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be collector OF customs for the port
of Charleston. S. c.
Yesterday IN the house Of repre-
sentatives practically the entire ses-
sion was given over to the considera-
ton of bills pertaining to tie District
OF Columbia.
A message from the president was
read recommending a law requiring
ocean going vessels to be equipped
with wireless telegraph apparatus.
Washington. Feb. 10. - The senate
cussion Of the type Of canal that
should be constructed at Panama.
Senators Foraker and Teller both
joined Mr.. kittredge. chairman OF the
committee on ~interoceanic canals. In
declaring the belief that a sea level
canal should be constructed. and Mr..
Kittredge said 1t was not too late to
abandon the lock project.
For nearly six hours the house Of
representatives yesterday discussed
the bill materially changing the meth
DDS Of administering the Panama ca
nal zone and constructing the canal.
Amendments almost without number
were aimed at the measure. but with
one or two exceptions they failed Of
adoption.
Washington, Feb. 11.-With simple
but impressive ceremonies the count
ing Of the electoral vote for president
at a joint session of the senate and
house Of representatives, held in the
chamber of the lower body.
William H. Taft of Ohio and James
S. Sherman of New York were Off
cially declared to be the choice of
the people for the term Of four years,
beginning March 4 next The count
consumed exactly forty minutes.
At The very outset Vice President
Fairbanks, who presided, was called
upon to admonish the senators and
members that applause would not be
permitted. This %admonition followed
Democratic manifestations over the
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n~ection with the vote of Alabama, the
first state called. The Taft adherents,
nevertheless. disregarded the admoni-
ton and literally a%pplauded the first
mention of his name when the Cali
fOrnia vote was announced.
Taft and Sherman received 321
electoral votes, as against 1862 for Bry-
an and Kern.
Following the refusal of unanimous
consent for the consideration of a
resolution appropriating $1,25O,000 for
a Lincoln memorial in Washington
and the passage Of several bills OF
! minor importance, consideration of
the agricultural appropriation bill was
resumed.
The postal savings bank bill was
before the senate during most of ses-
sion yesterday. and Senator Hepburn
Of Idaho spoke in opposition to It.
But little progress was made.
Washington, Feb. IA report was
made to the senate yesterday from
the committee on appropriations on
the presidents statements concerning
the attitude OF congress toward ap.
preparations for the support of the
secret service. Senator Hemenway,
who presented the report, added that
the president was justified in making
the statement contained in his mes
sage to congress.
A bill was passed repeating the in.
crease in the salary of the secretary
Of state from $4,000 to $4,000, so as
to permit Senator Knox to accept an
appointment as secretary Of state.
Senator McLaurin made a speech in
opposition to the passage Of any bill
for the re-enlistment OF the negro sol
diers of the Twenty-ifth regiment &C
cused of having "shot up Browns
vile.
After having travelled a thorny road
for a week the agricultural a%ppropria
ton bill was passed by the house Of
representatives yesterday practically
| as 1t came from the committee.