The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-01
.SPOONER DOWNS
SENATOR CULLOM
Latter Tried TO Decorate Hay
With French Badge
1T WAS A SHARP TRICK
UNCLE SHELBY TRIED TO PLAY
BUT HE FAlLED--SENAToR
kEARNs ATTACKS THE
MORMON CHURCH.


Washington Feb. 2S-In the sen.
ate today Senator Cullom Of Illinois,
reported bill from the committee on
foreign relations authorizing Secre.
tary Hay to accept the decoration Of
the Grand Cross Of the Legion Of
Honor, rendered him through the
state department by France. Senator
Cullom asked for its immediate con.
liberation. Senator Hale said the
senator fr1m Wisconsin uniformly
had objected TO all bills Of that char
acter, and Senator Spooner, af er
making inquiry said he would be com.
PEELED TO object to consideration Of
the measure, Senator Cullom protest
ed that the bin had come from the
committee on foreign relations, Of
which sena or Spooner was a mem,
ber and that there had been no oh,
lection to il there.
When was it considored?" asked
Mr. spocner
He declined to withdraw his obiec,
liun and no response was made to
tho question.
indian Appropriation Bill.
The senate spent almost the entire
day considering items in The Indian
appropriation bill which We're not
passed on yesterday and extended the
session into the night for that pur-
D Sc There was quite 4 lengthy dis.
Gus ion OF the committee amendment
prohibiting the use Of tribal funds in
support CT sec arian schools. Provi,
sion was modified so as 10 allow indi
vlaNal members OF the tribes 70 tpse
their proportisn OF funas IA support
IF such SCHOOL,, and as thus amend
I'd, was agreed to- Many other fea-
lures of the bill were also debated.
The Bill is Passed.
At a late hour the senate passed
the Indian appropriation bill and be.
gan cons deraton Of the postoffce ap-
nropriation bin but soon after ad-
journed.
Among the amendments to the In
dian appropriation was one offered by
Senator Spooner which provides for
the education of additional pupils at
the Hayward, Wisconsin, Indian
school
The bill authorizing the president
to withdraw certain lands in Minneso.
Ia from the market for reservoir pur
poses passed.
kearne Attacks Mormon Church.
Another feature Of the day was a
speech by Mr.. Kearns Of Utah, on the
Mormon church He charged hat the
church controls the p2litics and bust
ness of Utah. He denied in emphatic
terms that he had paid Lorenzo Snow.
then president Of the church, for sup.
port Of himrelf for senator
A half dozen bills intended to rem
edy defects in the laws for the in.
spection Of steam vessels which were
brought o the surface by the disaster
to the General Slocum in New York
were passed.
House Session Was Quiet.
The Sc sion Of the house was de.
void Of any incidents such az mark.
ed the closing hours yesterday. On
the contrary. the proceedings we're
orderly and without particular note
As evidence Of the approaching ad
iou7nment a large number Of bills
were passed by unanimous c-nsent
and en- evening session was held in
order TO dl9cuss the general defc
ieney appropriation bill
During he day bills amending the
homestead laws as to lands in South
Dakota and Colorado, so as 70 permit
the entry Of 640 acres instead of 100
were d 'scussed. Final action on them.
hewever, was prevented by dilatory
tactics Of the opposition.