Show WEEK IN CONGRESS house abe bill wai under consideration extension of the matte tube service which was stopped last year by alleged frauds was considered at length without reaching any conclusion SENAT EThe military academy bill contain ing a clause to prevent hazing was passed after a consideration of n hour the war revenue reduction measure waa also passed with amendments levying a tax on transactions in bucket shop and modifying the tax on cigar and cigarettes and several others of a minor character were passed an effort to compel express and telegraph companies to pay the tax which they now compel their pat rons to pay was defeated thardy the appropriation bill passed the amendment appropriating MS tor extension of the pneumatic tube service having been ruled out of order reduction of railway mall pay was also ruled out the senate bill to allow travel pay to certain officers and men who re enlisted in the philip pines upon their discharge the volunteer service was passed the diplomatic consular bill carrying an ap of 80 was taken up tor con elder atlon SENAT EThe senate passed the bill allowing travel pay to officers and enlisted men of the eleventh cavalry and thirty sixth and thirty seventh regiments of infantry who entered the service of the united states in the philippines and also a bill putting in force in the indian territory the laws ot arkansas relating to cor lons the pension appropriation bill was then passed after mr gallanger had stated that 1 names had been placed on the pension rolls thus tar on account of the spanish war at an annual cost of about 70 the shipping bill was then debited little progress was made although a night session was held friday HOU SEThe house passed private pen elon bills malting so tar BOO tor this congress bills were passed to permit homesteaders on the abandoned fort fetterman military reser in wyoming to enter one quarter section of grazing land to confirm two location of L halt breeds script in salt lake city SEN ATEAn ineffectual effort wag made to secure an agreement on a time tor a final vote on the shipping subsidy bill senator spooner introduced an amendment to the army ampro atlon embodying the provisions of what la known as the spooner bill tor the government of the philippines it gives the president greater powers in establishing civil govern ment in the islands Sa something bom ething of a sensation was created when representative brown of ohio standing in the center of the republican side ot the chamber made a speech strongly condemning a colonial policy and urging that congress should t once give assurances to the that the purpose of the united states was to give them independence his announcement that he would advocate a resolution to this effect was loudly applauded 1 I he naval bill was under cons alon all day and with the exception of a section regarding the price to be paid tor armor plate was completed monday hontean Hon sEAn interesting debate over the con limitations on the power of the sen ate over revenue legislation initiated by the house was precipitated when mr payne the chairman of the ways and means committee brought in the resolution ot the committee to disagree to the substitute proposed by the sea ate as an amendment to the war revenue reddo alon act and to ask tor a conference with the senate SENAT EThe naval bill was completed and passed and the shipping bill kept before the senate the rest ot the day during cons alon of the naval bill it developed that depre of armor plate factories bad con hessed to agreeing to make a same price for armor plates they had further stated that krupp armor could not be made tor less than per ton but had accepted a much lower arite showing bad faith mr callery addressed the senate in aloa to the shipping bill declaring it would not promote the commerce and increase the foreign trade ot the united states as its title pro claimed but was really designed to furnish a donation to certain steamship lines he be cleved that no new lines would spring into ex istance under the bill as the entire subsidy would be absorbed by the present lines he thought the bill unconstitutional and dwelt at length on the large amount ot subsidy it gave to high speed ships |