The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-04-19
ALCOHOL BILL PASSES HOUSE
BY VOTE OF 22s 70 I.
MANY OTHER BILLS PASSED.
Wcdne sday, April IS.

wednesday, April 10.
Washington. This was "suspen
sion" day in the house and numbe
OF important measures were passed
notable among them being the bill
permitting the Withdrawal from bond
tax free of domestic alcohol whel
rendered unfit for beverage or liquit
medical uses by mixture with suit
able denaturinzing materials.
Mr.. Curtis Of Kansas presented
concurrent resolution admitting t.
correct the bill for final settlement O.
the affairs Of the five civilized tribes
One amendment proposed, however
Is entirely new, providing for the sale
OF all buildings now or heretofore
used for governmental, school or 9th
er tribal purposes.
Mr.. Dearmond of Missouri opposed
the resolution on the ground that leg.
islation by resolution is dangerous.
The rules were suspended and the
resolution adopted.
Mr. Shartel Of Missouri called up
the bill amending the revised statutes
relating to national banks. National
banks have heretofore been limited
IN making loans so that they could
not loan to exceed 10 per cent of their
capital to any one concern. The bill
which Mr.. Shartell called up adds the
surplus to the stock for loan purposes
provided no loan shall exceed 20 per
cent of the capital stock. The bill
was passed 1913 to 7.
A bill for the diversion of water
from the Sacramento river, California,
for irrigation purposes was passed.
The denatured alcohol bill was then
taken up, on motion of Mr.. Payne of
New York. Mr.. Payne said the bill
provides that three months after It's
passage domestic alcohol of such de.
gree OF proof and such regulations as
the commissioner of internal revenue
may prescribe may be withdrawn
without the payment of an internal
revenue tax, for use not only in the
arts and industries, but for fuel light
and power. The bill provides for its
denaturizing, that is making 1t pois-
onous so that it cannot be used as a
beverage and rendering it unfit for
liquid medicinal purposes.
Mr.. Clark Of Missouri favored the
bill. IF the roseate predictions of its
most enthusiastic advocates are full
filed" he said, I'VE will witness a
veritable Aladdin's lamp working its
myriad wonders before our eyes in
this prosaic age. II even half of them
are realized we will see revolution
in lighting, heating and motor power.
The bill was passed, 224 to Z.
The bill appropriating 100000 for
the improvement of the mouth of the
Columbia river, Oregon and Washing
ton, was also passed.
Mr.. Crumpacker of Indiana called
up the house bill extending until
April IL, 1909, the date for applying
the coastwise laws of the United
States to the Philippines Under the
present conditions these laws will APP
ply July next.
Opposition. to the bill was made by
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington who
said there was ample American ship
ping of the Pacific coast to take care
of the commerce between the United
States and the Philippines and II the
time was not suspended these Ameri-
can ships would get the business.
The bill was passed.
/ Tuesday, April II.
Washington.-The house agreed to
the conference report on the bill for
the settlement of the affairs of the
five civilized tribes in the Indian
Territory.
The report will now go to the presi-
dent for his signature. There was lit
tie debate on the report in the house.
Delegate Mcclure criticized the con-
ference for failing to agree upon a
provision removing the restrictions
from the Indian lands and Represen-
tative Lacey spoke against the pro-
vision relating to the mineral lands.
Mr. Lacey insisted that these lands
should be leased for the benefit Of the
Indians. The report was then agreed
to.
BY the narrow margin of four votes
the mail subsidy section was kept In
the postoftice appropriation bill and
the bill was passed. The vote was
taken by tellers in committee Of the
whole on the proposition Of Mr.. Moon
OF Tennessee to strike out the clause
providing for the subsidy and stood
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Both Arms Broken In Runaway.
Rich Hill Mo-, April Is, - Mrs.
selph Shepherd was seriously injured
n runaway Both arms were brok-
an and she was injured internally.