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hopkins engaged in a spirited debate
over the affairs of the Walsh banks of
d Chicago and the formers resolution for
s an investigation of national bank contr.
I. buttons TO political campaigns, but no ac-
& tion was taken. The Senate decided To
& insist upon its amendments to the naval
y appropriation bill and to ask for a nc,v
4 conference with the, House. Without
sending the nomination" of John G. A
], Leishman TO be ambassador to Turkey to
4 the committee on foreign. relations the
Senator's confirmed 1t a short time aftar
ii had been received from the President
A bill granting pension of $50 month
TO. Geh. Edward S. Bragg of Wisconsin
! was passed. In the House Mr.. Wads.
worth secured unanimous consent for tbe
recommtne OF the agricultural appro-
priatIon bill with the meat inspection
amendment to the committee on agricul.
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Senator Knox addressed the Senate
Tuesday in support of the lock tvpo for
the Panama canal The agricultural an
preparation bill, containing the meat in.
spection provision was received from the
House. and the House substitute ordered
I printed for the information of the Sen.
ate. Another conference on the naval
bill was ordered. The conference report
on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was adopted. A bill
amending the act creating the Spanish
claims commission so as to permit the re-
view of decisions Of the commission by
fha Sunran,a e
was passed. BY a vote of II to % an
amendment to a street car extension bill
providing fer a franchise tax of II per
cent on the net earnings of all corpora
tiuns in the District of Columbia was
lost. The House adopted the substitute
for the Beyeridge meat inspection amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
till and the measure was sent to confer
ence. Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were passed Defining the
conditions giving immunity to witnesses
In government suits; establishing the
standard of value and providing for a
coinage system In the Philippine Islands;
granting to the city of st. Louis the right
to build a free bridge across the Missis-
slppi river; increasing the efficiency of
du
ton for rife practice; establishing a
naval militia and defining its relations to
the general government providing for
an additional associate justice of the Su-.
preme Court of Arizona providing for
the retirement of enlisted men and petty
offers of the navy; increasing the eff
cheney of the ordnance department Of che
army; to promote the efficiency of che
revenue cutter service. The subsidiary
silver coinage bill failed to secure enough
votes to pass under the rule.
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The meat inspection provision of the
agricultural appropriation bill was dis
cussed in the Senate Wednesday on a
motion to grant the conference requested
by the House, and speeches were made
by Messrs. Proctor, Beveridge and Lodge
against some features of the House
amendment. Messrs. Morgan and Per-
kins made speeches on the Panama canal.
The sundry civil appropriation bilS car
rying S102, 2,347 ,279, a net increase of ST.
10000 over the sum passed by the
House, was reported In, order to expe-
dite the consideration of this measure a
night session was held. The House clean |
ed up considerable business, among the |
bills passed under suspension of the rules
being the following: Appropriating $25,-
600 for the travelling expenses OF the |
President : increasing the efficiency of the |
bureau of insular affairs by conferring
the rank and pay of brigadier general
upon the chief Of the bureau; regulating |
the checking of baggage by common car
riers. The joint resolution increasing |
the terms of Representatives to four |
years and providing for the election Of !
Senators by direct vote of the people |
failed to receive. the two-thirds vote nec- |
essary for its passage. The same fate |
was meted out TO the bill permitting ma
tional banks to make loans on real es- |
tate as security. Conference reports on |
the executive, legislative and judicial APP |
bill and the measure provid-
ing for the subdivision of lands entered |
under the reclamation act were adopted. |
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The Senate Thursday declared for a !
lock canal across the Isthmus of Panama |
BY vote of 36 to 81. The remainder OF
the session was devoted to the discussion |
Of the amendment to the sundry civil bill /
apprOpflatlng SAo,UUU 10 pay Ihe Ia'c'l
Ing expenses of the President. and the
subject was not disposed of. The confer
snce report on the fortifcations appropri-
alton bill was agreed to and the House
bill authorizing the city of st. Louis to
construct a bridge across the Mississippi |
river was passed. Before taking UP the |
pure food bill the House discussed the
conference report on the naval appropria-
lions bill BY close vote the conferees
we're instructed to concur in the Senate 1
amendment, providing that the type, dis
placement and tonnage of the proposed
'ecord- d-breaking battleship must be report
u to Congress before any bids for her
are accepted. Several minor |
also were accepted and then |
be report was disagreed to, the conferees
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