The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-15
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President Pro TEN. Frye called the
Senate to order at II o'clock Monday.
On motion of Senators Lodge and PEN
rose, resolutions of respect to the MEM
DRY of Senators Hoar of Massachusetts,
and Quay of Pennsylvania were adopt
ed. Speaker Cannon called the House
to order at II o'clock. Nearly 400 bills
were introduced, among them measures
by MIR. Bassett of New York, providing
for better protection against fire on
steam vessels carrying passengers; by
Messrs. Spalding of North Dakota and
fordney of Michigan, providing for
tariff commission by Mr.. Baker of New
York declaring the tariff a fraud, and
ordering the suspension of the duty on
steel rails. Resolutions of respect to
the memory of Senators Hoar and Quay
were adopted.
In the Senate Tuesday Senator CALM
ger read "a preliminary report of the
merchant marine commission. and on his
motion the time for the final report was
extended until Jan. 5. After the read
Ing 0of the Presidents message a short
executive session was held. in which
nominations made by the President were
referred to committees. In the House
bills were introduced by Mr.. Hull. chair
man of the committee on military affairs,
appropriating S1,000,000 annually to pro-
mote rife practice; by Mr.. Hill of Con-
necticut, providing, for the redemption
OF silver certificates in gold coin and
directing the Secretary Of the Treasury
to set apart S150,0O0,000 in gold and
bullion for the purpose; by Mr.. Littlefeld
of Maine, requiring corporations to make
annual reports to the commissioner Of
corporations, and by Mr.. Roberts of Mas
| sachusetts, providing a pension of SIS
month for the widows of Union SOL
diers, sailors and marines. The Presi-
dents message was read, referred to the
committee of the whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered printed.
The Senate on Wednesday. decided to
vote Dec. Is OF the bill providing for
the construction of railroads in the Phil
ippines. Mr.. Scott asked consider ton
of bill pensioning telegraph operators
who served during the Civil War. Mr..
McCumber spoke in favor of the bill,
while Messrs. Gallinger and Cockrell OPP
posed it, and no action was taken Mr..
Latimer reported favorably from the
committee on agriculture and forestry
bill appropriating S24 100000 for nation
al aid in building good roads In the
States. In the House Mr.. Bingham Of
Pennsylvania reported the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
In committee of the whole parts of the
Presidents message were referred to
committees having jurisdiction over the
several subjects.
In the Senate Thursday a resolution
authorizing the payment of the Senate
expenses incident to the funerals of Sen
ators Hoar and Quay was adopted. Mr..
Hepburn of Idaho called up the pure
food bill. Mr.. Aldrich asked that the
measure be read and it went over on OBJ
lection by Mr.. Tillman. 1t is thought the
bill will not pass. In the House bills to
reduce Southern representation were in
troduced by Messrs. Sherman of New
York and Morrell of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Bingham of Pennsylvania called up the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, explaining its provisions.
The annual attack on the Civil Services
Commission was begun, Messrs. Maddox
of Georgia, Grosvenor of Ohio and Hep
burn of Iowa severely criticising the syt
tenn.
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The Senate was not In session Friday.
A concurrent resolution providing for ad-
journment from Dec. 81 to Jan. 4. 1905,
was adopted my the House. Considera-
ton of the legislative. executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill was resumed In
committee of the whole, the pending
question being motion by Mr.. Hepburn,
of Iowa, to strike out the appropriation
for the civil service commission. This
was lost on viva voce vote. Mr.. Baker
of New York severely criticized the Bu-
reau of Corporations, saying too much
money had been spent for specialists
while nothing had been accomplished to-
ward an investigation of the trusts. By
a vote of As to 63 the House restored to
$4,000 the salary for stenographers for
House committees, which was cut Thurs
day to $1,000. The bill was then passed.