Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-16
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Washington, Feb. THE senate
passed the Joint statehood bill with,
out division, admitting Oklahoma ana
Indian territory as the state of Okla
bona and New Mexico as another
state. Arizona was eliminated from
the bill. The sale OF Intoxicating
liquors in the new state Of Oklahoma
II prohibited for twentyone years.
The bill originated in the house and
will 90 to conference.
The house was engaged in debate
on the freight rate bill The feature
was the speech of Mr.. Mccall tMass.)
in opposition to the proposed legisla-
ton. Mr. Siblcy (Pa) also opposed
rate legislation.
Washington, Fob. 8. The senate
! received from Mr.. Kearns a dtsclaim-
or OF the vote In favor OF separate
statehood for New Mexico which the
records credited him with. He held
that he had been misunderstood by
the CLERKS and that he had voted
against the proposition. Several
senators corroborated his statement,
but number asserted that they had
understood him to vote yes. Later
IN the session Mr. Bacon declared
that the statehood bill as presented
for transmission to the house pro
vded for the annexation of part OF
Arizona 10 Utah. He contended that
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Mr.. Lodge said that In order to cor.
rect tho mistake, If 1t Is such, it
would be necessary to recall the bill
without determining the point 1t was
allowed to go over. The following
bills were passed; Authorizing the
secretary OF the navy to Issue medals
to officers and men in the navy and
marine corps who have distinguished
themselves; appropriating $500 for
marking tho grave of Major Pierre
Charles l'Enfant, who laid out the
city of Washington.
In the house the senators and rep.
rosentutives met in Joint session and
canvassed the electoral vote Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Charles w. Fair.
banks being declared officially to be
elected president and vice president
for four years beginning March A..
1905 Tho vote was 1886 for the re.
publicans and 140 for the democrats
For five hours the question of freight
regulation held full sway. both repub-
leans and democrats claiming the
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Washington, Feb, 9.--In the senate
the pure food bin was made the UNI
finished business, The agricultural
appropriation bill was taken up, and
the provision for the punishment of
persons who may use symbol
modelled after those OF the weather
bureau for calling attention to private
forecasts was stricken out
In the house the ESch-Townsend
rate bill was passed, S26 to II, after
the navey bill, the democratic substi.
tute had been defeated, ISL to 1856
The statehood bill was received from
the senate and sent to the committee
on territories.
Washington, Feb, l0.-rhe Swayne
impeachment trial was begun in the
senate, two witnesses being eXamined
Several minor bills were passed, one
/ donating condemned bronze cannon
to the grand army of the republic toV
use in making badges,
-Four hundred and thirty.threc
, private pension bills were passed IN
and hour and half by the house
, The bin providing government for
the Panama canal zone, abolishire
the canal commission and giving con
troll to the president, was taken M
explained by Mr., Mann of Illinois ant
considered until adjournment
Washington, Feb, 1.-THE entir,
! time of the senate was given TO TIL,
, Swayne impeachment trial -Four wit
. ncssns were examined, An of then
were from Pensacola, Fla, and the.
; were introduced for the purpose .
: showing that up To 1900 Judg
Swayne had not acquired 4 rcsidenc
n in his district in Florida. In exeeu
$ tive session the arbitration treauc
n were amended and ratified. 10 the dis
d pleasure OF the president.
Z As an outgrowth of the inyestigs