Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-02-04
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.
Wednesday, Jan. 81.

A bill granting to the citizens OF Porto
isES s aSlon ,e Fhppines tne diSht 10
laws OF this country was passed. but
Mr.. SpoOner moved to reconsider the
the committee on privileges and elections
TO proceed with the investigation of the
charges against Mr.. SmOot was passed.
resolution authorizing the secretary
OF state to open negotiations with Great
Britain for revision OF the Joint reEu-
lations for the fur seals of Alaska was
adopted. The following bills were pass ed:
Authorizing the secretary OF the inte-
riOr 70 restore TO public entry lands EN-
braced IN segregauons for reservoirs:
authorizing the purchpse Of q marble
bust OF Gen. Lafayette: n. .---.I x the
erection Of bronze statue of Henry
Wordsworth longfellow on government
land in Washington; giving the presi-
dent authority 70 have derellcts des-
troyed and appropriating H1b,OO for the
purpose; granting $1,000 acres Of public
land each in the states of Idaho and
wyoming for the maintenance of sol
diers homes. The senate went into ex-
ecutive session at 1855 p. M, and at 1850
adjourned.
In the house general debate on the
urgent deficiency bill depressed to a dis
cussion Of political topics, the race ques-
ton and aerial navigation. Mr.. Sullo-
way IN. HI. chairman of the committee
on invalid pensions. introduced an age
and service pension bill allowing IS n
month TO each soldier who served ninety
days ana Is now SO years old, SO month
II 66 years old, and S12 month n 20
years old. When the war service w9s
two years an addition OF 50 a month IN
all classes is provided. A resolution call
ing for statistics regarding postal cars
was adopted The house rose from com
OBS y. m. adjourned.
Thursday, Jan. %.
The time Of the senate was devoted to
debate ON the attitude OF the United
States toward the Panama revolution,
and thu. right. Of the president to with
ate. Messrs. Culberson. German and
Bacon spoke on the Democratic side and
Messrs, Cullom. Spooner and Lodge on
the Republican. Petitions were present.
ed from the boards of trade of Phila-
delphia and Brunswick. Ga, for the
prompt ratification of the Panama treaty
The Joint resolution accepting from the
citizens OF France reproduction OF the
Dangers bust of Washington was
passed; At 5:4l p. m. the senate ad-
The house for an hour was enter
tanned by the maiden speech of ]. Adam
Bede (Rep., Minn). M. Van Duzer
(NeV.) was refused the consideration of
n resolution calling on the secretary OF
war for information as to what articles
manufactured for the department are
made by convict labor. The house went
into the committee of the whole and re-
sumed consideration OF the urgent de-
1iciency bill, the discussion running into
the Panama question and the race prob
lem. Bills and resolutions were intro
duced as follows: Mr.. Loudenslager,
civil service pension bill. extending the
pensions to soldiers widows: a proposed
new article to the constitution by Mr..
McDermott IN j. prohibiting the in
corr 7raf'"'l by str -as OF cnrE--rtons to
engage in business outside of the state;
by Mr. Often (Wis) a resolution ex-
tending the thanks OF congress to the
people of Wisconsin for the statue OF
toll; by Mr.. Lamb (Va) a bill approprl-
ating 81 200,O0O to the Negro Development
and Exposition company of the United
States. ot which $lC00,000 is to enable
creditable exposition at the James
,own exposition. and $4,000 for bounties
and arrears. due deceased negro soldiers
ChfinR.ls apBropriatIng 100000 for q
statue Of abraham Lincoln in Washing
ton. At 5:02 p. m, the house adjourned.
Friday, Jan. 20.
The Senate adopted the resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Culberson for the DEM
Ocraric caucus which calls on the Prest-
dent ia state whether the Senate has been
supplied all facts bearing on the cOntro-
versy Of Panama. The vote was unani-.
nous but there was a roll call on the
amendment suggested by Mr. Cullom
calling for the information only In case
the President should consider II not in
compatible with the public interest TO
supply IL, This amendment was adopted
by 80 to 20. all the Republican senators
present voting for the amendment and
| (who voted with the Republicans) cast
ing their votes against 1t. The Bacon
our differences with Colombia by arbi-
tratiOn was considered, but not acted
| upon. Senator Foraker introduced bill
providing that nothing IN the act to reg
/ ulate commerce. approved Feb. 4. 1887
or in the act to iprotect trade and COM
| meroe against unlawful restraints and
monOpOlies. approved July 2, 1890 shall
hereafter apply to foreign commerce or
shall prohibit any act or contract in re-
| straint OF trade and commerce among
| the several states, so far as such con-
| tract is reasonable
The House considered whether mem
bers Of Congress are entitled toltwo pay
msnts OF mileage on account of the extra
session, which merged into the regular
session. An Adjournment was taken be-
| fore conclusion was reached Consld-
Grafton of the amendment increasing the
| appropriation for the expense of the dis
trict land offices precipitated a discus
sion on the subject OF alleged land frauds.
Representative Fitzgerald OF New York
introduced bill making Il unlawful to
use the pictures or names OF living per-
sons for purposes Of trade without the
consent Of such persons. Representative
/ Maddox ar Georgia introduced bill pro-
Yiding for the pen capita distribution Of
not to exceed k2s.Q90.000. annually OF the
/ surplua in the treasury among the states
and territories for the Concentration and
maintenance Of post roads hepresenta-
L tive Prince OF Illinois Introduced bill
I'Eranting TO each soldier vino enlisted
prior 10 July p, 1861. and who served con-
unu0usly for two years or until the regi-
ment was mustered Onti bounty OF