Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-10
RATHER A QUIET DAY.
House and Senate Transacts
Little More Than Rou-
tine Business.
CARMACK SCORES OUR SOLDIERS
Says Murders in Philippines by Them
Are Common-Mormonism a Fac
tor in Statehood Bill 0ebates-Dis-
trict of Columbia Bill Defeated.

Washington, Feb. 10.-In the senate
yesterday Mr. Carmaek spoke on the
Rawlins resolution calling upon the
secretary of war for the proceedings
In certain courtsmartial. He charg-
ed that murders in the Philippines by
American soldiers had become so conf
mon that they would not bear hlyese..
cation and that this answer was en-.
tirely satisfactory ito our noble, ges.-
erous and humane secretary of war. .
He also criticized the president for
never having heard of the Captain
Brewnell case, after having announe-
ed his intention of probing crimes in
the Philippines"
bill for a short time, when he yielded
to various senators, who INDUCED Il
debate over the question of the inf1u-
ence of the Mormon church in poll
ties. Mr.. Elkins also spoke at Length
in defense of the claims of New Mex
leo to statehood.
Mr.. Elkins read the Republican and
t1Ct1o1t Pldt1Ql III dloGu inI
Democrats for trying to keep their
pledges. while the Republicans, he
said, had not been able to keep faith
Or discharge their obligations with re-
speet to statehood. Mr.. Elkins de-
clared that the national conventions
interpret the wishes of political par.
ties and not those of individual sena-
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or is Republicans, he said favored
the omnibus bill, while 80 Republicans
opposed it, and he wanted to show
that the minority was obstrueting the
passage of the bill
Mr.. Elkins yielded to Mr.. Hoar, who
presented the conference report on
the act fixing salaries of certain
judges of the United States. The re-
port was agreed to.
Mr.. Clay, of Georgia, declared an
injustice was being done the people
of Arizona and New Mexico on ac-
count of the statements made regard
ing their Mormon population. At the
present time, he said. there were but
1900 Mormons in New Mexico and
$500 in Arizona, while, according to
the census of 1890, Idaho had 1892
and Utah 11S.201. He believed it was
wrong to charge the people of New
Mexico with being repudiationists,
polygamists and ignorant. If given
the opportunity, he said, they would
present the identical constitution pre-
pared by them in 1889, declaring
against bigamy and polygamy. Mr..
Kean, owing to frequent Interruptions,
did not conclude his remarks.
At 4:55 p. m. the senate went into
executive session and soon afterward
adjourned.
In the executive session of the sen.
ate yesterday a memorial was read
from the legislature from the state Of
Washington, protesting against the
ratification Of the Alaskan boundary
treaty.
Senator Harris introduced bill au-
thorizing the free importation of thor
oughbred live stock for breeding pur-
poses
IN the House.
The house spent practically the ell,
tire day upon two District of Colum-
bia bills-one to authorize the gov
eminent to advance 100000 to the
District, and the other the confer
ence report on the Union station bill.
The former was defeated and the lat
ter sent back to conference after a
motion to recede from the amend
ment of the house to cut down the
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Baltimore and Ohio railroads from
$1,500000 to 81, 10000 600 had been voted
down. The disapproval by the house
Of the action of Mr. Hepburn in pre-
senting the conference report on the
department of commerce bill during
the memorial session Sunday resulted
in postponement of action upon that
report until today.
The house committee on ways AMI
means yesterday favorably reported
the bill providing that all registered
brood animals be admitted duty free,
whether they are to be retained as the
property Of the importer or are
brought in TO be sold.
The house committee on revision
VI Inc laws yesterday ldFoFdpiy re-
ported with some amendments, the
bill to revise and codify the criminal
laws of the United States. The
amendment prohibits any member CT
congress or any officer or employee q
the government from soliciting sub
scriptions for any political purpose
from any officer or clerk of the gov
eminent, as recommended by the code
commission.
Representative Aplin. of Michigan
introduced a bill yesterday granting
a pension of siz month to all sol
diers and sailors who served at least
one year in the Civil War.