The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-02-18
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~ Resume Of the Week's
Proceedings.

Washington. Feb. 10.-The senate
yesterday passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill without
debate and then renewed considers
ton of the isthmian question. MIR.
Fulton spoke in support Of the course
of the administration in connection
with the Panama revolt and Mr.. Car
mack and Mr.. Overman in opposition
thereto. Mr.. Overman had not hith-
erto made his position on the treaty
known, and his speech revealed tho
attitude Of probably the last doubtful
member Of the senate. The speech
was MI. Overman's maiden effort In
the senate.
The house devoted the entire ses.
sion to consideration of the resolution
reported from elections committee
No. 3 unseating Mr.. Howell (Dem.)
and declaring Mr.. Connell (RepD.
who contested the election. to have
been elected from the Tenth Pennsyl.
vania district. By agreement a vote
will be taken at 3 p. m. to-day.
Washington, Feb. IL. - The house
yesterday disposed Of the Connell.
Howell contested election case from
the Tenth Pennsylvania district in IA
vor of Mr.. Connell. The Republicans,
with the exception of Messrs. tanning
IN. j., Shiras pa and Parket IN,
j., supported the resolution unseat-
ing Mr.. Howell and giving the seat to
the contestant. The Democrats SOL
idly supported Mr.. Howell Mr.. Shiras
and Mr.. tanning spoke In opposition
to the unseating of Mr.. Howell Mr..
Connell was promptly sworn in and
took his seat. The house then re-
sumed consideration Of the senate
amendment proposing loan Of s4.-
100000 to the Louisiana purchase ex-
position, on which vote on the ques-
ton Of concurrence will be taken to-
day.
The major portion of the time of
the senate in open session was de-
voted to a speech by Mr.. McCumber,
who supported the Panama treaty and
justified all the acts Of the admins.
tration in connection with the recent
revolt A number of private pension
bills were passed.
Washington, Feb. IL. - The house
yesterday by vote Of 172 to 103 con.
Cured in the senate amendment to
the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill authorizing a loan Of s4,600,000 by
L. aY,t tn a VI a
Purchase exposition, efter amending
It with respect to the manner in
which the money is to be paid. The
proposition was strongly opposed In
the debate, which covered portions of
three days. There were arrayed
against II come OF the house leaders.
Among those who voiced their oppo-
Payne IN. ", Grosvenor (Ohio) and
Dalzell (Pa.). Mr.. Hemenway Qnd),
chairman Of the appropriations COM
mittee, closed the debate with a
strong appeal in favor Of the loan.
There was no party alignment on the
measure, its supporters being COM
posed of Republicans and Democrats
the senate amendment to the urgent
deficiency bill authorizing tests of
Goals and lignites at the st. Louis fair
and non-concurred in all the other
amendments proposed by the senate.
A number OF bills were passed, among
them measures ratifying agreements
with Indians In Minnesota and Mon
tana.
Al the beginning OF the session yes
terday the senate adopted Joint res
olution authorizing a survey to de-
termine whether a tidewater ship
canal across the State of Florida is
feasible 1t also passed bill au-
thorizing the construction OF bridge
across the Ouachita river In Louisiana
by the Little Rock e. Monroe Railroad
company. The senate then. at 1887,
on motion of Mr.. Cullom. went into
executive session for the considera-
ton OF the Panama canal treaty.
Washington, Feb, 13.-Speaker Can
non yesterday took the bit in his
teeth and ran completely away with
legislative precedent in the house.
Incidentally he broke all previous
records in the dispatch of private pen
sion bills. Under his guidance 800 OF
these measures of relief were passed
by the house in 155 minutes. Nearly
the whole Of this time was consumed
in committee of the whole. The house
passed the bills Zen bloc" under unan-
imous consent, which the speaker
himself asked for. About half of the
bills were disposed Of under this re.
quest, those without amendment
When objection was temporarily
made the speaker plainly showed his
displeasure by dragging the proceed
ings. The objection was withdrawn
whereupon the remaining bills were
declared passed without even the
| Formally of having the clerk read
| their numbers.
The senate yesterday listened to
the reading by Mr.. Carmack of Q
speech prepared by Mr.. Morgan In
opposition to the presidents policy
with reference to an isthmian cana
and also considered a bill appropri
| ating 100000 to ex-Queen Lilicuka
| lani of Hawaii Mr.. Spooner moved