Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-14
CONGRESS.

Oh the 1nuian appropriation Dill Hao
agreed to. The Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton bill and the sundry civil bill were
again considered. but not completed. The
amendment Of Mr.. Pratt Comm to the
Rosebud bill striking out the provision
providing for free homes on the lands to
homestead settlers was rejected. 10 TO
S. An amendment was agreed to APP
propriating 100000 fer the cOnstrnc-
ton of a revenue cutter of the first class
| for service in Hawaiian waters. the total
cost not to exceed $1,000 The amend
mont providing the machinery for the en-
forcement of the personal tax law of the
District OF Columbia. passed in 1878.
was placed on the District appropriation
bill as a rider and the bill was passed.
The bill to provide diplomatic and con
sular officers for the republic of Cuba
also was passed.
The SeGate devoted the entire day Sat
urday to DEBATE on the Philippines. The
House adjourned in respect TO the mem-
| DRY of Congressman Amos j. Cummings
of New York.
In the Senate most of the day Monday
was taken up by Senator Lodge with
speech on the Philippine civil government
bill. The sundry civil appropriation bill
was passed with amendments, providing
for the dedication of the st. Louis expo
sition on April 80, 1903. and that the ex-
position shall be opened to visitors not
later than May l. 1904; appropriating
800 900 for the commissioner of labor to
collect statistics of marriage and divorce;
constituting the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the Postmaster General and the
Secretary of the Interior a commission
TO select a site in Washington City for a
nall of records. the limit of cost of the
site being 100000 and that for the
building being $500,000: appropriating
S165 900 for repairs to the White House
in lieu of the $4S,9O0 heretofore provid-
ed and appropriating $4,000 more for a
temporary office building to be used while
the renairs to the White House are in
progress. The bill for the purchase of
the Rosebud Indian reservation was
passed with an amendment eliminating
the Communication clause and providing
that settlers, in order to make good their
titles to the land. shall live on it for five
years. In the House an urgency reso-
luton making additional appropriation of
$4,000 for the expenses incident to the
! dedication of the statue of Marshal de
| Rochambeau was adopted. Mr.. Jones
Va.) announced the death of Represent
alive 0tey and offered the customary
resolutions of regret. The Speaker APP
pointed a committee to attend the fu-
neral.
In the Senate on Tuesday the Philip
pine question again occupied nearly the
entire day. A House joint resolution
making an additional appropriation of
| $4,000 for the dedication of the statue
of Marshal de Rochambeau in Washing
ton was passed, as was bill to appor-
| ton the term Of office of Senators elect
ed at the first general election in the
| territory OF Hawaii. Ninety private pen
| sion bills were also approved. The House
| adjourned shortly after converting out of
| respect to tae memory of Congressman
| Salmon of New Jersey.
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The Philippine government bill again
| had a practical monopoly of the time In
| the Senate on Wednesday. The bill
making appropriations for the diplomatic
| and consular service Of the United States
| in the republic of Cuba. fixing the salary
of the minister at $4,000. was passed.
| In the House consideration was begun of
| the bill to enable the people of Okla
| homa Arizona and New Mexico to form
| constitutions ard State governments and
| he admitted into the Union on an equal
| fnoting with the original States Repre-
| sentative Knox (Mass.). chairman of the
| committee on territories, and Mr. Rodey,
| the delegate from New Mexico. made
| extended speeches in support of the bill.
| Mr.. McRae (Ark.l. while favoring the
admission of the three territories. gave
notice of an amendment to consolidate
| Oklahoma and Indian territory and admit
| them as a single State. The conference
| report on the Indian appropriation bill
| was adopted. after vigorous but I'M
| successful fight. led by Mr.. Little tArk.i,
was made on the Senate amendment TO
open up the Uintah Indian reservation IN
| Utah.
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The Senate devoted the entire day
| thursday to continuation of the debate
on the Philippines. A resolution was
| adopted declaring that the Senate rad
heard with profound grief Of the death OF
| Admiral Sampson and Messrs. PERKINS,
| Gallinger. Quarle, Martin and Mallory
were named as a committee to attend
the funeral In the House the bill to
! place three new stars III titt @hiAANAAN*''
| hag again had the right of way. Gen
eral debate. the feature of which was
an extended speech by Mr.. Grosvenor OF
| Ohio in opposition to the measure. was
closed at 8 o'clock. and the bill was then
read for amendment under the hve-mln-
ute rule. An amendment offered by Mr..
| McRae to consolidate the territories of
Oklahoma and Indian territory was de-
| featcd 81 to 1903 One offered by Mr..
Overstreet Ind.) to consolidate Arizona
| and New Mexico and admit them as the
| State of Montezuma was pending when
The House adjourned. The only amend
ment adopted was one providing that
nothing in the act should be construed 10
legalize polygamy.
Washington Notes.
Herbert G. Squires has been named by
the President to be minister to Cuba.
The burial of Sol Smith Russell AZ
Rock Creek cemetery was largely at
tended
President Roosevelt has promised to
attend the Olympian games to be held
in Chicago in 1901
President Roosevelt says that il Con
rress adiousas without adopting soine
measure OF relief for Cuba he will order
| an immediate reassembliug to finish the
work.
| Presentation in the House Of bill to
amend the bankruptcy law developed
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