Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-01-21

In the House Friday the Senate
amendments to the Philippine govern.
ment bill were non.concurrcd in aud the
measure was sent to conference. Mr..
Sheppard of Texas introduced bill pro.
hibting the payment Of mileage to mem.
bers and Senators who ride on free pass.
cs. Discussion of the charges against
Judge Swaync occupied the time until
adjournment. The legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill was passed
by the Senate after the chair had sus.
tanned a point of order against the
amendment increasing the salaries of civ.
II service commissioners from $4,000 to
$4,000. Mr.. Beverage sought to have
day fixed for a vote on the statehood
bill, but Mr.. German objected and the
calendar was taken up. Bills were passed
amending the law governing the distribu-
ton OK public documents. granting pen.
sions to the families Of Indian policemen
killed In the capture of Sitting Bull In
1890. extending the law relative TO the
istimidation of witnesses In Federal
courts to witnesses before United States
commissioners and appropriating $1,000
for Charles =. Hooper. n blacksmith. who
lost an eye while in the employ of the
government. The question of policy In.
volved In the last named measure was
debated at length. Several private pen.
sion bills were passed.
In the Senate Saturday another un.
availing effort was made by Mr.. Bever-
idge to secure unanimous consent TO FIX
a day for taking vote on the statehood
bill. Mr.. Bate spoke for the opponents
Of the bill, saying there were still mum.
Der Of speeches to be made. There was
much discussion Of bill permitting
American women who have married
foreigners to regain citizenship In
the United States, but It was deferred
for q day. A bill was passed which
makes II felony to counterfeit the great
seal Of the United States. Pension legis.
lation at the rate of 4J9 bills in 1OS min
utes was the feature Of the House SEES
sion, all previous records for speed In
legislation being smashed. Then unani.
nous consent legislation held sway for
an hour and not a measure presented un-
der this head came under the ban Of Oh.
lection. Among the measures adopted
was one revising the copyright law with
reference TO trademarks and another au.
thorizing the use of stone. earth aud tim
bef from forest reserves and public lands
for the construction Of irrigation works.
BY n vote Of 30 to "a the Senate on
Monday decided to consider the cross
town street railway bill for Washington.
The statehood bill was discussed for three
hours by Messrs. Simmons and Hepburn,
who favored the elimination Of Arizona
from the bill. The Senate resolution
fixing Wednesday. Feb. 8. as the time for
counting the electoral vote for President
and Vice President was adopted by the
House. A resolution was agreed to pro.
viding for the collection Of additional
cotton statistics by the census bureau.
The legislative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill was sent to conference.
Discussion of the Swayne impeachment
charges occupied the remainder of the
session.
In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Lodge
presented the conference report on the
Philippine bond and railroad bill and
II was ordered printed. Mr.. Mitchell Of
Oregon made statement on his recent
Indictment IN connection with land
frauds. Bills were passed transferring
the control Of forest reserves from the
Interior Department to the Agricultural
Department and abolishing the office OF
the assistant attorney general for the
PostofYice Department and providing a
collector for that department. Mr. Hey
barn concluded his speech on the state
hood bill. A resolution was adopted. set
ting Feb. II as the date for receiving
the statue Of Francis T.. Willard from
the State Of Illinois to be placed In
statuary hall. In the House the Swayns
impeachment charges were debated al
length and it was agreed TO begin voting
Mt $3.50 o'clock Wednesday. The post
ONCE appropriation bill was reported.