The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
1HE NATIONAL I'M
Lawmakers in Both ;.
House Are Busy c,,,,'|
Measures of 1n, ssa'a1
SUMMARY OF THE pAlyp,,,

ose.p..a in D'.eu..,sa.' :
Mood R~ili-House p,..
Measure for The phn,e
or Notes. "p'ss
Washington, Jan, %
ate yesterday the hon.. y y
ing for establishment 'a
ment Of commerce and VI,
ferred to the commits ss''
n'srce. In executive ssss;,s
ban reciprocity treaty W..
cred; Senator Lodge ip i,
resolution for an ipo ,a
whether certain countriss i
eliminating against ~.
States.
Washington, Jan. 21.-n.
yesterday passed the legis,ss.
IVY ana lud1cial appropriate
discussed the statehood hin J
Quay submitted a number 4 j
sitions for the fixing Of a l,,l
vote could be taken, butt all N
ator Beyeridge objected, \
Hanna spoke briefly in onu's
the bill.
Washington, Jan. e2.-uh.
statehood bill was turtle, n
in the senate yesterday. As,s
to hold an executive sessi0, N
slider the Cuban reciprocitr \
was defeated By Senator oaa'
Washington, Jan. 23.-T,
hood bill occupied the enti, s
ton of the senate YESTERDAY }
for a few routine matters, ma
lative, executive and judicial
priation bill was sent to cou.
and a favorable report va,
ON the bill appropriating ssns
the erection Of headstones d
the graves Of confederate d
buried in the north.
Washington, Jan. 24.--Thes, s
bill again occupied the attentiat
senate yesterday and during ID
bate several spirited c~olloqus
CURED. The treaty betvsa \
United States and the governna|
Colombia was received and rid
to the committee on foreign rAsa
HouAe.
Washington, Jan. 2O.-The Na
and diplomatic appropriate
the third of the regular budrtl
passed in the house YESTERDAY
Crumpacker Qnd.) introducai
olution requesting the postn,
general to transmit to the h
il not inconsistent with the =
interest, a copy of all cores
ence in his possession pertains
the recent resignation of the
mistress at Indianola, Miss. u
dietary committee authorized
vorable report on the bill too
a bureau in the department q
tice for the study of criminal
per and defective classes.
Washington, Jan. 21.--The
yesterday passed the District .
lumbia appropriation bill, and
quently began consideration Of
Philippine coinage bill. The CO..
tee on agriculture reported 1ns
cultural appropriation bill. re
$685. 500, an increase OF S2s'M
the last appropriation, and y
less than the estimates.
Washington, Jan. 22-lhe
spent the time yesterday in GO
tee Of the whole in debate =
Philippine coinage bill. lhe n n
academy appropriation bill "
was reported and a bill was
duced to enable persons to loea
claims on unsurveyed LANDS II
ka.
Washington, Jan. 23.-ln Inc
yesterday the Philippine coma
reported by the insular a1,al.
mittee was rejected and Tue
tute offered by the minority
introduction of American CIV
and the American coinage ~
the islands was adopted.
Washington, Jan. 24.-lN' .
yesterday passed 2s5 private !
bills. They included pensions
widow of Gen. Franz Sigel as
month, the widow Of Gen. rsp an
ley at $50, and the widow o. y
miral Henry Picking at $40 Inc
delegate bill was also passeu..
vides for the representation '. !
ritory OF Alaska in the house : :
sentatives BY a delegate, tne !
to be elected next, antumn' a''1
a seat in the Fifty-eighthc ops'
Elevator Durned'