The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-01-26
I congress.
~ Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.

FfOCccuInSS. \
Washington, jan 1S-The recent
forcible removal from the White
House of Mrs. Minor Norris was made
the subject of emphatic denunciation
by Mr.. Tillman in the senate yester-
day. His remarks called out remon-
strances from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins
and Daniel and led to the very alb
rupt closing of the doors and the sud
den adjournment of the senate in the
middle of the afternoon.
The speech abounded in Mr.. Till
mans peculiar expressions and was
characterized by many severe and ex
ceptionally personal thrusts at the
president
The reference to the treatment of
Mrs. Morris constituted the latter
half of speech based upon the SEN
ator's resolution making inquiry of
the president concerning the status
of our relations with the republic of
SantO Domingo, and was added to il
lustrate his theory that the present
administration is tending toward i'm
perialism
With reference to the Morris Incl
dent he declared that the president
had been derelict in failing to punish
his SubordinateS for their course, and
quoted statements from persons said
to be witnesses to show that the pro-
ceeding had been inhuman. He in
formally presented, and said that he
would to-day formally present, res
olution for an investigation of the
entire incident
House Passes Pension Bills.
In session of two and half
hours the house took favorable ac-
ton on 166 pension bills. Forty-two
of the benefciaries are blind and six
ty-eight are paralyzed.
Washington, Jan. 19.-There was an
echo of Wednesdays stormy session
In the senate yesterday when Mr..
Tillman presented his resolution di-
recting a senatorial investigation OF
the removal of Mrs. Minor Morris
from the White House. The resolu-
tion provoked no debate and Mr. Till
man contented himself with a brief
statement in which he said that he
would not have introduced the resolu-
tion but for the taunts of Mr. Hale
After paying a tribute to the frigate
Constitution and ordering an investi-
cation to ascertain the annual amount
necessary to preserve the ship, the
house devoted the day until 40
o'clock to the perfection and passage
of a bill providing for the final dispo-
sition of the affairs of the five civil
lized tribes in the Indian Territory.
With one or two minor amendments
the bill was passed substantially as it
came from the committee.
Washington, Jan. 20. - Reform in
the matter of making deficiency ap-
preparations agitated the house yes
terday and the entire time OF the ses-
sion was devoted to its discussion,
with the exception of a short speech
for free hides by Mr. Perkins of New
York
The urgency deficiency appropria-
tion bill was considered under the
general debate order and Mr. Lattauer
of New York, in charge of the bill, set
the pace by pointing out the failure
of the legislation of last year to curb
heads of departments in their de-
mands for deficiency supplies. He ex-
planned the more stringent measure
recommended in the bill and said that
several requests for money had been
refused by the committee
Washington, Jan. 23. Senators
Platt and Depew were in their seats
when the senate convened yesterday,
the first appearance of either for
some time. Both gentlemen were
given warm welcomes and were
heartily congratulated upon their ap-
pearing in good health.
At the conclusion of the morning
business Mr.. Clay addressed the SEN
ate on his resolution relative to the
governmental power to maximum flu
ture charges by railroads.
Right to bridge ST. Andrews bay,
Florida, was granted the Birmingham,
Columbus & st. Andrews Railroad
company by the house on convening
yesterday.
The urgent deficiency bill was TAX
en- up, District of Columbia day being