The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-14
Congressional
Proceedings

The Senate day listened 20 speeches
on the railroad rate bill by Messrs ea,cd
a purpose 10 support the measure, but
MIR. Clay favored a limited court r.
view amendment. The hill proy,ai,ng LOT
ment OF the army by authorizing the APP
pointment OF officers 10 take the place
Vote v ' 81 as 20 5 Among the other bills
passed was one AUTHORIZING q dam aSioss
ST. Joseph River at Berrlen springs,
ference report on the consular reorganlza.
ton bill. which was agreed 10. AZ $50
D. IN. the Senate went into executive ses-
sion aud 1--WE minutes later adjourned
Considerable progress was made with
the legislative. executive and judicial APP
preparation bin In the House. The com
Inittee on appropriation suffered de-
feat In committee ~ the whole, when,
IN TO 9TH the division 10 OF the rsiiwsy mail
service was expunRed from the measure,
on The Sro1 nol,d sna. b wa For e5Pnhden
| tlal agents Of the Interior Department 20
aid IN ferreting out land frauds s2v,vVo
was allowed. The conference report on
the consular bin was adopted. II was
Win commence April 10 and continue a
least two days Al p. m. the Rouse ao-
journed until tomorrow
Friday, March so. 1905.
There was no session OF the senate
| to-day.
The house passed the legislative. ex-
| ecutive and judicial appropriation hil.
| carrying $50, 900. O00 after considering the
| measure two weeks. The paragraph Gre
| ating an age limit for government clerks,
| which caused much controversy. finally
was eliminated. Enorss 10 discontinue
| the so-calcd postage stamp agency
| and tho services OF special agents TO In
vestigate trade conditions abroad JAILED;
At s D. m. adjournment was taken until
saturday. March 81, 1906.
The Senate was not In session to-day
This being war claim day In the House.
| only those directly interested In legisla-
| tion on the private calendar were IN at
tendance. The House. In four hours.
PASSED l,s ps ana In mani Ms19 sen One
| OF the bills passed awarded Sla1l2 TO the
| French transatlantic Cable Company
iH on ' II cable houses U s during the war with
/ Spain. At 4 o'clock adjournment was
taken until Monday.
In the Senate Mr.. Long introduced tho
court review amendment TO the railroad
rate bin agreed on at the White House
| speak on A. Mr. Fulton OF oregon spoke
| In favor OF the bill as II stands. discuss
ing lis constitI .n and RreelPi,sat
/ and Mr.. Hepburn made brief speeches
1 on tho measure. Mr.. Hale reported the
urgent deficiency bill and gave notice
| that he would call II up Tomorrow. Mr..
| Tiilman presented a complaint from John
i $. Williams Sons bankers, OF Rich
/ mOndt va. alleging tnht the 1ncSdpcdht
and Ohio and Norfolk and Western roads
4 Disseminated against Virginia points In
| favor of Philadelphia and Baltimore and
took orders from Pennsylvania Railroad
| reappointing Andrew ID. White as member
/ OF the board Of regents of the SMITH
| sonian Institution. The Mallory bill, pro-
viding FOR federal control OF interstate
| quarantine regulations was passed. At
5:i2 p. m. the Senate adjourned until to-
In the House the personal liability bill.
/ favored by the army Of railway employees
4 Ia the country was passed, as was q
/ measure permitting the fertilization OF
1 sweet wines and levyng n tax OF 3 cents
| a gallon on the wines thus fortified. Tho
| pension appropriation bin was sent TO
| conference, and the conference report on
| the naval academy hazing bin was
| adopted. number OF measures OF local
| interest were. passed under suspension OF
| journed until tomorrow.
| Tuesday, April 3, 1905.
in the senate today IN g1nnort 81 s"s sba
railroad rate bin. Several senators who
were not NJ the recent conference ~ the
WI, White House when the Long amendment
| it's proceedings, but both Mr.. Long and
Mr. Allison declined 10 divulge anything
billy Tor the ' amendment. 0 Mr.. TIIiman
| presented his daily letter on the railroad
| and coal situation, IL being n complaint
1 ". retail dealer VINO charged that the
| Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company
| had crowded him out OF business. The
| conference report on the Indian bin was
1 considered. but no action WAS taken At
| b:a0 p. IN. the Senate went into executive
| session, and Ave minutes later adjourned
| until tomorrow.
The House. by a vote OF 202 10 TO-
1 passed the national quarantine bill which
| gives the general government control OF
| sanitary work In epidemcs, particularly
| yellow fever In the southern states.
| There was much opposition on the part
| OF representatives. from tho South but
| tho leader OF the minority, Mr.. Williams,
| the author OF the bill. spoke In It's favor
| and the majority OF the southerners
voted with him; AZ sac p. m the House