The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-02-16
THE FIFry.EIoH1H CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

washington, Feb. S.--Senate.--Th
senate passed the joint statehood bill.
AS passed the bill provides for the ad-
mission Of the states of Oklahoma. to
be composed of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, and New Mexico. according
to the present boundaries, with Ari-
zona eliminated The long session was
characterized by exciting incidents
and many surprises.
House. THE feature of the debate
IN the house on the freight bill was
the speech of Mr. Mccall (Mass.), who
is opposing the proposed legislation.
He declared that IL was not to be i'm
agined that the supreme court would
stand between the government and its
victim, following that utterance up
with the statement that the courts
usually reflected the policy of the par
ty in power. The views of the speak
ers as to legislation needed were
many and varied but with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Mccall and Mr.. Sibley
(Pa) all were agreed that the time
had arrived for the granting of relief
Washington, Feb. 9.-Senate.-The
senate received from Mr.. Kearns
disclaimer of the vote in favor Of sep
arate statehood for New Mexico which
the records credited him with. He
said that he had been misunderstood
by the clerks and that he had voted
against the provision. Several sena'
tors corroborated his statement. but a
number asserted that they had under
stood him to vote for the amendment
The senate spent almost an hour In
connection with the house Of repre-
sentatives in canvassing the presiden
tial vote and the remainder of the ses
sion was devoted to executive busi-
ness.
House.-Although the result of the
presidential election was known early
in the evening of November s, 1t was
not until the senate and house met in
joint session that Thedore Roosevelt
and Charles w. Fairbanks were Off
cially declared to be elected president
and vice president respectively for
four years, beginning March 4, 1905.
This quadriennial function Of congress
attracted to the house chamber where
the electoral vote was canvassed an
immense gathering, prominent among
the auditors being Mrs. Roosevelt,
Miss Alice Roosevelt, the presidents
sister, Mrs. Cowles, and Mrs. Charles
w. Fairbanks, wife Of the vice presi-
dent elect.
Washington, Feb. 10.--Senate.--Th
senate devoted the day to debate Oh
the agricultural appropriation bill, but
did not complete the measure. There
was a renewal of the discussion of
the general policy of distributing the
bills among number
of committees. Mr.. German and Mr.
Spooner contended that the change
had resulted in a vast increase in the /
cost of conducting the government.
Mr. Hale agreed that in recent years
there had been great increase in the I
but he attributed 1t TO /
what he characterized as the "war |
craze"
House.-After nearly four days of |
the house, by vote of 1926 |
TO II. passed the Esch- Townsend bill |
providing for the regulation of freight /
rates. The negative vote was made |
mp of IL republicans and six demo.
,rats
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE senate 1
heard the first witness called in con
nectlon with the impeachment pro.
reedings against Judge Swayne, of .
Florida, and thus entered upon the |
real work of the trial. The statement !
)f the case on behalf of the house was
made by Manager Palmer who went !
,Ter the various charges against
Judge Swayne, and said 1t was the ex-
Dectation Of the managers that all of |
hem would be proven. The witnesses
heard testified concerning hotel bills
paid by Judge Swayne while he held
court in Texas. IL was decided to de-
vote the time between and O'Clock |
each day to the Swayne inquiry. The |
following bills were passed: Donating |
bronze cannon to the G.. |
A. r. for the purpose of making
badges; authorizing the secretary OF .
war to sell magazine rifles to rifle |
clubs; referring to the court of claims /
he claim of Madison county, Ken
lucky, against the United States for !
a refund of money paid to the collec-
-or of internal revenue; prohibiting
the use Of government devices to in.
dicate the quality of gold used In the
arts.
After maintaining it's record for the |
rapid disposition of private pension
bills, 433 being passed in an hour and |
a half, the house considered for a |
short while the bill providing a gov
for the Panama canal zone.
An early adjournment was taken to |
enable the republicans to confer On
The statehood bill.