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Washington, Dec. 19.-Whether the
senate is warranted in censuring a
senator convicted in a court of miscon.
duct and not assigning him to plas,
on standing committees, yet leaving
his name on the senate rolls. was dis.
cussed for two hours yesterday by the
senate and then dropped without rul.
ing on the question. Several senate
leaders took up the subject. On &C.
count of the delicacy of the question
the debate naturally was not as open
as would be necessary for final de-
termination of the matter.
Mr.. Bailey raised the point by in.
quiring of Mr. Hale when the latter
presented the new list of STANDING,
committees whether every senator had
been provided with place. Mr. Hale
replied that every senator except Mr.,
Burton of Kansas had been given as.
signments, and he had been left OF
the committees at his own request un.
disposed of by the courts. Mr.. Mailey
protested against any senator's name
being kept on the roll unless he was
given work to do, and argued that 1t
is the duty of the senate to itself, to
Kansas and to the country, to investi.
gate the charges against Mr.. Burton
and determine whether he is entitled
to seat in the senate.
Insurance, hazing, the suffering Rus.
sian Jews and immigration were all
topics of discussion in the house yes.
terday under the general leave OF
talk. The only business done was to
send the canal appropriation bill to
conference.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The senate
yesterday accepted the report OF the
conference committee on the Pan.
ANA canal emergency appropriation
bill and thus, so far as it is con.
cerBed, finally disposed of that meas.
ure. The acceptance of the report
was preceded by brief discussion
Of the restoration of the bond provis.
ion to the appropriation bill and OF
the action of the house in resenting
the senate's action in separating
these two questions. Several minor
bills were passed during the day.
The house continued general de.
bate under the gllise of referring the
presidents message to committees
on questions of interest, national OF
otherwise. The subject of federal
control of insurance was the main
feature and nearly all speakers began
their remarks with referance to it,
Washington, Dec. 21.-The house
continued to "shoot clay pigeons" yes.
terday as one member put it, and the
| debate on general topics continued for
| five hours. 1t is understood that with
adjournment yesterday the general
| debate on the presidents message
| which has been in progress for sew.
eral days has been concluded and
when adjournment for the holidays
will be taken.
The house agreed to the conference
report on the canal appropriation bill
and passed bill in relief of the Coun-
| Gil City & Solomon River Railway
Company of Alaska.
| The only notable feature OF the
open session of the senate yesterday
was a brief discussion of the question
of railroad legislation by Messrs
Foraker and Culberson. The Ohio
senator reiterated his position on the
| question of rate legislation, saying he
| differed from other senators only OF
the point as to the remedies to be ap-
piled for the evils of which complaints
| have been made.
| Washington, Dec 22.-There was
| but a ten-minute session of the house
yesterday when the holiday adjourn
ment until Jan. was taken. Two
speeches, one attacking and the other
defending the cotton crop estimates
of the government, were to have been
made, but permission was granted to
print these speeches in the Record.
Mr.. Payne announced.
Our oratory seems to have been
exhausted" and without extending
further invitation to any member for
speech the adjournment was de,
clared by the speaker.
| After a session of little more than
an hours duration the senate ad,
| journed until Jan. 4. Only about halt
of the session was Legislative in char
acteT and the greater part of that
time was devoted to discussion of the
regularity of the credentials of Mr..
Gearin, who succeeds Mr.. Mitchell as
senator from Oregon. The credentials
were accepted and Mr.. Gearin was
sworn in.