Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-02
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! In the Senate Saturday resolution
authorizing the Committee on Interstate
Commerce to sit during sessions of the
Senate to take testimony on the rate
question was adopted. A resolution &C
cepting from the State of Kansas n
statue of John J. Ingalls, was adopted
after addresses by Messrs. Long. Allison,
Cockrell. German, Spooner. Daniel and
Platt of Connecticut, eulogizing the for
mer Senator. A bill authorizing the con-
struction of a bridge across the Missouri
River at Yankton, S. D., was passed.
Notification of the appointment of the
House managers to conduct the impeach-
ment trial of Judge Swayne was receiv-
ed, and the response was made that the
Senate was ready to proceed with the
case The Notifications appropriation
bill was taken up. The District Of Co
lumtia apprOpria,ion bill was reported
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
UP. Inc appropriation for public schools
was increased from 100000 to $3.50, 900.
Mr.. Stephens of Texas said more than
100000 of trust funds of the Indians
had been paid to the Roman Catholic
Church during the last year for support
of mission schools, and proposed an
amendment to prevent the use of such
funds in this way in the future, but it
was ruled out on a point of order The
bill was then passed.
Mr.. Beverage made another ineffec-
tual effort in the Senate Monday to have
a time fixed for voting on the statehood
bill. The opposing Senators were unwill-
ing to vote on the bill until the amend
ments are disposed of, and Mr. Beveridge
would not consent to q vote on them
without an agreement extending to the
bill itself. The Notifications appropria-
ton bill was passed after rejecting the
amendment to strike out the provision for
lnsuiar Notifications. Winthrop Murray
Crane of Massachusetts was sworn in.
A joint resolution appropriating $1,000
to pay the necessary expenses of the in
augural ceremonies was passed. The ses-
sion of the House was devoted to the
consideration of bills relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. Baker On. W
moved that an adjournment be taken out
of respect to the Russians killed in the
st. Petersburg riots, but the only affirma-
tive vote was by Mr.. Baker himself. The
proposition of rate control was discussed
at length by Mr.. Burgess (Texas) and
Mr.. Hepburn 0owa) The House con-
Cured in the Senate amendments to the
omnibus claims bill and sent it to con-
ference.
Preliminary steps for the impeach-
ment trial of Judge Swayne were taken |
by the Senate Tuesday. The conference
report on the Philippine railroad bill was |
agreed to. The army appropriation bill |
was reported. Resolutions were adopted |
calling upon the commissioners of the |
District of Columbia for a statement of |
The number of convictions for wife beat |
Ing in the last five years and calling upon |
the interstate commerce commission for q |
list of the stockholders in railroad cor
porations. Mr.. Bacon's resolution max
Ing inquiry of the President as to the
agreement between the United STATES
and Santo Domingo was referred to the
committee on foreign relations Mr.. Nc
Cumber spoke in support of his amend
nent to the statehood bill providing for
The admission of each of the four terri
tories as State. In the House bills
we're passed authorizing the Kensington
Ind Eastern Railroad Company to build
bridge across the Calumet river in Cook
county, Illinois, and extending the time
,Or the completion of a bridge across the
Missouri river at Oacoma, S. D.
In the Senate Wednesday the consid-
.ration of the army appropriation bill
brought on q vigorous debate over the
amendment to reduce the pay of retired
!rmy officers above the rank of ma ior
While on service with militia Several
amendments were suggested, but action
N them and on the provision went over
or the day. Some 200 pension bills
we're passed. \ resolution calling on the
oostoftice Department for information
covering the dealings of that departuent
With the railroads since 1873 was adopt-
ID. The House passed the District of
Columbia and the military academy an
,ropriation bills. The Senate amend
nents to the Notifications apDroDriation
'ill were not concurred in and the bill
vas sent to conference. The bill evtand.
ne the presidential succession act so as
o include the Secretaries of Agricultural
md Commerce and Labor in the order
famed was passed. The agricultural ap-
'rOprlaIlOn Dill was reported. Mr.. Baker
f New York made a speech bitterly as
ailing the protective tariff policy of the
Republican party.
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The agricultural appropriation bill was
considered in the House Thursday, but
he debate turned principally on the topic
f. restricting railroads in the matter of
reight rates, the Hepburn bill forming
he basis of the discussion. Mr.. Williams
# Mississippi said that the Democratic
'arty was committed to views such "a
zorro b,- bo