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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
REVIEW OF WORK DONE
MONEY APPROPRIATED AND
BILLS PASSED BY CONGRESS.

More money has been appropriated during
the short session of the Fifty-ninth Con-
gress than during any previous session.
The amount, as near as can be estimated,
approximates a billion dollars
Two big battleships were authorized for
the navy, and the artillery corps of the
army was recognized and enlarged
general service pension was granted to
veterans of the Mexican and civil wars
and like provision was made for army
nurses. For river and harbor improvements
the appropriation aggregated $50. OO0, GEO.
Increased salaries were given to cabinet
ministers. the Vice President and senator's
the Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives and its members: to ambassadors,
ministers and consuls; to post Office clerks
and letter carriers.
The public made more inquiries for in.
formation from the document rooms Of
Congress regarding the ship subsidy bill,
the currency measure and the bill regulet-
ing the hours of railway employees than any
other pending legislation. Ship subsidy died
hard I'm the last hours. The other two
measures became laws as the session
closed.
The immigration bill. one of the meas
ures brought over from the long session,
was completed under the. spur of the Presi-
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SUPPLY BILLS PASSED
Appropriation Measures All Out
the Way.
FlLIBUSTER IN THE SENATE
Democrats Stood in the Way of Ship
Subsidy.
REBUKED BY SENATOR FRYE
Agricultural Bank for the Philip
pines-New Parks for District
Knocked Out.
REBUKED BY SENATOR FRYE

The filibuster against the ship subsidy
bill which was begun Saturday in the Sem
ate was continued throughout the session
yesterday and assumed humorous vein,
under the direction of Senator Carmaek
much to the enjoyment of the crowded gal
lcries. The speakers on the subsidy bill
were interrupted frequently to permit the
passage of minor bills, the adoption of con-
ference reports and the transaction of other
business incidental to the closing hours OF
the session. During the day and night the
conference reports on the pension and gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bills were
agreed to- and there was a long discussion
of the report on the La Toilette railway en-
ployes bill, which was sent back to con-
ference. A report was afterward agreed
upon by the conferences, but this had
not been acted on when at II 40 the Sem
ate took recess until $50 O'Clock this
morning.
The conference report on the Sundry civil
appropriation bill was agreed to at the last
minute, but the ship subsidy bill had not
been acted on.
More than an hour was spent by the
House i'll obtaining quorum after meeting
at IL o'clock yesterday, but when the nee
essary number was secured business pro-
ceeded usual a greater part of the
days session given to the consideration
Ol conference Ie.OIls vi tileSc d Sdi tisti lC.
port on the sundry civil bill and a partial
report on the La Toilette railroad bill were
accepted and the bills sent back to confer
ence for further consultation with the rep
resentatives of the Senate. The final report
on the pension appropriation bill, containing
o provision for the maintenance of eighteen
pension agencies was agreed to. The bill
authorizing the establishment of an agr1-
cultural bank in - Philippine Islands was
passed At & O'Clock the House took a re-
cess until $50
After the recess the House agreed to the
conference report the general deficiency
bill.
number of monument bills were passed,
including completion of a monument IN
honor of the battle of New Orleans at
Chalmette, La; the Stevenson Grand Army
memorial to be erected in Washington;
Christopher Columbus statue for Washing
ton; monument for TippecanOe battle
ground. Indiana.
The conference report on the so-called
sixteen-hour bill was agreed to by vote
of 2,3 to 0 The conference report on the
sundry civil bill was agreed to. and with
business generally completed the House at
12:1O am. took recess until $50 today.
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Memorial of Columbus.

Mr.. Golden of New York called up and
had passed last night in the House a bill
approprlating 100000 for the erection of a
suitable memorial of Christopher Columbus
in the city of Washington and later the
bill passed the Senate.
Decoration for McCalla.
Senator Cullom yesterday secured the
adoption by the Senate of joint resolution
authorizing Rear Admiral E. H. McCalla to
accept a medal from the King of Great
Britain and the decoration of the Order of
the Red Eagle from the Emperor of Ger
many. 1t was later adopted by the House.
Compliment to Grosvenor.
AS last compliment to Representative
Grosvenor, as stated on the floor Of the
Senate, that body yesterday passed House
bill appropriating 100000 for public
building at Athens, Ohio.
: New immigration Stations.
The Senate yesterday gave its approval to
House measures providing for the building
of immigration stations at Galveston, Tex,
New Orleans, La, and Charleston, s. c.
Senator Bailey Welcomed.
Senator Bailey of Texas, who has just re-
turned from that state, was in his place in
the Senate yesterday for the first time dur
ing the present session. He received q
hearty welcome by his colleagues on both
sides of the chamber. He said he would
make no statement in the Senate concern
ing his recent eventful campaign.
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TO FORM A CONSTITUTION.
Enabling Act Passed for the Benefit
of Oklahoma.

