The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-06-28
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Senator Knox addressed the Senate
Tuesday in support of the lock type for
the Panama canal. The agricultural ap-
preparation bill. containing the meat in
spection provision. was received from the
House, and the House substitute ordered
printed for the information of the SEN
ate. Another conference on the naval
bill was ordered The conference report
on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was adopted bill
amending the act creating the Spanish
claims commission so as to permit the re-
view of decisions of the commission by
the Supreme Court ON writs of certiorari
was passed. BY a vote of IL to % an
amendment to street car extension bill
providing for franchise tax Of u per
cent on the net earnings of all corpora
lions in the District of Columbia was
lost. The House adopted the substitute
for the Beyeridge meat inspection amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill and the measure was sent to confer
ence. Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were passed Defining the
conditions giving immunity to witnesse,
in government suits: establishing the
standard of value and providing for a
coinage system in the Philippine Islands j.
granting to the city of st. Louis the right
10 build free bridge across the Missis-
sippi river; increasing the efficiency Of
The militia and providing an appropria-
ION for rife practice; establishing a
oaval militia and defining its relations to
the general government; providing for
an additional associate justice of the SUI
nreme Court of Arizona: providing for
the retirement of enlisted men and petty
officers of the navy; increasing the eff
cheney of the ordnance department of the
army; to promote the efficiency of the
revenue cutter service. The subsidiary
silver coinage bill failed to secure enough
votes to pass under the rule.
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The meat inspection provision of the
agricultural appropriation bill was dis
cussed in the Senate Wednesday on a
motion to grant the conference requested
by the House, and speeches were made
by Messrs. PROCTOR. Beveridge and Lodge
against some features of the House
amendment. Messrs. Morgan and Per-
kins made speeches on the Panama canal.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, car
rying S102,3f, go. net increase Of ST.
1920 over the sum passed by the
House, was reported. In order to expe-
| d;te the consideration of this measure a
night session was held. The House clean
| ed up considerable business. among the
bills passed under suspension of the rules
being the following: Appropriating $25.-
| 600 for the travelling expenses of the
President: increasing the efficiency of the
| bureau of insular affairs by comforting
| the rank and pay of brigadier general
| upon the chief Of the bureau; regulating
| the checking of baggage by common car
riers The joint resolution increasing
| the terms of Representatives to foul
years and providing for the election o.
| Senators by direct vote of the people
| failed to receive the two-thirds vote nee
| essary for its passage. The same fat
was melted out to the bill permitting ma
| tional banks TO make loans on real es
| tate as security. Conference reports OF
| the executive, legislative and judicial ap
preparation bill and the measure provid
| ing for the subdivision of lands entere.
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