The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-06-21
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The Senate Saturday passed the Dis.
trict of Columbia appropriation bill,
which carries a total of SIC, 0,20c,000. 1t
was amended SO that the provision pro-
hibiting the private use of horses and
vehicles allowed to the district commits
sioners for official purposes is much more
stringent. Another measure yassed in
creases the salaries of teachers in Wash
ington about IA per cent and reorganizes
the school system. The House joint res
olution including in the Yosemite ma
tional park the Yosemite valley and the
Mariposa big tree grove was passed. The
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, carrying So, ,594, an II rcrease of
S422,625 over the amount passed by the
House, was reported. The Senate also
passed the bill prohibiting corporations
from making money contributions to po-
litical campaigns. The sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was before the House,
and on point of order by Mr.. Williams
(Miss.) the item appropriating $4,000
for the travelling expenses of the Presi-
dent was ruled out by Mr.. Watson (Ind.)
in the chair. An amendment by Mr.. Sui
zer IN. Y.), which provided that the
salary of the President shoula be made
100000, that of the Vice President $780,
600 and that ex-Presdents should re-
ceive $25,0C0 annually shared the same
fate.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted by vote
of 80 to is in the Senate in spite of OBJ
jections to parts of it by Senators La Fol-
lette, Spooner, Tillman, Simmons and
others. The diplomatic appropriation
bill carrying So, ,594 was rassed. AZ
ter brief discussion between Senators
Tillman and Hopkins, Senator Aldrich,
chairman of the Committee on Finance,
promised that the Tillman res, ution ask
ing an inquiry into the banking methods
of John r. Walsh should be taken up in
committee. William Pinkney Whyte, the
newly chosen Senator from Maryland,
took the oath. Four hours were spent
by the House in consideration of legisla-
tion affecting the District of Columbia.
In committee on the whole the House
refused tomake an additional appropriation
for marking the places where American
soldiers fell and were inferred in Cuba
and China.
The conference report on the statehood
bill was withdrawn from the Senate Tues
day and new report containing the COM
promise provision agreed upon by the
conferees Of both houses, presented. No
action was taken. A bill extending to
thirty-six hours the time that live stock
may be carried in transit without unload
ing was passed. A measure giving the
President authority to reappoint such of
the midshipmen at the naval academy re-
Gently dismissed for hazing as may be
reinstated without prejudice to the ser.
vice was passed.. as was joint resolu-
tion appropriating $500 to supply de-
fciency in the postoffice funds. The House
passed rule sending the railroad rate
bill back to conference without even an
expression of its wishes. While the sun
dry civil bill was under consideration an
amendment prohibiting canteens in SOL
diers' homes was adopted. The confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was accepted. The Tillman bill, pro-
hibiting corporations from making cam.
paign contributions, was received from the
Senate and referred to the Committee
on Election of the President. Vice Pres
ident and members of Congress.
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The Senate without division adopted
the conference report on the statehood bill
Wednesday evening. Previous to this
Senator Millard argued IN opposition to
the sea level Panama canal bill, and
there was further debate on the Lake Erie
and Ohio River canal measure, which was
not acted upon. There wss applause
from both sides of the House when Mr..
Hamilton (Mich.) reported thst the con-
fexees on the statehood sill had reached
an agreement and asked that il be printed
in the Record. The day was spent on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The House
refused to sanction the adjustment of
receivers Of land Offices. Considerable
time was taken up in debate over the ap-
preparation for the geological survey, in
which the officials of this service came in
for much criticism.
The Senate Thursday decided to vote
the next Thursday on the sea level Pana-
ma canal bill. Senator Dryden made A
speech favoring the lock type. The con-
ference reports on the diplomatic and the
naval appropriation bills, the former COM
plete and the latter partial, were accept
ed. A bill limiting the liability that may
be assumed by individuals to national
banks was passed, as was Senator Nor
gan's resolution relative to the control
Of the Panama railroad w Ranson
was admitted to his seat as successor to
Senator Burton of Kansas, and the cre-
dentials OF Senator-elect Du Pont of
Delaware were received. Several bills
Of a semi7private character We're passed.
The conference report on the statehood
bill was adopted by the House after a
dramatic scene in which the Speaker was
the chief participant and in which he