Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-01-31
congress-.
Resume Of the Weeks
Procoedinfs.

Warrington, Jan. 23.-Few features
Of the spectacular were missing from
the proceedings Of the senate yestec-
day. The Brownsville affair was the
subject of controversy and the day be-
gan with the announcement Of COM
promise resolution which brought Re-
publican and Democratic senators to-
gether on the basis Of ordering an in
vestigation Of the facts Of the ARRAY
without bringing into question the au-
thority Of the president to dismiss tho
negro troops.
Mr.. Foraker made final attempt to
get II vote on his resolution, but OBJ.
lection was made and the matter will
he taken up to-day.
In the House.
The house yesterday pronounced
unanimously in favor of charging and
making more efficient the field and
coast artillery.
The so.called political purity" bill.
prohibiting corporations from making
contributions in connection with polit.
teal elections was passed.
Washington, Jan. %. - The senate
yesterday passed the compromise For.
aker resolution authorizing the com.
mittee on military affairs to investi-
gate the facts of the affray at Browns.
vile on the nights of Aug. IL and Ii
last. without questioning the legality
Or justice of any act of the president
in relation to or connected with that
ARRAY" This action came after the
subject of the presidents discharge of
the negro troops had been under con.
sideration almost daily since the first
day of the present session of congress.
and every phase Of the question had
been discussed on all sides. Before
the adoption of the resolution several
substitute measures were voted down.
There was no record vote on the reso
luton adopted.
Senator Sutherland occupied the
first three hours of the days session
delivering his first speech in the sen.
ate. 1t was in behalf of the right Of
Reed Smoot of his own state to q seat
In the senate.
In addition to listening to several
speeches the house passed the diplo.
matte and consular appropriation bill.
which carries over 100000, and the
academy appropriation bill
$1.915,483.
Washington, Jan. "a. - The senate
yesterday accepted the proposition OF
the house of representatives to in
crease the salaries of senators, men,
bers and territorial delegates to $500
and those of the vice prest-
dent, the speaker of the house and
members of the presidents cabinet to
$4,000. This action was taken by
vote Of IS to 81, and followed discus
sion of nearly three hours.
President Roosevelt gave his views
in advocacy of ship subsidy In a spe.
cial message, which was read in both
houses.
Yesterday was day of oratory in
the house, the pension appropriation
bill affording an opportunity to num-
Der of representatives to make speech.
es, not only in behalf of the bill itself
but on the tariff and on the San Fran.
cisco school incident.
Washington. Jan. 25. - The house
yesterday voted to abolish all the pen
sion agencies throughout the country,
eighteen in number, and centralize the
Of pensions in the city OF
Washington. This action was taken
on the pension appropriation after
spirited opposition on the part of those
having pension agencies in their
states.
The pension appropriation bill, car.
rying $128.000.000 in round numbers,
was passed
A message from the president was
read relative to insurance, and at 2:30,
nut of respect to the memory of the
late Senator Alger of Michigan, the
house adjourned.
The senate adjourned without doing
any business on the announcement OF
the death of Senator Alger.
Washington, Jan. 81 Resolutions
to check naval officers from lighting
a fire under senators and members ia
compel the enactment of the naval
personnel bill at this session" were
presented in the senate yesterday by
Mr.. Hale, and after causing a snappy
debate Of short duration went over for
future consideration.
The house yesterday passed a mum.
Der of bills Of local nature, including
$50 private pension bills.
Ho1se Favors Settlers.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Persons who
have made homestead entry on land
in the states of Minnesota. North Da.
kota, South Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington and Wyoming, where the pc.
Rod in which they were required by
law to establish residence expired
on Dec. 1, 1906, are granted under
joint resolution passed by the house
yesterday until May Is, 1907, in which
to make such settlement. The pro.
vision also applies to soldiers declara,
tory statements.
Fire at Faribault.
Faribault, MIMI, Jan. 25.-Fire burn.
ed the Columbia hall block and caused