The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04
DOlNGS AT WASHINGTON

war.
Senator Dubois has introduced in the
Senate joint resolution providing for
constitutional amendment prohibit
ing polygamy and polygamous cohabi
tation.
Senator Fulton reported from the
committee on industrial arts a resolu-
ton accepting the invitation given by
the Lewis and Clark exposition to the
Senate to attend the opening of the
exposition June l. 1905.
Senator Warren secured passage in
the Senate OF the bill authorizing the
secretary of the interior to have re-
surveyed twenty-eight townships in
Wyoming along the line of the Union
Pacific from Green river to Point o:
Rocks.
In the House on February 25th legis-
lation gave way to oratory. in which
many members participated in honor
ing the memory of Sam Houston and
stephen F. Austin. following which the
marble statues of each. which have
been Llaced in statuary hall by the
state of Texas, were formally accepted.
The naval appropriation bill as
agreed upon by the Senate committee
carries Sl00. 6.S79 an increase of
S422 ,520 over the House bill For in
creasing the number of petty officers
and men of the marine corps. $305,,
is added. The limit of cost of each of
the colliers and scout cruisers author
lied by the last naval appropriation
bill are increased to 81. .450. 900 and S2,-
OOO, 900. respectively. The limit of cost
of the sailing training vessels author
lied by the act OF March ), 1908, is in.
creased to $40 600 each
Tie Supreme Court OF the United
States has decided the case of the Ma
tional Cotton Oil Company VS.. the
State of Texas. involving the Texas
antitrust law. The state court found
the company guilty under that law and
held that it had forfeited its right to
do business in the state. The case
was appealed to the Supreme Court on
constitutional grounds. That court,
however in its opinion. which was de.
livered by Justice Mckenna. held that
the appeal was untenable and Sus.
tained the verdict Of the court below.
In the House February 2Sth bills
were passed to regulate the construc-
ion OF cams over navigabe rivers: to
provide for the investigation of leprosy
with special reference to the care OF
lepers in Hawaii: amending the Re-
yiSed Statutes so as to permit entry
men under the homestead laws to deed
rights Of way for telegraph and tele-
phone lines without prcjudiCing their
claims; authorizing the secretary OF
the interior to construct dams across
. Yellowstone river. Montana. in connec-
tiOn with irrigation works and provid-
ing for the covering into the reclama-
ton fund OF certain proceeds of sales
of property purchased by the rcclama
tiOn fund.
\ resolution offered IN the House by
Mr.. Hull lIOwal. TO permit two Chin
eSe youths to be admitted as cadets to
the West Point military academy
caused simultaneous demand by
manv members for an explanation, and
when order was restored Mr.. Maddox
~ Georgia) remarked that it would be
useless to take up the time, as he OBJ
jected to consideration of the resolu-
ton. Mr. Slayden Texas said there
never had been a Chinaman admitted
to West Point and C. b. Lands undi-
anal secured the information that the
United States was granted this cour-
tesy only by Great Britain and France.
The names mentioned in the resolution
were Ring Hsing Wen and Ting CHA
Chen.
The following amendment to the m
dian appropriation bill was agreed to
in the Senate: That no portion of
the funds appropriated by this act nor
the principal nor interest of any Indian
trust or tribal funds held by the
United States for the benefit of any
Indian tribe shall be available nor be
expended for the support of any secta.
rian or denomnational school; pro-
yided however that the individual
owner or beneficiary of any interest in
such fund who may desire to educate
his ward. child or children in any
school other than government school
may. by written order signed by him.
direct that any portion of the interest
accruing to him, or which would be al
lotted to him on such fund, be paid to
the school in which such child or chill
dren may be educated"
The Senate committee on the judi
ciary. by adopting the views of Sen
ator Spooner, concerning recess nomi-
nations and what constitutes recess
of the Senate. has declared that there
can be no constructive recess. The de-
cision. if it were given any legal stand
ing by action Of the Senate. would af-
feet the nominations of Gen. Leonard
Wood DR.. w. d. Crum collector of the
port of Charleston, South Carolina. and
166 other nominations sent to the Sen
ate in the infnitesimal period between
the adjournment OF the special session
convened November 8, 1903, and the
convening of the regular session De-
cember 7th. the two sessions having
merged. All the nominations were
sent to the Senate later and confirmed.
but the officers drew salaries for the
time. The Senate committee now de-
clares they were not serving under au-
thority OF law
Representative Brooks has re-
} quested the supervising architect to
make provision for the erection of ad-
ditional room for the transaction OF
} postoffice business at Denver, made