Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-03-03
THE FlFTY-EIGHTH cuSGRESS.



Washington. Feb 24.-The bill pro-
viding a form OF government for the
Panama canal zone was passed.
Without a dollar being added or sub
tracted. the river and harbor appro-
priation bill passed the house. The
total amount carried by the bill "a
s17.244657
Washington. Feb. 25.-The time OF
the senate was divided between the
Swayne impeachment trial and the
motion of Mr.. Beveridge TO appoint
conferees on the Joint statehood bill.
Mr.. Morgan antagonized the motion
TO appoint conferees on the statehood
bill and held the hoor in opposition
when the senate adjourned for the
day.
In the house the fight OF many years
waged against the appropriation of
$13O.60O for rental of the old New
York custom house, resulted in a vic
tory, MIR. Hemenway Qnd.), chairman
OF the committee on appropriations,
being unable to muster sufficient
strength 10 retain the provision in the
bill. The opposition was led by Mr..
Sulzer IN. ", supported by Mr.. Will
liams- (Miss.), the minority leader.
both OF whom denounced the expendi-
ture as a public scandal. and in the
interest Of the Standard Oil Co. which
it was alleged was behind the Ma
tional City bank, the purchaser of the
building from the government. Al
though the bank was alleged to have
bought the property for 100000 and
TO have credited the amount to the
government. it developed that no title
had passed to it, and that in conse-
quence 1t was paying no taxes to the
state of New York The failure OF
the government to give a deed was
ascribed to be due to the influence of
the Standard Oil Co. The action in
striking out the provision was on a
strictly party vote.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-In the senate
the naval bill was discussed by Messrs.
German, Northumberland, Blackburn.
Carmack, Hale. Lodge. Martin. Perk.
ms and Teller Mr.. Hale criticised
the too rapid increase of the navy and
MIR. Lodge defended the policy OF the
administration in foreign matters AMI
In naval increases. The naval bill as
passed carries total appropriation oS
500 500 900.
With handful of republicans. aid
ed by the democrats, Representative
Burton CO.. gained complete control
OF the house and forced an amendment
to the sundiy civil bill requiring the
use of granite in the construction of
the public building at Cleveland. his
home town. The bill was passed and
carries total appropriation of SOS :
6I2,26O. Em her in the day the confer
ence report on the army appropriation
LII was agreed to and a number of
measures pertaining to the District OF
Columbia were passed.
Washington, March THE senate
spent almost the entire day consider
ing items in the Indian appropriation
bill, which were not passed on. and
extended the session into the night
for that purpose. There was quite a
long discussion Of the committee
amendment prohibiting the use of tri-
bal funds in the support Of sectarian
schools. The provision was modified
so as to allow individual members of
tribes TO use their proportion Of funds
In support OF the schools, and as thus
amended were agreed TO. Many other
features of the bill were also debated.
The session of the house was devoid
OF any incidents. AS an evidence OF
the approaching adjournment. a large
number OF bills were passed by unani-
nous consent and an evening session
was held In order TO discuss the gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill. Dur.
ing the day the bills amending the
homestead laws as to lands in South
Dakota and Colorado so as to permit
the entry Of $40 acres instead of 100
were discussed. Final action on them.
however. was prevented by the dila-
tory tactics Of the opposition.