The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-22

| message from President Roosevelt
| urging legislation affecting the public
lands was received and read in both
| houses.
The house yesterday made heaiway
with the naval appropriation bill and
| more than half the bill is perfected.
| Washington. Feb. ID. The sudden
| development of full fedged filibuster
| resulted yesterday i'll the senate when
| an attempt was made TO force the
| adoption of the conference agreement
| y the immigration bill This report
~ries a provision intended to aid in
| settlement of the California-Japa-
nese problem, and speedy action was
i desired by administration senator's
Expressing sympathy with this OBJ
| iect, yet regarding the report with sus-
| piciOn on other points, Messrs Bacon
| and Tillman first endeavored to have
action delayed until to-day, so that
! they might study the report
FiIibuster Begins.
When this was refused the tilibuster
ter began. Mr.. Bacon held the floor
=. j
remarked that he was preparing to
make ten-day fight on the floor
against the report because he objected
TO being run over as with an automo-
bile
No Politics in It,
\ truce was declared until to-day at
the suggestion of Senator Spooner,
n-hn III will
for consideration.
Administration senators interested
in the adoption of the report were
alarmed by apparent Democratic hos
tility. Ali of the Democratic leaders,
when questioned as to their attitude,
disclaimed the adoption Of a party
policy in regard to the report, and the
senators making the objections insist
ed that they were actuated wholly by
resentment of what they thought was
an attempt to force immediate action.
In the House.
The naval appropriation bill Occu-
pied the entire time of the house yes
terday. and it was almost completed.
Washington Feb. 16.-An agreement
to vote today on the conference report
on the immigration BILL which in
cludes the provision intended to settle
the California japanese question. was
reached in the senate yesterday as the
result of an entire day of discussion
ON that measure.
The principal speeches were deliver.
ed by Senators Bacon and Tillman in
opposition TO what they regarded as an
effort TO prevent the South from get
ting a desirable class of immigrants.
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing in round numbers $4,000, 900. pass
ed the house yesterday.
Washington, Feb 1S.-The admins
tration plan to settle the California
Japanese situation was approved by
the senate Saturday in the adoption Of
the conference report on the immigra-
tion bill This report contains pro-
vision which authorizes the president
to exclude Japanese laborers from the
United States at his discretion. The
report now will go to the house for its
approval, which, it has been stated, is
assured.
The entire day was devoted to the
further debate of the questions involv-
ed in the report. The opposition pre-
sented an alternative plan contained
in resolution of instructions to the
oonferees requiring them to bring in
provision positively prohibiting the
entrance of japanese laborers into the
United States
Senator Culberson presented this
resolution. 1t was declared not in Or
der on motion OF Mr.. Lodge. and an
appeal from this ruling of the vice
president was defeated by vote of a.
to "a, being practically party vote
ed without a roll call.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up by the house, but general
debate was not concluded
Washington, Feb. 49, - Under sus-
pension of the rules the house yeste.
day adopted the conference report on
the immigration bill, although the
Democrats generally made a party is
sue against the passport provision, as
we'll as to that requiring increased air
space in vessels.
AS the result of more than five
hours consideration of the agricutu-
raj appropriation bill, the senate in
creased from $3,500 to $4,000 the sal
airy Of Clifford Pinchot, chief of the
bureau of forestry.
Practically no progress was made
on the agricultural bill.