Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-10

"a WIZ
committee, but when the members
voted on roll calls in the house both
of them were overwhelmingly defeat
ed. Several minor bills were passed
after the sundry civil bill "a disposed
Of.
Washington. March 2.-Shortly after
the senate convened Mr.. Perkins of
California. of the committee on naval
affairs. presented a favorable report
on Mr.. Bacon's resolution providing
for the erection in Statuary hall of
the capitol of a bronze memorial tab
let, commemorative of the officers and
sailors who lost their lives in the
Maine disaster in Havana barber. Mr..
Morrill, suggested that Statuary hall
was scarcely a proper place TO erect
rhe tablet and Mr.. Hoar of Massachu-
sets thought some other place Tor IL
might better be designated. The reso-
luton was so amended as TO provide
for the erection Of the tablet at some
suitable place in the capitol. AS amend
ed the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hoar then renewed his motion
that the senate disagree TO h house
amendments TO the bankruptcy bill
aid that a committee of conference be
Appointed. Mr.. Stewart of Nevada
said that he was opposed to an invol-
untary bankruptcy bill at such a time
as this, and he wished, before the
measure was sent to conference, TO
present some information upon the
subject that would be valuable to the
conferees. THE house bill assumes"
Mr.. Stewart began, that any man
who cannot pay lis debts is a criminal.
1t is the NEST atrt cious bill that could
be framed in the present condition OF
the country" Mr.. Hoar said he
thought the senate conferees might be
trusted 10 properly represent the SEN
ate on this bill, and he appealed TO Mr..
Stewart to permit the measure to go
to conference without further debate.
"No appeal TO me need be made in be-
half of this diabolical bill" exclaimed
MIR. Stewart. II propose to discuss
this matter fully ir order that not only
the conferees but the country may
know what the bill means" Mr.. Stew
art spoke until 2 o'clock, when the
Alaska homestead and right of way
bill was laid before the senate, Mr..
Stewart announcing that he would
continue his address at the mex ses-
sion. Mr.. RawliDs of Utah continued
his speech in opposition TO the general
feature Of the bill. The senate, at
3:35 D.. m. went into executive session,
and at 3:45 adjourned.
The house entered upon the consid.
GRAFTON of the Loud bill relative to
secoLd-class matter. The bill is identi.
cal with the bill passed at the last
congress. but Lor1. its author. gave
notice of an amendment permitting
transmission at pound rates Of sample
copies up to 10 per cent of the bona
tide circulation of the newspaper Oh
periodicals. This amendment removes
much opposition to the bill. Only
three speeches were delivered. Mr..
Loud made an exhaustive speech in its
favor, claiming that the government
practically paid a subsidy of $4,000.
600 to the proprietors of publications
which now get access to the mails n
pound rates. as the cost of transport
ing mail and it's handling averaged s
cents per pound. Mr.. Noon of Ten
nessee spoke in opposition to the bill
aIh 4ht. u AoNd III lawn VI IL
The debate will continue until Thurs
day, when the vote will be taken.
Washington. March 3.-The debate
In the senate on the Alaskan home
stead and railway right Of way bill
was decidedly spirited. Mr.. Carter OF
Montana delivered a vigorous speech
in reply 10 that made during the past
two days by NJ. Rawlins of Utah, in
the course Of which he made q strong
defense of the honor of congressional
committees and Of officials In the sew
eral government departments. One o.
the special features of the debate was
a speech delivered by Mr.. Elkins OF
West Virginia in which he explained
that the Canadian Pacific railway was
enabled to make war upon American
interests and how and why tie aggres
sions of that great railroad ought Il
be stopped by the United States. Mr.
Elkins' speech aroused much interest
particularly that part In which he C..
planned hat while he did not frame
the now famous section % of the pres
ent tariff law, he stood squarely Will
the sterling American WHO did fraas;
II. The speech drew replies from Mr.
Hoar OF Massachusetts, Mr.. Chiffon o.
Texas and Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota
Mr.. Hoar maintained that a large par
OF the speech Of Mr.. Elkins was irrel
evant to the pending discussion. III,
would not admit that the aggression,
of the Canadian Pacific were so scri
II as the West Virginia senator
would have people believe. Mr.. Mel