The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07
CONGRESS.
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Washington, May g. "A resolution offered by
Pettigrew calling upon the secretary Of the In.
terior for all communications, reports and
ment Of the Crow Creek Indian reservation,
South Dakota was passed The Teller resolu-
ton expressing sympathy with the Beers was
then laid before the senate and Bacon addressed
the senate. The pending resolution was, In his
opinion, CONSERVATIVES, proper and not in any
way violating international law. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee on foreign
relations by vote of 40 to 10 "A few minutes
before adjournment the senate added to the
sgnapy Sy Il p ni
chase exposition to be held in St Louis in 1908.
on condition that $40 600 in addition is raised
by the exposition authorities.
HOUSE
The house today, by q vote of 107 to 124, rel
fused TO accept the senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill relating TO armor
ing as follows:
"Ihe secretary Of the navy is hereby author.
lied to procure by contract armor OF the best
quality for any or all vessels above referred to,
provided such contracts can be made at o price
which In his Judgment is reasonable and equit-
hble; but In case he is unable to make contracts
Tor arnor under the above conditions he Is
hereby authorized, in his discretion, to procure
n site for and to erect thereon afactory for the
manufacture of armor, and the sum OF ST. O00
is hereby appropriated toward the erection OF
said factory.
HOUSE.
Washington, May SO.-1'he house passed 100
private pension bills
Washington, May 8l.At the conclusion OF
session lasting eight hours, the senate this
evening passed the sundry civil appropriation
bill which hns been under consideration for
nearly aweek. The amendment providing for
an approximation Of Is 100000 for the Louisiana
purchase exposition to be held at St. Louis
was continued in the bill
HOUSE
The house to-day under special order and
after an exceedingly hot debate in. which the
leaders on both SIDES charged each other with
playing to the political galleries, entered upon
the consideration of the resolution eported
stitutional amendment to lodge in congress the
power to define, regulate, control prohibit or
dissolve trusts monopolies or combinations -
The democrats charged that the proposed con-
st1tutlonal amendment was Objectionable in
every way: that twas u mere political pretext
that IT was unnecessary and was proposed at
the coming campaign The republicans re.
pudiated the charge OF bad faith
SENATE.
washington, June Perkins of California
Presented q memorial from the people OF that
state, asking that the government provide for
some relief for the people Of India Hale of
spending millions in crushing liberty in South
Africa while her people were dying of star
walton in India. The conference report on the
naval appropriation bill brought forth u
heated political debate, the senate finally in
sisting upon it's armor plate proposition. The
passed.
HOUSE,
me house today, after lively debate ex-
tending over two days defeated the joint reso-
luton proposing constitutional amendment
empowering congress to regulate trusts 1t
requires two-thfrds vote under the constitu-
lion TO adopt an amendment to the constitution
The vote stood: Ayes l54, navs l3l. Five dem
ocrats voted with the republicans aud two re-
publicans voted with the democrats
SENATE
WaShingto June 2-After an extended de-
bate the senate to-day passed the bill providing
mitted certain crimes in Cuba from the United
States to the island. AS amended. the bill pro-
vldes that the alleged criminal shall be pun
lshed under the laws of Cuba as administered
by Cuban courts The last of the appropriation
b1lls--the general defciency-was passed, MS
was also the emergency river and harbor bill
providing for numerous sur eys and for certain
other public works
Only one vote was cast in the house against
the Littlefield anti-trust bill to amend the
Sherman act of 1890 to make it more effective
in the prosecution of trusts and combinations,
their agents, officers or attorneys. Mann (rep)
of Illinois cast the negative vo te. The bill
according to the statements OF the republican
leaders, goes to the limit of the authority of
congress under the constitution. All the demo-
cratic minority amendments except one We're
that nothing in the act should be construed to
apply to trades or labor examinations.
SENATE.
washington, June 4.-The senate passed n
Dill which provides for the deposit OF moneys
by the government in such b inks cn the
islands Us will deposit with the GOV ernment us
security United States bonds to the full
amount OF the deposits ettigrew delivere !
an address critic sing the Philippine policy of
the adminittration. .