Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-01-11
CONGRESS IN SESSION AGAIN
The Senate and Hause Regularly at
Woele-What They are Doing.
House Meets and Adiourns.

ElSHSCl ClmCCtS attA FNAlS"Nee
When the House fa.convened after
tue holiday recess, Mr.. Grosvernor, of
Chic, submitted the report Of the mer-
chant marine commission. the minor
ity being given until Friday to sub
nit their viewe, The House adjourned
until tomorrow out of respect to the
memory Of the late Representative Ma
honey, Of Illinois.
Subventions of five dollars per gross
ton annually; subsidies for the carry
ing of mails from. Atlantic Coast and
Gulf of Mexico ports 10 South and Cen
tral America and Cuba, and from Pa
cific coast ports to Japan. China. the
Philippines, Mexico, Central America
and the Isthmus of Panama; ton
mage tax on foreign vessels entering
United States ports; the creation of
naval volunteer of anpretiees On ships
in foreign trade are provided for in
the bill agreed upon by the joint met
chant marine commission.
Senate Meetk Again.
Upon re.reHNsning after the holiday
recess. the Senate plunged directly in
to the consideration of the bill for the
admission of two States ta be Compos.
ed of Arizona aud New Mexico and Ok
lahoma AMI Indian Territory, 4 mo-
ticn by Mr.. BeSeTsdge to take up the
bill prevailed by vote of 81 to II. Mr.
Hepburn, who renewed his effort to
get up the pure feed sill, voted with
the Den,acra.tss On roll call, but with
this exception the Republicans voted
solidly to proceed with the considera-
tion of the Statehood hill and the Dem.
ccrats solidly agninst that course. A
motion by Mr., Bate, OF Tenpessee, to
recoranlit was Voted d:nwh, Nj. Nelson
spoke at length Ii advocacy of the
bill.
MI. Bate, in making his motion. said
it had been difficult to make mi
nority report. es mary: Sf the sittings
OF the comnlitiea had been held when
the Senate Was in session, when men,
befa Of the minority could not attend.
He entered upon an argument
against consolidation Of the four Terri.
tories into two States; Referring to
the proposed. union Of Arizona and
New Mexico, he said they would make
a State of greater area than is com.
prised i'll a,i the New England States
with New FORK, New Jersey, and Penn
sylyania added. The only reason for
the consolidation was found, he said,
in the desire to prevent an increase
Of United atates Senators.
Mr.. Breckenridge said all the mem
bers of the committee on Territories
had beSn notified of the committee
meetings and that failure to attend
was the fault OF the individual mem
bers,
Mr.. Bate admitted that due notice St
meetings had been given. 0TheN
wanted US to help make a quorum, =
he said, "but we did not come up with
the ante" The reference of the ven
erable Senator to popular game
caused a smile around the chamber.
His motion was voted down; Is to 81.
lne Senate adjourned.
Senator Bard occupied the entire
time Of the Senate He made an argu-
ment against the union of Arizona and
New Mexico, on the ground that the
people of the two Territories 90 not
desire it,
During the course OF Mr.. Bard's
speech be was interrupted by Mr. Till
man, who said he wanted to make an
appeal for white supr cy in Ari-
zona." To unite the = territories
would, he said, be like .ng Florida
with Cuba and to ST. .lct the white
people Of Arizona to the domination OF
Mexicans and "Greasers," which he op-
posed.
Several bills of minor Importance
were passed during the day, and the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
Will Canvass Vote February 8.
The Joint statehood bill again occu-
pied the majority portion of the atten-
ton of the Senate. and Mr. Nelson COM
pleted his speech in support OF it..
The omnibus claims bill was read IN
part, but no effort was made to Sc
cure action upon it. Bills for the re-
organization of the medical corps OF
the army and regulating promotions
Of army officers employed in the ordl-
nance department were passed.
A resolution reported by Mr.. Bur-
rows from the committee on privileges
and elections fixing l o'clock on We'd
nesday, February 8. for the canvass by
the two Houses of Congress of the
vote cast at the last presidential cleo
ticn was agreed to. The ceremony will
take place in the chamber of the House
of Representatives The Senate adj
iourned.
No River and Harbor Bill.
The prospects are that this session
Of Congress will not pass rived and
harbor bill. The committee on rivers
and harbors has been considering a
hill for some time with view of max
ing an early report, but among the
leaders in the House there is dlspo-
sition to let the bill go over for this
session, on account of the condition OF
the Treasury. Cutting off river and
harbor bill would be in line with the
determination of the House leaders to
adhere to policy of strict economy IN
government expenditures.
Representative Maynard, of Virginia,
in bill proposed to increase the salary
O; the President to s75,000 year, the
Vice President to $4,000 and to give
the President after his retirement from
office an annual salary of $4,000 per
annum for life.
Congressional Notes.
By bill introduced by Representa-
tive Gillespie, of Texas, it is proposed
that United States District judges shall
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