Chicago eagle., 1905-02-25

The Senate on Friday passsf the bill
sppropriating SnoiOWlO for the District
Of Columbia ani the diplomatic aud cou.
suiar appropriation bill. carrying 81, 1856.
UO. One witness was heard In the
Swayue impeachment trial. aud an hour
was spent In <ecrc, session in further
effort TO determine the admissibility "a
evidence of Judge Swayne's statement
before n House committee. The Senate
recedcl from it, amendment to- the agri.
cultural appropriation bill, constituting the
provision In the Dinglcy law relative to
the drawback on imported wheat. Sena-
tor Morgan offered An amendment to the
Panama canal hill to prohibit the filing
ut vacancies ou the Panama canal com.
mission during the recess of Congress.
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The Senate on Saturday decided not to
admit as testimony in the Swnyne i'm.
parchment trial the statement made hy
Judge Swayne before n House commit.
tc" and then adjourned the court \
request of the House for a conference on
the statehood hill was received aud q
sharp debate eu,ucl over an effort to
have the conference committee appointed
immediately. The opponents of joint
statehood succeeded IN securing q post.
-poneincut until Monday. Senator Pen.
rose, from the committee on postofiiceS
and post roads. reported the postoftice
appropriation bill. aud then the special
order Of the day. eulogics upon the char.
acter of the late Senator NJ. =. Quay Of
pennsylvania, was taken up. The House
received notice that the Senate had with
drawn its wheat drawback amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill. and
Immediately voted to reject all the Sen.
ate amendments and send the measure
70 conference. The Senate amendments
60 the diplomatic ani consular bill were
also disagreed to aud conference re.
quested. Similar action was taken on
the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill. Several private bills were passed
and the House then went into committee
Of the whole to consider the pension ap.
preparation bill. which was finally passed
without amendment,
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Sitting In special session. the House
Of Representatives Sunday conducted
services to the memory Of the late Sen
ator Mathew Stanley Quay Of rennsyl
vania. Mr.. Dalzcll presided.
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The Senate OH Monday debated a,
length the question of whether the Sen
ate conferees on the statehood bill shoul,
he appointed In the usual manner. o
whether they should be selected 50 as I,
represent sentiment of the Senate as rep
resented in the bin ~ passed. The argu
ment was interrupted by the convenini
of the Senate as a court In the Swayn,
Impeachment trial. when the House man
ayers rested their case aud the defens
opened. Bills were passed authorizing
the construction pf \ railway bridg
across the White river IN Indiana an,
authorizing the award Of bronze medal
for bravery In saving lives In rairoa,
wrecks. The IIOus" passed the nava
appropriation bill. after voting to retail
the provision for two new battleshi ips
reducing the appropriation for contingen
expenses of the marine corps from SIS
900 10 $4,000, striking out the amend
ment giving authority to build the collie
authorized at the last session cls.wh er
than on the Pacific coast. and acceptin
an amendment npproprlnting SI1j.OOO (
equip the Mare Island navy yard ia
building the collier. During the debat
Mr.. Baker of New York caused a stUri
of protest by Introducing a resolutio
censuring tho President for sending
message Of condolcnce on account Of til
assa ssInation Of Grand Duke c'rgius
Moscow. Mr.. Payne Of New York az
nounced the death of his colleague. NJ
Otis, and offered the usual resolution
Of respect and sympathy.