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bated, but no action was taken. The
statehood bill was taken up n Mr.,
Stone, speaking against the measure, oc-
cupied the time until adjournment. In
the House consideration of the army ap-
preparation bill was completed. A propo-
sition to abolish the Porto Rican regiment
was defeated, SO to AZ, after debate in
which COMMISSIONS Degetau Of that ISL
and made his maiden speech. The pro,
vision for the army transport service was
retained in spite of a vigorous attack by
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington, who said
the service was rotten and q national
disgrace. Feb. II was fixed as the date
for the acceptance of the Frances Will
lard statue from the State of Illinois
-
A memorial from the Legislature of
New Mexico protesting against the union
of that Territory with Arizona and ask
ing admission as a separate State was
presented in the Senate Friday. The
bill to indemnify American owners of
seized fur sealing vessels was discussed
by Messrs. Fulton and Pettus, but no
conclusion was reached. Messrs. Bur
rows and Bailey were appointed tellers
to count the electoral vote. The state
"ONN DHh n UP allh NoS Nlh"
Creary and Bate opposed it on the
ground that the Territories objected to
union. The army appropriation bill was
passed by the House after the adoption,
POI to 80, of an amendment providing
that retired army officers assigned to the
militia shall not receive any pay or al
lOwances additional to their pay as re-
tired officers where such pay and allow.
an nan. nvAnnI ,Ln,o r - ~.
Gaines of West Virginia and Russell of
Texas were appointed tellers to count
the electoral vote. Feb. % was set as
the date for the accordance of statues Of
Samuel Houston and stephen b. Austin
from the State of Texas.
In the Senate Saturday a resolution
! authorizing the Committee on Interstate
Commerce to sit during sessions OF the
Senate to take testimony on the rate
question was adopted. A resolution ac-
cepting from the State of Kansas a
statue of John j. ingalls, was adopted
after addresses by Messrs. Long. Allison,
COckrell, German, SpOOner, Daniel and
Platt of Connecticut, eulogizing the for.
mer Senator. a bill authorizing the con.
struction of a bridge across the Missouri
River at IanktOn, s. d., was passed.
Notification of the appointment of the
House managers to conduct the impeach-
ment trial of Judge Swayne was receiv-
ed, and the response was made that the
Senate was ready to proceed with the
case. The Notifications appropriation
bill was taken up. The District of Co
lumtia appropriation bill was reported.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. 1ne appropriation for public schools
was increased from 100000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Stephens of Texas said more than
100000 of trust funds of the Indians
had been paid to the Roman Catholic
Church during the last year for support
Of mission schools, and proposed an
amendment to prevent the use of such
funds in this way in the future, but it
was ruled out on a point of order. The
bill was then passed. Speaker Cannon
announced the appointment of House
managers to present the Swayne i'm
parchment case to the Senate. Exercises
In honor of the memory of John J. In
gals occupied the time until adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Beveridge made another ineffec-
!ual effort in the Senate Monday to have
a time liked for voting on the statehood
bill. The opposing Senators were unwill-
Ing to vote on the bill until the amend
ments are disposed of, and Mr.. BeTeridge
would not consent to a vote on them
without an agreement extending to the
bill itself. The Notifications %appropria-
ton bill was passed after rejecting the
amendment to strike out the provision for
tnsular Notifications. Winthrop Murray
Crane Of Massachusetts was sworn in.
A joint resolution appropriating $1,000
to pay the necessary expenses of the in
augural ceremonies was passed. The SEES
sion of the House was devoted to 4he
consideration of bills relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. Baker On. W
moved that All adjournment be taken out
of respect to the Russians killed in the
st. Petersburg riots, but the only afirma-
tive vote was by Mr.. Baker himself. The
proposition of rate control was discussed
at length by Mr.. Burgess CTexas) and
Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) The House con-
Cured in the Senate amendments to the
omnibus claims bill and sent it to con
| ference.
PRELIMINARY steps Tor the lmpeach-
ment trial of Judge Swayne were taken
b. the Senate Tuesday. The conference
report on the Philippine railroad bill was
agreed to. The army appropriation bill
was reported. Resolutions werl adopted
Ealing upon the commissioners OF the
District of Columbia for a statement OF
the number of convictions for wife beat
Ing in the last five Years and calling upor
the interstate nj commission for 9
list of the stockholders in railroad co-
porations. Mr.. Racon's resolution nal,
Ing inquiry of the President as to tht
agreement between the United State;
and Santo Domingo was referred to III,