The House yesterday passed Senate bill
amending the act enabling the people Of
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory to form
a constitution by providing for the trans
fer of cases from the courts in Oklahoma
and Indian Territory to the United States
district and circuit courts of the state of
Oklahoma. 1t is made necessary. explained
Mr.. Hamilton of Michigan, chairman Of the
committee on territories, by provision in
the statehood act which provides that all
cases in which the United States is a party
should be transferred to the United States
district and circuit courts for final DISPOSE
ton. All criminal cases pending in the
courts in the Indian Territory are brought
in the name of the United States" and the
effect of the provision would be to transfer
all criminal cases to the United States dis
trict and circuit courts of the eastern dis
trict of the state of Oklahoma and crowd
the dockets of these courts for years to
come. The bill also fixes the salaries of
United States attorneys and marshals In the
two districts of Oklahoma. me statehood
bill omitted to fix the salaries of these OFF,
GERS. The bill now goes to the President for
his signature.
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River Craft Chang, Owners.

Capt Joseph z. Trice, owner Of the
schooner Charles E. Dagger, has sold a half
interest in that vessel to Capt. Bland, who
will take charge of the vessel in a short
time and will employ her in wood and lum-
Der running on the Potomac river, from
down river points to this city. The Dagger
has been i'm the trade for the last six or
eight years, and comes into port here at
least twice each month.
Mr.. John Boswell has sold the huh of the
steam launch Cygnus. to Mr.. ]. Thomas
Tennesson, and the boat has been moved
from the wharf foet of K street to the
dock adjoining the freboat pier. 1t is stat
ed that the new owner of the Cygnus will
have the hull equipped with a large gasoline
power engine, and will fit the boat up for
pleasure cruising on the river.s The Cygnus
was formerly one of the fastest steam
launches on the river, but about two years
ago the boiler and engine was removed.
and the hull sold to Mr.. Boswell, who had
IT oyerhauled When equipped and ready
for service the old Cygnus will be one of
the most comfortable and fastest boats in
the pleasure clan
Cant. E. S. Randall has sold the hull of
the old steam launch LOWE Randall to Mr..
Boswell, who will, 1t is understood, have
the old boat overhauled and put in shape to
be equipped with gasoline power engine.
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that I am not responsible to him for my
conduct, and shall conduct myself accord
ing to my own notions of proprfety. Ii
the senator from Maine does not like my
the chamber, ard go where he can attend
church, IL he would prefer.
Il would much rather be in church" re-
torted Mr.. Frye.
until tomorrow morning I shall not inter-
fere with it." suggested Mr.. Carmack.
The senator knows l cannot" was the
We'll" continued Mr.. Carmack. ..the SEN
ator Is evidently much more concerned
about the defeat of this bill than anything
else" Mr.. Carmack then declined to yield
further to Mr. Frye, although the latter
attempted to interrupt.
Amity Restored.
Shortly after this the incident was closed
by the restoration of amity. Senator Car
mack expressed regret that the incident
had occurred. He had spoken, he SAID, on
the impulse of the moment, and withdrew
what had been said. Senator Frye, too ex-
pressed the same sentiment and explained
that he had not meant to address the SEN
ator from Tennessee personally in his criti-
cism. =
At $50 the Senate took a recess until $50
o'clock
The filibuster against the ship subsidy bill
was continued when the Senate resumed it's
session at $50 last night. Senators Dubois
and Carmack made an appeal to Senator
Gallinger to withdraw the bill, but he did
not comply with the request. The debate
was interrupted by the passage of a reso-
luton for the printing of a document on
horses, which brought out from Senator
Carter the remark that's a horse on the
democratic side This sally aroused Sem
ator Pettus of Alabama, who remarked:
I'VE accept the rebuke from the senator
from Montana because of his wisdom and
long experience and do fail to recollect
that he has the record for speaking for
more than twenty hours to kill river and
harbor bill.'
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dent, that he might meet the California
Japanese situation by giving the admins
tration control of coole importation
through passports. The bill further re-
stricts the admission of aliens to the
country.
A bill was passed for the establishment
of an agricultural bank in the Philippine
Islands.
The free alcohol law of last session was
modified that farmers may distil the waste
products of the farm to be denatured and
used in the arts and sciences.
The right of appeal in criminal cases was
granted the government, measure intend
ed to strengthen the antitrust legislation
by affording means whereby the Supreme
Court may pass on the constitutionality
and construction of such laws.
An investigation was authorized regard
ing the condition of woman and child
workers.
The interstate commerce commission was
authorized to ascertain If the express COM
panies of the country are evading the rail-
road rate law of last session by buying,
selling and handling on consignment fruit,
vegetables and oysters.
Reed Smoot was retained by the Senate
as a senator from Utah, ending four
years controversy.
The Senate ratified the treaty with Santo
Domingo and also that of Algeciras. The
President was authorized to use his good
offices to prevent atrocities in the Congo.
The Senate also launched an exhaustive
investigation of the Brownsville ARRAY.
very rev measures or Importance in gen.
eral legislation failed of enactment. The
President was very DESTROYS of having the
Philippine tariff bill passed, but it was not
acted upon at this session as the Congress
leaders did not want to precipitate tariff
discussion. 1t was the general policy of
the administration in Congress to let the
tariff alone and to carefully avoid as far as
possible any reference to it.
The snip subsidy bill was desired by the
administration and by the Congress lead
ers, but 1t was known from the outset that
its passage was doubtful. The defeat of the
bill, therefore, was no great surprise to
any one.
1t was also deemed inadvisable to enter
upon legislation prohibiting transportation
by interstate commerce of goods manufac
tured by child labor.
The proposed changes in the postal laws
recommended by most of the commission
were sidetracked, as it was found that they
involved hardship and injustice to publica-
tons of many kinds, and especially to the
daily newspapers of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Agreement Reached After Two Days
Conference,

