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congress.
~ Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.

Amendment Which permitted the gov
eminent to accept reduced rates on
army supplies and permitted officers
II enlisted men to accept reduced
transportation was defeated by d point
of order interposed by Senator Nc
Cumber after the day had been spent
in its discussion. An amendment OF
fered by Senator Dick increasing by 30
per cent the pay of officers n enlist
ed men was defeated by a point of or,
der by Senator Hale.
Bills relating TO the government OF
the District of Columbia were consid-
cred in the house yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 13. = The senate
occupied the day in argument on the
bill granting the government the right
to take an appeal on points OF law in
criminal cases. Nc action was taken
on the measure. Senator Nelson gave
notice that he would move its consid-
GRAFTON to-day.
After the passage of a lumber OF
bills under unanimous consent the
house yesterday resolved itself into
committee of the whole to consider the
naval appropriation bill.
Washington, Feb. IA. The senate
yesterday passed the bill giving the
government the right of appeal to the
l.supreme court for a construction o.
re constitutionality of any law
solved in a criminal suit. This me
ure has been under consideration IL
several days, and was passed only aft
er many amendments had been adopt
| ed.
A message from President Roosevelt
urging legislation affecting the public
lands was received and read in both
houses.
The house yesterday made Roadway
with the naval appropriation bill and
more than half the bill is perfected.
Washington, Feb. Is. - The sudden
development of a full-nedged filibuster
resulted yesterday in the senate when
an attempt was made TO force the
adoption of the conference agreement
on the immigration bill. This report
carries a provision intended to aid in
the settlement of the California-Japa-
nese problem, and speedy action was
desired by administration senator's.
Expressing sympathy with this Oh
ject, yet regarding the report with SIS
picion on other points, Messrs. Bacon
and Tillman first e%ndeavored to have
action delayed until to-day, so that
they might study the report.
FiIibustcr Begins.
When this was refused the flibuster
ter began. Mr.. Bacon held the floor
for two and a half hours. Mr.. Tillman
remarked that he was preparing to
make a ten-day fight on the floor
to being run over as with an automo-
bile.
No Politics in 1t.
A truce was declared until to-day at
the suggestion of Senator Spooner.
when the report will again come up
for consideration.
Administration senator's interested
alarmed by apparent Democratic hos
tility. Ali of the Democratic leaders.
when questioned as to their attitude
disclaimed the adoption of a par
policy in regard to the report, and the
senators making the objections insist
ed that they were actuated wholly by
resentment of what they thought was
an attempt to force immediate action.
In the House.
y ~,,, 49,; 49, n 80.
pied the entire time Of the house yes
terday, and 1t was almost completed.
Washington, Feb. 16.-An agreement
to vote to-day on the conference report
IN the immigration bill, which in
cludes the provision intended to settle
the California Japanese question, was
reached in the senate yesterday as the
result of an entire day Of discussion
on that measure.
The principal speeches we're deliver
ed by Senators Bacon and Tillman in
opposition to what they regarded as an
effort to prevent the South from get
ting a desirable class of Immigrants.
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing in round numbers $50, 600, 900. pass
ed the house yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The admins
tration plan to settle the California
Japanese situation was approved by
the senate Saturday in the adoption OF
the conference report on the immigra-
ton bill. This report contains a pro-
vision which authorizes the president
to exclude Japanese laborers from the
United States at his discretion. The
report now will go to the house for its
approval, which, it has been stated, is
assured.
The entire day was devoted to the
further debate of the questions involv-
ed in the report. The opposition pre-
sented an alternative plan contained
in a resolution of instructions to the
conferees requiring them to bring in a
provision positively prohibiting the
entrance of japanese laborers into the
United States.