The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-03-03
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Washington. Feb 22.-The senate
yesterday passed the military academy
appropriation and began con6id eration
Of the Indian appropriation bill. Rrly
in the day, in response to question,
Mr.. Elkins chairman of the committee
on Interstate commerce. expressed the
opinion that it woutd be impossible to
secHre railroad rate legislation ddCin9
the present session Of congress. The
senate took up the istfMian canal hill
and agreed to meet an houG earlier 10.
day IN order to advance the bill.
Ex-senator Higgins finished his PCo.
liminary statement In opening the de-
Tense for Judge SWayue and one Wit,
ness for Judge Swnyne was examined.
The house passed the Philippine tar
i'll blu. practically as it came from the
committee. and with little or no dis,
CUSTOM
Immediately after the Philippines
tariff bill was disposed of the hssss
took up the river and harbor appno.
priation bill, but 1t was soon laid aside
and several measures passed, the most
! important OF which was the authorize.
ticn for the secretary Of war to re-
turn to the several states the Union
aud Confederate battle flags
Washington. Feb. % After a brief
but spirited debate the house yester
day sent back to conference the army
>.ip h.
ments again were disagreed to with
the single exception Of one appropria.
ting $4,000 for continuing the cable
from Valdes to Seward. Alaska.
There was renewed discussion Of
| the provision regarding retired officers
on duty with the militia Of the several
| states. the name of Gen Nelson A
| Miles once more figuring conspicuous
| ly in the debate. Determined opposi
ton developed to a motion by MIR.
! Ames OF Massachusetts to agree to the
senate amendment on that subject
which is favorable to the retention OF
full retired pay by Gen. Miles and eth
| er officers of high rank serving with
| militia organizations.
| The balance of the day was devoted
| to consideration Of the river and har
| Dor appropriation bill.
The senate yesterday considered al
| some length the bill providing civil
| government for the Panama canal
zone. The question of the govern.
| snent's ownership of the Panama rail-
way and its relationship to the general
question of government ownership OF
| railways was debated freely. Con
| sideration of the bill was not corH
pleted when the senate adjourned fol-
| want of quorum.
Washington, Feb. "a Without
dollar being added or subtracted the
river and harbor appropriation bill
passed the house yesterday after the
session had run web into the evening
The total amount carried by the bill il
! $17, 234,657. Throughout the day the
| progress of the bill was impeded by
| the Offering of amendments, but only
those presented by the committee
were adopted.
The military academy appropriation
/ bill was sent to conference afte,
agreeing to the senate amendment au
thorizing the president to appoint
| Senator Joseph Hawley of Connects
J Gut, brigadler gesehl On tie ref4red
i list of the army, and with further pro
vision comforting similar authority in
the case OF Gen. Peter j. Ost9rhaGs.
The last of the testimony in the
interest OF Judge Swayne in the i'm
peachnent projecting against him
was yesterday presented to the sen
ate. The senate adopted an order
granting each side five hours in the
closing argument. The bill providing
form of government for the Panama
canal zone was passed early in the
day.
Washington, Feb. rs time Of
the senate yesterday was divided be-
tween the Swayne Impeachment trial
ana the mott of Mr.. Beyeridge to
appoint conferees ON the joint state
hood bill In the Swayne case Messrs.
Perkins, Clayton and Powers mado
arguments in behalf of the prosecu-
ton and Mr.. Higgins responded in
Judge Swayna's behalf. leaving Mr..
Ihurston still to speak for Judge
S"ayne and Messrs DE Almond and
Palmer for the house The trial will
be resumed at 10 O'clock to-day.
1t is the expectation Of the sena-
tors who are managing the impeach-
ment trial of Judge Swayne that an
agreement will be made today to
take vote on Monday
Mr.. Morgan attacked the motion to
appoint conferees on the statehood
bill and held the door in opposition
when the senate adjourned for the
day
In the house Of representatives yes
terday the fight of many years waged
against the appropriation of $4,000
for rental Of the old New York Gus
toms house, resulted in victory Mr..
he.henway Of Indiana. chairman of
the committee On appropriations. be-
ing unable to muster sufficient