Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-29
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The emergency bill appropriating $11,-
DOC, 900 for the Panama canal was pass
ed by the Senate Saturday, after a de-
bate which practically excluded all other
business. A substitute offered by Mr..
for Mr.. Bacon's amendment. speci-
ically requiring that Congress shall be
'upplied with regular estimates of all
alaries 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. T.. For the pur-
pose of bringing out information show
ing the existence of n civil pension list
the House asked the President for the
number of civil employees of the govern
ment who have reached the age of 70.
IT,
Whether the Senate is warranted in
ignoring a 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 a 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 ad-
journment from Dec. 81 to Jan. 4 was
adopted. The message from the House
disagrecing 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-
posts of United States moneys from
June 80, 1901, to 1908 was adopted. In
surance, hazing at West Point and Ann
apolis, the sufferings of the Russian Jews
and immigration We're the topics of dis
cussion in the House under 4 general
leave of talk. The only business done
was to send the Panama canal appro-
priation bill to conference.
The Senate Tuesday accepted the re-
port of the conference committee on the
Panama canal emergency appropriation
hill, which Incorporated the Senate
amendment as article ], making the
canal bonds available as n basis of ma
tional bank circulation. There was q
brief discussion of the restoration of this
provision and Of the attitude of the
House in resentinS the Senate's action,
in which speeches were made by Messrs.
Spooner, Aldrich and Teller. All ex-
pressed the opinion that the Senate had
not exceeded its prcrogatives, but tha
finance committee WAS asked for an opin-
ion. A bill was passed establishing a
fish culture station il Illinois, $25 ,OOC
being appropriated. The House contin.
ued 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
aGains: the destruction of the old frigate
Constitution was made by Mr.. Sulzel
(N. W. When the conference commit
tee reported on the canal appropriation
bill Mr., Williams, the minority leader,
objected to action on it and the report
went over a day.
The only notable feature of the oper
session of the Senate Wednesday was {
brief discussion of railroad legislation by
Messrs. Foraker and Culberson. At 1875
p. m. the Senate went into executiv,
session and adopted n motion calling OF
the President for the return of the no
tiication of the Senate's confirmation
of the nominations of the Panama Cana
commissioners, for reconsideration. The
House continued the general debate
and it is understood that the discussion
of the Presidents message, which has
been in progress for seven days, has beer
concluded. A feature of the oratory was
a defense of the Agricultural Depart:
ment by Southern members, who in
dorsed the government cotton statistics,
The House agreed to the conference re.
port on the Panama Canal appropriation
bill and passed a bill for the relief OF
the Council City and Solomon River
Railway Company of Alaska. Mr.. Payne
reported from the Ways and Means
Committee the Philippine tariff for con-
sideration Jar. 4.
A controversy over the credentials OF
John M. Gearin, the newly elected Sen
ator from Oregon, occupied the brief
open session of the Senate Thursday, his
certificate finally being accepted. The
bill extending for one year the time al
lowed the Council City and Solomon
River railroad to Alaska to complete its
line was passed. At 1886 p. m. the
Senate went into executive session, and
at ITO p. m. adjourned until Jan. 4,
1906. The House was in session only
ten minutes. Two speeches, one attack
ing and the other defending the cotton
crop estimates of the government, We're
to have been made, but permission was
given to print them in the record. Speak
er Cannon*then announced the House adj
iourned until Jan. 4. 1906.
National Capital Notes.
Representative Bennett of New York
has introduced a bill reducing the repre-
sentation of the Southern States in Con-
gress because of the Acknowledgement of