The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-05-10

lie with the Hay Pauncefote treaty.
and 1t Is. therefore, objectionable. The
anomalous situation is. therefore; pre-
scented OF practically every member on
the floor processing his friendship for
the canal and yet of powerful OPPOSE
ton arrayed against 1t on various
| grounds. The bill was ably and vigor-
ously championed by Chairman Hep
burn. of the interstate commerce conf
mission, Mr.. Lowering of Massachu-
sets. Mr.. Ransdell of Louisiana and
| Mr.. Corliss of Michigan. Mr.. Fletcher
of Minnesota was the only member
of the commerce committees WHO oo-
posed the passage Of the bill at this
| session. a
The senate.
| After having been under considera.
ton more than two months the Alas,
kan civil bill was passed. by the SEN
ate yesterday. Mr. Carter, to do this,
withdrew the amendment relating to
alienylocation ofsmining claims and all
other points in disputes. The army ap,5
4 preparation bill. carrying supplies for
| the military esta blishment Of more
than $114.000O00 was, then taken up.
The feature sof the discussion Of the
measure was debate onitrusts pre-
cipitated by an amendmen + offered by
| Mr. Berry i Of Arkansas providing
| that the auartermasters department
| should not purchase supplies from any
recognized trust. The amendment was
defeated. The bill had not been COM
| pleted when tine senate adjourned.
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Washington. May 3,--The house yes
| terday at the conclusion Of the most
stormy debate of the present session
of congress. passed the Nicaragua ca
nal bill by the overwhelming vote OF
/ 225 to So An attempt to retain in
the bill the language Of the original
bill for the fertilization of the canal
and to still further strengthen the
language Oh that line was baked and
| the victory of Mr., Hepburn and the
recommit the bill with instructions to
| report back another bill leaving the
| selection of the route to the president
| was buried under an adverse majority
of III to 81. Mr.. Cannon, chairman
Of the appropriations committee, and
Mr. Burton Of Ohio, chairman Of the
river and harbors committee, made q
game fight to stall off action at this
session. but their appeals were in
vain. and the members rode rough
shod over all protests. Much excite
| ment reigned throughout the day and
! several bitter words were used. The
excitement reached its climax in a
highly dramatic scene between Mr..
Hepburn and Mr.. Cannon when the
former used the words s.lie" and liar"
as he denounced the distinguished
chairman Of the appropriations COM
mittee for attempting ITO dishonor
him The house was in riotous con-
fusion in a moment. The members
/ crowded the aisles and the situation ut
one time was so threatening that Mr..
Wheeler Of Kentucky sought to pour
oil on the waters by raising a point
of order. But he was not upheld, and
the two irate members carried their
war to the very hilt. There was a
show of peace at the close of the IN
cident. but the feeling between the
two men ran so high that the mutual
retractions with which such Incidents
generally end, were but the cloaks for
keenest and most cutting sarcasm.
The Senate.
| considerable Of the army appropriate
ton bill in the senate yesterday de-
yeloped3 a debate on the treatment OF
volunteer soldiers sent to the Philip
pines that ut times was very bitter.
Mr.. Turner Dem, Wash.) made q
very vicious attack upon the ndminis-
tration because Of the accommodate
lions afforded the volunteers on the
transports returning from the Philip
pines He was followed by Mr.. Petit
grew who. in q long speech, VIC lentlya
alraigned the government for not dis
charging the South Dakota volunteers
when theirS'time had expired Mr.
Mason Of Illinois delivered speech
on the investigation made by the COM
mittea on manufactures Of the adulter-
ating of food He strongly urged that
/ congress should take Immediate action
TO remedy existing evils. Just before
Adjournment sharp colloquy &C.
Cured overitha proposed consideration
I Of the resolution to unseat Mr., Clark
Of Montana which indicated that the
ir,ous recommendation of the
committee on elections and privileges
will be sharply contested. 4.
| r 3
Washington, May 4.-The house yes
terday. without division, passed the
| s'ffee home. bill which has been pend.
ing. before congress for a number Oh
| years. ,,The3bill provides that the gov:
eminent shah issue patents to actual
| bona fide settlers ON agricultural lands
on Indian reservations opened to&set.
Element. These lands We're taken up
by settlers who contracted to pay FOR
them $1.25 to $3.T5 per acre. BY the
terms of the bill the government as
sumes the payment of the, purchase
price to the Indians and changes the
existing law relative to agricultural
colleges 50 as to insure the payment
| of the endowments which heretofore
have come out Of the sale Of public
lands in case Of deficiency. These
payments involve 81, 100000 annually.
OF the 29.0OO,000 acres in the Indian
reservations opened to settlement for
which the government is to pay or has
/ paid $35,OOO.O0O, about 100000 acres
have been taken and about 100000
are supposed to be still available for
agricultural purposes. A remarkable