Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-03-01
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In the Senate Monday Senators Per.
kins and Patterson presented petitions
signed by thousands of California and
Colorado women, asking that Reed Smoot
be ousted. Discussion of the pure food
bill occupied most of the day. Mr.. War
rem presented 57S letters from railway
employees in Wyoming protesting against
railway rate control on the ground that
it would result in lower wages. A mes
sage was received from the President
submitting the reports of the consulting
engineers in regard to the type of the
Panama canal. and the report was refer
red to the committee ON interoceanic
canals. Mr.. Hale presented the confer
ence report on the urgency deficiency APP
preparation bill, which was adopted with
out debate. Under suspension of the
rules three bills were passed In the
House. The first, aimed at Arizona and
New Mexico, where gambling is licensed,
prohibits gambling in the territories of
the United States. The second provides
for additional work by the census bu-
reau by requiring statistics on insurance,
fisheries. electrical industries, savings
banks and crimes. The third appropri-
ates $4,000 for the purchase of 300
acres of coal lands on the Island of Ba-
tan in the Philippine group. An effort
of Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania to set con-
sideration of the Lake Erie and Ohio
Ship Canal Company Immediately after
the passage of the army appropriation
bill failed.
In the Senate Tuesday discussion of
the pure food bills occupied most of the
day. Mr.. Rayner presented the reply of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the
charge of discrimination made against it
by the Red Rock Fuel Company of West
Virginia. Mr.. Gallinger presented petit
lions from residents of Oklahoma pray
ing for prohibition in the proposed State
of Oklahoma. A committee was appoint
ed to attend the funeral of Representa-
tive Castor of Pennsylvania. Announce
ment of the death of Representative
George A. Castor of Pennsylvania was
made, and the House took an immediate
adjournment out of respect to his men,
DRY. Speaker Cannon appointed a COM
mittee to join Senate committee to at
tend the funeral in Philadelphia.
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After fifteen years of consideration OF
the subject, the Senate Wednesday passed
pure food bill by a vote of 63 to 4.
The session was largely taken up by de-
bate on the measure, and several efforts
were made to amend, only those approved
by the committee reporting the bill being
accepted. Senator Smoot received anoth-
err Endorsement, this time from Mr.. War
rem. He presented a big petition from
the women of Wyoming, praying for the
expulsion of the Utah Senator, but ex-
pressed himself as occupying the opposite
position. Chairman Hull of the military
affairs committee presented the army ap-
preparation bill to the House, urging the
necessity of complete preparedness for
trouble in the Orient. The bill carries
a total appropriation of $69,67S,592,
which is less by $1,521 1873 than the
amount asked by the department. Mr..
Hopkins (Ky.) uncovered many methods
of inducing migration to the United
States, which he condemned. Sir. Shep-
pard (Texas) urged tariff reform to OBJ
viate retalatory tariffs by other nations.
Mr.. Powers (Me.) spoke against the abo-
lition of custom-houses as matter of
economy, and Mr.. Macon (Ark.) answer
ed his arguments.
Mr.. Knox's railroad bill was introduced
in the Senate Thursday and was accord
ed the unusual privilege of reading at
length. The hazing bill was passed with
out division after several amendments
to1
petition from the Independent Oil Re-
finers' Association of Titusville and Oil
CITY. Pa. asking relief from alleged dis
elimination. declaring that the railroad
freight rate on refined Oil in barrels from
the oil regions to New York harbOr for
export had been increased to a prohibitive
point. Mr.. Clapp from the committee on
Indian affairs reported the bill for the
settlement of the affairs of the five civil
lied tribes by urging immediate action.
The bills authorizing the purchase of coal
lands in the Island of Batan, p. l., and
amending the Philippine tariff act on tex
tile fabrics and shoes were passed. Wash
ington's farewell address was read by Mr..
McCreary. The army appropriation bill
was the subject of prolonged debate in
the House. Jlie lltulDclS ltIuSiiiS W dur
iourn in honor of George Washington.
The discussion of the bill was exhausted.
Mr.. Gilbert (Ky.) made speech oppos-
ing the ship subsidy bill, and the debate
then took wide range. The conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill vas
agreed to.
Notes of the National -apital.
Old age of veterans is sufficient evil
dence to secure a pension, according to
bill passed by the House.
Reports received by the Department Of
Commerce and Labor show coal and coke
exports in 1905 of $31, 215,62S.
The idea of having joint army and
naval maneuvers during the coming sum-
mer has practically been abandoned on
account of lack of funds.
The American legation in Toxic has
written the State Department in Wash
ington praising the crew of the battleship
Wisconsin for their exemplary conduct
recently in Yokohama.
May - is suggested by House leaders
as the probable date when Congress will |
adjourn. In making this prophecy they