The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-02-04
NATIONAL SOLONS


a memorial from the ieglsntu 81
New Mexico protesting against The uiien
OF that territory with Arizona and ask
inF admission as separate state was
prosecuted in the senate, The bill 60 In
dcWnify American owners ot seized tur
stafirg vessels was discussed by Messts.
Fulton and pettus hut no conclusion
whI reached. Messes Burrows and
Bailey were appointed tellcrs 60 count
was taken mp and Mcssrs McCteary nnd
Bate opposed it ON tho ground that the
territories object TO union.
The army appropriation bill was passed
90 N an amendment providing that re-
tired army officers assigned 20 the
militia shah net tereiNe ah4 phA er
allowances additional 90 their pas as ro-
tired officers whore such pay and
NIasgra C;nInes az Wost virginia and
Russell ~ Texas We're appointed tcllcrs
10 count thl electoral vote Feb go was
set nH thr date ftf the acceptance oi
statues OF Samuel Houston md stephen
B Austin from tho state ~ FeNHs MI
Byrd 81 Mississippi introduced "a rcso-
luton ordering "a favorable report on
bin 70 discon tinue The tarln on au kinds
OF agricultural implements ANA cotton
machinery
Saturday. January q. 1905.
a resolution authorizing the committee
ou Interstate commerce tp sli during Hls-
sious 81 the Senate Go take testimony ON
tho rate question was adopted Dos The
senate. a resolution accepting from thc
state of Kansas statue of John In
salls WIS adopted after ndatcssea by
Aestrs Ions Allison Cock en- German.
SpaoUrr. Daniel and Plat ~ t0uncCtiruts
tulrgiziuE the former senator BIN
authorizing Che construction ot q bridge
across the Missouri river a. Nanktou, ;.
~ was PASSED Notification of tho APP
pulntmcut ~ tho House managers 90 cun
auct thc impeachment trial Of Judge
SWHyWc was received and the response
was made that thr Senate was rradN 20
proceed with thp case. The fnitlhcotions
appropriation bin WAS taken mp NJ
fa,icT moved 10 strike Out the provision
for the iurtiuCutou OF the insular pose
sessions
The House passed thc Indian appraprl-
alton bin aud then devoted several hours
paving tribute 60 the late John J. Ingalls,
uf Kansas. The appropriation bill was
amended only iu minor details. $50 600
being added Tor Indian schools The cN-
the Ingalls, statue were participated ln by
many members who spoke feeliugy OF
the late Kansas senator
Monday. Jan. %, 1905.
Mr. BovcrldFe made another Intellectual
cnort in the senate 60 have time ttNed
for voting on tho statehood bin The OPP
posing senators were unwilling 90 vote uu
the bin until tho amendments are dis
posed of and Mr. BeVpridrc would not
consent 20 a vote ou them without an
agreement extending 90 tho bin itself.
Tho Qualifications appropriation hiU wna
passed AftCr rejecting The amendment 81
strike out tho provision for iusular fnrti
hcationa Winthrop Murray Crane 81
MasshChuaett4 was sworn 10. A Joint
resolution appropriating $1,000 20 DRY the
necessary rNpcns~e az the Inaugural core
monies WAS passed
The session az tho house was devoted
10 thp consideration 90 bills relating 10
the District of Columbia Mr. Haker
fN W moved that Hn adjournment hc
Killed ln the ST. Petersburg riots bur
tho only affirmative vote WIS bY sir
Baker himself The proposition of rate
control was discussed al length bV MI
Butgrss cfcNasl aud MI Hepburn 0pwul
Tho house cpncuffcd in the senate amend
mont 60 the omnibus claims bill and sent
IL 20 conference
Tuesday. Jan. q. 1905.
Preliminary ns fnr the impcachmrnt
trial ~ Judge nyuo were taken In the
spugto The conference report On the
Philippines railroad bin was agreed ~.
The army appropriation bin was reported
Resolutions were adopted calling upon Tho
commissioners of the District OF Colum.
hin for statement ~ the number -
onVictiuns FOR wife beating ga the last
i've years and calling upon the Inter
state commerce commission FOR a list ~
tho stockholders IN fniiru1d corporations.
Mr. Bacon's RESOLUTION making inquiry ~
tween the limited States and SantO Do
mingn WIS referred 60 the committee on
foreign relations
Blls were asscd W the house author
lging the kfnsiuEton and Eastern Ran
rond company 90 build bridge across
the CnlumIf river in Cook county llii-
npia and extending the time Tor the
completintl ~ q bridge across the Mis-
souri, riYet ut DaC0mu. ~ -, The Dis
trltt % 4 glumbin appropriation Dill WIS
takcn IN A proposition 90 increase sal
aries ~ tcachcrs IN the district was lost.