Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-09
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| in consideration of the Indian approprH
ton bill, which finally was passed WITH
out division. After lengthy debate on
the committee amendment prohibiting
| the use of tribal funds in the support Oh
sec rian schools, the provision was
amended by Mr.. McCumber to permit
| Individual members of tribes to use their
proportion of funds in support OF such
| schools Mr. Kearns of Utah made an
| impassiOned attack on the Mormon
church. Mr. Bailey announced that he
had decided not to offer his promised
amendment for the admission of Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory as n State. y
half dozen bills were passed intended to
remedy defects in the laws governing in
spection of steam vessels. The postoffice
appropriation bill was laid before the
| Senate and the reading begun for COM
mittee amendment. 4 large number OF
bills was passed by the House and a
heated debate was precipitated by the
bills authorizing an amendment to the
| homestead laws to permit the entry by
settlers of $40 instead OF 16O acres OF
land in Colorado and South Dakota. The
bills were sent to be engrOSsed. In the
gist of bills passed was one providing for
an additional circuit judge in the Sew
enth Judicial District 0ndiana. Illinois
and Wisconsin,: the appointment of an
additional district Judge in the Northern
District of Illinois; creating Il new dis
trict in Illinois to be known as the east
ern district and providing for the APP
pointment of a judge for that district.
The Senate passed three appropriation
bills Wednesday, the pOStOfIice carrying
S1S1 .526.S the pension S13S, O0O,O0O,
and the river and harbOr $3S,:55O. 800 tin
Guiding immediate appropriations and
continuing contracts. Conference re-
ports were agreed to on the military
academy and agricultural appropriation
bills. The Philippine import tariff bill
was passed, and the Indian appropriation
bill sent to conference. The bill for the
government of Hawaii relative to the
election and appointment of local Off
GERS was passed. In executive session
the international sanitary treaty was
ratified. as also was one for the repres-
sion of trade in white women. Senator
Dolliver introduced resolution for a
joint commission to investigate railroad
rates \ message was received from the
President urging the adoption of pending
legislation to prevent the spread of con-
tagious diseases of animals from one
State to another and to foreign cOun-
tries. At the night session the sundry
civil bill was considered. AS reported
from the Senate appropriations commit
tee it carries $61 ,413,550. an increase of
s., ISL 40 over the amount voted by
the House. The pOstOffice appropriation
bill, passed with amendments earlier in
the day, was sent to conference. The
House agreed to the conference reports
on the diplomatic and consular. District
of Columbia and military academy apprO-
priation bills, which passed these meas
ures. The Indian and postOffice appro-
priation bills were sent to conference.
and conference reports on the fOrtifica-
tons and naval appropriation bills were
received and ordered printed. The Sen
ate amendments to the Philippine tariff
bill and the bill relating to the inspection
of steam vessels were accepted, finally
passing these measures.
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The Senate on Thursday passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill. carrying
about $6S,0OO,OO0. and the bill for the
at Rome The confcrees reported Il dis
agreement on the Panama canal zone
governments. bill. the House insisting on
its provision for abOliShing the canal
commission, and another conference was
ordered. \ conference on the river and
harbOr bill was ordered and the appro-
priationS committee reported the general
deficiency bill. Senator Hepburn called
up the pure food bill. and Senator Platt
offered several amendments to the meas
ure. which. he admitted. would leave lit
tie of the original bill. Senator Delivers
resolution for Il joint commission to in
veStigate railroad rates was referred to
the Interstate commerce committee, and
at 0:32. after Il short executive session,
the Senate tOk Il recess until o'clock.
AT the evening session the general deli
cheney BILL carrying $29. 100, 1855, with
amendments. and the House bill for the
celebration of the anniversary of the
first English settlement in America. was
passed. The resolution inStructing the
Interstate commerce committee to sit
during the recess was adopted. The con-
ferees on the Indian appropriation bill
made a partial report and a further CON
to the conference reports on the fortih-
cations and agricultural appropriation
bills. while the conference report on the
naval appropriation bill. after being part
~ agreed to, was sent back for further
conference. as also was the Panama
canal zone government bill. after the
House had insisted on it's isagreempnt
to the Senate amendments. Under suS-
pension of the rules Il bill was passed
appropriating $4,000 for government
participation in an exposition on the wat
ers near Hampton Roads TO celebrate
the first permanent settlement of Eng
disappearing people in the western hem-
sphere in the vicinity Of jamestown. Va.
Shortly after , o'clock the House took a
recess until Q o'clock. At the evening
session the sundry civil appropriation
bill was sent to conference and Il further
conference on the Indian appropriation
bill was ordered after Il partial report
had been agreed to. Under suspension of
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