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A discussion of foreign affairs occupied
the session of the Senate Thursday.
s9essrs. Money and Hepburn speaking.
( The consular reorganization bill was read
| az length, but was not acted upon. At
i 4 10 D. m. the Senate went into executive
session and at 4 % adjourned until Mon
| day. The House passed the statehood
bill by a vote of 1914 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 at filibustering at this
session took place in the House Friday
| in Democratic endeayor to defeat the
/ provision of the urgent deficiency bill
waving the eight day for foreign
laborers on the Panama canal. The
amendment was placed in the bin 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-
ton. The Senate was not in session.
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The House Saturday passed the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, with the
amendment waving the eight-hour day
for alien labor on the Panama canal. The
vote on the amendment was 120 to 10S.
BY special order the pension calendar
was cleared, 262 bills being disposed of
| IN sixty-five minutes. After reading Mr..
Mann's omnibus bridge bill, making it I'M
finished business for Monday, the House
adjourned. There was no session of the
| Senate.
The House Monday passed a resolution
ealing on the President to furnish infor-
nation as to the existence of an alleged
agreement in violation of the interstate
commerce law between the Pennsylvania,
Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and West
ern, Chesapeake and Ohio, Northern Cen
trail and Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad companies. Unani-
nous consent was given to begin on Tues
day the consideration of the Heuburn
railroad rate bill and to continue the same
until the bill shall be disposed of. A trib-
ute to the memory of Gen. Joseph Wheel
err was paid by naming street in the
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general bridge bill was passed with sew
eral perfecting amendments. 1t provides
general provisions to be complied with
hereafter in the construction of bridges
across nayigable streams. The Chinese
boycott and the administration of the for
est reserve divided the attention of the
Senate. Mr.. Tillman offered resolution
directing an investigation of Chinese af-
fairs and Mr.. Hepburn Sharply criticised
the methods of the forestry bureau. The
House statehood bill was reported favor
ably, and notice was given II there
would be a majority report.
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The Senate Tuesday passed the bill for
the reorganization of the consular service
and about forty other measures, many of
them of considerable Importance. Sew
eral provide for lighthouses, fog signals,
revenue cutters and public buildings. The
shipping bill was under consideration for
time and was amended so as to relieve
it from constitutional objections. 1t was
supported in a speech by Mr.. Lodge.
There also was a discussion of the bills
making common carriers liable for injury
to employees, which arose over the ques-
|
Some Senators intimated that the COM
mittees were anxious to avoid the resDon-
sibility of passing on these measures. Dis
cussion of the rate regulation bill W rs
begun in the House, and the members
| evinced more general interest in the
matter than in any topic that has come
up for a long time. Mr.. Townsend of
Michigan opened with a speech support
ing the bill, being followed by Mr.. Adam
son of Georgia, representing the minority,
who commended the measure. Questions
by Mr.. Sherley of Kentucky and Mr.. Lit
tlefeld of Maine indicated that there is
to be some opposition, at least in debate,
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In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Patter-
son strongly Endorsed the position of the
4 President in Santo Domingo and in the
II matter of the Moroccan conference. Mr..
Tillman presented a resolution request
ing the President to send to the Senate
all the official correspondence with the
American minister to Santo Domingo in
1904. 1t went over until Thursday. Mr..
Hepburn sought an agreement to vote on
the pure food bill Feb. {, but Mr.. Tel
Ter objected. Mr.. Teller made a similar
have a time fixed for a vote ON the ship
ping bill. Considerable debate on this
measure followed, but no action was TAX
en-. Discussion of the railroad rate bill
was continued in the House. Speeches
by Mr.. Campbell (Kan.) and Mr.. Mar
tin { 5. D. took a wider range and in
tluded trust evils. Another speech in
favor of the bill was made by Mr.. Bart
lett {Ga.), while Mr.. Perkins On. W
attacked the measure. A bill was passed
granting a federal charter to the Carne-
gle Foundation for the Advancement of
Teach lg. The fund consists of S1O,-
100000, the income of which is to fur
nish a pension to retired educators.
Right TO dam the Rock river at Grand
DetouI, H., was granted.
Notes of the National Capital.
The Supreme Court of the United
States is taking a recess for the consid-
Grafton of cases which have been present
ed to the court.
Direct exports to Russia for 1908, ac-
cording to the bureau of statistics of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
amounted to S17,O0O,00O, and imports
from Russia were 81 100000, but the
total trade between the two countries is
about twice that shown in the statistics.
Plans for buildings and improvements
! at the naval training station to cost 3d.,
| 100000 are outlined in the report of the
! commandant, who urges an immediate APP
preparation of $4,000.
President Roosevelt has declined to ex-
| tend a pardon to Charles II. Cole, former