Show WEEK IN CONGRESS february it a again today the general debate on the indian appropriation bill was devoted almost entirely to extraneous topics mr hamilton a michigan enlivened the proceedings with nn entertaining speech on trusts the other speakers were mr little or arkansas who discussed con in the indian mr michigan who spoke on the cable mr stephens of texas on statehood tor oklahoma mr sulzer 0 new york on increased pay to letter carriers mr fitzgerald ol 01 new york OK the education 0 the indians mr jackson 0 kansas on the election of senators by the peo pie and mr Newland sot nevada on the bill til redeem liver dollars in gold the senate continued the conald philippine tariff bill speeches being made by mr burrows ot michi gan lor the bill and mr money 0 mississippi against it A resolution offered by mr tallman wai adopted directing the civil service commission to transmit to the senate a statement the apportionment ot the employees in th various departments ot the government iron the several states and the district 0 Colum blai together with the percentage of employees I 1 the departments february the houie spent the day on the indian appropriation bill forty two ot the sixty two pages were disposed ot mr sherman ot new york chairman ot th indian committee who was in charge ol 01 the measure explained that the bill carried ta being 1 l 34 more than the estl mates but less than the amount car ried by the current law mr bell of colorado offered an amendment to appropriate 45 tor the indian school al grand junction colo it was adopted with the exception ot a few min utes given to routine business the senate de voted its entire session to the philippine bues alon mr patterson Patter sou ot colorado one ot th minority members ot the committee at some length while mr nelson ot min desota and mr mccumber ol 01 north dakota supported the administration s policy in the island february 1 the house passed the indian ampro atlon bill no amendments 0 importance were attached to it today the latter part ol 01 the lesson was devoted to the consideration ot private claims bills a number ot which wen passed SENATE for more than six hours the sen ate bad the philippine tariff bill under discus slon mr bate dea ot tennessee delivered a carefully prepared speech in opposition ta the pending measure lie was followed by mr spooner rep in a f brilliant defense ot the attitude toward the philippine islands mr tallman dem of south carolina began a arraignment ot the admin Iser atlon s policy in the philippines but had not concluded when the senate adjourned february 83 SENAT BIn accordance with along time custom on washington s birthday the farewell address of washington was read in the senate immediately after the convening of that body at 11 clock mr burrows of michigan read the immortal document at the conclusion ot the reading at 11 50 mr lodge presented a memorial from the massachusetts legislature of such an amendment to the constitution as would place it in the power of congress to enact the hours of labor in the various states the mclaurin til man encounter taking place noon after but little other business was transacted february 4 hows the house passed a bill to divide texas into tour judicial districts and also the tawney resolution on the secretary ot war tor information concerning the bellet of sugar lands in cuba since the american occupation it then transacted some business per kalning to the district ot columbia and later took up the diplomatic and consular ap atlon bill the bill carries an appropriation 0 1 an increase of 8 9 0 over last year it was made the vehicle for speeches on trusts coinage and other irre evant prince aenry spent fifteen watching the proceedings in the house after eight hours et tumultuous debate the senate shortly before 7 clock p passed the philippine tariff bill by a vote OS 49 to 28 a strictly party vote mr tallman and mr mclaurin the two senators from south carolina who on saturday last were declared by the senate to be in con tempt because ot their fight in the chamber were not permitted by voice or by vote to par in the proceedings I 1 he question as to their right to vote pro a sharp debate lasting nearly two hours the president pro tern mr prye held that the two senators could not vote and he was sustained by a majority of the senate |