Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12
WAlskEY AND BRIBERY COME IN
FOR MENTION.
BALL IN PENSION BUILDING
Inauguration Dance at Last Finds a
Place, but Speaker Cannon and
other Leaders Record Themselves
In the oppositlen-penslon Appro>
priatons Cut Down.

Washington. Jan. lo--Atter pas,
sage Of the omnibus claims bill carry,
ing total OF S2,S00,000 and fixing
January IS FOR the delivery Of al.
dresses in memory OF the late Senator
Aoar, the senate devoted itself yester>
day to the statehood bin, Senator
Morgan spoke for two hours against
the bill, He spoke particularly OF the
character of the population OF New
Mexico and Indian Territory, He de,
clared the trainers of the constitution
were of the white race and II was not
taeir intention taat Mexicaps Indians,
negroes and halfhreeds should be
brought into citizenship. He said that
il Arizona and New Mexico were ad,
mitted into the union tails class or
citizenship would control the cleo,
tons, and said that brides and wits
key mignt control them.
Senator Teller introduced an
amendment providing for the admis,
sion OF Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as one state and New Mexico rs an,
other This would leave Arizona
territory.
To Dance In Pension Building.
The house adopted the senate reso,
luton providing among otner things
for the holding Of the inaugural ball
in tho pension building. On viva
voce vote the resolution was lost but
a roll call enabled those favorable TO
the pension building proposition TO
muster taeir strength and pass It.
Speaker Cannon and several ropubli,
can leaders recorded themselves as be-
ing opposed to the idea OF the EN-.
ployment of the pension building for
the purpose of the inaugural bail,
Increase In Export Of Cattle.
The president transmitted to con.
gress the annual report of the bureau
of animal industry of the agricultural
department. The report shows an in
crease of 43.7 per cent In the number
of American cattle exported and an in.
crease of l16,5 per cent In sheep OK.
ported in 1904 compared with 1908.
Money for indians.
The house committee on Indian ar.
fairs completed the Indian appropria,
tion bill II carries total OF $7.2i4,-
20d. The appropriation for the cur.
rent year is s9,S7S, iS0. The principai
item of the decrease in the bill Is that
required by treaty stipulatlons. the re.
duction being $2,000,000
Adopts Pension Bill.
The house committee on appropria.
tions adoptode the pension appropria,
ton bin carrying $l3S, 2501O0. Tnls
is $ll0,G00 less than the current ap.
preparation The payment OF sur
geons' fees is cut 100000 and the
amount for payment of pensions IL
made $13700O,0OO instead of sl37,Ol0,.
600, appropriated for the current year.
Minority Report.
A minority report signed by the
democratic members Of the house com.
mitteo on appropriations was filed on
the pension appropriation bill. Tho
minority views oppose executive or.
der No. rs" providing for the payment
of pensions to old soldiers VINO have
reached the age of 60. This order,
the report states, has resulted in tho
demand from the commissioner ofpon.
sions for the deficiency appropriation
Of $4500,0 900. Under this order the
number of claims filed, according to
the commissioners testimony before
the committee, number 1852. or
these 30,055 have been allowed. The
commissioner was unable to estimate
the amount the order would cost dur.
ing the coming year.