The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-01-12
PROCEEDINGS IN SET.TE.

A bill was passed on the 9th AUTHORIZE,
the issue of obsolete ordnance to state ed
cational institutions. The reading of Il
omnIbus. claims oill was completed.
the joint statehood bin on the ground tn
the people of Arizona and New Mexico
not desire union Mr., Tillman also oppos,
union of the territories, saying 1t Won
| subject The people OF Arizona to dominatia
of Mexicans and 'greasers." Adjourned
] 5:3s p. III. until Monday
ON the 9th, after passing the omnibu
claims bill, carrying direct appropriations OF
So S09, 600 the day was devoted to the state.
hood bill Mr. Morgan spoke in opposition
and Mr.. Teller introduced an amendment pro-
vding for the admission of Oklahoma and
Indian territory rs one state and New Mexico
! as another This would leave out Arizona.
1 Bills providing relief for wandering Indians
\ in Montana and authorizing the acquisition
of certain private lands in public parks In
1 California were passed Mr.. Lodge had
January IS fixed as the day for culogizins
! the life and works of the late senator HOar.
At 4:23 p. IN the Senate adjourned until
| tomorrow
Mr.. Cullom reported the executive, legis-
| latiyc and judicial appropriation bill with
amendments. in the Senate On the 10th.
and gave notice that he would call 1t up ar
! the first opportunity. Mr. Daniel presented
! several petitions for the expulsion of Sen
| ator Smoot. Bills were passed appropriate
/ ing $4,000 for public building at Raw
/ is, WNo., ami amending the laws relating
! TO bonds of p0stmastCrS and other postal
employees The resolution authorizing the
use Of the pension building for the inaugural
4 han was adopted with amendments. The
! hll for the reimbursement OF American seal
| Crs for losses 10y seizures In Hchring sca was
| debated, but vote was not reached At
| O'Clock the statehood Dill was taken up.
! Mr. Stewart presented an amendment pro.
vdiug for control of affairs in Indian terri
| tory by a superintendent 10 be- appointed by
! the President and paid 81 salary of $4,000
| year. saying the secretary of the interior
| thought such legislation necessary to pro
| teCt the Indians Mr.. German gave notice
of an amendment limiting the provision for
| the payment of per cent interest on the
! Sj,on,Oop proposed for the benefit of the
| Oklahoma school fund. Mr., Ncwlands urged
the amendment Of the bill SO as to prevent
! a monopoly Of desirable lands. Mr.. Dubois
| introduced ar amendment rcScrvlng to Con
| gress the right to lcgislatc on pulygamy and
| polygamous cohahItation in the proposed
| states. Adjourned at :0S y. IN after an
| executive session.
/ The attention OF the Senate on the 11th
| was divided between the statehood question
| and the government regulation of railroads.
Mr.. Newlands maze long speech support
| ing his bill In the railroad subject. The
amendment to the statehood bill prohibiting
| the sale of liquor to Indians in what is
| now Indian territory for all time and in
| other sections for ten years crcated consd-
| cradle discussion and failed of passage. The
amendment making a donation of S3.oHoo
| for the benefit of the public schools of the
proposed state of Arizona was adopted
after striking out the provision for the pay
ment Of interest on the same. All other
amendment to the bill were agreed to.
resolution by Mr. Elkins calling on the In
tcrstate commerce commission for details of
all the cases which have come before that
body was adopted The following bills were
passed. Permitting the building of n rail-
road bridge across the Mississippi river at
Minneapolis, making the restriction on the
transport tlon of lottery tickets between
the states applicable TO transportation be
tween the states and territories. AT 40
the Senate went into executive session. and
at As p. IN. adjourned.
Mr. GallingCr from the committee on com
mercc reported on the 12th the merchant
marine commissions ship subsidy hill. MIR
Berry said minority Of the committee op-
posed "A favorable report, Mr. Bailey said
the commission had been pledged TO report
in favor Of discriminating duties and not n
subsidy McsSrS. Gailingcr and Lodge com.
batcd the suggestion. The legislative, exc
cutivc and judicial appropriation bill was
taken up aud the provision requiring the
labelling Of carriages used by government
officials other than cabinet officers was
stricken out. A discussion Of civil seryicei
was participated in by Mcssrs. German l
Culom. Allison, Stewart 'anu others. Mri
Berry made point Of order against the.
amendment increasing the salaries of mem
hers of the civil service commission 'FRONT.'
$500 to $1,000, but pending Its decision the
Senate at i:45 =. IN. adjourned.