Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-03-09
IN CONGRESS

contract nave been rejected, ana that
an entire reorganization of the canal
work will be made.
As it passed the Senate Tuesday, the
sundry civil appropriation bill carries
s2500O0 for continuing the coaltesting
plant Of St. Louis and 100000 for the
tests on structural iron and other
building materials. The House bin car.
ried 100000 for the coal tests and
nothing for the structural tests. The
increases were put in in the Senate at
the instance Of Senator Stone.
Secretary Treasury Shaw Tuesday
formally transmitted to Congress the
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
requesting an additional appropriation
of S135,240 to complete the work of the
convention and pay the expenses of
the first election. The Secretary does
not recommend the appropriation OF
this amount, simply passing the matter
up to Congress for proper action"
This is the usual procedure
The Illinois and Missouri Senators
will protest vigorously against the
acceptance by the Senate conferees Of
the House reduction Of the St. Louis
Cairo appropriation. Stone of Missouri
if he could get cooperation probably
would participate in desperate fight
against the whole bin rather than ac-
cept the $25OO0O pittance for the
Mississippi. There seems to be no
Likelihood that he will have such CO.
operation and that the S25O0OO pro.
position will go through.
Only Murdock Of Kansas, among the
Republicans, and eighteen Democrats,
not a sufficient number, stood up
Teusday to demand a roll call in the
House upon the proposition of accept.
ing the Senate amendment to the
Post-Office appropriation bill, known
as the Murdock amendment which
would accomplish a s7,000OOO reduc-
ton in railroad mail pay. BY a rising
vote of 1876 to As, the motion of Re-
preventative Overstreet to disagree to
tie Senate amendment and send the
bill to conference was adopted.
The question Of ship subsidy
secured marked impetus in the
house, which adopted a rule that will
probably insure passage by the house
of the Littauer substitute for the SEN
ate bill and result before the final ad-
iournment in positive legislation.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted, as was
the conference report on the bill pro-
yiding for the allotment and distribu.
ton of Indian tribal funds.
The post office bill was passed in an
hour and fifteen minutes. Amendments
adding $1,3SS,759 for the extension of
the pneumatic mail service and re-
Quiring postal cars to be lighted with
electricity were adopted.
Mr.. Lodge secured the passage of
the Philippine agricultural bank bill.
The senate also passed a bill grant
ing service pension to army nurses.
Those who are disqualified to earn a
livelihood, and have reached the age
Of 62 years, are to receive s12
month; at 70 years, SIS, and at rs. 500.
The senate laid on the table an
amendment to the Lodge Philippine
bank bill by Mr. Culberson, disclaim.
ing any intention on the part of the
United States to remain permanently
in the Philippines, but asserting that
whenever a stable government shall
be established the United States will
withdraw
BY vote of 43 to 10, the senate
ratified the Santo Domingo treaty
This was one more vote in the affirm.
ative than was requires.
The senate passed the agricultural
appropriation BILL carrying $4,000.
600; the pension appropriation bill,
carrying $145,OOO,OOO. and the bill an.
thorizing the establishment of an az
ricultural bank in the Philippine is
lands.
A dispatch from Washington says:
When Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary Of
the treasury. leaves President Roose-
velt's cabinet, he viii so TO New York
and at once assume the duties of the
newly organized Carnegie Trust Co.
of New York city
James Bryce, ambassador from Eng
land, was formally presented to Pres.
ident Roosevelt by Secretary Root.
Ambassador Bryce made a short ad-
dress regarding his appointment, in
which he said King Edward wanted
the present cordial relations between
England and the United States
strengthened.
The senate Monday morning
laid on the table an amendment to the
Lodge Philippine bank bill by Mr.. Gull
berson, disclaiming any intention on
the part Of the United States to Ie.
main permanently in the Philippines.
bat asserting that whenever stable
government shall be established the
United States will withdraw. The
was identical in language
with a resolution presented in Febru-
airy, 1899, by MY. Bacon At that time
there was a tie vote on the proposition,
and it was defeated by TIE vice presi-
dent casting his vote in the negative.
The principal fight over the agricul-
turai appropriation bill took place on
the BeYeridge amendment requiring
the packers to pay the cost of admin
istering the meat inspection law. This
was defeated on a point OF
order Mr.. Beveridge secured the
adoption of an amendment which re.
Quires the date Of canning and inspec-
ton to appear on the label of the can
meat products.
At Mondays session by vote of
43 to 10, the senate ratified the Santo
treaty This was one more
vote in the affirmative than was re.
quired.
Eulogies on the lives of the late
Senator Russell A. Alger, of Michigan,
and the late Representatives Seney
Cullen Adams, of Wisconsin; William
S. Flack, Of New York, and ]. Fl.
Ketcham, of New York, were pro-
Sunday in the house, which
convened to pay tribute to these
The senate Monday afternoon
passed the agricultural annronria.