Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-20
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Senate to agree upon a date for a vote
on the railway rate bill Mr.. Tillman made
the important statement that one week
more probably would exhaust the general
debate on the measure. Mr.. Aldrich would
not consent, however. During the session
there were three speeches on the bill by
Messrs. Elkins, Gamble and Kean. A bill
authorizing a cable from Key West, Fla,
to Guantanamo, Cuba, and thence to the
Isthmus of Panama, for governmental and
commercial purposes, at n cost of $927,-
600, was passed. The tariff, railway mail
subsidies and denatured alcohol were the
features of the debate in the House, the
~postotice appropriation bill being under
consideration.
There was no session of the Senate Sat
urday. The House continued the consid-
Grafton Of the postofiice appropriation bill,
and in the latitude accorded under general
debate the discussion took on a wide
range, including railway mail pay, in
creasing wages for rural letter carriers,
the American smelter trust and the cor
rupt use of money in elections, with a
sidelight on the naturalization laws.
Without touching any paragraph of the
bill under discussion adjournment was
taken at 4 40 p. m. until Monday.
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Mr.. McLaurin and Mr.. Morgan adj
dressed the Senate Monday, the former
advocating railway rate legislation and
the latter opposing it on the ground that
1t interfered with State rights. Mr.. Ber-
ry of Arkansas ~reapeared in the Senate
after three months spent in a fruitness
campaign for reelection. The Vice Pres
ident appointed Messrs. Hale, Allison and
Teller as conferees on the urgency def
cheney bill. District of Columbia legisla-
ton occupied the attention of the House.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, replying to a
speech of Mr.. Simms of Tennessee advo-
eating self -government for the people Of
the district, upheld the present form, but
criticised it's administration The urgency
deficiency bill was sent to conference,
Messrs. Littauer, Tawney and Livingston
being named conferees. The House pass
ed the Senate bill imposing a charge for
tuition on nonresident pupils in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and also the bill regu.
lating the employment of juvenile work
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The Senate Tuesday listened to a
speech by Mr.. Bailey on the railway rate
bill, in which he advocated his amendment
for the non~-suspension of the orders OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
pending a review by the Supreme Court.
The chamber was crowded while he was
speaking, and he was given a remarkable
demonstration when he sat down. A sig
nifcant remark by Mr.. Hale indicated the
possibility of an understanding and an
early vote IN the measure. For seven
hours the House had under consideration
the postofice appropriation bill, but only
ii a few instances were the provisions dis
cussed. During the debate on the special
appropriation for railway mail pay bitter
words were exchanged between represent
atives from North Carolina, Arkansas and
Kentucky, but all were within the rules
Of the House. A humorous speech was
made by j. Adam Bede 1Minn.), and
Charles 4. Towne IN. " spoke in be-
half of the jamestown exposition.
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In the Senate Wednesday the session
was almost entirely devoted to considera-
ton of the conference report on the In
dian bill. There was a sharp controversy
between Mr.. Tillman on one side and
Messrs. Teller and Clapp on the other over
an amendment inserted by the Senate,
which provides for the ratification of the
disbursements Of $1S6,OOO Of the loyal
Seminole fund by Special Agent v. q.
Jenkins and Administrator A.. j. Brown.
The South Carolina Senator contended
that the Indians had been defrauded. No
conclusion was reached when adjourn
ment was taken. After nearly ten days
of general debate, with the postofice APP
preparation bill as the vehicle for the dis
cussion of a wide range of topics, the
House reached the consideration of the
measure itself late in the day, an hour
being given to reading it. Not in years
has there been so much talk on any one
appropriation bill under the fiction Of
general debate" as in this instance.
There were a number of lively exchanges
between the members during the day.
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After a brief speech by Mr.. Latimer in
support of the House railroad rate bill
Mr.. Foraker took the floor in the Senate
Thursday and consumed nearly all Of
the remainder of the session in an address
on the same measure. Mr.. Lodge spoke in
support of the practice of granting lower
railroad rates on goods intended for ex-
port than on those used in domestic con-
sumption. Conference reports on the ur-
gent deficiency appropriation bill and the
measure providing for the settlement Of
the affairs of the five civilized tribes Of
Indians were accepted. The House sub
stitute for the Senate bill ratifying an
agreement with the lower Brule Indians
of South Dakota was passed, as was q
concurrent resolution, including Senators
and Representatives in the bill prohibit
ing officials of the government from pre-
maturely giving out private information
of the government. The feature of the
proceedings in the Hous was the speech
of Mr.. Cochran, who was given an hour
to elucidate the subject of general de-
bate" on Appropriation bills. Progress
was made on the postofice appropriation
measure, eighteen of the twenty-nine
pages being completed. The few amend
ments adopted did not change the amount
Of the appropriations to any considerable
extent.
Notes of the National Capital.
Canal legislation at the present session
of Congress is regarded as extremely i'm
probable.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
of Charles S. Francis of New York as
ambs ssador to Austria-H Hungary.
Gen. Wood cables Secretary Taft that
reports regarding the Mount Dajo battle
sent from Manila were u%nfounded.
United States delegates to pan-Ameri-