The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-19
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When the House ~rcconrcncd wcdncs-
day after the holiday recess MIR. Gros-
venor tOhio) submitted the report Of the
merchant marine committee. the minority
being given until Friday to submit their
views. Mr.. Mann uIl.) announced the
death Of his late colleague. William II.
Mahoney Of illinois. and offered the m
tomary resolutions. aud as n further
mark Of respect to the late memRfr tho
House adjourned. There was d large
attendance of Senators when the senate
was called to order. President pro TEN.
Frye being still absent. Senator Perkins
presided. MIR. Plat IN. W reported q
resolution for the printing OF 10000
copies Of the report Of the commissioned
Of corporations. and accepted an amend
ment suggested by Mr.. Bailey providing
for printing with the report n decision
Of tbs Supreme Court Of the United
States. which he said the report criti-
ciscs. Mr.. Warren reported the omnibus
claims bill and gave notice that he would
ask early consideration Of the bill. which
represents 1.GO0 claimants. MIR. Hepburn
introduced a hill for the regulation OF
corporations, which was referred to the
committee ON the judiciary. by q vote
Of 81 60 IL the Senate decided 10 consider
the bill for creating the States Of Okla
homa and New Mexico. During the
discussion Of the statehood bill h Sen"
ate adjourned out Of respect To- the men,
Org Of Congressman Mahoney OF Chicago.
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The governments cotton statistics as
prepared by the Agricultural Department
and census bureau formed the subject OF
an extended discussion In tho House
Thursday. Representative Livingston OK
Georgia attacked the reliability OF the
governments estimated. and charged that
the inaccurncy Of the figures had Great
cd n panic In the cotton market He
called attention 20 the dissatisfaction
which he said existed In the South over
the government cotton statistics. and said
that the press Of that section was ready
90 demand the abolition Of the statistical
bureau Of the Agricultural Department.
The question came upon a motion by
MIR. Wadsworth. chairman of the commit
tee on agriculture, 10 lay on the table the
resolution presented by Mr.. Livingston
several weeks ago calling on the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture for Information re-
garding the method Of collecting cotton
statistics. The motion to lay ON the tn
BILE prevailed, after Mcssrs. Burlcson
CTexas). wadsworth "a. ". Lowering
Mass AMI Sims Crcnn.) had vigorously
defended the governments estimates. Tho
joint statehood bill again occupied the
major portion Of the attention OF the
Senate. and Mr.. Nelson completed his
speech in support of IL. The omnibus
claims bill was read In part. but no effort
was made TO secure action ON u. The
following bills were passed: Prescribing
means for the promotion of army officers
of the line while ON duty In the ordnance
department, and fixing the number OF
officers Of all grades In that corps; pro-
vidlng for the reorganization Of the med
zeal department Of the army creating a
reserve corps and doing away with most >
Of the contract surgeons.
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A bin was passed by the Senate Fri
day authorizing the issue OF obsolete
ordnance Tn State educational ihstitu-
tionS The reading Of the omnibus claims
bill was completed. Mr.. Bard OF Cali
fornia spoke In opposition TO the joint
statehood bill on the ground that the
people Of Arizona and New Mexico do
not desire union. Mr.. Tillman also op-
posed union of the territories. saying u
would subject the people of Arizonh To
domination 81 Mcxicnus and ~''grcascrs.'
Adjourned until Monday. In the House
the Till Co revise the laws relating tn
steam vessels was rccommitted. The for
tlfcntions appropriation bill was passed
after debate in which Mr.. Littnuer OF
New York explained the provisions Of the
measure and Mr.. Baker ~ New York
criticised Il. attacking President Roose-
welt rs wanting to hold himself M rs
the counterpart 81 Wilhelm IL. the great
war god" Mr.. Adams Of Pennsylvania
spoke in favor OF his bill for the eStab-
lishmen, Of the whipping post in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Adjourned until Mon