The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-02
&0S6SSNNSGNS92s82f
! CONGR[SSg
,&1s2sS2y3S&1SSaS

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 also
came up, and an agreement was reached
to meet an hour earlier Wednesday in
order to advance it. In response to a
question. Mr.. Elkins, chairman Of the
committee on interstate commerce, ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be i'm
possible % secure railroad rate legisla-
ton during the present session of Con-
gress. Ex-senator higgins finished his
preliminary statement in opening the de-
Tense for Judge Swayne, and one wit
ness was examined. The House passed
the Philippine tariff bill practically as it
came from committee and with little dis
cussion. The river and harbor appropri-
alton bill was taken up. but it was soon
laid aside, and several measures passed.
the most important of which authorizes
States Union and Confederate battle
flags.
The Senate on Wednesday considered
the bill providing civil government for
the Panama 'caLal zone. The question
of the governments ownership of the
Panama railroad and its relation to the
general question of government owner
ship of railroads generally was debated
freely. number of wi,resse were ex-
amfned in the Swayne impeachment case.
Washington farewell address was read.
After q brief but spirited debate the
House sent back to conference the army
appropriation bill. All Senate amend
ments again were disagreed to with the
single exception of one appropriating
$4,000 for continuing the cable from
Valdes to Seward, Alaska There was
renewed discussion over the Miles fea-
ture of the bill The rest of the session
was devoted to discussing the river and
harbor bill, which was not completed.
-
The Senate on Thursday passed the
bill providing a form of government for
the Panama canal zone after accepting
an amendment authorizing the purchase
rather than the condemnation Of the re-
naming stock of the Panama Railroad
Cor .pany. At 1 o'clock the Swayne i'm
parchment trial was resumed, continuing
until adjournment, with an intermission
Of two hours. The taking of testimony
was completed at 800 p. m, and Mr..
Olmstead began the argument for the
prosecution. The House passed the river
md harbor appropriation bill, carrying an
appropriation of ST., 234, 657. An amend
ment to strike out the provision providing
G. Al e
from Boston to Lake Michigan was de-
feated. p to 112. The military academy
bill was sent to conference after the Sem
ate amendments to appoint Senator Jo-
seph Hawley and Gen. Peter j. Oster-
haus brigadier generals on the retired list
had been agreed TO.
The time of the Senate Friday was
divided between the Swayne impeach-
ment trial and the motion of Senator
Beverage to appoint conferees on the
joint statehood bill. In the Swayne case
Messrs. Perkins. Clayton and Powers
made arguments for the prosecution, and
Mr.. Higgins responded in Judge
Swayne's beh llf. Senator Morgan an
tagonized the motion to appoint conferees
ON the statehood bill and held the floor
in opposition when the Senate adjourned
for the day. A large part of the session
of the House was devoted to the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The appropria-
ton of 100000 for rental of the old
New York custom house was stricken
out. 90 to II, after an excited debate,
md the measure was still under discus
sion at adjournment. Mr.. Hull present
ed a further conference report on the
army appropriation bill, which was or
dered printed. The Senate amendments
to the Panama canal government bill
were disagreed to and the bill sent to con-
ference. Mr. Mann of Illinois introduced
railroad rate bill and one to enforce
the common law responsibilities of com
mon carriers, and Mr.. Hinshaw of Ne
braska resolution for printing 1000 ad-
ditional copies of the Jefferson Bible. u
A bill was passed making the holder OF
five shares Of stock in national banks
with $25, 900 capital eligible as a direc-
tor.
The Senate Saturday sent to confer
ence the statehood and Panama Cana
with the Swayne trial. in which the con
GLIDING arguments were made by Mr.
Thurston for the defense and Manager
de Almond for the prosecution. The
Senate then went into executive session
to deliberate on the case, and adopted
motion to begin voting Monday at IL
O'Clock. separate vote to be taken vi
and Senators Hale and German united
In condemning the rapid increase of the
navy. A large number of private bills
including 1856 pension bills, were passed
The sunjry civil bill occupied most o.
| the time of the House, action being TAX
en- on a number of mirror amendments
Bills were passed amending the statute
providing a penalty for making fals'
statements in seeking to enter publica
tons as second-class matter, and til,
Mann bill regulating the construction O
bridges across navigable waters. At
O'Clock special exercises were held &C
cepting and thanking the State of Texa
for statues of Sam Houston and Stephel
f. Austin.
| In the National Capital.
The President has sent to the Senat
| the nomination of George e. Anderson
of Illinois to be consul at Annoy, China
| President Roosevelt has signed tn
measure providing for the construction
and maintenance of roads and school