The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-02-19
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
coxoREssioyAL PROCEEDINGS.

..s~cnlte-After listening to speeches by
Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Clay IN support OF
he 9Th. parsed the bill granting assistance
20 the proposed Lewis and ozark eNpOri-
lion ~ Portland. Ore, The elll was
Sundays. and the provision for - perfna-
nent memorial to Lewis and Clark was
is%1Tnaa'"ea' nna,e .rbs beu SS debated NJ; al a,
longth the proposed loan of $4,000 TO tho
Louisiana Pufrlipsr expedition Mt ~. Louis
to the urgent dchciency. bll. and II was
still pending when the house adjourned.
The house nOn-concurred In all other
s ansI,a%s and i'ssei .hst 2.oysi'"f ,o ,Gs
fair, under direction Of the geological
survey 81 the Goals and igniies OF ,the
United States, In order TO determine their
fuel values With the loan amendment
stu pending at iiS the house adjourned
~Scnnte-The senate. on the 9Th. passed
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill without debate and then renewed COM
sidcratiun uf the isthmlan question. MIR.
Fulton spok" IN support ~ the course OF
the administration in connection with the
Panama revolt. aud Mr.. carmnck ~ Mr..
Ovcrfnan In opposition thereto. Mr.. over
man had not hitherto made his position
on tho treaty known. and his speech re-
doubtful msmhcr " the senate. The
speech was Mr., pvctinnn's maiden cnort
Ia the senate. Mr.. Fulton concluded at
2bl y. m, and Immediately ufterwHrd the
senate went into executive session, and
At ip adjourned eco. iIouHr-Thr house
devoted the entire session to consideration
Of tn" resolution reported from elections
committee No. .. unscatlng Mr. Howell
and declaring MIR. Council. who contested
the election. 20 have been elected from
agreement N was decided the vute would
b. taken on the 10Th. Mr.. Thnyrr tMassl
oppos',i the un.enting Of IiowclL.. and
D. m. adjourned.
S~cnptc-Thc major portion % the time
of the senate In open session, on th" 10Th.
WIS devoted 90 u speech by Mr. MrCum-
treaty. aud Justified all the acts Of the
administration In connection with the re-
eeff"' pI rSyIn' p anS S,''s Rs' ,Se . q n"m az
disposed ~ the Conncll- Howell contested
election cas-" from the Tenth pcnnsyl.
tonnell WAS promptly sworn In and took
his seat The house then resumed cons
posing "a loan Of tLO.,Oo Tor the Loiisi.
ana rurchnr" exposition. Mr. Cowh"rd
iMob made. an, appeal for, the ~ Louis
Gilleit ,Ainssl objected TO III" loan. Al
b'Wl the house adjourned.
Renntc-Thc Hcnntc was In cxccutiv.
session NOR" than four hours, On the
ilth. aud after the agreement tu vote on
III" canal treaty hgd been reached. nearly
the entire time Was devoted to general
discussion 81 the -ncruachmcnts 81 the
N'lNAA' wv Nv lNfNlil'lN VI fNfh hNNfNN
prcrur ItlNcs under the constitution u
scnnt" NJ iE y. M, adjourned ...... House
Tho house, by a Vot" of i2 to 10. con-
Cured In the senlt" amendment To the
urgcnt deficiency appropriation bill. uu.
thorlzing u loan IT N,Ol.O1 10y the guv-
orrmrnt to the Louisiana putchas" cx-
position. after amending " with respect
To tn" mnnur IN which the money shah
be- paid. The proposition was strongly
opposed In IN" debate. which covered por-
tious uf three days. \ number of bills
were passed, among them measures RAFT
fNlng agreements with Indians In Minne-
sofa and Montana. ~ lr H. ~, the
house adjourned,
Scuntc=Thr senate. on the 18th listened
To The reading nv Mr. Cntm,ck Of a
speech prepared by Mir Msrgnn' IN oppo-
sition To- the presidents pulicy with ref.
renee tn nm islhmitn canal. and nlan com
sidctrd IN" hili appropriating tsnoo TO
eN-Ouccn ~Liliuukalhni, III Hawaii.
Speeches Ia support NJ tho hill were M
by MIR blackburn Mr., Mitchell. aud
~ opposition by Mr.. Spounrr ana Mr..
Plntt comm, The senate then. NJ I y.
m. adjourned until the 18th House.
Speaker cannon took the bit In his teeth
and ran completely AVA with legislative
precedent In the house. Incidentally he
hruk" all previous records In the dispatch
Of private pension hills. Under his guid.
RuCr Eh Of these measures of relief we're
passed by the house In 10 minutes. The
btu was passed Ia construct u dam In the
Mississippi river At Hancock. ~. \ $40
o'clock thu huuFr adjourned until the 18TH.