The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-12-28
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ed by the Senate Saturday. after q de-
bate which practically excluded all other
business. A substitute offered BY Mr..
Hale for Mr.. Bacon's amendment. speci.
hcally requiring that Congress shall be
supplied with regular estimates Of all
salaries except those paid to laborers.
was accepted. Mr.. Hale made the au-
thofixed announcement that Secretary
Bishops duties as press agent would be
abolished. The House INDUCED itself
again to the extent Of four hours in an
academic discussion Of federal control Of
insurance. The holiday recess was axed
from Dec. 81 to Jan. 4 For the pur-
pose Of bringing out Information show.
Ing the existence Of civil pension list
the House asked the President for the
number Of civil employees Of the govern.
ment who have reached the age Of 20.
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Whether the Senate r. warranted in
ignoring a Senator convicted In the
courts on charges Of misconduct and In
not assigning him to places on standing
committees, yet leaving his name on the
roll. was discussed for two hours Monday
and then dropped without ruling. The
matter came up when the list Of standing
committees was presented and It was
stated that the name Of Senator Burton
OF Kansas had been left out at his re-
quest. A resolution providing for ad-
journment from Dec. 2t to Jan. 4 was
adopted. The message from the House
disagreeing with the Senate amendments
to the canal appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate. A motion that the
Senate insists on the amendments and
agreeing to conference was adopted
The ship subsidy bill was taken up,
which makes 1t the unfinished business.
A resolution calling on the Secretary Of
the Treasury for the names and locations
of national banks and the amount Of de-
posits of United States moneys from
June 30. 1901. to 1905 was adopted. In.
surance. hazing at West Point and Ann.
npolis, the sufferings of the Russian Jews
and immigration were the topics Of dis.
cussion In the House under n general
leave Of talk. The only business done
was to send the Panama canal appro
lpriation bill to conference.
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The Senate Tuesday accepted the re-
port Of the conference committee on the
Panama canal emergency appropriation
bill. which Incorporated the Senate
amendment as article 1, making the
canal bonds available as n basis Of ma
tional bank circulation. There was a
brief discussion of the restoration of this
provision and of the attitude of the
House In resenting the Senate's action,
In which speeches were made by Messrs.
Spooner, Aldrich and Teller. All ex-
pressed the opinion that the SENATE had
not exceeded its prerogatives, bu. the
finance committee was asked for an opin-
ion. A bill was passed establishing n
fish culture station in Illinois, $25, 600
being appropriated. The House contin-
ued debating, topics of local or national
interest, under the guse of referring the
message of the President to committees.
Federal control of insurance was the
main feature in the remarks. A plea
against the destruction of the old frigate
Constitution was made by Mr.. Sulzer
IN. ". When the conference commit
tee reported on the canal appropriation
bill Mr.. Williams, the minority leader,
objected to action on 1t and the report
went over a day.
The only notable feature Of the open
session of the Senate Wednesday was
brief discussion of railroad legislation by
Messrs. Foraker and Culberson. At 1857
p. m. the Senate went into executive
session and adopted motion calling on
the President for the return of the no.
tifcation of the Senate's confirmation
of the nominations of the Panama Canal
commissioners. for reconsideration. The
House continued the general debate,
and it Is understood that the discussion
of the Presidents message, which has
been in progress for seven days, has been
concluded. A feature of the oratory was
defense of the Agricultural Depart
ment by Southern members, who In
dorsed the government cotton statistics.
The House agreed to the conference re-
port on the Panama Canal appropriation
bill and passed bill for the relief of
Railway Company of Alaska. Mr.. Payne
reported from the Ways and Means
Committee tho Philippine tariff for con-
sideration Jan. 4.
A controversy over the credentials of
John M. Gearin, the newly elected Sem
ator from Oregon, occupied the brief
open session of the Senate Thursday, his
certificate finally being accepted. The
bill extending for one year the time al
lowed the Council City and Solomon
River railroad to Alaska to complete its
line was passed. At 1896 p. m. the
Senate went into executive session, and
at 1:10 p. m. adjourned until Jan. 4.
1905. The House was in session only
ten minutes. Two speeches, one attack
ing and the other defending the cotton
crop estimates Of the government, We're
to have been made, but permission was
given to print them in the record. Speak
er Cannon then announced the House ad-