The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-01
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Abuses In the expenditure Of appro-
priations was the text of the discussions
In the House Saturday during the con-
sideration of the urgent deficiency bill.
Little progress was made with the bill.
The $2,615 Knox portrait was again a
topic Of unfavorable comment and de-
partment heads generally came in for
criticism. The most animated debate
| took place on the amendment to increase
| the amount for the transportation of sill.
yer coins. One argument advanced was
that to cut this appropriation meant
distress to the interior sections Of the
country, where silver money is used, but
| the opponents of the amendment de-
clared that the appropriation was abused
| by the express companies. for whose ben
eft, 1t was stated the appropriation was
made. The amendment was lost by Q
vote Of 20 to "a. A bill was passed pro-
viding for the holding of Federal court
at Grand Island. Neb. There was no
session of the Senate.
Right to bridge st. Andrews bay. Fla,
was granted the Birmingham, Columbus
and st. Andrews Railway Company by
the House on convening Monday. The
urgent deficiency bill was taken up, Dis
trict of Columbia day being passed over
until the next Monday. Senators Platt
| and Depew were in their seats when the
Senate convened, the first appearance of
either for some time. Both gentlemen
were given warm welcomes and were
heartily congratulated upon their ap-
pearing In good health. Senator Clay
addressed the Senate on his resolution
| relating to the governmental power to
fix maximum future charges by rail-
roads.
In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Spooner
defended the course of President Roose-
welt in appointing delegates to the Mo-
roccan conference and in relation TO
Santo Domingo. Messrs. Tillman and
| Culberson also spoke, insisting that in
| the Dominican affair the executive had
usurped the powers of the Senate. In
the House the urgent deficiency appro-
| priation bill was under consideration. An
amendment abrogating the eight-hour day
| for work on the Panama canal was de-
| feated, and another, providing that canal
| commissioners may not receive additional
compensation besides their salaries, was
passed. The item of $2,615 to reimburse
the Department of Justice for an oil por-
trait of former Attorney General Knox
met defeat. A bill creating new land
district in Montana, to accommodate set
| tiers in the Great Grow reservation,
which will be opened for settlement in
| August, was passed.
| In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Lodge
| defended the course of the President with
regard to the affairs of Santo Domingo
and the Moroccan conference and Mr.
| Teller spoke in support of the Senate's
| prerogative in treaty making. At Q p. m.
an executive session lasting fifteen min
utes was had and then the private PEN
sion calendar was taken up. The forces
opposed to the joint statehood bill, con-
sisting of the Democrats and the Repub-
| lican insurgents, met their first defeat
| in the House when n motion ordering the
| previous question on the adoption of the
rule for debate prepared by the Republi-
cans was passed by vote Of 102 to 1G5.
| Several members had left the chamber
when the vote on the rule itself was TAX
en-, the result being 1877 to 157. Mr..
| Crumpacker of Indiana took the chair
and debate on the bill in committee of
| the whole was begun at once. After
| passing bill to create jury commission
crs in Oklahoma the House at 5 :25 p. III.
| adjourned.
a discussion of foreign affairs occupied
| the session Of the Senate Thursday,
Messrs. Money and Hepburn speaking.
| The consular reorganization bill was read
| at length, but was not acted upon. At
4 10 p. IN. the Senate went into executive
session and at 20 adjourned until Mon
day. The House passed the statehood
bill by a vote of 194 to $50, according to
the schedule. Only thirty-three insur-
gents went on record against the meas
ure. The resignation of Claude A. Swan
son, recently elected Governor of vir-
ginia, was presented to the House.
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The first attempt Mt filibustering at this
session took place in the House Friday
in Democratic endeavor to defeat the
provision of the urgent deficiency bill
waving the cight-bour day for foreign
| laborers on the Panama canal. The
amendment was placed in the bill after
much maneuvering. Secretary Wilson
came up for censure because Of his re-
quest that more funds be given the De-
partment Of Agriculture for meat inspec-
tion. The Senate was not in session.
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