The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-21
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Washington. Feb. II. - The house
having been informed of the death OF
Representative John F. Rixey OF Vir
ginia, it adjourned Saturday shortly
after converting, out of respect to the
memory of the deceased.
The army appropriation bill and me-
mortal exercises for the late Repre-
sentative Marsh of Illinois occupied
the entire day in the senate. Discus
sion of the army appropriation bill was
unusually interesting for the reason
that it branched off ON American occu-
patton of Cuba, the plans for the equip.
nent of state militia with regulation
arms and the proposed authorization
10 the war department to accept re.
duced fare or free transportation OF
troops and supplies.
Washington Feb. 12. 49, The senate
yesterday passed the army appropria.
ton bill carrying $4,000, 900. The
amendment which permitted the gov.
eminent to accept reduced rates on
army supplies and permitted officers
and enlisted men to accept reduced
transportation was defeated by a point
of order interposed by Senator Nc.
Cumber after the day had been spent
in it's discussion. An amendment OF.
fered by Senator Dick increasing by 20
per cent the pay of officers and enlist
ed men was defeated by point of or.
der by Senator Hale.
Bills relating to the government OF
the District of Columbia were consid
cred in the house yesterday.
Washington, Feb. Is. 49, The senate
occupied the day in argument on the
bill granting the government the right
to take an appeal on points of law in
criminal cases. No action was taken
1 on the measure. Senator Nelson gave
notice that he would move it's consid
Grafton to-day.
After the passage of number o!
bills under unanimous consent the
house yesterday resolved itself into
committee of the whole to consider the
naval appropriation bill.
Washington, Feb. IA. - The senate
yesterday passed the bill giving the
government the right of appeal to the
supreme court for a construction OF
the constitutionality of any law in
volved in criminal suit This mea..
ure has been under consideration for
several days, and was passed only aft,
er many amendments had been adopt.
ed.
A message from President Roosevelt
urging legislation affecting the public
lands was received and read in both
houses.
The house yesterday made Roadway
with the naval appropriation bill and
more than half the bill is perfected.
Washington. Feb. Is. - The sudden
development of a full-fedged filibuster
resulted yesterday in the senate when
an attempt was made to force the
adoption Of the conference agreement
on the immigration bill. This report
carries provision intended to aid in
the settlement of the California-Japa-
nese problem, and speedy action was
desired by administration senators.
Expressing sympathy with this OBJ
4, ject, 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.
p, When this was refused the filibuste.
ter began. Mr.. Bacon held the floor
for two and half hours. Mr.. Tillman
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-
Sile.
! No Politics in It.
A truce was declared until today at
the suggestion of Senator Spooner.
when the report will again come up
for consideration.
! Administration senators interested
IN the adoption of the report WeNA
alarmed by apparent Democratic hos
tility. Ali of the Democratic leaders.
when questioned as to their attitude.
disclaimed the adoption of 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 1t was almost completed.
Washington, Feb. 16.-An agreement,
to vote to-day 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
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