Show IN CONGRESS february HOUSE ifo I 1 siness was t ans acted tn the house adjournment being taken ate the eulogy of the late president by secre r under braer the senate convened at 11 45 a m in oer that it might attend as a body the services in memory of the late president will am in the hall of the house of representatives at 13 clock the protest of senator was ordered spread upon the minutes 8 house the house broke all records la matter ot private pension legislation clearing the calendar and passing baha in a little over three hours the conference report on the census bill was adopted and the house adjourned 1 mon flay A resolution or printing S copies of the proceedings of the court ot alno u ry was adopted after having been amended to include the finding ol 01 the court admiral deleys deweys opinion admiral schley s appeal to the flent and the president s de islon thereon the reports on the contested election cases of J mckenzie Mc Kenzle MOSS vs john S a the third kentucky which was in tavor ol 01 the can conte tant and ot N D spears vs john burnett from the seventh alabama d strict which was in tavor ot the a democrat were re ported and p aced on the calendar senators lo ad tallman were severely censured by alie senate tot the onal personal encounter on the floor of the senate the adoption of the resolution ot censure p closes the case so tar as mr mclaurin Is concerned the senate adopted the conference report on the permanent census bill and then began the consideration of the irr gation measure mr dark ot wyoming delivered a long and care lu ly prepared speech in it support I 1 or a time later the senate considered the omnibus bl 1 but did not d spose ot it march 1 considerable important business was disposed of by ehg senate what Is known as the omnibus claims bill and the measure brov ding tor the irrigation of pub lie lands were pas fu the conference con terence report on the philippine tarik bt 1 was agreed to and the shipping bill w as made the unfinished busl ness the bill tor the protection ol 01 the president ol 01 the united states as then laid before the senate mr hoar chairman ol 01 the judiciary committee said it seemed to the committee that toi many obvious reasons any attempt to kill the president ought to be taken cogal zance of by the federal courts rather than by the state courts relative to section 7 of the b 11 directing that the secretary of war should provide a military guard tor the protection ot the president he thought all careful observers must agree that the detective police upon which dependence now was had bad not ac compi shed its purpose upon at least three am occasions the purpose of the pro vision was to make some officers of the gov responsible for the protection of the president march 3 HOUSE the house began cons de ration of the bill to classify the rural tree delivery ser vice and place the carriers auder the contract bysted only two speeches were delivered mr loud of california chairman of the corn cittee on and post roads making the opening speech in favor of the measure the senate began consideration of what Is ly known as the shipping bill a measure to brov de tor ocean mall service be tween the united states and foreign ports and tha common defense to promote commerce and to encourage deep sea fisheries mr frye of maine chairman of the committee on corn merce made the open ng statement in support of the bill he occupied the floor for nearly two hours tor the erection of public buildings as follows were passed aeno nev grand forks N D 80 buo ouo also to amend the act of may 12 1900 authorizing the commis aloner ot internal revenue to redeem or make allowance tor internal revenue stamps joau theorize capt N M brooks superintendent ot foreign malls deportment to accept decorations from the emperor ot germany and from the governments of liberia and ela to restore james G P eld assistant sur to the active list of the navy ap at ng I 1 00 tor the erection of a public build angat ogden utah amending section the revised statutes 07 the united states so that oaths as to the entry ot public lands may be made before the nearest authorized notary 4 house the house spent another day in dis cassion of the bill to classify the rural free de livery service and place the carriers under the contract system no vote was reached the fate of the bill is in doubt although the am pres slon prevailing Is that it will be defeated before the debate began the conference re port on the philippine tariff bill was adopted I 1 he vote was on party lines except that mccall of massachusetts littlefield of maine and heatwole of minnesota voted with the democrats against the adoption of the re port SENATE the credentials of mr allason and mr dolliver Doll lver both 0 iowa were presented both having been re elected tor another term among the b Us passed were the following appropriating 15 to pay lincoln W tib bets tor hav ng saved the cargo of powder of the brig tornado in 1861 making great falls mont a port of entry of the customs district of montana and idaho appropriating 1150 to carry out an agreement with the crow in deans and 8 a year for the support and maintenance of the permanent international commission ol 01 the congress of navigation and tor other purposes A bill to d vide the state 0 texas into four judicial districts was passed |