The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-13
.On:'lGress.
Resume Of tie Weeks
Procoedinfs.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Upon recon
vening yesterday after the holiday re-
cess the senate plunged directly into
the consideration of the bill for the
admission of two states to be COM
posed of Arizona and New Mexico and
Oklahoma and Indian Territory. A
motion by Mr.. Beveridge to take up
the bill prevailed by a two-thirds ma
jority. Mr.. Hepburn, who renewed
, his effort to get up the pure food bill,
voted with the Democrats on one roll
call, but with this exception the Re
publicans voted solidly to proceed
With the consideration of the state
hood bill and the Democrats solidly
against the course. A motion by Mr.,
Bate to recommit was voted down.
Mr.. Nelson spoke at length IN advo.
cacy of the bill.
A bill introduced in the house by
Representative Stevens of Minnesota
proposes to amend the interstate COM
merce act so as to bring within the
control of interstate commerce COM
mission private car companies en-
gagged in carrying freight traffic and to
place such companies under the juris-
diction of the interstate commerce
law. Provision is made against grant
ing discriminating rates or rebates.
Washington, Jan. s. - The joint
statehood bill again yesterday occu-
pied the major portion of the atten-
ton OF the senate and MIR. Nelson
completed his speech in support of it.
The omnibus claims bill was read in
part. but no effort was made to secure
action on it. Bills for the reorganiza-
ton of the medical corps of the army
and regulating promotions of army Of
ficers in the ordnance department.
| were passed.
The governments cotton statistics
as prepared by the agricultural de-
partment and census bureau, formed
the subject OF an extended discussion
in the house yesterday. Representa-
tive Livingston of Georgia attacked
| the reliability of the governments es
| Inmates and charged that the inaccur-
acy OF the figures had created a panic
| in the cotton market. The bill to i'm
prove currency conditions was further
discussed, but adjournment was taken
without final action on it.
Washington, Jan. 7.-SenatOr BarO
yesterday occupied the entire time O.!
the senate given to the joint statehood
bill. He made an argument against
the union of Arizona and New Mexico
on the ground that the people of tho
two territories do not desire it.
Several bills of minor Importance
we're passed.
The house passed the Notifications
appropriation bill and adjourned until
Monday.
Washington, jan 10. - After the
passage OF the omnibus bill and fixing
Jan. % for the delivery of addresses in
memory of the late Senator Hoar, the
senate devoted yesterday to the state
hood bill. Mr. Morgan spoke for two
hours against the bill
The house yesterday adopted the
senate resolution providing among
other things for the holding of the in
augural ball in the pension building
On viva voce vote the resolution was
lost, but roll call enabled those ia.
vorable to the pension building prop
osition to muster their strength and
pass it. Speaker Cannon and several
of the Republican leaders recorded
themselves as being opposed to the
idea OF the employment of the pension
building for the purpose of the in.
augural ball