Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-04

The Senate Saturday sent "a confeN
snce the statehood and Panama Canal
government bills. and then proceeded
With the Swayne trial. in which the con.
GLIDING arguments were made by Mr..
Thufston for the defense and Manager
de Almond for the prosecution. The
Senate then went into executive session
TO deliberate on the cO.e. and adopted
. motion to begin voting Monday at 10
O'clock, a separate vote to be taken NJ
and Senator~ Hale and German united
In condemning the rapid increase of the
navy.
The Senate concluded the impeach.
ment trial Of Judge Swayne Monday by
acQuit,ing him Of all the charges made
against him. The conference report on
the army appropriation bill. which car.
ries the provision relating to the retired
army officers and affecting the pay Of
General Miles. was agreed to- The naval
bill was passed. with amendments lin.
iting the cost. exclusive Of armor and
armament. Of each Of the golfers and
scout cruisers to s.. 45O.O OO. and directing
the Secretary of the Navy to make an
Inquiry as to the cost Of armor plate
and an armor plate plant. Senator Bailey
introduced an amendment to the Indian
appropriation bill for creating one State
Of Oklahoma aud Indian Territory. and
keuator Dubois a joint resolution for n
constitutional amendment prohibiting
rolygamy and polygamous cohabitation.
After clearing away number OF District
Of Columbia bills. the House agreed to
the conference. report on the army appro-
priaton bill. which passes the measure.
The sundry civil hill was passed after
long discussion In committee. and live.
ly parliamentary wrauge IN which Mr..
Burton of Ohio forced minor amend.
ment on Chairman Hemenway Of the Ap.
preparations Committee and twice sue.
ceeded in having the presiding officer
overruled. Among the amendments de.
feated was one providing for placing the
several military parks under control Of
. single commission.
Almost the entire day and a night sps.
sion of the SENATE Tuesday were spent
In consideration of the Indian appropria.
tion bill. which finally was passed with.
ont division. After lengthy debate on
the committee amendment prohibiting
the use of tribal funds In the support OF
sectarian schools. the provision was
amended by Mr.. Mccumbcr to permi,
Individual members Of tribes to use their
proportion of funds in support ~ such
schools. Mr.. kcariis Of Utah made al
impassioned attack un the Mormon
church. Mr.. Bailey announced that hs
had decided not 10 offer his promised
amendment for the admission Of Oklaho
ma aud Indian Territory as n State. 4
half dozen bills were passed intended tt
remedy defects In the laws governing in
epection Of steam vessels The post0tiic'
appropriation bin was laid before the
senate and the reading begun for com
mittee amendment. A large number OF
bills was passed 10y the House and Y
heated debate was precpitated by thu
bills authorizing an amendment Ia the
homestead laws "a permit the entry b!
settlers of $40 instead ~ loo acres Oi
land in Colorado and South Dakota. Th'
bills were sent 10 bc cngrossed. In tn,
gist Of bills passed was one providing fol
an additional circuit judge in the Sew
enth judicial District Inliana. Illinois
and Wisconsin. the appointment of NJ
additional district juag" IN the Northern
District of Illinois: creating a new dis
trict In Illinois To- he known rs the east
ern district AMI providin. for the ap
pointmcnt If a judge for thar district
The general deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up. Mr.. lIomenway IndD
chairman If the committee. putting par
ticular stress on the provision drawn
by the committee 10 cur'ail the abuse 81
creating deficiencies in the several de
pnrtmcuis.