The leader., 1904-04-30
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
coNcREssIoNAr, PRoCEEpINGs.
First SESSION.

(t1rSt session.
Senate-The senate, on the goth, listened
to a set speech of almost two hours dura-
ton on the trusts by Mr., Dolliver, and
afterwards completed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, again de-
voting much time to thesprovisions for an
east front of the capitol and for an addi-
tional office building for the senate. The
office building amendment was agreed to
as reported from the committee, but the
paragraph was so modified as to prac-
tically provide for plans only, the APP
preparation being reduced to $4,000: ..:..
House-The house, after an extended de-
bate, sent the naval appropriation bill
back to conference, the only disputed
senate amendment accepted being that
providing for the construction in the ma
val yards of two Golfers. A bill provid-
ing for the allotment of lands of the New
YORK Indians was passed under a reso-
luton OF the committee on rules for its
Immediate consideration.
Senate-The pension appropriation bill,
carrying an appropriation of over $137 000,-
600, and the emergency river and harbor
appropriation bill, which carries So, 0O0,0 600
We're passed, on the 21st, by the senate,
leaving only the general deficiency and
the military academy bills of the entire
cred by the senate. The house bill! in
creasing the size of homestead entries in
western Nebraska to $40 acres also received
favorable consideration. While the river
GRAFTON Mr.. German sharply criticized
the failure to bring in a general river
anu HdrDOT Dill. speeches were maze on
the pension bill by Messrs. McCumber
and Scott, the latter declaring that he
favored service pension of SIS per
month. .House-The house gave evil
dence of approaching adjournment by
passing a large number of bills, among
them being-one to provide a temporary
government for the Panama canal zone.
A rule was accepted, after the democrats
had forced roll call, for the considera-
ton at any time of the bill creating a
committee to investigate the merchant
marine of the United States, and the bill
was then laid aside.
Senate-The general deficiency appro-
priation bill occupied most of the senate's
time, on the 23d, but before it was taken
up Mr.. Gallinger spoke. at some length
on the tariff policy Of the republican
party. While the reading of the deficien-
cy bill was In progress, Mr.. Cullom de-
livered speech on the house Chinese
ion that there should be explicit legisla-
ton re-enacting exclusion laws, but OPP
posed the remaining portion of the house
resolution, and moved to strike it out. 80.
House-President Roosevelt was assailed
bitterly by Claude Kitchin IN. CO, who
included in his castigation Gen. Grosve-
nor, whom he charged with having hu-
inflated Theodore Roosevelt, the vice.
presidential candidate, whom in a recent
speech in the house. he had glorified as
the worthy successor of Mr.. Mckinley.
Senate-The general deficiency appro-
priation bill was passed by the senate, on
the 23d, leaving but one of appropriation
bills Enacted upon by that body. A large
number of amendments were adopted,
among them one limiting the Chinese eX-
clusion legislation to a reaffirmatfon of
the exclusion law of 1862 and other exist
ing exclusion laws About 200 private
pension bills We're passed during the day
At 5:23 p. m. the senate adjourned.
House-Two of the heavy speak,
ers of the house of representatives held
sway in that body. incidentally the bill
for a commission to investigate the ques-
ton OF shin subsidy DASSR0. ReDre-
sentative Hepburn Ga) first aroused and
h I'D republican enthusiasm at a high
pitch After an hour and a half he yielded
the floor, which was taken possession of
from his democratic colleagues thunder
Gus applause and cheers. Mr.. Cochran
spoke for two hours. House adjourned at
5:36 p. m.
Senate-Whather the president shall or
der the construction of the battleship
provided for in the naval appropriation
bill or wait until the war in the far east
demonstrates the comparative utility OF
the big sea fighter and the torpedo boat
or submarine craft was a question
Hale (Me.), on the adoption of the con-
ference report. The military academy
bill, the last of the general appropriation
measures, was under consideration at the
hour when memorial services for the late
Representative Thompson (Ala) were be-
gun. .HouSe-House passed large num-
Der of bills, including Alaska delegate bill
The bill to authorize the construction of
lighthouse and fog signal station at
Diamond Shoal, N. c., occasioned a long
debate. but finally passed without divis-
ion. An objection to request by Mr..
GrosYenor for leave to print. brought a
mild protest from him, which aroused Mr.
Gaines CTenn), who charged that Mr..
Grosvenor had printed everything in the
record about President Roosevelt which
the president did not do. At $40 D. m
the adjourned