Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-18

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rying appropriations for claims under the
Bowman and Tucker acts, and miscellane-
Gus claims on which favorable reports
have been made by the war claims com
mittce. was before the House, and for
nearly five hours the merits of the meas
ure were exploited. Speaker Cannon an
nounced the appointment of Engelbright
of California to a place on the committee
on mines and mining. vice Williamson
of Oregon. removed. The Speaker based
action on the ground that Williamson had
failed to attend a single session of the
Fifty-ninth Congress. He has been con-
victed of participation in land frauds in
Oregon.
The Brownsville affair occupied most
of the time in the Senate Monday, the
principal discussion being on a resolution
offered by Senator Lodge providing for an
investigation and by silence conceding the
authority of the President to take the
action he did in dismissing colored sol
diers. Senator Gearin made an address
on the Japanese question, advocating a
resolution directing negotiations for a re-
vision of the treaty with Japan. The
House passed a bill providing for a judi
cial review OF orders excluding persons
from the use of United States mail facili-
ties. y day in February was set apart
for e~ulogies on the life and public service
of lockwood Hoar, late member for the
Third Massachusetts District.
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The Senate occupied itself Tuesday in
discussing TO a more limited extent the
unusual Brownsville ARRAY. Senator
1unin1 IF VIRGINIA moIn a Snpprh IN SUM-
port of the Presidents action. Senatol
Foraker said that other speeches were
to be made and indicated that he would
defer closing the argument he began until
a later date. Senator Overman of North
Carolina spoke in opposition to the pro-
posed federal child labor laws, his OPPOSE
ton being based on the broad ground of
State rights. The bill limiting the hours
Of service of railway employees, which is
the unfinished business was discussed
for an hour. The House began considera-
ton of the military appropriation bill.
Chairman Hull began general debate by a
comprehensive statement of the contents
of the army budget, which carries ST.
100000 more than last year. Other
speeches were by Mr.. Slayden of Texas
on his bill to discontinue the enlistment
of negroes in the army by Mr.. Zenor of
Indiana, against the ship subsidy bill,
and by Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee, who
spoke in commemoration of the ninety
second anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans.
In the Senate Wednesday much time
was devoted to the bill limiting the hours
of railway employees. The Brownsville
matter was postponed at the suggestion
of Senator Foraker, who gave as the rea-
son that Senator Tillman, who is indis-
posed, desired to make an address on the
subject. The House began the considera-
ton of the army appropriation bill by
sections under the five-minute rule. A
point of order was made against the para
graph abolishing the grade of lieutenant
general, with the retirement of the pres
ent lieutenant general, Arthur Macarthur,
which point was sustained. BY a vote OF
% to 80, the committee of the whole re-
fused to strike out the appropriation of
$1,O0O,O00 to defray the expenses of n a
tional guard organizations attending en-
campments in conjunction with regular
troops, although the maneuvers were Sc
verely criticised by Representatives Gros-
venor of Ohio. Hepburn of iowa and Hay
of Virginia. Mr.. Smith of Iowa reported
the Notifications appropriation bill.
After five hours debate on the subject
OF limiting the hours of service of railway
employees. the Senate on Thursday passed
a substitute for the pending bill OF Sen
ator La Toilette, limiting the time OF
train employees to sixten consecutive
hours of service. to be followed by ten
hours of rest. Senator Tillman gave no
tice he would address the Senate Satur-
day on the Brownsville ARRAY, and Sena-
tor Foraker announced he would endeavor
to get a vote on the investigation resolu.
ton on that day. The House was the
center of n threatened personal encounter
between Representative Gaines of Tennes-
see and Represntativ Mahon of Pnnsyl-
vania, growing out of Mr.. Gaines bill to
dock members for chronic absence. The
army appropriation bill was passed and
consideration of the Notifications bill be-
gun.