The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-07
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Lodge
defended the course of the President with
regard to the affairs Of Santo Domingo
and the Moroccan conference and Mr..
Teller spoke in support of the Senates
orerogative in treaty making. At p. m.
an executive session lasting fifteen min
ties was had and then the private PEN
sion calendar was taken up. The forces
opposed to the joint statehood bill. con-
s.sting of the Democrats and the Repub-
lican insurgents, met their first defeat
IN the House when motion ordering the
previous question on the adoption OF the
rule for debate prepared by the Republi-
cans was passed by vote of 1872 to lOo.
Several members had left the chamber
when the vote on the rule itself was TAX
IN, the result being 1877 to 157. Mr..
Crumpacker of Indiana took the chair
and debate on the bill in committee of
the whole was begun at once After
passing bill to create jury commission
ers in Oklahoma the House at 3 % p. m.
adjourned.
A discussion of foreign affairs occupied
the session of the Senate Thursday,
Messrs. Money and Hepburn speaking.
The consular reorganization bill was read
at length, but was not acted upon. At
( 10 p. m. the Senate went into executive
session and at 4 % adjourned until Mon
day. The House passed the statehood
bill by a vote of 1870 49, according to
the schedule. Only thirty-three insur-
gents went on record against the meas
ure. The resignation of Claude A. Swan
son, recently elected Governor of Nir-
ginia, was presented to the House.
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The first attempt at filibustering at this
session took place in the House Friday
in Democratic endeayor to defeat the
provision of the urgent deficiency Dill
waving the eight-bour day for foreign
laborers on the Panama canal. The
amendment was placed in the bill after
much maneuyering. Secretary Wilson
came up for censurc because of his re-
quest that more funds be given the De-
partment of Agriculture for meat inspec-
ton. The Senate was not in session.
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The House Saturday passed the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, with the
amendment waving the eight-hour day
for alien labor on the Panama canal. The
vote on the amendment was 12O to los.
By special order the pension calendar
was cleared, 262 bills being disposed of
in sixty-five minutes. After reading Mr..
Mann's omnibus bridge bill, making it I'M
finished business for Monday, the House
adjourned. There was no session of the
Senate.
The House Monday passed a resolution
ealing on the President to furnish infor-
nation as to the existence of an alleged
agreement in violation of the interstate
commerce law between the Pennsylvania,
Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and West
ern, Chesapeake and Ohio, Northern Cen
trail and Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad companies. Unani-
nous consent was given TO begin on Tues
day the consideration of the Heuburn
railroad rate bill and to continue the same
until the bill shall be disposed of. A trib-
ute to the memory of Gen. Joseph Wheel
er was paid by naming street in the
capital wheeler street. The Mann
general bridge bill was passed with sew
eral perfecting amendments. 1t provides
general provisions to be complied with
hereafter in the construction of bridges
across navigaDle streams The Chinese
DOycOIL anu tie VI INC iOi-
est reserve divided the attention of the
Senate. Mr.. Tillman offered resolution
directing an investigation of Chinese at
fairs and Mr.. Hepburn Sharply criticised
the methods of the forestry bureau. The
House statehood bill was reported favor
ably, and notice was given that there
would be majority report.
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The Senate Tuesday passed the bill for
the reorganization of the consular service
and about forty other measures, many of
them of considerable Importance. Sey-
eral provide for lighthouses, fog signals,
revenue cutters and public buildings. The
shipping bill was under consideration for
a time and was amended so as TO relieve
it from constitutional objections. 1t was
supported in speech by Mr. Lodge.
There also was a discussion of the bills
making common carriers liable for injury
to employees, which arose over the 1ues-
ton of their reference 10 committees.
Some Senators intimated that the COM
mittees were anxious to avoid the respon-
sbility of passing on these measures. Dis
cussion of the rate regulation bill was
begun in the House, and the members
evinced a more general interest in the
matter than in any topic that has come
up for long time. Mr.. Townsend OF
Michigan opened with d speech support
ing the bill, being followed by Mr.. Adam
son of Georgia, representing the minority,
who commended the measure. Questions
by Mr.. Sherley of Kentucky and Mr.. Lit
tlefeld of Maine indicated that there is
to be some opposition, at least in debate.
Notes OF the National Capital.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States is taking recess for the consd-
Grafton of cases which have been present
ed TO the court