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

1 Pettigrew of South Dakota called uD
the following resolution and asked for
its in mediate consideration:
Whereas. From the hour of achiev-
J Ing their own independence the people
OF the United States have regarded
with sympathy the struggles Of other
4 people to free themselves from Euro
pean combinations; therefore,
BE 1t Resolved, That we watch with
deep and abiding interest the heroic
battle Of the South African republics
against cruelty and oppression, and
our best hopes go out for the full sue
cess Of their determined contest for
liberty"
When Mr.. Lodge Of Massachusetts
had form ally aseertained that no COM
mittee had reported the resolution to
the senate he moved that it be re-
ferred to the committee on foreign re-
lations. Without word Of debate the
vote was taken. 81 senators voting IN
favor of referring and II against It.
As the vote disclosed the absence Of a
quorum an effort was made to secure
one. but 1t was unsuccessful. and the
senate adjourned 5s
The House.
The house passed q number Of bills
OF Importance and the balance Of the
session was devoted to the senate bill
to create q commission to adjust the
claims Of citizens against Spain as
Il sumed by thlssconntry by the treaty of
Paris The bill developed considerable
opposition and was finally recommitted
to the committee on war claims. with
Instructions to report back q bill to re-
o1oiY 49, yrf nfn HI rtfs
J. The Senate.
Washington, May l. g Again the
question of extending sympathy to
the Beers was thrust upon the senate.
This time it CAME in the form. of call
ing up from the calendar Mr.. Petit
II grew resolution which was before
the senate last Saturday. The molten
I was defeated. 20 to 90 The conference
report on the Joint resolution regard
I Ing Porto Rico was agreed to. The
Alaskan code bill was taken up but
no progress made A house bill au-
courts Of the United States for the
Southern district of Mississippi, to be
held at Biloxi. Miss. when the senate
convened yesterday, A bill appropri-
ating $4,000 to enlarge and improve
the public building at Burlington,
Iowa was passed. Resolutions offered
d by Mr.. Jones of Arkansas We're agreed
to calling for information regarding
alleged irregular practices of William
Theobald. special treasury agent at
New York.
The House.
The house yesterday passed the
Lacey bill to enlarge the powers OF the
department of agriculture and to pro-
hibit interstate commerce in game
n killed in violation Of local laws. #
Il authorizes the secretary of agTicul-
ture to provide for the Introduction
and restoration Of game, song and IN
4 SectiverouS wild birds. 1T gives MIN
the power to prevent the Introduction
OF undesirable foreign birds and ami
mails ard prevents the killing Of game
in violation Of state laws for concealed
shipment to states where it can be sold
III the open market. The senate bill
to create a commission of five TO III.
Z mercial and Industrial conditions IN.
China and Japan was debated at
length but was vigorously antagonized
by the Democrats, and they finally, sue
thorzing both the district and circuit
vestigate and report upon the coin-
II ceeded in striking out the enacting
clause in committee and this motion
was pending when the house ad-
iourned. If the motion prevails in the
house the bill is dead. The bill for a
constitutional amendment to disqualify
\ polygamists for election II as senators
and representatives. and to prohibit
polygafIiy, which was reported by the
committee on the election Of president,
vice president and representatives in
congress. was referred to the commit
tee on. judiciary after meeting thtop-
position from both sides of the house
Every speaker who antagonized the
bill said he opposed polygamy, but did
not see any rea son for legislating in
the constitution and invading the
rights Of the states. The house agreed
to the conference report on the joint
resolution extending the tenure OF
military officers in Porto Rico.
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The House. $
Washington, May 2. For the first
time during the fifty years of agita-
ton of the project Of the construction
X OF an interoceanic canal the house OF
representatives yesterday entered upon
the consideration Of measure 70
actually authorize the building OF a