Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

The Senate on Friday agreed to tuat
conference reports on the Indian. post.
office. naval aud sundry civil appropria.
ton bills A partial report from the
conferees on the river aud harbor bill
was accepted. aud further conference
ordered. The joint resolution continuing
in force the Sruuurr law for the tompo-
rary government ol the Panama canal
zone and for continuing the work on the
canal was unanimously adopted. \ bill
was passed permitting tw" young China.
men to receive instruction ut West Point
At the evening session the conference
report on the river and harhor bill was
agreed To-. passing the measure. The
conferees on the general deficiency bill
made a partial report. which was accept
ed. and the couferees were ordered to
insist on the Senate's position in nppo.
sition 10 the House mileage amendment.
A Joint resolution was passed authorizing
the acceptance Of Yosemite Valley "a an
addition to Yosemite National Park. The
House agreed TO conference reports Oh
the naval Indian. sundry civil and post.
ONCE appropriation bills. which finally
passed those measures.
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The senate convened AZ 10 o'clock Sat
rrday. with practically no business he-
fore II. \ resolution was adopted to
provide 70. the expenses of the naugura.
ton, and n resolution of thanks to Presi-
dent Pro Tempnro Frye was presented
by Senator German aud unanimously
passed. Senators Allison aud Bate. who
were appointed members Of the joint
committee to notify tn" President that
Congress was ready to adjourn. reported
that the Presidcn, had no further com.
mnnication TO make. The oath was ad.
ministcred to Nire.president.elect Fair.
banks. who. at the conclusion of his
speech, declared the Senate adjourned
aine die. Immediately following the new
Senators and old Senator's who had been
reelected were sworn in, the new Sena.
tors being Rnlkley If Connecticut. Bur.
kett Of Nebraska. Carter of Montana.
Flint Of California. liem"nwny Of In.
diana. Nixon Of Nevada. FILES Of Wash.
ington. Sutherland Of Utah aud Rayner
Of Maryland. The Senate then proceeded
TO the outside platform to execute the
order Of the inauguration Of the Prcsi-
dent On returning to the chamber an
order was adopted fixing the hour of
meeting during the extra session ut j:
o'clock each day. and ut l::3 the Sen.
ate adjourned until Monday. The House
W w " 'l''h. 'H' 'e'S-
latiye day Of March =. The conference
report Oh n bill prohibiting the selection
of timber lands in lieu of lands in forest
reserves was adopted. The usual COM
mittee was appointed to join a commit
tee Of the Senate to notify the President
that Congress had completed its bust
ness. and then the House. NJ ll:lO, took
n recess Of twenty minutes. during which
n "joint caucus" was held to present low
ing cups To Speaker Cannon and John
sharp Williams. the minority leader.
Upon RECOMMENDING appointments were an
nounccd Of visitors To the military aud
naval academies, temporary COMMITTEES
on accounts. commission to examine into
public printing and the committee to at
tend the opening Of III" Portland. Ore,
exposition. 4 resolution Of thanks OF
the members, retrospective Of party Ia
the Speaker was unanimously adopted
and al II 30 the House adjourned sine
die.
The special session Of the Senate open
ed Monday with q new figure in tho
presidents chair-'hat of Vice President
Fairbanks. The Vice President was re-
cevcd with loud applause, and imme
diatcly called the Senators To order, The
new Senators were warmly greeted by
their colleagues and then the chamber
went into executive session To take NJ
the Santo Domingo treaty. \ message
received from the President related tC
the treaty and il was the first thins
taken up. II called attention 10 tht
protocol of an agreement with the gov
eminent of SaurO Domingo by which tn,
United States will undertake 10 conduc,
the republics customs affairs in an ef
fort 10 liquiiate its debts to put the isl
and government On a more stable footing
with other countries. The treaty was
read in Connection with the message IN
order 10 have both referred to the Com
mttee on Foreign Relations. Genera
discussion Of the message followed the
reading.