Show WEEK IN CONGRESS april 10 HOUSE the debate on the cuban reel bill was devoid ol 01 enlivening features mr hitt of illinois chairman of the foreign affairs committee reported back the Cochran resolution 0 inquiry calling upon the secretary ot state for information regarding the alleged removal by canadian officials of landmarks along the alaskan border the resolution was adopted without division mr hitt aleo reported back the sulzer reso gutlon calling upon the secretary of state for the report of the governor of louisiana and all other correspondence relating to the establish ment of a brit sh base of near ana and the shipment of horses and tor the use of the british arms in south africa SENATE soon after the senate convened mr depew offered an amendment to the reso gutlon to provide tor the election of senators by popular vote the amendment was as tol lows the qualification ol 01 citizens entitled to vote tor united states senators and representatives in congress shall be uniform in all the states and congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation and to pro vide tor the registration of citizens entitled to vote the conduct of such elections and the of the result an effort was made to secure an agreement tor a vote on the chinese bill but it was w successful HOUSE debate on the cuban reciprocity bill was continued the principal speeches be ing made by A R long of kansas in support of the measure and mr Sh atroth of colorado who opposed the bill I 1 the posto filee appropriation bill was sent to conference loud smith of illinois and swanson of virginia were appointed con derees SENATE soon after the senate convened the river and harbor appropriation bill was re ported by mr and placed on the calendar bills were passed providing tor the use by the united states 0 devices invented by its naval officers while engaged in its service and covered by letters patent and to the widow of judge I 1 C parker for binary services rendered by him as judge in the western district of arkansas the latter bill had been reported by mr hoar but he stated that as the case was absolutely unique he would vote for it april it HOUSE he house passed the bill granting a pension to the widow of president mckenley of ta a year it bad previously passed the senate and now goes to the president for sig nature SENATE A feature of the chinese exclusion debate in the senate today was the ariti cism or minister wa of china because of his protests made to the secretary of state against the enactment of the pending bin mr bell of oregon and mr tel er of colorado sharply attacked him declaring that he deserved to have been given his papers and that no belt respecting notion would have permitted such interference in its legislative affairs mr faraher of ohio and mr hoar of massachi Mass achu insisted that the chinese minister had done no more than his duty and that he would have been derelict of bis duty had he done less just after the senate convened mr mason presented the conference report on the post office appropriation bill and it was agreed to april 14 giouse the speakers an the cuban reel bill were mccall of Massac bu and brantley of georgia tor the measure and robertson of louisiana and stev ens of minnesota aga ast it the conference report on the post office ap bill was adopted early in the day after some criticism of the pneumatic tube provision SENAT EThe chinese hill occupied the attention of the senate throughout the day senators forajter and mclaurin making ex tended speeches in opposition april 16 houlb alth the cloae of the cuban reel debate in the house the leaders an bounced that all danger of the bill being weighted down with undesirable amendments was over and that they felt assured the bill conid pass in the shape jn which it came from the committee as the bill in its present form Is sure to command three fourths of the ote of each side of the house the debate was without particular interest the speakers akere were swanson of vir ainia and white of kentucky tor the bill and S W mleh of Michl gai dayton of west virginia burgess of lexas meyer louisiana ai d bulhe rUnd 0 utah against it debate on the chinese eicle elon bill nas practically concluded mr hansbrough from the committee on public land reported the hou e bill legalizing the manual of bun eying instructions of the general land office a d the bill was pa sed |