The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
congress.
~ Resume Of The Weeks
Proceeding.

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of the postofice appropriation bill Mr.
spight of Mississippi discussed the
negro question and declared unjust
the attacks on the people of the South
who had beer charged with brutality
and barbarism toward the cOlOred
race. Comparing the %lynchings and
burnings at the stake which had oc-
Cured in the South with those in the
North, he said that the people In the
South, in melting out punishment to-
the negro who had committed a heud-
ish crime never followed it up WITH
violence toward ~defenseless women
and children as had been done III the
North.
Subsidies to railroads for speciai
mai facilities came in for consider
able criticism by Mr.. Robinson OF
Indiana and Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee.
the latter characteriZing them as a
"logalized steal" Rural mail delivery
carriers found many friends on the
floor. who advocated increased pay for
them and the privilege of acting as
agents for papers and trades people.
Another entire day of the senate
was devoted to consideration in eKecu-
tive session of the nomination of Gen.
Leonard Wood to be major general.
Senator Blackburn, resuming his
speech begun Tuesday, occupied a
little more than two hours. and was
followed by Senator Quarles, who con-
sumed the balance of The day, and ex-
poets to take another hour to-day.
Washington, March 1S.-Just before
adjournment yesterday Mr.. Southwick
of New York precipitated a brief but
lively debate by having read an edi~
torial from the New York World Civ
ing Republicans credit for antitrust
legislation and the merger prosecu-
ton. 1t vas offered by way of reply
to Mr.. Williams, who asked Wednes~
day if the merger decision was to be
used by the Republicans as a theatre
cal political trick. Mr.. Williams, after
the editorial had been read, declared
that the Securities prosecution was
instigated by Gov. Van SAINT, whom he
styled "a blanket Indian Republican"
who refused to consult %"headquar-
I6lC. III tIdl VI very SlldD1S, dltct
he had the case docketed, the ad-
m~inistration prior to an election could
not hold itself still. Mr.. Tawney of
Minnesota asserted that the Demo-
Gratis in the Fifty-first congress voted
against antitrust legislation, but d
vigorous protest came from Mr.
Gaines of Tennessee and Mr.. Will
Jams, each of whom asserted that the
Democrats had unanimously voted for
such legislation.
Throughout the postoffice appropria-
tion bill was under discussion and lit
tie progress was made. The minor
ity leader declared the postofice de-
partment was rotten from turret to
foundation stone. and the Republicans
were trying to reorganize it on an ap-
preparation bill.
Senator Quarles resumed his speech
in defense Of Gen. Leonard Wood
session yesterday. He took up the
charge of INSTRUMENTATION and assert
ed that Gen. Woods conduct in Cuba
had the full approval Of the war de-
partment as it had also in relation to
he various concessions granted by
him at Havana after he became MILL
tary governoc-
Washington. March BY the &C
ton of the senate in executive session
yesterday Gen. Leonard Wood became
a major general, taking rank from
Aug. s, 1903, the day President Roose-
welt made the promotion. The contest
against his confirmation has been a
notable one. beginning Nov. 10. 1908,
soon after congress convened in spe-
cial session, and continuing through
the present session until yesterday,
when by a vote of As to 16 the nom
inatiOn was confirmed. The late Sen
ator Hanna was recognized as the
leader of the forces opposed to Gen.
Wood, and had it not been for his
death before the disposition Of the
case, it is conceded that the vote
would have been much closer. Five
Democratic senators voted with the
majority in favor of confirmation.
They were Senators Cockrell and Pet
tur, members of the military affairs
toApihltt0E, anu SSlldlOTS TdtLeISOn,
Clarke (Ark.) and Dubois. The neg.
alive vote on the confirmation was as
follows:
Bacon, Berry, Blackburn, Clark
tMont.). C~ulberson, Gibson, Latimer,
McCreary. McLaurin, Mallory, Martin,
Money, Newlands, Simmons, Demo
Gratis, and Kittredge and Scott, Re-
p%ublicans.
The house was in session a little
over three hours yesterday. an early
adjournment being taken to permit
members to make a trip to the site
of the proposed jamestown exposition.
Although the postofice appropriation
bill was under discussion the entire
time. only one page was completed,
making eleven pages in all disposed
of. Several amendments were adopt
ed. the principal one being the inserts
ing Of a e paragraph in the bill
providing for an appropriation OF
$500, 900 for unusual business" at
third and f~ourth-class postof1ices.
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