Show WEEK IN CONGRESS monday fouss fouse the first ot of the great supply bills kho he legislative executive and judicial ampro Pria privation tion bill passed the house monday therill the bill arries 49 and has pages but there were less thin ten minutes debate upon it it required about three hours tor for the clerk to read the b I 1 boother no other business was transacted the senate spent almost five hours Mond monday ayin in executive session considering the hay tote fote treaty there were five or sue six set et speeches made some of them by gena sena tors tore who had not spoken hitherto upon the treaty the pros sibil ty ol 01 secretary hay s re signing la in case the foreign relations committee amendment to the treaty should prevail hav ing been alluded to senator frye said ha he was in position to make oin lal tal lenial ol 01 that report the she secretary had no such intention aho I 1 he eo margerine bill was received from the house tuesday housa rahe war reven a e reduction bill WM was under cons de ration the minority offered a substitute repeal ng all war totes taxes and imps ing tug ail an income tax to raise necessary reve nue A resolution vas passed providing to fos the appointment of a special congressional committee to investigate haa ag ng at west point it having been charged blat tl at a cadet recently died from tle tl e effects of severe treat treatment mens by byh it s classmates fort ali fi e pens on bills were passed in the first h hi t f hour ol 01 the session an act providing that entry men under the hom homestead estea laws of those who served in the united states army navy or caf marine ine co ps d ring the spanish sli war or the philippine insurrection shall have ertain 6 service deducted from the time required to perfect atle t tie under homestead laws was passed the credentials ot of senator clark oi alsed on tans were discussed briefly and referred rel erred to 0 tj the committee senator towne was assigned to 0 committees on 10 ind an affairs mines and mining pacific islands les lea and ball rail roads made vacant by the death of ex senator S davis consideration ot of the ship subsidy bill was resumed wednesday the house held no session owing to cere monies attending the centennial celebration ine the senate held a short executive session con si dering the hay tote fote treaty thursday Thu housie ot the war revenue bill occue ed the house all day at closing time a resolution was adopted fixing the time ot of the holiday recess from december 21 to jan jan nary 3 SEN TE A resolution introduced by senator fairbanks providing tor for the appointment ol 01 a joint commission to ascertain the cost ot of a building tor for public records was adopted sen ator stor hanna addressed the senate at length on the shipping subsidy bill an amendment to the hay tote fote treaty was passed author liing izing the united states to defend its interest a the nicaraguan canal ca nal ir I 1 r day hocsak an amendment to the revenue bill wae was adopted restoring the tax on express re and altered the form ot of the section so as to compel the company instead ot of the shipper to pay the tax resolution for investigation of the claims of ol william A clart clarl and martin ma ginnis to a seat in the senate under appoint ment of the governer of montana was referred to the committee on privileges and election senators hanna spooner and jones of arkan sas we e appointed to make the necessary ar range ments for the inauguration of the prest dent of the united states on the ath of march beet saturday hocee the action ot of the previous day fin posing a tax upon telegraph and express receipts in such a manner as to compel payment from rom the corporations instead of patrons was rescinded the income tax amendment was defeated by to laa 15 the pension t on b 11 carrying was passed 1 in exactly thirteen minutes robert W wilcox the delegate from hawal was sworn in SIONA Tic consideration of the hay lote treaty was continued adjournment was taken alter after a lengthy discussion of the follow ing amendment ofle offe ed by senator alien allen it Is agreed that the canal may be constructed by the government of the united states at its own cost and that subject to the provisions of the present contention the said government have and enjoy all the rights incident to euch such construction as well as the exclusive right of pro providen f fo 0 the regulation and man argement of the canal |