The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-12-19
WORK DOM IN CONGRESS.
Second Session of the Fifty-Seventh
National Assembly Keeps
Busy in Washington.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
senate Adopts Several Amendments
to the immigration btit-h'"
Passes the Pension Appropr1aHioh
Bill and Receives New Measures
for Public Bui1dings.

Washington. Dec. e.-ln the senate
Yesterday an amendment to the lmml-
grafton bill was adopted fixing a 80
head tax on each immigrant coming
into the United States. y bill was IN
troduced making railroad companies
liable for damages on account OF them
jury or death of employees. nowlth-
standing the injury or death may nave
been due tocontributory negligence on
the part of employees. A joint amend
ment was introduced for an amend
ment TO the constitution to give con-
gress the power to control trusts.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The senate
Yesterday devoted most of the day to
the immigration bill and adopted a
number of amendments. as follows:
Providing for thelcareful inspection OF
families of aliens who already have
been admitted and have filed their
preliminary declarations for citizen
ship: providing that skilled labor may
be imported if labor of like kind can
not be found in this country; extend
ing to two years the time for the de-
p~ortation of aliens who become a pub
lie charge.
Washington. Dec. 11.-Almost the
entire session of the senate yesterday
wa devoted to discussion of the omni-
bus statehood bill, but nc action wa
taken. 4 bill was passed relieving
merchants from "a on tea in bonded
warehouses.
Washington. Dec. 12.-The anthri-
cite strike commission bill. fixing the
commissioners salary ats $1,000 per
annum. was passed in the senate yes
terday.
In the House.
Washington, Dec. SIN the house
on Saturday the pension appropriation
bill, carrying s13e.ooo,oOo. was passed.
Resolutions were adopted calling
upon the secretary of war for all re-
ports received by the wal depart
ment upon the operations of the anti
canteen law; providing for a commits
sion of Il members of the house to
visit Alaska, to investigate and re-
port upon its conditions and needs
and recommend legislation, and an
other providing for a holiday ad-
journment from December 90 to Jan
uary 5.
Washington. Dec. 9.-In the house
terday resolutions in memory of for
mer Speaker Reed we're read. and the
house adjourned as an additional mark
of respect.
Washington, Dec. 1O.-The London
dock bill was killed in the house yes
terday. The Indian appropriation bill
was reported.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Galusha A.
Grow, of Pennsylvania, made a speech
in the house yesterday on the rela-
tions of labor and capital, which is
regarded as his valedictory, as he re-
tires at the close of the present ses-
sion, having been in the service SO
years. A bill was passed to relieve the
tea importers.
Washington. Dec. 12.-Bills were in
troduced in the house yesterday to
give publicity to the affairs of large
corporations by requiring them to
make annual returns to the govern
ment authorities, and to render the
currency more elastic and responsive
to the financial and commercial re
quirements of the country.
Washington. Dec. 13.-In the house
yesterday 173 pension bills were
passed and the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill. car
rying s%26,93o,453. was reported. Bills
appropriating 100000 for a new
court of justice building and $780,
GOO for a new agricultural building
were also reported. a bill was in
troduced authorizing the president
to enter into q reciprocal agreement
with Great Britain whereby coal
mined in the United States NAV he
shipped into Canada free of duty and
Canadian coal admitted into the
United States free of charge.