The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-03-02
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The Senate on Saturday decided not to
admit as testimony in the Swayne i'm
peachment tr'll the statement made by
Judge Sway before a House commit
tee and then adjourned the court. A
request of the House for a conference on
the statehood bill was received and q
sharp debate ensued over an effort to
have the conference committee appointed
Immediately. The opponents of joint
statehood succeeded in securing a post
ponement until Monday. Senator Pen
rose. from the committee on postoffices
and post roads, reported the postoffice
appropriation bill, and then the special
order of the day, eulogies upon the char
acter of the late Senator NJ. S. Quay of
Pennsylvania, was taken up. The House
received notice that the Senate had with.
drawn its wheat drawback amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill, and
Immediately voted to reject all the Sen.
ate amendments and send the measure
to conference. The Senate amendments
to the diplomatic and consular bill were
also disagreed to and conference re-
Quested. Similar action was taken or
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. Several private bills were passed
and the House then went into committee
Of the whole to consider the pension ap
preparation bill, which was finally passed
without amendment.
The Senate on Monday debated al
length the question of whether the Sen
ate conferees on the statehood bill should
be appointed In the usual manner, ol
whether they should be selected so as tt
| represent sentiment of the Senate as rep
resented in the bill as passed. The argu
ment was interrupted by the convenins
| of the Senate as court in the Swayns
Impeachment trial, when the House man
! ayers rested their case and the defense
| opened. Bills were passed authorizing
| the construction of railway bridge
| across the White river In Indiana ant
authorizing the award of bronze medal:
for bravery In saving lives in railroad
| wrecks. The House passed the nava
| appropriation bill, after voting to retair
the provision for two new battleships
| reducing the appropriation for contingen
| expenses of the marine corps from S25,
600 to $1,000, striking out the amend
ment giving authority to build the collie
authorized at the last session elsewher,
Van on the Pacific coast, and acceptin,
an amendment appropriating $4,000 t,
| equip the Mare Island navy yard fo
building the collier. During the debat,
Mr.. Baker of New York caused a storm
of protest by introducing resolution
censuring the President for sending
message of coincidence on account of til,
assassination of Grand Duke Sergius il
| Moscow. Mr.. Payne of New York an
nounced the death of his colleague. Mr.
Otis, and offered the usual resolution
of respect and sympathy.
The Senate Tuesday passed the mill
tary academy appropriation bill and be
gan consideration of the Indian appro
priation bill. The bill for the govern
ment of the isthmian canal zone ais
came up, and an agreement was reaches
to meet an hour earlier Wednesday Il
order to advance 1t. In response to
question, Mr.. Elkins, chairman of tn
committee on interstate commerce, ex
pressed the opinion that it would be i'm
possible to secure railroad rate legisla
tion during the present session of Con
gress. Ex-senator Higgins finished hi
preliminary statement in opening the de
fense for Judge Swayne. and one wit
ness was examined. The House passe
the Philippine tariff bill practically as
came from committee and with little dis
cussion. The river and harbor appropr
alton bill was taken up, but it was 500
laid aside, and several measures passed
the most important of which authorize
the Secretary of War to return to severa
States Union and Confederate battl
flags.
The Senate on Wednesday considere
the bill providing a civil government fo
the Panama canal zone. The questio
of the governments ownership of tn
Panama railroad and its relation to til
general question of government owner
ship of railroads generally was debate
freely. A number of witnesses were eA
amined in the Swayne impeachment cas-,
Washington's farewell address was reat
After brief but spirited debate til
House sent back to conference the arm
appropriation bill. All Senate amend
ments again We're disagreed to with TIL
single exception of one appropriatin
S95. GOO for continuing the cable fror
valdes to Seward, Alaska. There wa
renewed discussion over the Miles fes
ture of the bill. The rest of the sessio
was devoted to discussing the river an
harbor bill. which was not completed.
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The Senate on Thursday passed tn
bill providing a form of government fo
the Panama canal zone after acceptin
an amendment authorizing the purchas
rather than the condemnation of the r,
naming stock of the Panama Railroa
Company. At 1 o'clock the Swayne in
parchment trial was resumed. continuin
until adjournment, with an intermissio
of two hours. The taking of testimOn
was completed at 500 p. M, and NJ
Olmstead began the argument for til
prosecution. The House passed the rive
and harbor appropriation bill. carrying a
appropriation of SIT .23i .657 An amen,
ment to strike out the provision providin
for the transfer Of government dredg
from Boston to Lake Michigan was d
feated, 81 TO 112 The military academ
bill was sent to conference after the Sci
ate amendments to appoint Senator j.
! seph IIawley and Gen. Peter J. Oste
] haus brigader generals on the retired III
had been agreed to.