The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-14
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Conference reports on the railway rate
and statehood bills were received by the
Senate Saturday. The announcement of
the election committees deliberations in
regard to ousting Reed Smoot also was
made. A resolution providing for the
purchase of Panama canal supplies in the
United States was passed. Several bills
OF minor Importance and $50 private pen
sion bills were passed and adjournment
until Monday was taken. As a commit
tee of the whole the House spent the day
considering the naturalization bill, but
did not complete it. Just before adjourn
ment Mr.. Murphy ruled to rescind the
action sending the statehood bill to con-
ference, but the Speaker refused to enter
tain the motion. The military academy
bill, with Senate amendments. was re-
ferred TO the committee on military af-
fairs.
The Senate Monday adjourned immedi-
ately upon receiving the announcement
of Senator Germans death. No business
was transacted, even the reading of the
journal being dispensed with. Under sus
pension of the rules number of bills
were passed by the House, including the
following: Providing for the control and
regulation of Niagara river and the pre-
servation of Niagara falls; creating a col
lection district at Port Arthur. Texas
creating a United States District Court
for China and prescribing its jurisdic-
ton: providing for the survey and allot-
ment of the lands embraced within the
limits Of the Blackfeet Indian reserva-
ton in Montana and opening the surplus
lands, about 100000 acres, to settle
merf authorizing the construction of
wharves, piers and other structures in
Lake Michigan adjoining certain lands in
Lake county. Indiana. Mr.. Mann intro
duced a resolution making the pure food
bill the order of business and limiting
general debate to two days. Announce
ment of the death of Senator German
was followed by adjournment.
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The Senate Tuesday passed the naval
appropriation bill, carrying a total of
SOB, III $50. The conference report on
the rate bill was taken up and the dis
cussion showed that the measure will be
sent back to conference. A resolution
providing for an amendment to the Con-
stitution which would permit Congress to
enact uniform laws for marriage and d.
vorce was indefinitely postponed. In the
House the naturalization bill was passed.
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The conference report on the railroad
rate bill continued to be the leading sub
ject before the Senate Wednesday, and
Mr. Spooner was the principal speaker,
attacking the anti-pass provision un-
just Other features were criticised by
Messrs. Hale, Tillman, Bailey, McCum-
Der. Teller, Lodge. Morgan, Piles, Pettus
and Patterson. Senator Daniel made an
Intellectual attempt to have reconsidered
the vote by which the railroad employers
liability bill was passed. A bill author
izing the Attorney General and other off,
GERS of the Department of Justice to BE-
gin and conduct legal proceedings in any
courts of the United States was passed.
Adjournment was taken until p. m.
Thursday in order that Senators might
attend the funeral of the late Senator
German. The members of the minority
of the House. believing that the majority
had taken undue advantage of them in
limiting general debate on the sundry
civil bill to one hour, started another fill
buster and for two hours roll calls and
points of order kept the chamber in tur-
moi. Later, when the bill was taken up
under the fve-minute rule, only few
pages were considered before adjourn
ment, much of the time being devoted to
a discussion of the sale of the old custom
house in New York City. yearly occur
renee. Mr.. Sullivan (Mass.) made
speech attacking the administration.
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After a day devoted almost exclusively
to discussion of the rate bill the Senate
Thursday decided TO send that measure
back TO conference. The dominant senti-
ment was favorable to sustaining all Sem
ate provisions The bill providing for
the control of the waters of Niagara river
was passed. An attack on the President
and a spirited defense were the features
of busy day in the House. Mr.. Brun-
dage (Ark.) assailed the items for the
executive department and the care of the
White House and grounds, as grossly ex-
travagant, and brought up the Mrs. Minor
Morris case. Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio)
championed the appropriations in the
name Of the American people. The naval
appropriation bill was sent to conference.
After completing twenty-five pages of the
sundry civil bill the House adjourned.
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The Senate Friday listened to two set
speeches, one by Sr. Morgan in support
of his resolution providing for an inves-
tigation by a Senate committee of the
affairs of the Isle of Pines, and the other
by Mr.. Hopkins in opposition TO the sea
level Panama canal bill. Neither measure
was acted upon. Some time was spent in
considering the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill before adjournment was
taken. In an hour spent on pension legis-
lation in the House, 35T bills were passed.
Durig the remainder of the session con-
siderable progress was made on the SUM-
dry civil bill. Under the lead of Mr..
Keifer (Ohio) the House refused to au-
thorize the transportation of silver coins
and other money by registered mail, in
sisting that the business should be ham.
died by the express companies as at
present. The conference report OH the
bill to prohibit aliens from fishing in the
waters of Alaska was agreed to, also the
Senate amendment to the bill forbidding
the Importation, expectation or carriage
in interstate commerce of falsely or spuri-
ously stamped articles of gold or silver
or their alloys.
National Capital Notes.
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