The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-03-31
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of the bill providing for q building for
the Departments of State, Justice and
Commerce and Labor was made the Oc-
casion for adverse criticism of the archi-
tect who planned the White House of
fees. Mr.. Hoar introduced a bill by
request to organize a colonization
branch. which, he said, was prepared by
officers of the Salvation Army for the
purpose of securing settlement on public
lands. 1t is the bill which was prepared
on the advice of the late Senator Hanna.
After being in session a short time the
House adjourned out Of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Charles w. Thompson of Alabama. Res
olutions of respect and sympathy were
passed. Mr.. Hepburn offered a resolu-
ticn reciting certain statements by Mr..
Baker IN. W contained in the Congress
sional Record of last Friday rejecting on
the integrity and honor of Mr.. Bah
cock (Wis.). Mr.. Hepburn explained
that Mr.. Baker had not delivered the
remarks on the floor of the House, but
lad entered them in the Record under
a leave Of print. The amendment was
adopted after the Democrats forced a
roll call. Mr.. Baker endeavored to ex-
plain his action, but Speaker Cannon
refused to recognize him.
The Senate spent the greater part Of
the day Tuesday on the Indian appro-
priation bill. The section exempting the
position of Indian agency farmer from
civil service examination was dropped.
The superintendents of Indian schools
are to be allowed to act as Indian agents
for the next year, according to the
House amendment, which was adopted.
Another amendment adopted authorizes
the payment of claims made by Indian
tribes on account of the differences be-
tween the value of payments made them
in greenbacks and coin payments as re-
quired by treaties. The House continued
consideration of the postofice appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Butler Pa.) made an
unsuccessful endeavor to have passed an
amendment transferring back to the Of
fee of the First Assistant Postmaster
General jurisdiction of the free delivery
and rural delivery services which was
declared by Mr.. Moon (Tenn.) to be an
effort to punish Mr.. Bristow for discov-
ering frauds in another bureau of the
department. An amendment agreed to
prohibits the Postmaster General from
ordering out of postofices telephone COM
panies other than the Bell company. An
other amendment prohibits the further
renting of canceling machines. The res
ignation of Charles Dick (Ohio) to take
effect at noon "Wednesday was read. A
resolution was passed fixing March 25
after the disposition Of the pension bills
for the consideration of the bill provid-
ing for the election of a delegate from
the territory of Alaska and making the
bill privileged thereafter.
Senator Dick took the oath Of ofics
at the opening Of the Senate session
Wednesday. Consideration Of the Indian
appropriation bill was resumed. A con-
troversy over Choctaw Indian land
leases dating back to President Harri-
sons administration was revived in the
amendment to pay claim Of $4,000 Of
]. Hale Sypher. as attorney in making
the leases. Mr.. Patterson moved to
amend the amendment by reducing the
amount to S25, 1000, and in this form the
original was lost, 25 to %. The amend
ment to exempt farmers at Indian agen-
cies from civil service rules was agreed
to. The House disposed of only six
pages of the postofice appropriation bill,
although it made considerable progress
in reading the bill for amendment. The
appropriation for inland mail transpor-
tation by star routes was scaled from
$S, 100, 900 to $7,S5O,O0O. An amendment
by Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota fixing the
life of postal car at fifteen years. By
providing that none be retained in the
service after having been used so long,
was agreed to. The House accepted an
amendment by Mr.. Hughes of New Jer-
sey that in future the Postofice Depart
mcnt shall make no contracts for sup
plies made by con-ict labor.
The Senate Thursday passed the In
dian appropriation bill. 1t was amended
so as to permit the attendance of Alaska
Indians at the Indian school in Salem,
Oregon, and to pay for their transporta-
ton to and from the school. Mr.. Bacon
raised the question Of civil service ap-
pointments, cOntending that the South
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ed under Republican administration.
Mr.. Gibson spoke in support of the bill
for the repeal of the desert land, timber
and stone laws and of the Communication
clause Of the homestead law. The House
again put itself OIL record against any
of the Postoffice Depart
ment, an amendment by Mr.. Williams
providing for select committee of five
members of the Senate being voted
down, 1873 to 80, on a point Of order.
The chair sustained a point Of order
by Mr.. Mann against the provision in
the bill that rural carriers after July /.
1904, shall not solicit business or re-
ceive orders of any Kind during their
hours of employment or carry merchan-
disc for hire. Mr.. Overstreet made a
point of order, which was sustained,
against that part of the same paragraph
providing that rural carriers shall re-
ceive salary not exceeding $720 per
annum. This leaves the salaries at $500
per year, as now.
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