Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-06-08
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The Senate Friday passed the agricul-
tural appropriation bill, carrying $500
600, and without IL word of debate added
to it as an amendment the Beveridge bill
providing for an inspection of fresh meats
intended for domestic consumption. Sen
ator McCumber. charging fraud on the
part OF the grain inspectors at Minneapo-
lis. sought to have national inspection
established, but failed. A bill authorizing
the government Of the PHILIPPINES to
I change the weight and fneneSs OF the
silver in the peso to correspond with the
rise in the price of silver was passed.
! Senator Clapp introduced Il bill to remove
the restrictions on the alienation of lands
of the five civilized tribes of Indians The
s~ca-Ievel canal bill was made the unfn-
ished business. In the House the question
Of verIcity was raised between Mr..
Cooper (Wis.) and Mr.. Hepburn (IOwa)
during the debate over the rate bill reso-
luton. The, rule disagreeing to the Sen
ate amendments en- bloc finally was adopt
ed. twenty-five Republicans voting with
the Democrats against it. The remain
der of the day WAS devoted to pension
| legislation, 90 private bills being passed
The Senate WIS not in session Satur-
day. Under general debate. the House
having met at IL O'Clock for the further
| consideration of the diplomatic bill,
| speeches were made by Mr.. tucker tNo.)
on his publicity bill, Samuel w. Smith
(MicL.) in favor of a poStnl telegraph,
Mr.. Lamar (Ela.) on railroad rate legis-
lation. Mr.. Perkins O.. W on the bene-
fits Of civil service. Mr.. Murphy (Mo.)
on statehood and Mr.. Rhodes (Mo.) on
giving the provisional militia of Missouri
a pensionable status. The House, after
making a few amendments to the bill,
adjourned until noon on Monday.
TIL railroad rate bill was sent to con-
ference by the Senate Monday, MessrS.
TilIman. Cullom and ElkinS being named
as conferees. Senator kittredge made a
long speech advocating a Sca-lcvel 18TH
milan canal. Senator Rayner advocated
the purchase of canal supplies abroad.
Consideration of the Panama supply reso-
luton was interrupted ut > o'clock wheL
the canal type bill! was Laid before the
Senate as unfinished business. Late in
the afternoon the postOttice appropriation
bill was taken up for committee amend
ments. 1t took the sergeant-at-armS and
other officers nearly two hours 10 get TO-
gether q quorum in the House. When
this was accomplished the House concur
red in a number of Senate amendments TO
bills. including the denatured alcohol
measure. and then resolved itself into a
city council to consider the affairs of
the District of Columbia. The compul-
sorry education bill. providing for eight
enforced years of schooling. was passed.
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T1,a Cn,n+n rTphc1oy- no SSp1 tho most !
office appropriation bill. carrying $192,-
4S5.OOO. The entire session was devoted
TO the debate on this measure. The naval
appropriation bill was reported. The to-
tai increase voted by the Senate commit
tee was 50. 461. 03I, making a grand total |
of S1O3, 0T0,670. Adjournment until
Thursday was taken. The aftermath of
Mondays fIibustering in the House, re-
sulting in the arrest and haling before
the House of a number OF members in
order TO complete Il quorum. came Tues
day in the shape of an Intellectual effort
to prevent approval of the journal. The
members involved insisted Oil offering eS-
pia M tiofs for their absence, and attacked
the action of the chair, but Speaker Can
non refused TO be moved from his decis-
ion. During the rest of the day a quorum
was continuously present. Consideration
of the diplomatic and consular bill was
nearly completed. The proposed amend
ment a~ppropriating $1,000 600 for the
purchase of quarters for American ENJOYS
in foreign capitals was struck out on a
point of order.
The SENATE Thursday passed the Knox
immunity, the omnibus lighthouse and the
military academy bills and probably
would have passed the employers liabil-
ity measure had not an executive session
been taken at = p. m to consider the
nomination of Judge James Wickersham
to be judge of the United States Circuit
Cour for the district of Alaska. The
charges against him were reviewed. but
no vote was had, and it did not appear
that one is imminent. The Democrats in
the House resumed their flibustering tao
tics and demanded roll calls on every pos
sible parliamentary point. Notwithstand-
ing these delays, the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. carrying an ap-
preparation of S 2.734,S69, was passed.
The legislative, executive and judicial APP
| preparation bill and the postofice appro-
| priation measure were sent to confer
ences.