Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-03-02
IN CONGRESS

lOuTnmeHt IN POSITIVE 4s6isidllOH'
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted, as was
the conference report on the bill pro
viding for the allotment and distribu-
ton Of Indian tribal funds.
The senate Monday afternoon
passed the agricultural appropria.
ton bill carrying $21O,O00.000; the pen,
sion appropriation bill, carrying $145,.
100000 and the bill authorizing the
establishment Of an agricultural bank
in the Philippine Islands.
The principal fight over the agricul-
tural appropriation bill took place on
the Beveridge amendment requiring
the packers to pay the cost of admin
istering the meat inspection law, This
amendment was defeated ON point Of
order. Mr.. Beyeridge secured the
adoption Of an amendment which re.
quires the date OF canning and inspec-
lion to eppear on the label of the can
containing meat products.
The post office bin was passed in an
hour and fifteen minutes Amendments
adding $1,38S,759 for the extension OF
the pneumatic mail service and re-
quiring postal cars TO be lighted with
electricity we're adopted.
Mr.. Lodge secured the passage of
the Philippine agricultural bank bill.
The senate also passed a bill grant
ing a service pension to army nurses,
Those who are disqualified to earn a
livelihood, and have reached the age
of G2 years. are to receive s12 a
month; at 10 years, $15, and at rs, $50.
The senate Monday morning
laid on the table an amendment to the
Lodge Philippine bank bill by Mr., Cul-
berson, disclaiming any intention on
the part of the United States to ie.
main permanently in the Philippines
but asserting that whenever a stable
government shall be established the
United States will withdraw. The
amendment was identical in language
with a resolution presented in Febru
airy, 1899, by Mr.. Bacon. At that time
there was a tie vote on the proposition
and it was defeated by the vice presi
dent casting his vote in the negative.
AT Mondays session by a vote o.
43 to 10. the senate ratified the Santc
Domingo treaty. This was one more
vote in the affirmative than was re
quired
Eulogies on the lives Of the late
Senator Russell A, Alger, of Michigan
and the late Representatives sene!
Cullen Adams, of Wisconsin,; William
s. Flack, Of New York, and ]. H
Ketcham, of New York, were pro
nounced Sunday in the house, wlicl
convened to pay tribute to thest
statesmen.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
reported to the house Tue.day con
tains many items of appropriation 70
cities, towns and institutions in tn
middle west The appropriation TO
the new postoffce at st, Louis i
/ $150,000 for use during the fiscal yea
1908, for which year all the items II
the bill are appropriated.
Senator Reed smoot, of Utah, read
ing from a manuscript, addressed tn
senate Tuesday in his own defense
He showed intense feeling when h
referred to the soldiers Utah ha
placed in the field in the civil an
Spanish-American wars, soldiers who
'of Mormon belief, walked side b.
side with the others, fighting for thei
united country"
The nomination of members for tn
isthman canal commission, recent
sent to the senate by the president
were held up in the senate committe
on interoceanic canals Tuesday. Tn
committee acted as i, did because,
was alleged. Chairman Shonts was a
ready drawing a salary from the Be
mont Ryan interests and had opene
an office in New York to dschage tn
duties of his new position as presider
of the Observation-Disclosures Co,
W. Leon Pepperman resigned tn
position of chief of the Washingto
office of the isthmian canal commi
sion to become Mr.. Shonts' assistar
in the Interborough.Metropol G.
of New York city. Mr., Pepperma
has been with the isthmian canal con
mission since Mr.. Shonts began
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Panama canal contract was held =
the White House TUESDAY arterhot
u between the president. se4aRtary Ta
Chairman Shonts and sevesai R2atrat
ors, whom w, ], Oliver proposes teef
, sociate with him in the cons-Sunls'
. of the waterway. The president ask,
many questions as TO the experience
u these men in large contract work.
II was said afterwards that no conc
Q sion was reached on the main questt
u of awarding contract, busthe fmITt
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5 company willSfigllr be authorized
go ahead with Nhe work.
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n Of liPssAsas> sat8rizing the clgrkS I
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