The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
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Washington, Feb. 4.--Senate-After
almost allowing the amendment to the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill
providing for loan Of $4,600.O00 to
the st. Louis exposition to get through
without any discussion whatever the
senate Wednesday changed its tactics
Just as the vote was about to be takcn
and began a debate on the loan pro.
vision, which continued for about four
hours, and was still in progress when
the senate adjourned for the day.
House-Indiana and Kentucky lock.
ed horns in the house Wednesday.
The debate. which involved nearly
every member of both state delega.
tions, was fast and furious from start
to finish. Kentucky demanded of In
diana the return of w. s. TAYLOR that
he might be tried for the assassination
of William Goebel The attack was
made by Mr.. James OKy) and the de.
fense was led by Mr.. Crumpacker
Und). Partisan feeling rose to an ex-
treme tension. The diplomatic legis.
lation bill was under consideration at
the time. Mr.. James fired both sides
of the house to interest and feeling by
declaring at the outset that "the rough
rider president" was ridiculous in his
message to congress favoring interna.
tional extradition treaties when one
state could not get from another fu.
gitives from justice.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Senate--The
senate chamber again Thursday was
the arena OF an interesting political
debate with the provision In the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill for a loan
Of 100000 for the st. Louis exposl-
tion the basis for the discussion. The
exposition amendment had not been
disposed of when the senate ad.
journed.
House---The animation Of wednes.
day was completely lacking In the
proceedings of the house Thursday.
The principal feature of the day was
the rivalry between republican lead.
ers for the honor Of moving an ud.
journment. The diplomatic bill carry.
ing $1.993,600 was passed without
amendment. Everything but the bill
was discussed during It's consideration.
Mr.. Morrell (Pa.) led with an argu.
ment for some system of building up
the American merchants marine. A
democratic political speech by Mr..
Hamman (Mo.) followed.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Senate-The
political debate in the senate on the
proposed loan of $4,600,OO0 to the st.
Louis exposition, which has been in
progress on point Of order for the
past three days. came to a close Friday
through vote which left the provis.
ion in the urgent deficiency appropria-
tion bill. which was passed. After
the vote on the deficiency bill speeches
in support of the Panama canal treaty
were made by Mr.. Mallory (Fla.) and
Mr. Hepburn Uda). Several bills
were passed Adjourned until Mon
day.
House-Mr. Shepard (Tex.), one of
the youngest members of the house,
made determined and persistent ef.
fort to bring about a reform in the
matter OF the distribution of seeds by
the government. He contended that
the present system Is bad. Mr.. Shep-
ards first move to have struck from
the agricultural appropriation bill GER
tain sections providing the machinery
for the distribution of the seeds All.
thorlzed to be purchased under the bill
In this he was successful, his point Of
order being sustained by the chair. but
by an overwhelming vote the house
promptly added the sections to the bill
by way of amendment. Only three
members voted in opposition to the
restoration. Mr.. Shepard's further ef-
fort was to secure an amendment to
the restored sections which would pro-
vide for the purchase of rare and nm
tried seeds. but DESPITE his earnest ap-
peal for this amendment. II failed, and
the bill was left just MS the committee
brought 1t into the house so far as
free distribution was concerned. This
was the only item in the bill that
aroused serious discussion and with a
few minor amendments it was passed
by the house without division, The
house adjourned until Monday