Show SENATE AND HOUSE SUMMARY FOR FEB 19 senator smoote address to the san ate in defense of his position was the af pf session washington feb 19 senator reed smoots address to the senate today jn defense of his position as senator was the feature of the session ho was supported by senator dalling ham of vermont tn an analytical speech of the evidence which had been submitted TO the case the senate spent beveral hours in further consideration of the forestry provisions in the agricultural appropriation bill with the result that several amendments were agreed to which restrict the operation of the bureau li several respect 3 the section of the hill had not been completed when a recess was taken for the evening session at the night session several bills not of general importance were passed abo senate heda three hour session tonight three hundred private pension bills and half a hundred private claims bills were passed other bills passed included an act authorizing the incorporation of the rational german american alliance providing for the completion of a monument to american soldiers who fell in the battle of isea orleans at chal defte la creating a customs district of the territory of arizona conferring certain civic rights on the indians of alaska to readjust the boundaries of porto rico senator aldrich secured the rat residing of his financial bill president loosevelt Hoo sevelt sent to the senate during the night session tonight the copy of the new santo domingo treaty A telegraphic copy of the treaty was bald before the senate several days ago |