Show WEEK IN CONGRESS jannery 2 of the deficiency up hilll was continued an item dp for a military pout at manila was ruled out on a point of oner but was offered an amendment and w as adopted as a part of the 11 by a vote ol 01 to the honse lands committee has ported ladoral iv the lacey bill to compe the attendance of witnesses at general land offices SENATE consideration of the bill creating a department of commerce was resumed but little progress was made A resolution was adopted calling upon the ot war for information concerning customs in the I 1 senator mason introduced a bill prohibiting the importation of opium for smoking pur poses into the states j january II successful effort to increase the pay ot rural tree delivery carriers from to per anum was made debate on the urgent deficiency bill closed after the adoption ot three amendments mak ing tor the agricultural depart ment and for expenses of the congressional delegation in attending the funeral of flent mckenley an unsuccessful effort was made by benator mason to have the senate consider bis resolution extending tha thanks of congress to bear admiral schley lor his loyal and able conduct while in command of the american fleet at the victorious battle of santiago consideration of the philippine bill oc coupled the senate until 1 55 when adjournment to monday was taken january 4 the urgent deficiency appropriation bl 1 was passed sixteen democrats loaning with the republicans in voting lor tl an effort to recommit the bill and have a detailed statement made by the president as to how the appropriated tor army barracks bt maul a was to be expended tailed by a voto of ft to aw seventy three pens on bill were passed in eluding one of tx per month tor the widow of rear admiral philip who commanded the texas at santiago house adjourned until january 7 the house adopted a resolution call ing tor documents relating to the old training ship vermont which was placed out of corn mission last summer and also passed a bill to provide for the compulsory attendance of wit nesses before and receivers 0 general land offices A bill to appropriate 1100 or establishing homes tor the teaching of articulate speech fleat children was defeated the house adjourned until wednesday benatha bENAT BA bill was passed to amend an act granting to the clearwater valley company a right of way through the nez indian lands in idaho the department of commerce 11 went ovel without progress having been made and th discussion of the philippine tariff bill wag re fumed jan 7 senator nelson s bill creating a department of commerce passed the senate after being amended in various particulars I 1 probably the most important of the amendments was one aba cba ging the to read the department of commerce and labor it provides tor a secre tary who Is to be a member of the cabi an assistant secretary and also the other duals and clerks necessary the proposed department Is especially charged with the collection and distribution 0 statistical information and with the develop ment and fostering of foreign and domestic commerce in the department there Is to be a new bureau of manufactures and many bureaus now included in other departments are to be transferred lo 10 this new department including the life saving service the light house service the marine hospital service ane steamboat inspection service and the bureau of alon shipping and immigration well as the control of the fisheries and the chinese excle slon questions all now within diction of the treasury department the fl h commis slon and the census bureaus the department Is also given ju over the consular bervice so far as it pertains to commerce |