The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-09
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about S6S, 100000, and the bill for the
Incorporation. of the American Academy
at Rome. The conferees reported a dis
agreement on the Panama canal zone
government bill. the House insisting on
its provision for abolishing the canal
commission, and another conference was
ordered. A conference on the river and
harbor bill was ordered, and the appro-
priatiOns committee reported the general
deficiency bill Senator Hepburn called
up the pure food bill, and Senator Platt
offered several amendments to the meas
Lfe, which, he admitted. would leave lit
tie of the origiha. bill. Senator Delivers
resolution for a joint commission to in
vestisate railroad rates was referred to
the interstate commerce committee, and
at 5:52, after a short executive session.
the Senate tok a recess until O'Clock.
AT the evening session the general def
cheney bill, carrying S29, 769, 466, with
amendments, anG the House bill for the
celebration of the anniversary of the
irst English settlement in America, was
passed. The resolution instructing the
interstate commerce committee to sit
during the recess was adopted. The con-
ferees on the Indian appropriation bill
made partial report and a further con
ference was ordered. The House agreed
to the conference reports on the FORTH
cations and agricultural appropriation
bills, while the conference report on the
naval appropriation bill, after being part
ly agreed to, was sent back for further
conference, as also was the Panama
canal zone government bill
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The Senate on Friday agreed to final
conference reports on the Indian. post
Office, naval and sundry civil appropria-
ton bills. A partial report from the
conferees on the river and harbor bill
was accepted. and a further conference
ordered The joint resolution continuing
in force the Spooner law for the tempo
rary government of the Panama canal
zone and for continuing the work on the
canal was unanimously adopted. bill
was passed permitting two young China
men to receive instruction at West Point.
At the evening session the conference
report on the river and harbOr bill was
agreed to. passing the measure. The
conferees on the general deficiency bill
made a partial report, which was accept
ed and the conferees were ordered to
insist on the Senate's position in oppO-
sition to the House mileage amendment.
A joint resolution was passed authorizing
the acceptance of Yosemite Valley as an
addition TO Yosemite National Park. The
House agreed to conference reports on
the naval Indian, sundry civil and post
office appropriation bills, which finally
passed those measures. A partial report
on the river and harbor bill was adopted
and a further conference ordered, and
the general deficiency bill was sent to
conference. Resolutions were adopted
authorizing the President to invite the
international prison congress to hold its
eighth meeting in the United States in
1910. and authorizing the Secretary Of
War to deliver condemned cannon to
the G.. \. r. to be manufactured into
badges and buttons. Bills were passed
authorizing the Secretary Of War to sell
magazine rifles for the use of rifle clubs.
and empowering the President to allot
tribal funds to Indiana sufficiently ad-
vanced in civilization. The House at the
evening session receded from its disagree
ment over the mileage provision in the
general deficiency bill, thus passing the
measure, and adopted the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill
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The Senate convened at 10 O'clock Sat
urday, with practically no business be
fore it. A resolution was adopted to
provide for the expenses of the Inaugural
ton, and a resolution of thanks TO Presi-
dent Pro Tempore Frye was presented
by Senator German and unanimously
passed. Senators Allison and Bate, who
were appointed members of the joint
committee to notify the President that
Congress was ready to adjourn, reported
that the President had no further COM
munication to make. The oath was adj
ministered to Vice-President-elect Fair
banks, who, at the conclusion Of his
speech, declared the Senate adjourned
sine die. Immediately following the new
Senators and old Senator'S who had been
reelected were sworn in, the new Sena-
tors being BuIkley of Connecticut, Bur-
kett of Nebraska, Carter of Montana.
Flint of California, Hemenway of In
diana. Nixon of Nevada, Piles of Wash
ington, Sutherland of Utah and Rayner
of Maryland. The Senate then proceeded
to the outside platform to execute the
order of the Inauguration of the Presi-
dent" On returning to the chamber an
order was adopted fixing the hour of
meeting during the extra session at IL
o'clock each day, and at 1:25 the Sem
ate adjourned until Monday. The House
met at 10 o'clock, continuing the legis-
lative day of March 2 The conference
report on a 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, at lilo, took
a recess of twenty minutes, during which
"ioint caucus" was held to present low
ing cups to Speaker Cannon and John
Sharp Williams, the minority leader.
Upon reconvening appointments were an
nounced of visitors to the military and
naval academies, temporary committee
ON accounts, commission to examine into
public printing and the committee to at
tend the opening of the Portland, Ore.
exposition. A resolution of thanks of
the members, irrespective of party" to
the Speaker was unanimously adopted,
and at 1855 the House adjourned sine
die.