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CONGRESS
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! Resume of the Weeks
! Proceedings.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Washington, Feb. 2. - Unless the
senate comes to their rescue the West
Point cadets will not be able to at
tend the Inauguration on the 4th of
March at the expense of the govern
ment. The cadets have been one Of
the big attractions of the inaugural
ceremonies for many years past BY
! point of order an item providing
funds for the cadets trip to Wash
ington was stricken from the military
appropriation bill.
Under suspension of the rules the
house passed the Payne bill prohibit
ing the importation of opium. but re-
fused to pass the senate bill to pen
sion federal judges.
Seventy-five bills on the calendar of
the senate were passed yesterday.
The consideration of these measures,
most of which were of local character
Or Of minor Importance, consumed
nearly the entire session of the SEN
ate.
Washington Feb. 3.-An agreement
was reached in the senate yesterday
to vote on Feb. % ON the Aldrich sub
stitute bill for the appointment of a
court of inquiry to determine the
qualifications for re-enlistment of the
discharged soldiers Of the Twenty
fifth infantry as the result Of the
Brownsville incident
The senate passed house bill
which Is intended to prevent the i'm
portation of opium into the Unied
States except for medicinal purposes.
The house locked horns yesterday
with the senate on the question Of au-
tomobiles for the White House and
refused to accept an amendent to the
urgent deficiency bill striking out the
appropriation Of $4,000 for that pur-
pose. The bill was sent to conference
after a humorous debate, in which
several members took occasion to re-
fer to the bodily proportions of the
president-elect.
Washington. Feb. 4. - Senator
Teller of Colorado yesterday ad-
dressed the senate in support of Sen
ator Bacon's resolution declaring that
the senate has right to any informa-
ton in possession Of the executive
departments and cited various ,prece-
dents TO sustain his contention.
The senate remained in executive
session during most of the day con-
sidering the nomination Of DR.. w. d.
Crum to be collector of customs at
Charleston, s. c.
! General debate on the agricultural
appropriation bill in the house yes
fterday afforded critics and defenders
of the department of agriculture an
excellent field day. Before the bill
was taken up In general debate the
house passed the senate pension BIZ
for federal judges.
Washington, Feb. S. - The forest
service got its usual annual drubbing
yesterday, the criticisms against it
coming principally from Mr.. Smith
OF California, Mr.. Cook Of Colorado
and Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming. all OF
whom charged extravaganza in admin.
istration and the extortion OF money
from miners, farmers and even the
owners. All attempts to amend the
bill in any important particular fall
ed. Its consideration was about two
thirds completed when the house ad-
journed
The monotonous tones Of the read.
Ing clerk of the senate as he Iabored
through the bill Of over 100 pages
making appropriations for the Dis.
tr1ct Of Columbia constituted the
chief features in the proceedings at
that body yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 8. - The senate
yesterday concluded consideration Of
the District CT Columbia appropria-
ton bill, carrying an aggregate Of
about s11,5OO,O00.
conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill was agreed to. 1t an
propriates $4,000 for the purchase.
care and maintenance Of automobiles
for the president and $15O,O0o to ena-
Bile the secretary OF agriculture to
continue to combat the foot and mouth
disease IN horses and cattle.
Private claimants by the score had
their INNINGS in the house of repre-
sentatives yesterday, the whole SEES
sion being given over under special
order to their consideration.
The presidents message vetoina
the census bill was read just before
adjournment g