The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-03-02
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE.

The Senate on the 22d considered the bill
| providing a civil government for the Pa
| iama Canal zone. The question or the gov
,rnment's ownership of the Panama railroad
md It's relation to the general question Of
government ownership or railroads general
Y was debated freely. = number of wit
| leachmcnt case. Washlng ton's farewell ad-
lress was read The bin providing for the
appointment of an additional circuit judge
| or the seventh judicial circuit ana rear.
| aneug the federal court districts of HI.
luis was passed. At 6:3l p. m the Senate
adjourned until II o'clock Thursday morn
! NJ.
The Senate on the 23d passed the bill pro-
! riding a form Of government for the Pana-
ma canal zone after accepting an amend
nent authorizing the purchase rather than
/ he condemnation of the remaining stock of
he Panama Railroad company. At / o'clock
lac Swayne impeachment trial was re-
/ sumed, continuing until adjournment. with
IN intermlSSion Of two hours, The taking
! If testimony was completed ut 800 p. M,
| and Mr.. OlmStead began the argument for
| he prosecution, concluding at 1918, when
! he Senate adjourned.
| The time of the Senate on the 2ish was
| iiyided between the Swayne impeachment
! rial and the motion of Senator Beveridge
! o appoint c0nferees on the joint statehood
! ill. In the Swayne case Messrs. Perkns
layton and Powers made arguments for
he prosecution, and Mr. Higgins responded
n Judge Swaync's behalf leaving Mr.
fhurston still to speak for Judge SwaNne
ma McSsfS. De Almond ana Palmer Tor tue
House. Senator Morgan antagonized the
notion to appoint conferets on the state
lood bill ana held the floor in opposition
when the Senate adjourned for the day at
80 y. III.
The Senate on the 25th sent to conference
he statehood and Panama canal govern,
nent bills and then proceeded with the
SWayne trial, In which the concluding argu-
uents We're made by Mr.. Thurston for the
iefense and Manager de Almond for the
prosecution The Senate then went into
Executive session to deliberate on the case,
md adopted q motion to begin voting Mon
lay at 10 o'clock separate vote to be tax
n on each article, Tn" naval bill was TAX
IN up and senators Hale and German unit
"a in condomning the rapid increase of the
navy. \ large number of private bills in
Guiding 800 pension bills. were passed; also
II bill authorizing the construction of II
bridge acres the st. Joseph river In Berrien
county, Michigan. The Senate adjourned at
j:35 ,, m.
The senate on the a7,h concluded the i'm
parchment trial of Judge Swayne by ac-
putting him of all the charges made against
aim. The conference report on the army
appropriation bill, which carries the pro
vision relating To the retired army officers
md affecting the pay of Gen. Miles, was
agreed 10. The naval bill was passed. With
amendments limiting the cost, exclusive of
lrmor and armament of each of the golfers
and scout cruisers to 81, 4IU.OD0 aud direct
ny the secretary of the navy to make an
INQUIRY MS To the cost of armor plate aud
in armor plate plant. Senator Bailey intro
lured an amendment to the Indian appro-
Driation bill for creating one state of OKLA
loma ana Indian territory. and senator Du-
los a joint resolution for Il constitutional
amendment prohibiting p"lNgamy and poYg-
imous cohabitation The senate adjourned
IT lO:iI y. III.
Almost the entire day ana night session
we're spent in consideration of the Indian
appropriation liIl. ON the 18th, which tHal-
y was PASSED without division. After
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