The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-07
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The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. Under general debate, the House
having met at IL O'Clock for the further
consideration of the diplomatic bill,
speeches were made by Mr.. Rucker (Mo.)
on his publicity pill, Samuel w. Smith
(Mich.) in favor of a postal telegraph,
Mr. Lamar (Fla.) on railroad rate legis-
lation, Mr.. Perkins N. W on the bene-
fits of civil service, Mr.. Murphy MO-
on statehood and Mr.. Rhodes MOI on
giving the provisional militia of Missouri
pensionable status. The House, after
making few amendments to the bill,
adjourned until noon on Monday.
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The railroad rate bill was sent TO con-
ference by the Senate Monday, Messrs.
Tillman, Cullom and Elkins being named
as conferees. Senator Kittredge made
long speech advocating a sea-level 18TH
milan canal. Senator Rayner advocated
the purchase of canal supplies abroad
Consideration of the Panama supply reso-
luton was interrupted at O'Clock when
the canal type bill was laid before the
Senate as unfinished business. Late in
the afternoon the postoffice appropriation
bill was taken up for committee amend
ments. 1t took the sergeant-at-arms and
other officers nearly two hours to get to-
gether a quorum in the House. When
this was accomplished the House concur
red in a number of Senate amendments to
bills, including the denatured alcohol
| measure, and then resolved itself into q
''city council to consider the affairs of
| the District of Columbia. The compul-
sorry education bill, providing for eight
enforced years of schooling, was passed.
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The Senate Tuesday passed the post
|, ofive appropriation bill, carrying 1892,
$4,000 The entire session was devoted
| to the debate on this measure. The naval
appropriation bill was reported. The to-
| tai increase voted by the Senate commit
tee was S2.461 OBJ, making grand total
| Of S103,070,670. Adjournment until
! Thursday was taken. The aftermath of
Mondays filibustering in the House, re-
! sulting in the arrest and haling before
the House of number of members 10
order TO complete a quorum, came Tues
| day in the shape of an Intellectual effort
| to prevent approval of the journal. The
members involved insisted on offering ex-
| plantations for their absence, and attacked
| the action of the chair, but Speaker Cam
non refused to be moved from his decis-
ion. During the rest of the day quorum
was continuously present. Consideration
of the diplomatic and consular bill was
nearly completed. The proposed amend
ment appropriating S1.000,000 for the
| purchase of quarters for American ENJOYS
in foreign capitals was struck out on .
| point of order
The Senate Thursday passed the Knox
immunity. the omnibus lighthouse and the
military academy bills and probably
would have passed the employers liabil-
ity measure had not an executive session
been taken at , D. m. TO consider the
nomination of Judge James Wickersham
| to be judge of the United States Circuit
Court for the district of Alaska. The
| charges against him were reviewed, but
no vote was had, and it did not appear
! that one is imminent. The Democrats in
the House resumed their flibustering tao
tics and demanded roll calls on every pos
sible parliamentary point. Notwithstand-
ing these delays, the diplomatic and con.
sular appropriation bill, carrying an APP
| preparation of S2.734, $50, was passed
The legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill and the postofice appro-
priation measure were sent to confer
ences.
The Senate Friday passed the bill reg
ulatng the liability of railroad companies
for injuries to employees, but Mr.. Daniel
gave NOTICE of motion to reconsider.
which. if it.prevails, will bring the meas
! IRE before the Senate again. Mr.. Nor
gam made a speech in support of the as
sertion of American control in the Isle
| of Pines. Discussing the resolution Civ
ing the President authority to 90 abroad
to purchase supplies for the Panama ca
| nal, in case American bids are extortion-
ate, Mr.. Stone attacked the President as
weak and wavering in policy. Announce
| ment of the suicide of Representative
Robert Adams of Pennsylvania was re-
| ceiyed in the House shortly afssr it had
convened and it was voted to adjourn out
OF sympathy.
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