Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-12-28
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whether college periodicals are admit
ted to the mails as second-class matter
and whether a preference is shown
some such periodicals over other similar
publications. Mr.. Gallinger reported
the merchant marine bill. The Panama
Canal bill was laid before the Senate
and Mr.. Bacon presented an amendment
requiring quarterly reports giving lists OF
officers and employees of the commission
above the grades of laborer and the sal
aries paid them After debate by Messrs.
Tillman, Spooner, Money. Hale, Gull
berson and Allison an agreement for o
vote was reached and the Senate ad-
journed. The House devoted nearly all
of the session to lively debate on the
possibilities of controlling insurance COM
panies. Mr.. Sherley Oly.) stood for the
doctrine of States rights and Mr.. Cock
ran IN. W attacked the officers of the
big life insurance companies. A mes
sage was sent to the Senate returning its
bill regarding canal bonds as usurpa
ton of the constitutional right of the
House to originate revenue legislation.
The hazing incidents at Annapolis came
up for much criticism.
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The emergency bill appropriating SILL
OOO, 900 for the Panama canal was pass
ed by the Senate Saturday. after de-
bate which practically excluded all other
business. A substitute offered by Mr..
Hale for Mr.. Bacon's amendment. speci-
fically requiring that Congress shall be
supplied with regular estimates Of all
salaries except those paid to laborers,
was accepted. Mr.. Hale made the au-
thorized announcement that Secretary
Bishops duties as press agent would be
abolished. The House INDUCED itself
again to the extent of four hours in an
academic discussion of federal control of
insurance. The holiday recess was fixed
from Dec. 81 to Jan. 4. For the pur-
pose Of bringing out information show
ing the existence of civil pension list
the House asked the President for the
number of civil employees of the govern
ment who have reached the age of 20.
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Whether the Senate is warranted in
ignoring Senator convicted in the
courts on charges of misconduct and in
not assigning him to places on standing
committees, yet leaving his name on the
roll. was discussed for two hours Monday
and then dropped without ruling. The
matter came up when the list of standing
committees was presented and it was
stated that the name of Senator Burton
OF Kansas had been left out at his re-
quest. A resolution providing for adj
Journment from Dec. p to Jan. 4 was
adopted. The message from the House
dlsagreelng with the Senate amendments
to the canal appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate. A motion that the
Senate insists on the amendments and
agreeing to a conference was adopted.
The ship subsidy bill was taken up,
which makes it the unfinished business
A resolution calling on the Secretary Of
the Treasury for the names and locations
OF national banks and the amount Of de-
pOsits of United States moneys from
June 80, 1901, to 1905 was adopted. In
surance. hazing at West Point and Ann
apols the SufferingS of the Russian Jews
and immigration were the topics of dis
cussion in the House under a general
leave of talk. The only business done
priation bill to conference.
The Senate Tuesday accepted the re-
port Of the conference committee on the |
Panama canal emergency appropriation |
bill, which Incorporated the Senate |
as article l. making the |
canal bonds available as a basis of ma
tional bank circulation. There was a
brief discussion of the restoration of this
provision and of the attitude of the
House in resenting the Senate's action,
in which speeches We're made by Messrs.
Spooner, Aldrich and Teller: All ex-
pressed the opinion that the Senate had
not exceeded its prerogatives, but the
finance committee was asked for an opin-
on. A bill was passed esta blishing q
fish culture station in Illinois, $4,000
ceing appropriated. The House cOntin-
ned debating topics of local or national
interest, under the guise of referring the
message of the President to committees
Federal control of insurance was the
main feature in the remarks. A plea
gainst the destruction of the old frigate
was made by Mr.. Sulzer
n. ". When the conference commit
zee reported on the canal appropriation
dill Mr.. Williams. the minority leader.
objected to action on it and the report
vent over a day.
The only notable feature of the open
session of the Senate Wednesday was
)rief discussion of railroad legislation by
Iessrs. Foraker and Culberson. At 1851
}. M. the Senate went into executive
session and adopted a motion calling on
he President for the return of the no.
ification of the Senate's confirmation
If the nominations of the Panama Canal
commissioners. for reconsideration. The
louise continued the general debate.
md it is understood that the discussion
If the Presidents message, which has
,een in progress for seven days, has been
concluded. \ feature of the oratory was
defense of the Agricultural Depart
nent by Southern members, who in
lorsed the government cotton statistics.
The House agreed to the conference re-
'ort on the Panama Canal appropriation
ill and passed bill for the relief of
he Council City and Solomon River
.