The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-09
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The House Friday passed the agri
cultural appropriation bill without ma
terial amendment. The usual discus
sion of Che provision fer free seed dis.
trituticn was iadulyed in. Mr.. Lilly of
Connecticut charact terizin: it MS petty
larceny. The relative value of the cot
ton statistics ~ supplied by the census
bureau and Agricultural Department also
furnished the theme for Il lively debate.
The army appropriation bill was serE
back to committee after Mr.. Williams of
Mississippi had objected tc unanimous
consent TO c0nc1r ia the Senate amend
ments and send the bill to conference.
and after Mr.. Hull had refused to make
a motion to accept the Senate amend
;nent regarding retired army officers as
signed TO active duty. Through his coun-
sell consisting of former United States
Senators Anthony Higgins and John NJ.
Thurston, judge Swayne appeared in the
Senate to make answer to the summons
in connection with the impeachment pro-
ceedings against him rs judge of the
United States fcr the Northern district
of Florida. They obtained weeks time
to make complete Tesponse. and the time
for the beginning OF the trial was fixed
Ut GU. H. ne utsCusSItll VI tIe suite
hood bill then was resumed, and Messrs.
Gallinger. Bailey ani Stewart spoke on
the Galiinger prohibition amendment con-
cerning the sale of liquor in the Indian
territory.
II; n sessioE of less than two hours
Saturday the House passed S13 pension
bills and received for the calendar the
naval and diplomatic appropriation bills.
The session was devoted to legislation en-
tirely devoN of discussion. Eulogies upon
the character of the late Senator George
i. Hoar of Massachusetts practically en-
ros:ed the time of the Senate. There
we're sixteen speeches by as many Sena.
tors, including Senator Hoar's colleague.
Mr.. Lodge. and his successor, Mr.. Crane.
After the conclusion Of the memorial ser
vices the Senate adjourned out of respect
TO the dead Senator's memory.
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A Dill extending the extradition laws
10 the Philippines WAS passed by the
Senate Monday. 1t was agreed to vote
On the statehood bill Feb. Z, the amend
nents TO be considered on that date un-
der tie ten-minute rule. Mr.. Teller spoke
in opposition to the bill In the House
the conference report on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bills
was agreed to, 121 TO 112. The confer
eace report on the Philippine govern
melt bill was presented. The postoffice
appropriation bill was taken up aud de-
batcd until adjournment.
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In the Senate Tuesday n House bill
was passed extending to express COM
panies engaged in interstate commerce
the prohibition against carrying obscene
literature. \ bill largely increasing the
fees for incorporating stock companies
IN the District of Columbia was passed
and Mr.. Plstt of Connecticut introduced
a measure intended to correct abuses un-
der the local corporation laws mentioned
by the President in his message Monday.
Mr.. Nelson Of Minnesota spoke on the
statehood bill. In the House the Senate
amendments to the ermg appropriation
bill we've voted down and the measure
was sent Ia conference. \ resolution of
fered by Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York
calling OF the Navy Department for in
formation regarding the inequality in the
amount of arnor plate delivered for the
satt!cships Connecticut and Louisiana
was adopted. The conference report OF
Tie Philippine government bill was
agreed TO. The postoffice appropriation
biz was considered until adjournment.
In the Senate Wednesday Messrs.
Clark Cfontl. Dillingham; and Teller
continued the discussion of the statehood
bill. Mr.. Dillingham; supporting the meas
ure as it stands and the others contendins
fer amendments and the right of the
four territories 10 be admitted as SO
many States. \ number of semi-public
Hills were passed. The Senate resolved
10 Insist On its amendments 10 the army
appropriation hill. and conference COM
mittee wns appointed. Mr. Proctor re-
ported the agricultural appropriation bill.
The bill. carries appropriations ag.reyat-
ing S6,IS?,110. an increase of S2O6. TAO
over the bill! rs passed Ly the House. In
The House the postoitice appropriation,
bill: occupied attention during the greater
part Of the day. The bill Went over fo,.
further consideration. Messrs. Shirley
and S;hley discussed railway rate legis-
latiGn for more than an hour. The CON.
ference report Oh the Notifications bill
VAS adopted.
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\ hill authorizing the keokuk and
Hamilton Water Power Company to con
struct dam across the Mississippi river
from ke"ituf, Iowa. to Hamilton, Ill.
was passed b. the Senate Thursday. The
II griculturai appropriation bill was taken
M and the provision for the distribution
Of seeds was discussed at length. In the
House motion 10 strike out the proyis.
ion for subsidies FOR special southern mail
ia aciiities in the postofice appropriation
bill Wa" lost. II to 10. The measur.
WAS considered until adjournment.