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Show SENATE HUSTLES IN CLOSING HOURS Passes Three Appropriation Bills and Makes 320 Pension Applicants Appli-cants Happy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. The Senate yesterday made rapid progress. Statehood State-hood riders to the agricultural and postofflce appropriation bills were withdrawn with-drawn and both bills passed. The House amendments to the Philippine currency bill were agreed to with but slight discussion, dis-cussion, thus sending the bill to the President. The sundry civil bill was nearly completed. At 6 o'clock the sundry civil appropriation appro-priation bill was laid aside and by unanimous consent unobjected pension bills on the calendar were considered. In all 320 pension bills were passed. The conference report on the Indian appropriation bill was agreed to. |