The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-12
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When the House reconvened Wednes-
day after the holiday recess Mr.. Gros-
venor (Ohio) submitted the report of the
merchant marine committee, the minority
being given until Friday to submit their
views. Mr.. Mann Qll) announced the
death of his late colleague, William +.
Mahoney of Illinois, and offered the GUS
tomary resolutions, and as a further
mark of respect to the late member the
House adjourned. There was a large
attendance of Senator's when the Senate
was called to order. President pro TEN.
Frye being still absent, Senator Perkins
presided. Mr.. Platt N. " reported a
resolution for the printing of 10000
copies OF the eport of the commissioner
OF corporations, and accepted an amend
ment suggested by Mr.. Bailey providing
Tor printing with the report a decision
or the Supreme Court of the United
States, which he said the report criti-
clses. MIR. Warren reported the omnibus
claims bill and gave notice that he would
ask early consideration of the bill. which
3presents 1000 claimants. Mr.. Hepburn
introduced a bill for the regulation of
corporations, which was referred to the
committee on the judiciary. By a vote
of 81 to II the Senate decided TO consider
the bill for creating the States of Okla
homa and New Mexico. During the
discussion of the statehood bill the Sem
ate adjourned out of respect to the mem
Org of Congressman Mahoney of Chicago.
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The governments cotton statistics as
prepared by the Agricultural Department
and census bureau formed the subject Of
an extended discussion in the House
Thursday. Representative Livingston of
Georgia attacked the reliability of the
governments estimates, and charged that
the ~inaccuracy of the figures had Great
ed a panic in the cotton market He
ca..ed attention to the dissatisfaction
which be said existed in the South over
the government cotton statistics, and said
that the press of that section was ready
to demand the abolition of the statistical
bureau of the Agricultural Department.
The question came upon a motion by
aIr. WadswOrth, chairman of the commit
tee on agriculture, to lay OF the table the
resolution presented by Mr.. Livingston
several weeks ago calling on the Sec
rotary of Agriculture for information re-
garding the method of collecting cotton
statistics. The motion to lay on the Ia
bic prevailed. after Messrs. Burleson
CTexas), Wadsworth IN. ", Lowering
Class.) and Sims CTenn.) had vigorously
defended the governments estimates. The
joint statehood bill again occupied the
major portion of the attention of the
Senate, and Mr.. Nelson completed his
speech in support of it. The omnibus
claims bill was read il part. but no effort
was made TO secure action on 1t. The
following bills were passed: Prescribing
means for the promotion of army officers
Of the line while on duty in the ordnance
department, and fixing the number OF
officers of all grades in that corps; pro-
viding for the reorganization of the med
zeal department of the army creating a
reserve corps and doing away with most
of the contract surgeons.
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A bill was passed by the Senate Fri
day authorizing the issue of obsolete
ordnance to State educational institu-
tons. The reading of the omnibus claims
bill was completed. Mr.. Bard of Cali
fornia spoke in opposition to the joint
statehood bill on the ground that the
people of Arizona and New Mexico do
not desire union. Mr.. Tillman also op-
posed union of the territories. saying it
would subject the people of Arizona to
domination of Mexicans and "greasers."
Adjourned until Monday. In the House
the bill to revise the laws relating to
steam vessels was recommitted. The for
tiications appropriation bill was passed
after debate in which Mr.. Littauer of
New York explained the provisions of the
measure and Mr.. Bake of New York
criticised it. attacking President Roose-
welt as wanting to hold himself up as
the counterpart of Wilhelm H.. the great
war god" Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania
spoke in favor of his bill for the estab-
lishment of the whipping post in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Adjourned until Mon
day.