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Show CONGRESS DtVOTES ' DAYjmORATORY WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Tho ses sions of both branches of congress today to-day were devoted to speech-making-and not legislation. In the bouse the postofflce appropriation bill was tho vehicle which carried arguments for and against tho fortification of tho Panama canal. Representative Hob-son, Hob-son, of Alabama, took the affirmative side of the question and Representative Representa-tive Keifer the negative. An almost equal distribution of an-- plause Indicated that there would be a J sharp contest In the house before the ' disposal of the question. Senator Fletcher addressed the son-ate son-ate In mipport of the minority report of the Balllnger-Pinchot investigation and Senator Borah spoke in advocacy of the election of "United States senators sena-tors 'by direct voto of the people, , |