Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-17
GOES 70 The president.
Senate Agrees to the House Amend
ments to the Elkins Anti
Trust Measure.
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION is COMPLETED.
Time in the House Is Occupied in
Considering the Sundry Civil APP
preparation Dill-Amendments Are
Adopted and 1t Finally Passes
Alaska boundary Arbitrators.

convened at one clock saturday ana
immediately afterwards agreed to
the amendment made to the Elliins
anti-rebate bill by the house. The
amendments We're accepted on mo-
ton of Senator Clapp, of the COM
mittee on interstate commerce, and
without discussion. This completes
congressional action upon the bill
and it now goes to the president.
Senator Quay gave notice that, be-
ginning next Monday, he would ask
the senate to take up the statehood
bill each day Immediately after the
conclusion of the routine morning
business. He then introduced the
following resolution, which unde-
the rules went over for day:
Whereas, house bill 1858, to en-
able the people of Oklahoma, Ari-
IONA and New Mexico to form consti-
buttons and state governments and
be admitted into the union on an
equal footing with the original states
has been under discussion in the sem
ate since the tenth day of December
last and must fail unless voted upon
at an early date,
Resolved, That it is the sense of
the senate that date and hour prior
to the Cd of March next should be
fixed for final vote upon the bill
and all amendments that are pending
or may be offered thereto
Senator Quay then asked to have
the statehood bill taken up, and
| when this request was complied with,
he gave way to Senator Stewart To
bring up the Indian appropriation
bill.
House Proceedings.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Without pre-.
| liminary business the house Satur
day went into committee of the
whole and resumed consideration Of
the snndry civil appropriation bill
/ An amendment adopted Friday tc
| appropriate 100000 to add to the pro
ceeds of the sale of the arsenal al
Indianapolis (s154,ooO) for the pur
chase of 1880 acres near that city
| for an army post was again the sub
| ject of debate. but the amendment
stands. An amendment was adopt
ed appropriating $4,000 for light.
house and fog signal at Mulliltec
point, near Everett, Wash.
The amendment offered by Mr.
Richardson (Tenn.) Friday to pro
hibit the use of illustrations in tn,
! annual reports of bureau officers, OK
cept with the approval of the head
of the departments. was also adopt
ed. The bill was passed and TIN
house then proceeded to the consid
GRAFTON of private pension bills.
Served Many Years.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The fourth
| assistant postmaster general ha.
| received the resignation of Mrs. Har
riet NJ. Foster, postmaster at Tro,
Grove, Ill. Mrs. Foster has been con
nected with the Troy Grove pos
Office for 45 years, the past 25 a.
postmaster, having been appointed
| December 5. 1877. The salary of tn
Office is 1891 a year.
Signs Two Bills.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The presi
dent has signed the department o
commerce bill and the general stat
bill.
| Arbitrntors Appointed.
| Washington, Feb. 16.-Secretary O
War Elihu Root, of New York; Sena
| tor Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachu
sets, and Senator George Turner, Of
Washington, have been selected as the
| United States members of the tribuna
provided for in the Alaskan boundary
treaty, ratified by the senate or
Wednesday.