The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-12-15
Mlah Business Of Interest lathe House
And Senate.
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE week.
This House Passed a Resolution to Ad-
iourn OH December 81 Until January
!, 1906, for the Usual Christmas Uoli-
day Vacation.

Washington, Dec. l0.-The house
today passed the legislative, execl-
,iye and judicial appropriation bill
almost as 1t came from The commit
ice and adjourned until Monday. The
civil service commission provisions
disposed Of, there was no long debate
On any Item today. Throughout the
re#ioa the policy Of retrepchment
held full sway, and all attempts to
increase salaries failed,
The house passed resolution to
adjourn on December 81 until Janll.
afy 4, 1905, for the usual Christmas
holiday.
On a point Of order by Mr.. Perkins
Vt New York. the provision in the
legislative bill appropriating $4,000
for compensation and expenses Of
specialists to make investigation into
the ,departmsateof commerce and Ia
',or with an object OF securing uni
term. economical and business-like
4,eHods,' Was stricken out. "'
Ek-Dclegate Dennis Flynn left for
home this morning after a confer
.,ace with Senator Beverldge, chair.
nan OF the state committee on terri.
@eFies, with the Information that the
territorial committee will give no
lsearings on the statehood bill.
This indicates that the senate will
act on the bill some time In January,
and that II will be approved by the
president before the adjournment of
IKE present session.
Representative Stevens, Of Texas,
today introduced a bill providing for
an appeal Of one test case in voting
the right Of citizenship in the Choc-
law or Chickasaw nations from the
decision Of the Choctaw or Chick
asaw citizenship court to the su-
creme court Of the United States,
The bill provides that II The supreme
court reyerses the decision Of the
ChDciaW Cbickasaw citizenship court
at ali" applicants who have been de-
4iied enrollments by degrees Of that
court shall be enrolled by the Dawes
commission the same as other mem.
'l,ers Of the two nations.
Washington, Dec. 1O.-~The commit
zee, by a vote Of II to G5, reduced
the pay Of committee stenographers
from $4,000 to $4,000,
The paragraph relating to the civil
service commission ELECTED from Mr..
Maddox. OF Georgia, severe criticism,
because Of q proposed increase Of %
employees to constitute the rural car.
fier examining board. He declared
there was no necessity for them, and
that it was the duty of this congress
TO retrench, il the statement Of the
secretary Of the treasury be true.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa. moved to
strike out the appropriation for the
cBmmission, and bitterly denounced it.
He was not, he said, opposed to a
nr0pef civil service, but the present
merit system did not improve on the
old spOils system. The present civil
service was not as good as it was
twenty years ago, and was constantly
becoming less and less efficient.
The senate held only short session
'aday and adjourned until Monday.
Al attempt to secure consideration
Of the pure food bill was defeated by
n demand of Mr.. Aldrich that the bill
Ne fead At length, which brought an
objection from Mr.. TIllman. who did
not want the time consumed.
The session had not progressed far
when Mr.. Hepburn (idaho) called up
.lte spxee feed bill, but Mr. Aldrich
suggested that the bill should be read
in full for information. and it went
ever under an objection by Mr.. Till
man, who said that he considered any
4sort to get the bill Up today a waste
NJ tinie. He said that his object was
10 get the matter out Of The way.
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