Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-08
Congress.

On Saturday the Senate discussed ma
tional irrigation, the text being an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill providing for surveys, looking to the
construction of an irrigation dam and
bitches for the watering of the rescrva-
tion of the Pima and Maricopa Indians,
ut San Carlos on the Gila river, Arizona.
Mr.. Piatt of Connecticut led the opposi-
ton, and was assisted by MIR. Quarles
of Wisconsin. Mr.. Stewart, Mr.. Chand-
Ter and Mr.. Thurston argued for the eX-
pertinent. The report of the conference |
committee on the army reorganization
bill WAS presented and Mr.. Hawley am
nounced that he would call it up on Mon
day. The House made good prog.ess
with the bill to revise and codify the
postal laws. Only twenty-cight OF the |
221 pages remain to be disposed of. Ef-
forts were persistently made to loa,l the
bill mp with amendments to effect changes
in the existing postal laws. The pressure
was especially strong i'll favor OF re-
classifying certain classes of postoiiice
employees, but Mr.. Loud of California;
in charge of the bill, fought all of them,
explaining that such amendments We're
out of place on Il codiiication bill. and
would. if adopted, mean its death in the
Senate. In this way every attempe to
amend the bill was successfully resisted.
The latter part of the session was de-
voted to eulogics upon the life and pub
lie services of the late Senator Gear of
Iowa.
In the Senate on Monday Senator
Towne of Minnesota made IL speech on
the government Of the Philippines. In
mcdiatcly after Mr.. Townc's speech Mr..
Clapp. his successor, was sworn in. The
remainder of the day was devoted to con-
sidcr:,ton of the Indian appropriation
bill. District of Columbia business oc-
cupied the most of the day in the House.
Bill to revise and codify postal laws pass
ed without amendment. Consideration of
claims of Americans aggrcgnting $685.
0O0,O00 against Spain deferred until the
following Monday. Bill to extend char
ters of national banks twenty years call
ed up. but went over ON objection of Mr..
Richardson.
In the Senate ON Tuesday Senator Frye
gave notice he intended to keep shipping
bill to the front, even as against appro-
priation bills. not yielding to them with
| out vote of Senate. This indicated dispo-
| sition on part of Senate leaders to force
to carly issue question whether shipping
bill is going to pass ut this session. Mr.
| Turner spoke i'll severe arraignmcnt of
bill. declaring it to be "lawleSs. pirate
cal raid upon the Treasury" in interest
| Of few private beneticiarics and commit
| ting government to expenditures aggrc-
eating $210.OG0,O00. Committee amend
ments were informally agreed to. In
dian appropriation bill was passed early
in day. The House spent day upon agri-
CULTURAL appropriation bill. MIR. Corliss
Mich, made vicious onslaught upon bu-
reau of animal industry of Agricultural
Department.. but his attack raised host
| of defenders, and his amendment to re-
ducc appropriation for bureau was over
whelmingly defeated. All that portion of
bill relating to reorganization of sciell-
sitic bureaus Of Agricultural Department
went out on point of order raised by Mr..
Mahon Qa.)
Wednesday the Senate spent in debate
on the shipping bill after an uns,lccess.
full attempt to secure an agreement to
the conference report OH the army re-
organization bill. The House passed
the agricultural appropriation bill.
On Thursday the Senate. by i, vote of
33 to %. agreed to the conference re-.
port on the army reorganization bill. The
shipping bill was discussed during the
latter part of the day. and some progress
was made OH amendments. A speech by
MIR. Rawlins of Utah against the bill was
in progress ut the close of the day. The
House passed the fortitications appropri.
alton bill and made fair progress with
the postotlice appropriation bill. During
the general debate upon the former bill
Mr.. Lanlnm of Texas delivered a nota.
bic speech upon the future of the Demo.
cratic party. making Il strong plea for
the necessity of united Democracy and
counseled the burial of the latchet and
the welcoming back of those who in the
last two presidential campaigns have de.
clincd to support the nominees of the par.
fy. Macy amendments were offered tc
the postotiice appropriation bill in the in.
terest of various claims of postoffice EN-.
ploSes. but they all went down before
points of order raised by Mr.. Loud the
chairman of the postoliice committee.
who was in charge of the bill.