The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-29

Complied from Various Sources.
F~lFTY.EiGHTH CONGRESS.


Nlrst SESSION.
Senate-Thc post office inquiry resolu'
non and the Panama canal question u.
vided the attention OF the senate. on the
18th. The nrst half oi the session was
I given up to the inquiry. M'ssfs. ltai,
and German being The speakers MT.
Hale made a plea for the reference OF All
| postal Investigations resolutions 20 the
committee on post offices, and Mr.. Cor.
man repealed his assurance that ne would
be satisfied with that disposal 81 the Quts.
ton The discussion of the Panama canal
question Was confined 90 the continuation
of Mr.. Teller's argument THAI the course
" the United States IN the recent reNoli
ot Panama was contrary 20 nternatloha
law and a morals. The senate, AZ
az y. m. went into executive session.
and at $50 p. m. adjourned $3.50. House
trict OF Columbia business While IN conn
mittee OF the whole on one bill the post
office scandal was discussed AT hats,
lett. VI Georgia. introducing a letter from
N. ~. Louis. who felt agsrleNeu az GER
tain statements ia the kristoW report MT.
Cowherd. Of Missouri, pointed out mat
time TO let a contract that cost The gov
nme $1,000 more D was necessary.
Al lbs r. m the house adjourned.
senate-The senate required less than
n minute. on the 18th. % dispose or the
motion 10 refer 20 the committee on post
offices the various resolutions looking 10
an investigation OF the post oihce depaft-
ment. After the passage ~ a halt-do1en
bills. the senate returned 20 Consideration
90 the Panama question Mt. Quarles
spoke fDr almost TWO hours IA support ot
the course ~ the administration, ana Vas
followed by Mr.. Patterson. VINO crllcl1su
the president course In Panama Nf-
Patterson Was subjected % many intcr-
ruptious. and had NOT concluded Wtien lhe
The house considered the Hepburn pure
food bill. but did not complete X. Inc
principal speeches OF the day We're mAde
by Messrs Hepburn and Mann. ~ taNor
Of the nll. and rms ana Al4lth Is. ia OPP
position. on motion OF Air Hepburn. me
house took a recess at 80 CLOCK until
1850 a. m, on the 2oth.
Senate-Mr. Patterson. on the 20th. COM
pleted. and Mr.. Platt. OF Connecticut. be-
gan "a speech on the Panama canal Qucs-
tion. Mr.. Patterson declared that the
president was largely responsible Tor the
revolt in Panama. and announced his de-
cided preference for the N~iCaraguan
route. Mr. Plat took this pronounce
ment for Nicaragua as the text for his
remarks, saying n explained the mystery
OF the otherwise ureNplaiuable opposition
ON the part OF the democratic senators
OF the Panama treaty.. H0usc-Ihe
house passed the Hepburn pure food bill
on a rising vote. POI 20 6s, its opponents
being unable 10 secure a roll call On the
bill. The bill fixes the standards Of foods
and drugs a. 70 their purity, strength ana
character. and defines what shall be con-
Sidered authorizations Of foods or drugs.
1t also prohibits interstate inn
portation and expectation IN Or OF such
AlAAtl Of dAAAiFltAt4 AAAAAAt~- l
Senate@Scnator Platt, OF Connecticut |
concluded his speech on Panama, on the
Dist. lie defended the course OF the pres
ident throughout the Panama revolt. and
the executive personally as be-
brave n fearless. During the morn
Ing, Mr.. Morgan spoke in explanation ~
his bill for the annexation OF Panama 20
he United States, basing his argument
the ground that the pending canal
realty contemplated that result. House
The army appropriation bill was under
consideration in committee ~ the VINCE
five hours. most OF which WAS &c
voted to a general discussion Of the tA-in
question. Miss Alice Roosevelt occupies
seat in the executive gallery for a few
during the discussion On the
lrmy bill. Mr.. Williams, OF Mississippi
discussed for an hour the ~"staud-pat poll
cy OF the republican party. and talked
u length on his pending bill repeating
he duty on coal. lie read from the tes-
imony before the house committee on in-
'estigation OF the last congress on the
ents less a ton during the year the tariff
vas repealed.
Senate-The senate on the 21i. adopted
he resolution OF inquiry concerning az
airs in Panama introduced on the 5th
nst by Mr.. German. b listened 20 "A
peech on the Panama question by Mr..
l%olliyer, and another on the subject OF
ecess appointments. The senate then
d1purnei until the gth...... H0use-The
passed 30 nension bills. and also
solutions calling on secretary ~ war and '
ttoTney-gcueral for information as 70 the .
aimed at government expense for u Z
cia.ls u these respective departments. =
bill permitting the withdrawal duty
from the So Louis exposition ~ =
tucational or literary Institutions ALSO
used At $3.50 Z. m. the house al I0urneG :