Show HOUSE I The Senate joint resolution was I passed authorizing BrigadierGeneral Baird to accept from the President of the French Republic a diploma confer ing membership in Association of the National Order of the Legion of Honor upon him Mason of Illinois asked unanimous consent to discharge the committee on banking from the further consideration of the resolution offered by him some months ago asking for an investigation of the allegation that the national banks to which the public money has been loaned have been solicited tor contributions con-tributions to the Democratic campaign fund The demand for the regular order by McMillan operated as an objection Wheeler of Alabama then addressed the House on the tariff question At the conclusion of Wheelers remarks in which he criticized the Senate bill as being in the interests of monopolists and detrimental to the agricultural interests the House adjourned |