Show congress takes holiday recess after a session of two and a quarter hours the senate on saturday adjourned until january ath Satur saturdays dayi sitting bitting was largely devoted to a speech by air pettus of alabama on the situation in panama in which he took the position that tile tho recognition of the republic of panama by the united states had been premature and ot of such a character as to render it ot of doubtful appearance the house after being in session halt half an hour houi adjourned for the holiday recess |