Mexico Missouri message., 1904-01-21
NATIONAL SOLONS
1T WASHINGTON
Matters Before the Senate
and House Briefly Set
Forth.
REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE WORK
DoInsS in Both Branches Of Congress
Put Up in Condensed Form for the
Public by Clever and Competent
Correspondents.
Tuesday. Jan. 12.

1 senators DEBATED the Panama QuBS-
tlon for five hours and II was still under
| discussion at the hour OF adjournment.
| A resolution authorizing the erection OF
e statue to The late President Bentamln
building In Indianapolis, was adopted.
The resolution reappointing John y;
WSshinston b. a.. as regents POI Of the
| Smithsonian Institute wac agreed to- SEN
ator Bacon introduced a resolution au~
thorlEing the President to negotiate a
/ treaty with Colombia looking to an ami
| cable adjustment OF the Panama trouble.
senator Dillingham; introduced bill 20
| OF fur bearing animals la Alaska. Sena-
tor Lodge introduced a bill authorizing
| the appointments OF not TO exceed seven
| diplomatic clerks, without diplomatic
rank, 20 serve In United States embassies
| and legations abroad. TO receive $1.SO9
annually, and form an adjunct TO- the
| Tor advanced positlOns Wnen Iner expert
/ ence warrants their advancement. Sena-
tor Nelson introduced bills providing leg
| islation for Alaska In conformity with
recommendations by a special committee
| from the committee ON territories which
visited Alaska last summer. Senator Cal
/ finger introduced a bill for the estab-
| Listing and organization OF a corps OF
trained nurses In the United States navy.
The Senate at p. IN. adjourned.
The House considered the legislative,
| executive and judicial appropriation bill,
i but reached no conclusion. Messrs Hit,
Adams and Densmore were announced
i
tIon. Delegate MCGUIRE OF Oklahoma in
| trcduced bin giving the Secretary OF
/ the Interior authority to grant permits
sion for laying pipe lines In the Indian
| Territory. Representative Hardwick OF
| Georgia introduced a resolution asking
/ the Secretary of War to tell how many
/ Mauser rifles were captured In Cuba and
/ how they have been disposed of. A
| resolution was introduced by Representa-
tive steenerson Of Minnesota requesting
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor
/ to report TO the House what legislation
/ IL required 10 establish an effective sys-
tenn OF labor insurance and to what ex-
| by federal authority. Bills were intro
/ duced by Delegate KalanIanole of Ha-
wall appropratlng $4,000 for a building
at Hilo, sl,OOO,OOO for a building at Homo
| lulu, $225,000 for revenue cutter, and au
| thortzing contests OF election in Hawaii.
A I'LL introduced by Representative Esch
| of Wisconsin provides for the establish
ment of permanent camps for the In
structlon and maneuverlng of United
States troops at or near Fort , Sam Hous-
| way Valley, Pa, and Niciemento
Ranch, Colorado. After the passage OF
blu appropriating $4,000 to clear the
| streets Of Washington OF snow the House
| at $50 p. IN. adjourned.
Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Panama again was the principal sub
feet Of consideration in the senate. Mr..
Carmack opened with pointed criticism
| of the presidents course. He was fol-
lowed by MIR. Spooner the only other
speaker OF the day, who defended the
Panama question was still before the
| senate, and IL was announced that the
disposition Of the postOffice inquiry res
olutions. There was a brief discussion
between Messrs. Patterson and Scott on
the labor troubles in Colorado Mr. Pat
teTson presented a telegraphic petition
from the Colorado Federation Of Labor
requesting the adoption OF his resolution
providing for a senate Investigation OF
the labor troubles in the state. Mr.. Hale
offered resolution that the president be
requested TO tender his orTiees toward the
peaceful adjustment Of all controversies
between the republics OF Colombia and
Panama In event OF any claim on the
part OF the former. Senator Fulton re-
ported favorably from the committee on
Industrial expositions the bill providing
for the Lewis and Clarke exposition in
oTeFGn y 1892 s6 making s an
The house bill for the eradication OF the
COTTON boil weevil was passed. Senator
Quarles introduced resolution directing
the interstate commerce commission to
furnish reports showing the principal
changes in railway tariff rates, and an
on the revenue OF railway corporations
during the years 1900. 1901, 1909 and
1908. Tho senate at sos adjourned.
After a debate lasting three hours, the
vote OF rs to SIS, struck out OF the legis-
lative. executive and judicial 0ppropria-
tion bill the paragraph providing for the
salaries ana expenses Of the civil service
commission and the clerks employed un-
der the commission. Mr.. GTosVenor
Sohicl spoke against the civil, service a
tee rose without having concluded con-
alteration OF the bill. Attorney General
| Knox transmitted to the house his reply
60 the resolution asking for Information
expended the special appropriation q
100000 for antitrust prosecutions. II
showed that S25.D85 had been disbursed
Mr.. Roberts (Ma1g.l introduced a bill
appTopriating S4,boO0OO for the purpose
Of constructing submarins torpedo boats
Mr.. Ldlley (Conn.l introduced q bill au-
thorixlng the president 70 enter into ne
gotiations with countries which export
i've stock, with View to reciprocity
treaties. An amendment decreasing the
Sal0Fiea Of the Bovernorg Of Arizona and
NsE AeTl SS f from $4,000 e $500 pre-
Thursday, Jan. "A.
The senate listened to speeches by Mr.
NsIlands attaoking the course Of the ad
ministrations IN the Panama ARaif, and
by Mr, Depew IN defense d the admin
, lstration. Mr. LattmeF q. c. spoke Il
s Sc sesiyn q plan ,. for shs iRR5oyemsH
ing until 1906 the time for the settienisn
Of the claiIaa OF the stalea for the sqsilD
meht OF troops in the Spanish Amsrieai
/ war was passed The eonsidsrafion 8
the postOfice department inVestiFatloi
re.oiutl2D was postponed until next Non
went hAlNN NNaIUAANl
, session at 40 p. m, ana adjourned q
2 ts8 p. m.
/. The heuse passed the legislative, szeou
tive and judicial Appropriation blu car
ESriBE ~ Tii,70o. The paragTaph proyid
lag iOr The salaries ana Ok pensss Of IN
civil service commission, struck OUT h,
the committee OF the whole was re
stored. An amendment Was adopted ~
stricting the uae Of government horse
ana carriages 70 the president. his SEE
) retary and cabinet otncsrg. The sanat
Dill AUTHORIZING the uuEteea Of the Cd
fumbian univezaity 20 change It's nam
was passed. The senate Joint resOiutio
RuthQriElnR the erection ~ a fionur1tl,
in memory Of BENJAMIN Harrison y
government land N lndianap0ilS wa
. pasaed. Representative Biblov (PaA n
trpducod bill providing that the got
+ ofhMent should not PURCHASE any cor
! yict-mnde article. Representative ROt
ineon introduced bill providing for n
{ admisHicp Of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
!, tory 40 the state o. Oklahoma Renr,
.sts tive DopEiaaa IN. ~ introduced
. PHI e provide for the esiabliahmtnt
4 ocean mail aud freight herVice bal WEE
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