The sundry civil appropriation bill, the
last of the general appropriation bills, was
ag. eed upon at II 80 last night after a
conference extending over two days. Inc
principal items of dispute were disposed Of
as follows: Plans were authorized for a
GOV eminent building at Denver, Col. linn
tied to 81 $780, 600; provisions for the pur-
chase of land for a new building for the
Department of State. Justice and Com
merce, and for parks in the city of " ash
lngton were stricken oct; the investigation
of the condition of woman and chsl work
ers will be conducted by the Department
of Commerce and Labor. but the employ
ment of special investigators is forbidden :,
the withdrawal of the Occur d'Alene Indian
reservation, in Idaho. public park was
dropped; the concentration of the purchase
of supplies for all the departments Of
Washington in a commission was also
dropped.
The report was Immediately agreed upon
by the Senate, and a few minutes after
ward was accepted by the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
CROWDS AT CAPITOL.
Galleries Filled and Corridors
Thronged With the Overflow.

With galleries crowded and the corridors
thronged with a disappointed overflow.
Congress was in animated session yester-
day, passing bills, agreeing upon confer
ence reports and conducting other business
incident to the close of the short session
and also of the Fifty-Ninth Congress.
filibuster against the ship subsidy bill was
the feature of spectacular interest In the
Senate, and this detracted to some extent
from the interest in the House proceedings,
where the members are accustomed to in
diligence in -hilarity and boisterous amuse-
ment of various sorts at the close of the
session. A long session Saturday night
dulled the House members propensity for
fun making, and on this account the pro-
ceedings on the floor of that body We're
yesterday unusually circumspect.
The sessions in both branches OF Congress
began at II o'clock and continued all day
and far into the night. Women predomi-
mated in the card galleries and their
gowns and hats of stylish colors presented
a beautiful effect. The public galleries were
packed during the entire day. Many OF
those who had secured seats did not aban-
don them even for the recesses.
Nowhere was there any indication that
the day was Sunday. The records showed
that Congress was in session as on the
legislative day of March 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES HOURS.
Agreement on the Bill Reached Last
NIGHT

Conferees on the part of the Senate and
House last night reported an agreement
on the bill limiting the hours of labor for
railway employees, the position affecting
telegraph opera tors being as follows: That
no operator, train dispatcher or other en-
ploye who by the use of the telegraph or
the telephone dispatches reports, transmits,
receives or delivers orders >rtaining to or
affecting train movements, shall be re-
quired or permitted to be or remain on duty
for a longer period than nine hours in any
twenty-four-hour period in all towers Of
fees places and stations continuously oper-
ated night and day, nor for longer period
than thirteen hours in all towers, offices,
places and stations operated only during
the day time, except in case of emergency,
when the employees named in this proviso
may be permitted to be and remain on duty
for four additional hours in the twenty
four-hour period, on not exceeding three
consecutive days in any week; pro-
vided, further, the interstate commerce
particular case, and for good cause shown,
extend the period within which common
carrier shall comply with the provisions
of this proviso as to such case"
Mr.. Hepburn explained the conditions
which actuated the conferees in accepting
the proviso the Senate conferees yielding
the point regarding the hours that teleg-
raphers should work, but rather than have
the WnOle leSlSldtiOH ldi tne Ilouse Gull
ferees agreed to the provision giving the
interstate commerce commission power Of
review.
Then was displayed lack Of harmony on
the part of the democrats, Messrs. Richard
son of Alabama and Bartlett of Georgia in
sisting that the conferees had not per-
formed their full duty in permitting the
proviso to be written into the bill, while
Messrs Williams of Mississippi and Clark
of Missouri were unit in believing the
legislation was infinitely better than the
La Toilette bill, and that the proviso, If
honestly administered, was in the interests
of fair treatment and justice.
Mr.. Adamson of Georgia, who defended
the conference report as the very best that
could be obtained and a triumph for the
House, demanded the yeas and nays on
the adoption of the report, which was
agreed to-ayes, 233; nays, none.
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GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
Conferees' Report Adopted by Boil.
Houses

