Show REED smoot ENTERS SENATE CHAMBER when his were presented by senator kearns burrows of michigan gave notice of a protest washington feb 23 during the reading of the washington farewell address heed smoot senator elect from utah entered the senate chamber and took a scat beside sir kearns the rawlans resolution calling on the secretary of war for information concerning court martial cases in the philippines was favorably reported by sir lodge and adopted with an amendment limiting the reply to summaries of the records and testimony another amendment which was adopted excludes the case of major L W T waller mr proctor reported the agricultural appropriation bill and gave notice that lie would call it up at the first opportunity house bill was passed providing for the holding of at least one term of the circuit court of appeals for the eighth circuit in denver 31 kearns of presented the credentials denti als of senator elect smoot of utah which were read mr smoot was sitting in the rear of the chamber when the document was read burrows of michigan stated that a protest had been filed with his committee against sir admission the credentials were filea mr quay sought to secure vote on the statehood bill on thursday mr kean objected remarking thai he hoped he would permitted to conclude hi remarks begun several days ago A house resolution reso lotion was agreed io pro riding for the erection in washington a bronze equestrian statue ot count pulaski and baron 0 tha continental tin army and appropriating for each mr mason then called up tho post office tip bill its format reading was dispensed with and the bill was read for amendment abo state hood amendment was passed over lor the time being mr mason yielded to mr who presented an omnibus public building bill A committee amendment aa 1 l adding to tho cost of the states court and fico at omaha all other voted down and tho bill was passed consideration of tho postoffice post office then nas resumed |