The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-01-12
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When the House recOnvened Wednes-
day after the holiday recess Mr.. Gros-
venor Ohio submitted the report of the
merchant marine committee. the minority
being given until Friday to submit their
views. Mr.. Mann 0lll announced the
death OF his late colleague William F.
Mahoney of Illinois. and offered the Gus
tomary resolutions. and as a further
mark of respect TO the late member the
House adjourned There was large
attendance of Senators when the Senate
was called to order. President pro TEN.
Frye being still absent, Senator Perkins
presided. Mr.. Plat (N. " reported
resolution for the printing Of 10000
copies of the report of the commissioner
of corporations, aud accepted an amend
ment suggested by Mr. Bailey providing
for printing with the report Il decision
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, which he said the report criti-
cises. Mr.. Warren reported the omnibus
claims bill and gave notice that he would
ask early consideration of the bill, which
represents / 900 claimants. Mr.. Hepburn
introduced bill for the regulation OF
corporations. which was referred to the
committee on the judiciary. BY vote
of 81 to IL the Senate decided to consider
the bill for creating the States of Okla
homa and New Mexico. During the
discussion of the statehood bill the SEN
ate adjourned out of respect to the men,
ory of Congressman Mahoney of Chicago.
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The governments cotton statistics as
prepared by the Agricultural Department
and census bureau formed the subject OF
an extended discussion in the House
Thursday. Representative Livingston OF
Georgia attacked the reliability of the
governments estimates, and charged that
the inaccuracy of the figures had Great
ed panic in the cotton market. He
called attention to the dissatisfaction
which he said existed in the South over
the government cotton statistics, and SAID
that the press of that section was ready
| to demand the abolition of the statistical
bureau of the Agricultural Department
The question came upon motion by
| Air. Wadsworth, chairman of the commit
| tee on agriculture. to lay on the table the
resolution presented by Mr.. Livingston
| several weeks ago calling on the Sec
| retary of Agriculture for information re-
earding the method of collecting cotton
| statistics. The motion to lay Oh the ta-
l bic prevailed, after Messrs. Burleson
| (Texasl. Wadswortk (N. ", Lowering
\ (Mass.) and Sims Tenn had vigorously
| defended the governments estimates. The
1 Joint statehood bill again occupied the
| majo portion of the attention of the
! Senate, and Mr. Nelson completed his
speech in support of It. The omnibus
claims bill was read in part, but no effort
was made to secure action on it. The
following bills were passed: Prescribing
means for the promotion of army officers
of the line while on duty in the ordnance
department, and fixing the number OF
officers Of all grades in that corps; pro-
viding for the reorganization Of the med
ical department of the army creating a
reserve corps and doing away with most
] of the contract surgeons.
A bill was passed by the Senate Fri
day authorizing the issue of obsolete
ordnance to State educational institu-
tions. The reading of the omnibus claims
bill was completed Mr.. Bard of Cali
fornia spoke in opposition to the joint
statehood bill on the ground that the
people of Arizona and New Mexico dc
not desire union. Mr.. Tillman also op'
posed Union of the territories, saying ii
would subject the people of Arizona to
dominat ton of Mexicans and ''greasers-
Adjourned until Monday. In the House
the bill to revise the laws relating tc
steam vessels was recommitted. The for
tifications appropriation bill was passed
after debate in which Mr.. Littauer Of
New York explained the provisions OF the
measure and Mr.. Baker of New 1orE
criticised it. attacking President Roose
velt as wanting to hold himself up as
the counterpart of Wilhelm H., the grea'
war god" Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania
spoke in favor of his bill for the estab
lishment of the whipping post in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Adjourned until Mon