocrats solidly supported Mr.. Howell
Mr.. Shiras and Mr.. Lanning spoke in
opposition to the unseating of Mr.
Howell. Mr.. Connell was promptly
sworn in and took his seat. The house
then resumed consideration of the
senate amendment proposing loan
OF $4,000. 900 to the Louisiana purchase
exposition, on which a vote on the
question of concurrence will be taken
Thursday. Further opposition to the
proposition developed in the debate
Wednesday.
Washington. Feb. 12.-Senate-The
Panama question was under discussion
In the senate Thursday after which the
senate went into executive session for
four hours
House-By vote of 176 to 103 the
house concurred in the senate amend
ment To the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill authorizing a loan of 81
100000 by the government OF the Lou
islana purchase exposition. after
amending IL with respect to the man
ner in which the money shall be paid.
The proposition was strongly opposed
in the debate, which covered portions
or three days. The house also con-
CURED in the senate amendment to The
urgent deficiency bill authorizing tests
or Goals and lignites at the st. Louis
Ialr and non-concurred in all the 9th
er amendments proposed by the SEN
ate. number of bills were passed.
among them measures ratifying agree
ments with Indians in Minnesota and
Montana
Washington. Feb. 13-Senate-The
senate Friday listened TO the reading
by Mr. Carmak of a speech prepared
by Mr.. Morgan in opposition to the
presidents policy with reference to an
isthmian canal and also considered the
Dill appropriating 100000 to ex-Queen
LiluokaIanai. OF Hawaii Speeches I'm
support of the bill were made by Mr..
Blackburn and Mr.. Mitchell and in op.
position by Mr.. Spooner and Mr. Platt
tCt). Mr.. SpooDer moved to recon-
rIit the measure, but the vote on this
motion failed to develop n quorum. so
the senate was forced to adjourn until
Monday.
House-Spcaker Cannon took the
bit in his teeth and ran completely
away with legislative precedent in the
house. Incidentally he broke all pre-.
vious records in the dispatch of pri.
vate pension bills. Under his guidance
go OF these measures of relief were
passed by tho house in 155 minutes.
Nearly the wh1le OF this time was con.
sumed in committee c; the whole The
house passed the bills cen bloc" under
unanimous consent which the speaker
had asked for. About half of the bills
were disposed OF under this request
without amendment When objection
was temporarily made the speaker
plainly showed his displeasure by
dragging the proceedings The objec.
tion was withdrawn. whereupon the
remaining bills were declared passed
without even the formality OF having
the clerk read their numbers. Adj
journcd until Monday