Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-06
FiETY.EieHrn CONGRESS.
Regular Session.

Inc senate "Wednesday begun COnstd.
Grafton of the post eijice appropriation
bill and IL was the ststial for revival
or the democratic demand for an in
vestisat!on into the charges OF corrup-
ton in the post Office department. The
debate was initiated by Mr.. German.
who spoke for almost two hours in
criticism OF the course OF the repub-
lican party in the senate In refusing
an inquiry, at the same time charging
the post Office committee with undus
haste in reporting the bill, as he did
the republican party with a desire TO
adjourn congress at an exceptionally
early date In order to meet the wishes
or the president. Mr.. Clay contended
that there should be congressional
inquiry, saying that the charges
against Mr.. Heath. ex.first assistant
postmaster general. were such as to
demand Investigation. Mr.. Penrose
and MIR. Lodge spoke for the republic
an side OF the chamber. defending tho
committee on post Offices against tho
charge of haste
Substantial progress was
made by the house In the considera-
ton OF the sundry civil bill. 81 pagcs
being disposed OF. leaving only 81 to
be read. No amendments OF general
Importance were made Mr.. Bartlett
tGal briefly replied TO the statements
or Mr.. Gillett (Mass) made last Mon.
day on the Negro question. He said
that the Massachusetts member had
lectured the south for disregard Of
violations OF the law, whereas In tho
city OF Marion. Mass. persons who
had tarred and feathered a man and
woman had been acquitted and were
paradcd through the streets as heroes.
He believed that the people OF the
south are entitled to work out the Ne
gro problem LAS God shall will it,
Mr. Crumpacker Und) declared that
5000 persons have been mobbed and
put to death In the last 20 years in the
United States.
Washington, April 1.-Senate-The
attention OF the senate was divided
Thursday between the bill for the re-
peal OF the desert land, the timber and
stone and the homestead Communication
laws and the post Office appropriation
bill. The repeal bill was taken up only
for the purpose of discussion, and Mr.
Clark (Wyo) was the principal speak
or. He contested the position taken
by Mr.. Gibson that there have been
| great frauds In the administration OF
the land laws In the west The general
debate on the post office bill was con
hned largely to speech by Mr. Nc
Crcary and Interruptions by republic
an senators. Mr. McCreary charged
in the main that the policy OF an early
adjournment of congress had beer
adopted in order TO avoid Legislation
not desired by the republican leaders
Housc-Considerat of the sundry
civil appropriation bill was concluded
in the house and the bill was about "a
be passed when Mr.. Sulzer forced a
/ q ~.
bill with instructions to strike out the
paragraph appropriating $l35O00 for
rents or the New York customs house
| The vote showed a quorum was not
present and adjournment was taken
| until Friday. Tie right OF boards of
! directors OF state homes for disabled
! volunteer soldiers to retain certain por
| lions OF pension money received by
! the inmates was discussed at length
| Mr.. Bell tCal) assaicd his own state
! 10: permitting n canteen to be estab
! llshed in the California state home and
| charged that the old soldiers were al
lowed TO draw their pension money
| from the home in most instances only
through canteen checks. After OK
| tended debate an amendment by Mr.
| Bell tn correct the evils complained
| OF was adopted
April T. Scn1tP-lOO0
/ Friday was devoted by the senate &c
almost continuous discussion OF politi
| cal questions. The time until z
/ O'Clock was devoted TO consideration
! Of tho Carmack resolution PROPOSING
/ an inquiry into the legality OF the re
! cent executive old age pension order
| Mr.. Mallory was the principal speaker
| but he was frequently interrupted by
! republican senators. He contcnded
! that Secretary Hitchcock had trans
/ ccndCd tho limits of executive author
! ity IN issuing the order. The latter
/ nall of the day was devoted to the post
| Office appropriation bill, but no appre
! ciable progress was made with that
| measure. the speeches on il being in
! the main political. and Of general char
| acter There was spirited debate be
! tween Mr. Simmons and Mr. BeveridgC
! on the question of the propriety of a
! congressional investigation into the
/ affairs Of tho post Office department
! IIOuse-The house passed the sun
/ dry civil appropriation bill after vot
/ ing down n proposition by Mr.. SuZer
| to rcCommit II with instructions Ia
! strike out the appropriation Of $126
/ GOO for rent OF the New York custom
| house. The remainder Of the day was
/ devoted TO discussion OF the confer.
/ cnCc report on the army appropriation
/ bill. With the exception Of ono amend.
\ mont. providing certain increases In
/ the signal corps. tho house disagreed
\ TO all other important senate amend
monts and the bill was sent back 10
/ conference. The proposition 10 con
\ solidate the Office of the adjutant gen
/ eral during which the prospective pres
/ ideutial nominees OF the two political
I parties In the next campaign were
I freely discussed.
Colombia Loses Suit.
Paris. April THE first civil trlbu