The Glenwood post., 1905-02-25
DOINGS AT WASHINGTON

| practically all nations for the exemp-
tion of hospital ships in time of war
! from the payment of all duties and
| taxes.
Senator Clark of Montana, from the
committee on foreign relations, re
| ported favorably the bill authorizin:;
the construction of an irrigation dam
across the Rio Grarde river between
the United States and Mexico.
| Secretary Hay has received from the
| Portuguese government a cordial ac-
ceptance and firm approval OF the sec
retary's note of January 18th inviting
the adherence of the powers to the
principle of the integrity OF China.
A parcels post treaty between this
| government and Great Britain was
| signed February nth by President
| Roosevelt, Secretary Hay and Postmas
/ ter Wynn. 1t has already been signed
| by the British officials. and will take
effect April 1st.
Representative Mondell obtained
unanimous consent for consideration
/ of the bill opening to settlement the
1 Wind River Indian reservation in Wy
oming and after an hours fight over
the provision giving preferential rights
| to Asmus Boysen of Iowa this failure
passed.
The House passed the Philippine tar
iff bill. practically as it came from the
committee and with but little discus
sion. There was no special opposition
to it, although amendments coming
from the Democratic side designed to
put certain products on the free list
met with defeat An effort to prohibit
| the importation of opium into the is
lands, except for medical purposes,
also failed.
The House passed the pensions ap
preparation bill, carrying $l3S, 200.
| The minority, led by Mr.. Underwood,
made an inefectual effort to reduce
/ the aggregate of the appropriation so
as to exclude pensions allowed under
order No. u.s." which, it was stated,
would involve about 81 100000. 1t was
contended that the order was without
authority of law. The minority in
sisted that the majority should bring
| in service pension bill. The bill
was passed in the form in which 1t
came from the committee.
In order to facilitate action at this
session on the statehood bill, the
House passed a resolution sending
that measure as amended by the Sen
ate TO admit New Mexico separately
| directly into conference without offer
ing an opportunity for debate. With
/ the exception of Mr.. MCLachlan of Cal
/ iiornia, who voted with the Democrats,
party lines were strictly drawn. Mr..
/ Lloyd (Missouril charged that thirty
/ five Republicans, who were in sympa-
| thy with the Democrats on the state
hood question had been coerced by
rules and leadership.
Sitting in special session. the House
of Representatives Sunday, February
18th, conducted memorial services in
tribute to the memory of the late Sen
ator Matthew Stanley Quay of Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Dalzell presided. The
remarks We're particularly expressive
| of the esteem in which he was held,
and extolled him as a man. as a useful
public servant and an organizer of
wonderful ability. The following were
those who spoke: Messrs. Adams,
Sibley, Kline, Brown and Bates of
| Pennsylvania, Grosvenor of Ohio and
Goulden of New York. After the
adoption of appropriate resolutions the
House at l:l0 p. m, as further mark
of respect, adjourned until II o'clock
next day.
September 1st this year is the date
fixed for the opening of the Uintah In
| dian reservation to settlement by the
| Senate committee on Indian affairs in
the Indian appropriation bill reported
| to the Senate The bill also contains
| provisions reciting the methods by
which the reservation is to be opened,
| for establishing forest reserve from
| part of the reservation lands, pre-
serving the water supply, and to re-
| strict the Raven and Florence mining
| companies to concessions which have
been granted them by prior legislation.
| The bill as reported contains as rider
Senator Warren's bill for opening the
Shoshone Indian reservation, identical
with the Mondell bill as it passed the
House, excepting that the Senate com
mittee has added an amendment rec
ognizing the preferential claim to pur-
chase of 600 acres on the reservation
of Asmus Boyson of Iowa.
The Senate passed the substitute for
| the House bill relating to the construc-
ton of dam and reservoir on the Rio
| Grande river in New Mexico for i'm
pounding the waters of the stream for
| purposes of irrigation. The bill as
passed by the Senate, and which it is
/
House, provides: THAT the provisions
OF the reclamation act Shall be ex-
tended to portion OF Texas bordering
| upon the Rio Grande which can be ir-
Tigated from said system, and if there
shall be ascertained to be sufficient
land in New Mexico and in Texas
which can be supplied with stored wa
ter at cost which shall render the
project feasible and return to the re-
clamation fund the most of the enter
prise, then the secretary of the inter-
ior may proceed with the work of con
structing a dam on the Rio Grande as
part of the general system of irriga-
ton, should all other conditions be
found satisfactory"
The House committee on claims re-
ported favorably the bill to pay Viii.
liam Radcliffe, British subject, $685.
900 as compensation for the destruc-
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