The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-05-30
l01sSsS0sS1H.s2sS2a
AA|CONGRfSSSA
s. s.
6NRSGaESSs2DaS2lNs9


Bailey, referring to an article concerning
his course, which had been printed in
Chicago newspaper. denounced it as a
'lie." The consideration of the rate bill
in the committee of the whole was con-
cludsL. A substitute for the anti-pass
amendment, which contained so many ex-
ceptions as to cause general laughter, was
adopted after extended debate. After the
bill had been reported to the Senate the
pipe line provision was amended so as to
strike out the proyiso extending its opera
ton to the Panama canal zone. The
naval appropriation bill, carrying nearly
$100,000,000, was completed in the House.
An attempt to defeat the appropriation
for the largest battleship in the world
was voted down, as was an amendment
leaving the construction of this ship to
the discretion of the Secretary of the
Navy after the second Hague conference.
80
The Senate spent Thursday in a re-
view of the amendments to the rate regu-
lation bill made in committee of the
whole, covering more than half Of the
measure. The pipe line, rebate and anti
pass amendments were slightly modified.
The section granting to the interstate
commerce commission power to fix rates
was reached and a motion by Senator
Tillman to strike out the words lin its
judgment" was pending when the Senate
adjourned. After two weeks debate the
House, by vote of 121 to III, passed
the naval appropriation bill carrying $780,
10000. An amendment providing that
the Secretary of the Navy could go into
Al rlyn 70 rtoi in
plies, if it appeared that they could be
secured cheaper than il made by the gov
eminent, was defeated by a vote of 11S
to 100. BY a close vote an amendment
allowing per cent differental to bid
ders from the Pacific coast on the new
ships was agreed to. After the passage of
the naval budget the House in committee
of the whole resumed consideration of the
so-called naturalization bill. Little pro-
greSS was made.
-
The Senate, at 80 p. m. Friday, pass
ed the railroad rate regulation bill by
vote of II to 3 after having adopted the
Teller amendment eliminating the words
'in its judgment" from the section giving
to the interstate commerce commission
power to fix rates. The House passed the
bill to pay to the estate of Samuel Lee
of South Carolina $10,4S2 for allowances
made by reason of his election as a negro
contestant for seat in the Forty-seventh
Congress. The Democrats, under the
leadership of Mr.. Williams of Mississippi,
conducted a vigorous flibuster lasting all
day, but were defeated.
-
By vote of 107 to GO the House Sat-
urday refused to pass the anti-graft bill,
sO-called, dealing with cotton leaks and
other matters of a confidential character,
which, should they become publicly known,
might have a tendency to affect markets
because the conferees had recommended
that the members of Congress be in
Guided within the scope of the bill. The
opposition was led by Mr.. Mccall of Mas
sachusetts, assisted by Mr.. Crumpacker
Und.), Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) and Mr..
Gardner (Mass.), while the friends of the
measure were represented by Mr.. Burle-
son (Texas) and Mr.. Jenkins (Wis.).
The Senate was not in session.
-
In the Senate Monday the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was passed within three hours from its
first reading. 1t carries appropriations
aggregating $29,S15,25 an increase of
$59,345 over the amount reported to the
Senate. A number of unimportant meas
ures were passed. Notwithstanding that
the leader of the minority, Mr.. Williams
of Mississippi, insisted upon the presence
of a quorum throughout the day, delaying
as much as he could the orderly procedure
of legislation, the House passed twenty
two bills, six Senate mad sixteen House
measures. Among the bills passed was
one to amend section 6 of an act entitled
IAN act to define and fix the standard of
value, TO maintain the parity of all forms
of money issued or coined by the United
States, to refund the public debt, and for
other purposes" approved March IA, 1900.
-:
For an hour or more Tuesday the
House of Representatives could not de-
eide whether to go into committee of the
whole on the diplomatic and consular bill
or to follow the lead of Mr.. Gardner of
Massachusetts, and take up the iL>ligra-
tion bill. Assisted by Mr.. Williams, Mr..
Gardner led mild filibuster against TAX
ing up the consular bill. Hhe Repubi-
cans, however, had quorum of the House
present, and eventually the consular bill
was taken up and general debate begun.
The Senate devoted the greater part of
the Day to the immigration bill, but be-
fore twas taken up Senator McCumber
made a personal statement contradicting
an article printed in New York paper ts
the effect that the railroad rate bill had
been so amended at his instance as to rem
der II ineffective. resolution directing
the committee on privileges and elections
to consider the course to be pursued in the
case of Senator Burton was adopted.
In the National Capital.
Senator Beverage of Indiana will in
troduce bill for stringent federal regula-
tiOn of meat business