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bank in the Philippine islands.
BY vote of 43 to 10 the senate rati-
fed the Santo Domingo treaty. This
was one more vote in the affirmative
than was required.
Washington, Feb. q. - The senate
yesterday passed the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, carrying $114,000,000
1t also passed the Aldrich currency
bill by vote of 43 to IA.
Conference reports were adopted on
the following appropriation bills:
Navy, army, Notifications and District
of Columbia.
The conference report on the bill
allowing the government right Of ap-
peal in criminal cases was agreed to,
as was also that on bill opening for
settlement 100000 acres of the Rose
bud Indian reservation in South Da
kota.
General debate on the so-called ship
subsidy bill was begun yesterday in
the house, and under an agreement
continued throughout the day.
The conference reports on the forti-
fications appropriation and the omni
bus revenue cutter bill were adopted.
Washington, Mach AFTER listen
ing to an argument by Senator Patter-
son of Colorado in favor of govern
ment ownership Of railroads, the SEN
ate yesterday agreed to the conference
report on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill.
The senate passed without discus
sion the Daniel bill establishing "the
foundation for the promotion of indus
trial peace"
Conference reports were agreed to
by the house yesterday on the river
and harbor appropriation bill. The
ment in the army bill providing for
the retirement of certain brigadier
generals who served in the Civil war
with rank of major general.
The ship subsidy bill was debated
throughout the day and at the night
session.
Washington, March General de-
bate on the ship subsidy bill in the
house terminated at 2:15 p. m. yestei
day, whereupon the bill was read un-
der the five-minute rule for amend
ments. From that time until the re-
cess ct o'clock amendments were Of.
fered to the bill and the discussion
proceeded.
During the morning hour the house
agreed to the conference report on the
military academy bill.
The senate yesterday passed the
bill extending government aid to the
Alaska Y ukon- Pacific exposition to be
held in 1909 at Seattle. and debated
for several hours the denatured alco-
hol bill, reaching no conclusion on the
latter measure.
| Washington. March a The house
at the morning session began with the
deficiency bill and at o'clock laid it
aside for the ship subsidy bill, whose
passage developed one of the prettiest
fights in years. On the first vote the
Democrats and the insurgent Repub-
licans had votes enough to defeat the
measure. but after three hours of
fierce contest the bill, as perfected in
in the committee of the whole, strik-
| ing out provisions for steamship mail
lines from Pacific coast points to the
Orient, was finally passed by IL ma
| jority.
After the passage of the ship sub
sidy bill the general deficiency bill
was taken up and passed.
The house agreed to the conference
report on the postoffice appropriation
bill and adopted it.
;, A bill was passed providing for the
creation of an industrial peace COM
mittee which is to administer the $40,-
600 which President Roosevelt receiv-
ed from the Nobel prize fund.
In the Senate. Il.
| The denatured alcohol bill passed
the senate yesterday by a vote of IS
| to 1. Senator Pettus of Alabama cast
the negative vote
The bill is intended to make it pos
sible for farmers to establish stills OF
Hunted capacity for the manufacture
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