The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05
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Lawmafsrs in Both Senate and
House Are Busy Considering
Measures Of Importance.
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In Discussing the Statehood nill-
House Passes ApproprAation BiIis
ana Votes to Increase Salaries ~
Court 00eaals. .fssl,-.gs nv
Washington, Jan. 26.-The Panama
canal treaty was briefly considerable
executive session of the senate Satu2-
day and the secretary of state wss
authorized to make it public. SenatoH
Spooner brought up the lndianola
(Aliss.) post Office affair and defended
the action Of the president. The dip
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill $780, oQ) was reported.
Washington, Jan. Eth the senate
yesterday the diplomatic and consulap
appropriation bill was passed aud the
statehood bill was further. discussed.
Senator Alger (Mich.) and Senator
Kittredge Is. d. took the oath OF of
| fee.
Washington, Jan. 90. = Senator
Quay made an effort yesterday TO
hold the senate in continuous session
to consider the statehood bill, but
failed to hold a quorum. The day
was spent in consideration of the
statehood bill. Senator Penrose in
troduced bill authorizing the pun
chase Of the farm at Appomattox on
which the surrender of Gen. Lee took
place, and Senator Foraker intro
duced an amendment to the naval APP
preparation bill making citizens Of
Porto Rico eligible to appointments
as cadets at the naval and military
academies.
Washington, Jan. ga sharp de-
bate was precipitated in the senate
yesterday when Mr.. Rawlins called MP
his resolution directing the secretary
of war to furnish the senate the pro-
ceedings of number of courts-mar-
tial in the Philippines, alleged abuses
in the army being the subject. The
statehood bill was further considered.
Washington, Jan. 3O.-The army
appropriation bill was reported t.
the senate yesterday and message
from the president was read in which
he asked for the necessary power to
cooperate with Mexico and China re-
garding the restoration of the parity
of silver and gold.
Washington, Jan. 31.-A favorable
report was made in the senate yes
terday on Senator Quay's statehood
bill. At the conclusion of routine
business Senator Burrows (Mich.l
called up the resolutions relative to
his late colleague, Senator McNil-
Ian, and tributes to his memory were
paid.
House Proceedings.
| Washington, Jan. 26.-The agricul-
tural appropriation bill was passed in
the house on Saturday. A session was
held yesterday for memorial services
for deceased members.
| Washington, Jan. 27.-The military
academy bill, carrying s644,273, was
passed in the house yesterday. A
resolution was adopted calling on the
postmaster general for the CORE
spondence in the Indianola (Miss.)
post Office case. Mr.. Overstreet Ind.l
submitted the report upon the anti
trust bill. The Notifications appro-
priation bill. which carries $7O93, e4a.
was reported.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-In the house
yesterday bills were passed making
Intoxicating liquors imported into
states subject to the Jurisdiction Of
such states and to prevent evasion Of
liquor laws in prohibition states:
senate bill to increase the salaries Of
federal judges. 1t raises the salary
OF the chief justice of the Supreme
court to $4,000, those of associate
justices to $12,500, circuit judges to
$1,000. district judges to $4,000, the
chief justice of the court of claims
to $6,5oo, associate justices to $1,000.
and the justices of the supreme court
OF the District of Columbia to $4,000.
| Washington, Jan. 29.-The time was
occupied in the house yesterday in
considering the Indian appropriation
bill.
| Washington, Jan. 30.-In the house
Yesterday the Indian appropriation
bill was passed and consideration Of
the post Office appropriation bill was
begun. Mr. Bristow IN. w intro
duced a bill increasing the salary OF
the president of the United States 70
100000 year, and an ANTITRUST
measure was reported which pro-
poses rigid amendments and penal
ties for violators of the Sherman law.
Washington, Jan. 31.-In the house
yesterday As private claim bills were
favorably acted upon, it being the
last day for such bills. A favorable
report was made on bill to provide
a safer and easier method of sending
money by mail by system of post
check notes which are made ex-
changeable at money order post Of
fees and banks.
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Bank Robbed.
Waterloo, Neb., Jan. 2s-Four men
robbed the Citizens Bank of Water