The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
ConSress.
~ ROsumo Of the Weeks
Proceedings.

Washington, April ia sharp col
loquy occurred in the senate yester-
day between Senators Teller n
Hopkins growing out of the reading
by Mr.. Teller of a letter written by
the late Gen. H. p. Thomas of Chicago
attacking the civil service administra-
ton of the treasury department. Mr..
Hopkins took exception to the quoting
of the letter, and declared that the
Colorado senator would be willing to
accept authority from the Sums"
%whereupon Mr.. Teller declined TO
yield further, declaring Mr.. Hopkins
reference to the slums to be insulting.
h incident occurred in connection
with the discussion of the postoffice
appropriation bill. That measur was
under discussion during the first half
or the session n was passed, all
amendments offered by the Democrats
being voted down.
Washington. April IA. - Under a
special rule the house yesterday de-
voted itself to consideration of a bin
amending the law relating to the Phil-a
ippine islands. The provision in the \
bill in reference to the granting Of
railroad franchises and the guaran-1
teeing OF 5 per cent On the cash CAPT
tai actually invested in such rail-
roads was opposed by Mr.. Jones OF
Virginia, who alleged that British and
Belgian capitalists were ready to
build the roads without such guaran-
tee
The senate began consideration OF
the bill providing for the govern
ment Of the Panama canal zone. The
greater part OF the day was occupied
by Mr.. Morgan in support of amend
ments offered by himself. None of
them was accepted and the reading of
the bill was nearly half completed.
Washington. April Is. - The house
of representatives yesterday passed
the Philippine bill, following which
there was an extended debate over &
resolution to permit Col. Thomas w
Symons of the engineer corps OF the
army to serve on the advisory board
of consulting engineers in connection
with internal Improvements in the
State of New York. After several
fiery speeches had been made, it was
adopted by an overwhelming major
ity. The general deficiency bill was
then taken up.
The senate devoted the entire day
to consideration of the bill for the
government of the Panama canal
zone and Mr.. Morgan again occupied
the floor most of the day. The dis
cussion related principally to details
of governing the canal, but some con
sideration was also given to Mr.
Hale's amendment requiring the use
of American bottoms in the conveying
of canal supplies to the scene. Con-
sideration of the bill was not cons
cluded. i
Washington, April 16.-After a dayl
devoted to quite routine p~roceedings-i
the enate vas treated to a spiritedI
speech by MIR. Bailey just before adj
with the "iridescent dream" of civil
service. Mr.. Bailey announced ind
plain terms that he had no sympathy
with the irridescent dream of civil
service. He declared that each parity
should control the patronage while in
power and avowed himself a spoilsd
man. Mr.. Hale was in accord with
much that Mr.. Bailey said, but del
clare that congress could not be ind
duoed to change the law even though
convinced that it should be changed
The Panama canal bill occupied thu
major portion of the day and wal
passed without division.
Consideration of the general de
ficiency bill was resumed in the house
yesterday after a number of mino
bills had Deer passed. The president1
recent order regarding service ped
sions was attacked by Mr. Unde1
wood of Alabama, who contende
that there was nc warrant in law fq
it. General debate on the deficienq
bill will close to-day and the bill WI
be read for amendment.
Washington, April 10. - The o
yesterday passed the last of the sy
ply bills Of the government, the gd
eral deficiency appropriation measu1
after a stormy session which last
till 8:15 in the evening. The contd
was a party one owe the defcien
appropriation for pensions, which
Democrats tried ineffectively to anne
by Incorporating as a law the rec
executive age disability pension ord
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Pitt ofe
his Chinese exclusion bill. introdu
Saturday, as an amendment to
general deficiency bill n 1t was
copied without objection. Several
were passed early in the day u1
suspension of the rules.
The senate yesterday continued
sideration of the sundry civil an
priation bill but did not concludS
A number of other bills were PAD
during the day, including meas
ratifying agreements with the Ind
of the Devils Lake, Rosebud
Flathead reservations located re
tiyely in North Dakota, South IN