Show r MASON MAKES HIS j MAIDEN SPEECH j Breezy Criticism on the Rules of the Senate RELIEF FROM MUCH VERY PROSY DEBATE INACTION OP THE SOLONS on SOME QUESTIONS Committee of Fifteen Will Represent the Senate at the Coming Grant Memorial Ceremonies Chaplain of the House Prays that High and I Holier Methods of War May Prevail 1 Pre-vail Everywhere Mark of Respect Re-spect to the late Mr Milliken Washington April a Senator Mason of Illinois made his maiden speech In tho senate today and signalized It bj soma breezy criticisms on the rules of the senate sen-ate It was such a variation from tho prosy debate of recent days that the senator sen-ator was accorded close attention and coso atenton anI twice received the hearty applause of crowded galleries t The speech was In support of a resolution resolu-tion Introduced by the Illinois senator directing the committee on rules to report port a rule by which debate could bo closed and the previous question be 0 dered In this connection Mr Masoi far castically referred to the Inaction of tho senate on all great questions befofe It bfole the long and fruitless debate on Cuba and the delay of the arbitration treaty Mr Hoar of Massachusetts replied Iassachusett briefly pointing out that the replel branch of congress was more open to criticism than the senate He ws opn accord ac-cord with Mr Mason however on tho need of new rules A vote was taken on Mr Gorman mo ton to refer the Mason resolution to tho rsoluton rules committee which prevailed yeas 32 nays 24 preuied J A further discussion of the subject Is j promised as Mr Hoar has pending a 9 resolution to discharge the committee on a commIte rules from further considering the reform n ruleMost refon Most of the day was given to the bank ruptcy bill Tho vote on the substitute and amend ments will be taken at 3 p m tomorrow It sw agreed ta a committee r 13 senators should represent the senate atf the coming Grant memorial ceremonies I the House I Washington April tThe chaplain ot the house Mr Couden in his prayer to day gave thanks that this nation was at peace with all others and prayed a higher and holler holer methods than war might prevail everywhere He prayed Wq for prye the friends of Representative Milllken of Maine who died Sunday and whose SEt 1 was draped In black and covered with flowers wih t The death of Mr Mllhken was an nounced by Mr Ulken out of a rl I until spec tomorrow the house at 1210 p anl m adjournaJ |