The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-13
Resume Of the Week.
~Procoodinfs.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Upon econ
vening yesterday after the holiday re-
cess the senate plunged directly into
the consideration of the bill for the
admission of two states to be COM
posed Of Arizona and New Mexico and
Oklahoma and Indian Territory. A
motion by Mr.. Beveridge to take up
the bill prevailed by a two-thirds ma
lority. Mr.. Hepburn, who renewed
his effort to get up the pure food bill.
voted with the Democrats on roll
call, but with this exception the Re-
p%ublicans voted solidly to proceed
with the consideration of the state
hood bill and the Democrats solidly
against the course. A motion by Mr..
Bate to recommit was voted down.
Mr.. Nelson spoke at length in advo-
cacy Of the bill.
A bill introduced in the house by
Representative Stevens of Minnesota
proposes to amend the interstate com.
merce act SO as to bring within the
control of interstate commerce com
mission private car companies en-
gagged in carrying freight traffic and to
place such companies under the juris-
diction of the interstate commerce
law. Provision is made against grant
ing discriminating rates or rebates.
Washington, Jan. s. - The joint
statehood bill again yesterday occu-
pied the major portion of the atten-
ton of the senate and Mr.. Nelson
completed his speech In support of it.
The omnibus claims bill was read in
part, but no effort was made to secure
action on it.. Bills for the reorganiZa-
ton of the medical corps OF the army
and regulating promotions of army OF
ficers in the ordnance department
were passed.
The governments cotton statistics
as prepared by the agricultural de-
partment and census bureau, formed
the subject of an extended discussion
in the house yesterday. Representa-
tive Livingston of Georgia attacked
the reliability of the governments es-
Inmates and charged that the inaccur-
acy of the figures had created a panic
in the cotton market. The bill to inn
prove currency conditions was further
discussed, but adjournment was taken
without final action on it.
Washington. Jan. 7.-Senator Bard
yesterday occupied the entire time Of
the senate given to the joint statehood
bill. He made an argument against
the union of Arizona and New Mexicc
on the ground that the people of the
two territories do not desire it.
Several bills of minor Importance
were passed.
The house passed the Notifications
appropriation bill and adjourned until
Monday.
Washington. Jan. 10. - After the
passage of the omnibus bill and fixing
Jan. % for the delivery of addresses in
memory of the late Senator Hoar, the
senate devoted yesterday to the state
hood bill. Mr.. Morgan spoke for two
hours against the bill.
The house yesterday adopted the
senate resolution providing among
other things for the holding of the in.
augural ball in the pension building.
On a viva Dee vote the resolution was
lost, but a roll call enabled those IA
vorable to the pension building prop
osition to muster their strength and
pass it. Speaker Cannon and several
of the Republican leaders recorded
themselves as being opposed to the
idea of the employment of the pension
building for the purpose of the in.
augural ball