The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-02-02
rAE FlF1Y.EIourH coNeasss.
Second Session.

Washington, Jan. .26.-Senate.-ip
connection with the consideration ~
the army appropriation bill there was
an animated discussion in the senate
of the assignment of Gen. Miles to
service in charge of the Massachu-
setts state militia The controversy
was begun by Mr.. Lodge, who criti-
cized in sharp language the provision
of the army bill prohibiting the award
ing of extra pay or allowances to re-
tired officers assigned to active serv-
ice when they exceed those of a ma
ior on the active list. Mr.. Lodge de-
clared the provision was directed at
Gen. Miles and was most unfair.
Messrs. Lodge. Proctor, Platt (CtD,
Spooner. Bailey Patterson, Carmack
and Money took part in the debate
which followed
House-The house passed the Dis
trict of Columbia and military acade-
my appropriation bills. Except for
speech by Mr.. Baker IN. W bitterly
assailng the protective tariff policy
of the republican party, the proceed
ings we're devoid of interest. The ag
ricultural appropriation bill was re-
ported by Mr.. Wadsworth.
Washington, Jan. 27.--Senate.-The
senate passed the army appropriation
bill after modifying the provision con-
cerning the assignment of retired
army officers to active service with
militia organizations. The effect of
the change is to relieve Gen. Miles
from its application. Mr.. Gallinger
and others criticised the amendment,
regulating the sale of army trans.
ports, claiming that the use of govern
ment vessels forced unfair competi.
| tion upon the owners of private YES.
| sells
! House.-The agricultural appropria.
| ton bill was considered in the house
! but the debate turned principally on
| the topic of restricting railroads in the
| matter of freight rates. the Hepburn
| bill forming the basis of the discus.
| sion. Mr. Williams (AIiss) said that
/ the democratic party was committed
/ to- views such as we're expressed by
/ the president in his message to CON
I gross Consideration of the agricul-
/ tural bill had not been concluded
. when the house adjourned.
/ Washington, Jan 2S. 49, Senate. -
/ Through his counsel, consisting of for
mCr United States Senators Anthony
Higgins and John NJ. Thurston, Judge
Swgvnc appeared in the senate to
make answer TO the summons in con.
ncction with the impeachment pro-
cccdings against him as Judge of the
United States for the Northern district
Of Florida They obtained weeks
time TO complete response and the
time for the beginning of the real
trial was fixed at February 10. The
galleries were crowded. and a large
number of members of the house were
present in the senate chamber. The
discussion of the statehood bill was
then resumed and Messrs Gallinger,
Bailey and Stewart spoke on the Gal
linger prohibition amendment CON
cerning the sale of liquor in the In.
dian Territory.
House.-The house passed the agri.
cultural appropriation bill without ma
terial amendment. The usual discus.
sion of the provision for free seed
distribution was INDUCED in, Mr.. Lilly
(Ct.) characterizing it as petty lar.
ceny. The relative value of the cot
ton statistics as supplied by the cen.
sus bureau and agricultural depart.
ment also furnished the theme for a
lively debate. The army appropria.
tion bill was sent back to committee
after Mr.. Williams (Miss.) had
objected to unanin,ous consent TO con.
cur in the senate amendments and
send the bill to conference and after
Mr.. Hull had refused to make a mo.
tion to accept the senate amendment
regarding retired army officers assign.
ed to active duty.