The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-14
FlFTY.eioHrH coNoREs Lac.
Regular session.


Washington, April 7.-SenateAAfter
waiting with much patience for many
days, Mr.. Hepburn Wednesday found
opportunity to speak to the senate on
the subject Of pure food. Technically
the speech was in support of reso-
luton calling on the secretary OF agri.
culture to send to the senate the re.
suits of the investigations made by his
department into adulterated foods, but
In reality 1t was in support of the pure
food bill
House-In a five hour session, the
house passed II bills relating to the
District of Columbia, including one
incorporating the Carnegie institute
II also passed the Bowman omnibus
claims bill, carrying approximately
S22s.00O for the payment of small
claims. agreed to the conference re.
port on the fortifcations bill and in
stead on its disagreement to an amend
ment on that bill providing for the
purchase of submarine boat. The
Alaska delegate bill was taken UP, and
Mr.. Cushman (Wash) made a long
explanation of the measure. setting
out necessities of the territory In the
way of representation in congress
Washington, April S.-Senate-The
senate Thursday listened to eulogies
of the late Senator Hanna. The gal.
leries were well filed and the speak.
ers were given close attention. Those
who spoke were: Messrs. Foraker,
Scott, Cockrell. Plat (Ct). Cullom.
Blackburn, Elkins, Fairbanks, Daniel.
Perkins. Depew. Beveridge. Dolliver,
Kearns and Dick.
House-The Swayne impeachment
proceeding which has been looked up.
on as the only possible block to An
early adjournment of congress was dis
posed of in FIVE minutes by the house
Thursday by the adoption of resolu.
tion making the case a special order
for December 13 next. In the mean.
time the judiciary committee is to
take additional testimony in the case.
In disposing of conference report on
the army appropriation bill the house
took up the bill extending the coast
wise laws to the Philippines and by
vote of 122 to 100 adopted a special
rule to vote on this bill after a de.
bate of two hours. This debate was
exhausted save five minutes when the
house adjourned.
Washington. April 9.-Senate-Th
contracts for cancelling machines used
by the post office department was de-
bated at length in the senate Friday
in connection with the post Office ap.
preparation bill Mr.. Culberson intro.
duced an amendment reducing the rem.
tai of the machines. and the demo
cratic senators charged that the rental
now paid was the same as paid under
the contracts made by George w. Bea.
vers when he was chief of the salary
and allowance division of the post Of.
flee department and that they were
excessive. Mr.. Lodge denied the
charge saying that there was no proof
of its truth. The first hours OF the
session were devoted to discussion
by Mr. Patterson of the Chinese ques-
tion in which he maintained that the
exclusion laws would be ineffective
after December 7 unless there was ad
ditional legislation.
House-The house passed large
number of bills, including the Philip
pine shipping bill and the bill for ap-
propriating $i75.00O in aid OF the Lew
is and Clark centennial exposition to
he held in Portland, Ore, in 1905. The
only amendment made to the Philip.
pine shipping bill was one extending
until July /, 1906, the time when the
law shall become operative. The bill
provides that no merchandise or pas.
sengers, except supplies for the army
or navy. shall be transported by sea,
under penalty Of forfeiture. between
ports of the United States and the
Philippine archipelago, directly or via
foreign port, or for any part of the
voyage in any except vessels Of the
United States. II does not prohibit,
however, the sailing Of any foreign
vessel between the United States and
the Philippines, nor between ports or
| places in the Philippines. The Philip
pine commission is authorized to issue
licenses to engage In lighterage or 9th.
er exclusively harbor business to yes.
sells or other craft actually engaged
| In such business at the date stated and
! to vessels or other craft built in the
| Philippines or in the United States
and owned by citizens Of the United
States or inhabitants of the Philip.
pines The law does not impair or
affect any privilege guaranteed to
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