Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1901 — Congress. [ARTICLE]

Congress.

When the House reassembled on Thursday after the holiday recess not more than Seventy-five men:bets were present. It had been arranged before the House met that the consideration of the reapportionment bill was to be entered upon at once, and the bill was taken up. As a matter ot privilege resolution was offered by Mr. Olmstead (Pa.) reciting the alleged abridgement of the right to vote in Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina und instructing the committee on census to inquire into the subject and report the facts to the House. Motion to adjourn lost. Mr. Underwood (Ada.) raised question of consideration. On rising vote it stood yeas 69, nays 70. Yeas and nays ordered. The Speaker announced the vote 81 to consider the resolution, 83 against and 5 present but not voting— not a quorum. He directed call of the House, pending which Mr. Underwood again moved an adjournment, which was carried, 77 to 75. At the first session of the Senate in the twentieth century business was resumed without the appearance of a break in the continuity of the proceedings. The work was taken uj> just where it was off when Congress took a recess for the holidays. Notwithstanding the fact that the holidays had scarcely ended, the attendance at the opening session was notably large. President pro tempore Frye called the Senate to order. The time just before the session convened and just after was occupied by many Senators in the exchange of greetings. That was the only evidence that there had been a recess. The Senate without dissent displaced the shipping subsidy bill as "unfinished business” nnd substituted the army reorganization bill. The day was spent in discussion of the bill. On Friday the Senate passed the Lodge resolution declaring in favor ot prohibiting, hr treaty or otherwise, the sale of opium or intoxicants to uncivilized races or aboriginal tribes, und asking co operation of other nations in the movement. DevbtecTthe rdst of the day to debate on the army reorganization bill. The House, after prolonged debate on the Olmstead resolution to investigate abridgement of suffrage in certain Southern States, referred it to the census committee, which course was originally desired by its opponents. Discussion of the reapportionment bill was then taken up. The Senate devoted Saturday to the army reorganization bill, adopting all the committee amendments to which there was no objection. Mr. Pettigrew adopted filibustering tactics to delay legislation. In the House debate upon the reapportionment bill occupied the entire session. The Senate devoted Tuesday to debate on the army reorganization bill, killing by a vote of 43 to 5 the provision for a veterinary corps. In the House debate upon the rcapportionment bill occupied the day. In the Senate Tuesday was occupied by discussion of committee amendment restoring canteen provision in army reorganization bill. Araednment supported by Messrs. Sewell, Hawley, Money and Carter nnd opposed by Messrs. Gallinger and Hansbrougb. The arguments on each side were along the customary lines, opponents of the amendment asserting the conteen led to drunkenness, immorality and consequent lack of discipline, while its advocates declared the post exchange promoted discipline and good order in the army, as well ns reduced drunkenness to a minimum. The House by vote of 165 to 102 passed Burleigh rcapportionment bill, which increases House membership from 357 to 386. The Senate on Wednesday, by a vote of 34 to 15, concurred in House provision in army reorganization bill abolishing the army canteen. .Referred House reapportionment bill to committee on census. The House devoted the dny to consideration of river and harbor bill, but made little progress.