The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-01
congress.
~ Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.

washington, Jan. I0.-hiIoi " W"
ference lasting all the afternoon the
house committee on Interstate n
foreign yesterday agreed
upon a rate bill to be known as the
Hepburn bill and to be reported to the
house with the unanimous recon-
mendation of the eighteen members
of the committee.
In the main the bill is the original
Hepburn bill, but a number or con-
cessions were made to the Democrats
and their ideas. as set forth in the
Davey bill, we're freely Incorporated
in the perfected measure.
Washington, Jan. 25. - When the
smoke of the liveliest legislative bat
tie of the session had cleared up in
the house yesterday, Speaker cannon
and his organization were in complete
control and the joint statehood pro-
gram of the administration had been
adopted.
Forty-three Republican "insur-
gents" went down to defeat, having
voted vainly with the Democrats to
gain control of the rule, the terms OF
which are to govern the statehood
bill in its passage through the house.
The vote ordering the previous ques-
ton on the rule was 1872 ayes and 165
nays. This clearly defeated the OPP
position, the full strength of which
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taken on the vote for the adoption of
the rule, which Immediately followed
and was carried by a majority of so.
The rule adopted provided that the
bill granting statehood to Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory, as okla
homa," and Arizona and New Mexico
as Arizona" should be debated until
8 O'Clock to-day and then voted or
without opportunity for amendment.
The house adjourned at $3.50 o'clock,
after agreeing to meet at II o'clock
to-day.
In the Senate.
Mr.. Lodge yesterday presented in
the senate his views on the policy of
the administration in the matter of
the Algeciras conference over Moroc-
co and also with reference to Santo
Domingo. He defended the course of
the president in both instances.
Mr.. Teller made a brief speech in
support of the senate's prerogatives
in t~reatymaking.
Washington, Jan. &c. - The house
passed the statehood bill. according
to schedule, yesterday. The Repub-
lican opposition to the measure spent
its entire force Wednesday and no eff
fort was made to defeat the bill on it's
final passage, but thirty-three of the
insurgents voting against the meas
IRE. The bill passed by the vote of
1874 to $50.
The debate which preceded this
vote began at II o'clock and was
practically featureless so far as any
hope was entertained of changing the
measure in the slightest degree.
Terms of the Bill.
The bill as passed provides that
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
shall constitute one state under the
name of "Oklahoma," and that Ari-
iona and New Mexico shall consti-
tute n state under the name of
Arizona" Should the terms of adj
mission be ratified by the residents
of he territories in question. their
respective state constitutions must
contain clauses prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors and plural
marriages.
The constitution of Arizona must
prohibit the sale of liquor to Indians
forever and that Of Oklahoma for
twenty-five years.
There many other stipulations gov
erning schools. courts and political
subdivisions Of the proposed new
states.
In the Senate.
The foreign affairs of the United
States continued yesterday to hold
the attention of the senate, the Mo-
roccan and Dominican matters being
the questions Immediately at issue.
Mr.. Money was the principal speaker,
and he talked for over two hours in
opposition tc the course of the adj
Manifestation with reference to both
Santo Domingo and Morocco.
Mr.. Hepburn spoke in support of
the annexation Of Santo Domingo.
Washington, Jan. 29.-In a session
of two hours Saturday the house,
passed the urgent deficiency appropri-
alton bill, carrying 1 S ,216, 1O3, in
corporated in which is a provision that
the eight-hour law shall not apply to
alien laborers on the Panama canal.
In addition 1t passed 262 private pen
sion bills and read the Mann general
bridge bill, making it the unfinished
business for to-day.
A roll call was demanded by the
Democratic side on the eight-hour
amendment. It's adoption was by a