The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-26

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bill authorizing the sending of food and
arms to Cubans was adopted. A bill was
passed providing for an increase in the
force of the adjutant generals office. The
House joint resolution appointing VIII
liam ]. Sewell of New Jersey, Martin T..
Mcmahon Of New York, John L.. Mitchell
of Wisconsin and William II. Bonsall OF
California members of the board of man
ayers of the national home for disabled
volunteer soldiers was called up and pass
ed. The Presidents veto of a bill confer
ring upon the court of claims jurisdiction
to retry the case of the representatives OF
Isaac r. Tice against the United States,
brought in 1873 to recover $4,000. the al
legged value of certain meters to measure
the quality and strength of distilled spir-
it's, was sustained. The Senate bill to
establish an assay office at Seattle, Wash,
was passed. The House also passed, with
amendments, the House bill to ratify an
agreement entered into i'll 1892 between
United States Commissioners and the
COmanche, Kiowa ant Apache Indians to-
open for settlement the reservation OF
these Indians in Oklahoma.
Considerable progress was made by the
Senate ON Tuesday in considering the
war revenue measure. A bill was report
ed from the Military Affairs Committee
and passed providing that the pay and al
lOwance of the volunteers enlisted in the
United States army shall begin On the day,
of their enrolment at the State camp
The latter part of the day was devoted
to eulogies upon the late Representative
Seth l.. Milliken of Maine. The House
held a brief session. Two important bills.
ahectlng labor were passed, one limiting:
the labor of persons employed upon gov;
works and in government service
to eight hours daily, and the other pro-
yldinS for the equipment of a non-parti-,
san labor commission to consider legisla-,
tive problems affecting labor. MIR. Cor
iiss (Nich.) called up the House bill to-
repeal the law providing that transmits.
sion of the electoral veto of the States to,
Washington shall be by messengers. The.
bill proposes transmission by mail andl
express. The bill was defeated. Senate.
bill providing an American registry for
the ship Centennial, now at Seattle, was
passed. The House passed a bill to au-
thOrize the appointment of a non-partisan.
commission to collate information and to-
recommend legislation to meet problems
presented by labor, agriculture and cap
ital.
Considerable progress was made in the
Senate on Wednesday in the reading of
the war revenue bill, which included, nat
urally, the consideration Of the amend
ments proposed by the committee.
Through the influence of Mr.. German
Dem., Md the imprisonment penalty
was stricken out of some of the sections
relating to violations of the stamp tax
a flor on nyfaD6a1 1ahofo N ~ 81 r-b,ol
occupied the secret legislative session, the
conference report on the bill suspend
ing certain parts of the existing law relat-
ing to the purchase of supplies by the war
department was adopted. The bill per-
uniting officers Of the regular army to
accept staff appointments in the volunteer
army without losing their rank or place
IN the regular service was also passed. An
urgent deficiency bill, carrying SS,437,-
O32, mostly for pensions, was agreed on
by the House Committee on Appropria-
tons, and Immediately reported to the
House, which passed it without debate.
The bill carries SS,07O,S72 for payment
OF pensions and other items Of small
amounts, including expenses of United
States courts and clerical force and print
ing for the war and navy departments.
While several important paragraphs in
the wal revenue measure were passed
over Oh Thursday for future c~onsidera-
ton, excellent progress was made by the
Senate in the consideration of the bill.
TwO-thirds of the measure has been
read, the committee amendments general
ly having been agreed to. The PROPOSE
ton to place a stamp tax upon ~proprie-
tary articles and perfumeries now in
stock aroused q lively discussion. It was
regarded as retroactive legislation and
as such was opposed by many Senators.
After debate, confined to the proposition
to send the labor arbitration bill to con-
ference, in which many members partici-
pated, a roll call of the House upon agree
ing to the Senate amendments, thereby
affecting the bills passage, was ordered,
resulting in yeas 219, nays 4. After ex-
periencing a brief political tilt, precipi-
tated by a personal political explanation
from Mr.. Tongue CRep., Ore.D, the House
adjourned until Monday.
Soon after the Senate convened on Fri
day Mr.. Hale CMaine), chairman of the
Committee IN Naval Affairs, fayorably
reported from the committee the House
joint resolution providing for the organ
ization and enrolment of an auxiliary
naval force which shall form an inner line
Of defense. An amendment by the Senate
committee provides that the force shall
not exceed 1900 men. The resolution
was passed. The Senate resumed con-
sideratiOn of the war revenue bill. and
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia spoke for two
hours on the measure. He supported the
bill, but opposed the bond feature and
stamp tax, ard said the corporations
should bear q larger share of the taxa
ton. Mr.. McEnery La.) proposed an
amendment to the paragraph of the bill
placing a tax upon all corporations not
specifically designated, providing that the
law should not apply to Limited ability
commercial partnerships or corporations
and companies or corporations of limited
liability conducting planting or farming
business or preparing for market products
of the soil"
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