Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-07
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" RESUME OF THE
WEEKS PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

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The Senate.
sblngton, May 29.--ln the course
Y aaanach in favor of the adoption
. spalution expressing the senate's
> '.hr for the Beers yesterday
|np MaiI,nrton of Maryland referred
secret understanding existing be,
mo United States and Great
.s,n when Mr.. Lodge OF Massa'
la,r, demanded proof that such
us ssusderstanding existed. Mr.. Wei
,,an said under the circumstances 1t
i difjcult to produce tangible proof,
! No believed there was q secret I'M
BANDING at the state department:
Iodoe said under u form or
lament no such understanding
"A exist. and as the secretary of
~ lad denied the existence of any
,Snee or understanding, he believed
rho country would accept his
.,rosnt as true. The reading of the
ssrr civil bill was completed, but
oil the committee amendments
= heen disposed of. A lively debate
! nrecinitated over the proposition
sortinne the life of the Industrial
mission until Oct. 81, 1901.
srses were made that the commits
| MAS being used as a Republican
|noaign machine and that important
timony had been suppressed. The
Sm,ttee amendment, however, was
keeG to.
yesterday was a dull day in the
~ considering the near approach
III final adjournment. The Alaskan
government bill was passed ana
y resolutions and legislation was
p,pd up. Mr.. Dalzell gave notice
the antitrust bill of the judiciary
%Dmittee would be considered on
slnesdsy, Thursday and Friday Of
week under a special order.
The senate.
EsshIncton, May 30.-A few min
before adjournment last evening
senate added to the sundry civil
Irobriation bill an amendment ap.
rriating 100000 for the Louis
purchase exposition TO be held in
Louis In 1908 on condition that
MNO00.O0O In addition be raised
the exposition authorities. The
|rdment was offered by MI. Cock
1of Missouri and was adopted with
debate and without division. Be
n an amendment offered by him
knuentlv was stricken out on a
/ Of order, Mr.. Gallinger of New
npshire moved to reconsider the
Louis fair appropriation and the
lon Is now pending. As IL is
n that a considerable number
the appropriation it Is very
able the motion will not, be
lted. Mr.. Bacon addressed the
e at length i'm support Of the
II amendment expressing sgmpa-
with the Beers, after which the
uton was sent to the commit
% foreign relations by a vote of
26 Mr.. Burbank of Indiana en-.
ufed TO secure consideration of a
luton providing for the extra
b Of criminals from the United
to Cuba, but Mr.. Allison de-
10 lay aside the appropriation
q that purpose. No session of the
Fe win be held to-day.
The House
house yesterday refused to &C.
the senate amendment to the
appropriation bill relating to
plate, and adopted a modified
Psltion reading as follows: ''That
fecretary of the navy is hereby
Przed TO procure by contract ar
The best quality for any or all
above referred to, provided
contracts can be made at q price
IN his Judgment, Is reasonable
Fqultable; but in case he is IN
v y make contracts for armor I'M
e above conditions. he is here
I Pihorlzed In his discretion TO ,;.o-
SIZE for and TO erect thereon a
ior the manufacture of armor
ne sum Of $4,000, 600 Is hereby
tNNdlu the trpfIlOH pI
aelory,' With regard 10 ocean
aAe surveys the house refused
fpproprlation for surveys by the
ana tied up the ~conferees with
Etiohs- II also refused to con
we senate amendment to abol-
t~Wo.years sea cruise for naval
With the above action the
III was sent back to conference,
Mtrehee report on the other
naslhg been agreed 10. The
snee renort on the ~postoffice APP
d.ol Dill agreeing on all items
'ae senate amendment appro-
"a $4,000 for pneumatic tube
Y y adopted and the house
a. incurred in the excepted amend