During the recess of the Senate and
House last night the cotferees on the
general deficiency appropriation bill agreed
upon a final report upon that measure, and
when the Senate reconvened at $50 the re-
port was presented there and agreed to
without debate. The same action was
taken an hour later by the House.
This action by the two houses finished
the work Of Congress on all the appropria-
ton bills with the one exception of the
sundry civil, which at 10 o'clock was still
in conference on a number of disputed
items, but was later passed. The conferees
on the general deficiency bill fixed the SAL
airy of Secretary Loeb at $1,000, and al
lowed the appropriation of $4,000 to assist
Senator Smoot in paying the expenses of
his case before the Senate. The salary of
the appraiser of merchandise at New York
was fixed at $780, the House figure. The
item allowing $135, $40 additional to pay the
expenses of the constitutional convention of
Oklahoma was disallowed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Food POisOnS.
50 PER CENT OF ALL DISEASES THE RESULT
OF UNDIGESTED PURIFYING FOODS.

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is added that OF high ana irregular hVihs-as re-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04

putting back the agencies which the House
had stricken out, so that the senatorial
patronage might be preserved to that hon.
ora BILE body.
I'VE are compelled" said Mr.. Sullivan.
''as representatives of the people, charged
under the Constitution with the duty of
conserving the money of the taxpayers OF
the nation-compelled by another body,
without debate or elaboration, to violate
our oatns of office, squander the money OF
the people, in order that honorable gentle
men at the other end of the Capitol may
maintain in it's integrity the loathsome car
cass of federal patronage through the de-
struction of every decent principle of hon
esty and efficiency upon which the edifice
of this government was reared, and in the
observance of which this government can
only be maintained (Applause.)
To Represent the Se2ate.
Vice President Fairbanks yesterday. ap-
pointed Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania,
Carter of Montana and Clay of Georgia to
represent the Senate on the joint commits
sion to make an investigation into the bust
ness system employed by the Post Office
Department
New Edition of the Horse Book.
The House yesterday passed resolution
ordering the printing of new 100000 edi-
ton of the book on THE Diseases of the
Horse" which for several years has held
the most popular place among government
publications.
Relief of Disabled Judges.
The House yesterday passed Senate bill,
which Mr.. Jenkins of Wisconsin, chairman
of the judiciary committee, said was need
ed legislation, providing for the assign
ment of district judges to perform the du-
ties of disabled judges. This bill gives the
chief Justice the right to designate the
Judge Of one district to perform the duties
of judge in another district In case OF
disability on the part Of the other.
To Attend Jamestown Opening.
Under a House resolution Speaker Can
non has appointed the following committee
to attend the opening Of the jamestown
exposition:
Messrs Sherman IN. ", Howell (Utah)
woodward CIV. Va.), Tawney (Minn). Pol
lard (Neb.). Mckinley Qll), Watson Qnd),
Taylor (Ohio), Miller Kan), Maynard
(Va), Legare Is. c.. Goldfogle IN. y.
kline Pa), Lloyd (Mo) and Hardwick
(Ga.).
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REFUSED TO TAKE IT UP.
Senate Turned Down Bill Extending
Smoke Law to Railways.

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hansbrough
moved that the Senate consider House
bill $685. containing a provision applying
the smoke law to the steam railroads enter
ing the District.
Regular order" called Mr.. Kean, who
had tied the bill up in a parliamentary
tangle at the moment of its passage. This
motion was voted down by twenty-six to
twenty-one, as follows:
Yeas-Baiey. Berry, Blackburn, Brande-
gee, Burkett. Dubois. Frazier, Gamble,
Hansbrough, Hopkins, Latimer, McCreary,
McEnery, McLaurin. NewIands, Patterson,
Pettus, Rayner, Scott, Wetmore Whyte-21.
Nays-Burnham, Carter Clay, Crane.
Cullom, Curtis, Daniel, Depew. Dick, Elk
ms, Foraker, Frye. GalIinger, Hepburn.
Kean, Kittredge, Lodge, Long. McCumber,
Penrose, Piles, Smoot Sutherland, Talia-
ferro, Warner, Warren-26.
So the Senate declined to consider the
bill The fight against the application of
the smoke law was thus doubly victorious
for the railroads. It is. we'll understood
that the same matter win come up in the
next Congress.