The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
IN CONGRESS

contract have been rejected, and that
an entire reorganization OF the canal
work will be made.
As it passed The Senate Tuesday. the
Sundry civil appropriation bill carries
$3.50 900 for continuing the coal-testing
plant Of st. Louis and 100000 for the
tests on structural iron and other
building materials. The House bill car
ried 100000 for the coal tests and
nothing for the structural tests. The
increases were put in in the Senate at
the instance of Senator Stone.
Secretary Treasury Shaw Tuesday
formally transmitted to Congress the
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
requesting al additional appropriation
OF Sl35,240 to complete the work OF the
convention and pay the expenses of
the first election. The Secretary does
not recommend the appropriation OF
this amount, simply passing the matter
up to Congress for proper action"
This Is the usual procedure
The Illinois and Missouri Senators
will protest vigorously against the
acceptance by the Senate conferees Of
the House reduction Of the st. Louis.
Cairo appropriation. Stone of Missouri
II he could get cooperation probably
would participate in a desperate fight
against the whole bill rather than &C.
cept the $250,000 pittance for the
Mississippi There seems to be no
Likelihood that he will have such CO.
operation and that the s25O,0OO pro.
position will 60 through.
Only Murdoch of Kansas, among the
Republicans, and eighteen Democrats,
not a sufficient number stood up
Teusday to demand roll call in the
House upon the proposition of accept.
ing the Senate amendment to the
Post-Office appropriation bill, known
as the Murdoch amendment, which
would accomplish a 100000 reduc-
ton in railroad mail pay. By rising
vote of 1876 to &C, the motion of Re.
preventative Overstreet to disagree to
tie Senate amendment and send the
bill to conference was adopted.
The question OF ship subsidy
secured a marked impetus in the
house, which adopted a rule that will
probably insure passage by the house
of the Littauer substitute for the sen.
ate bill, and result before the final ad.
iournment in positive legislation.
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 post office bill was passed in an
hour and fifteen minutes. Amendments
adding sl.3SS,75S for the extension OF
the pneumatic mail service and re.
quiring postal cars to be lighted with
electricity were adopted.
Mr.. Lodge secured the passage of
the Philippine agricultural bank bill.
The senate also passed a bill grant.
ing service pension to army nurses.
Those who are disqualified to earn
livelihood. and have reached the age
Of 62 years, are to receive S12 a
month; at 20 years, SIS, and at rs, $40.
The senate laid on the table an
amendment to the Lodge Philippine
bank bill by Mr.. Culberscn, disclaim.
ing any intention on the part Of the
United States to remain permanently
in the Philippines, but asserting that
whenever stable government shall
De established the United States will
withdraw.
By a vote OF 43 to 49, the senate
ratified the Santo Domingo treaty.
This was one more vote in the affirm.
alive than was required.
The senate passed the agricultural
appropriation bill, carrying s2l,O00,.
600; the pension appropriation bill,
carrying S145,000,000, and the bill au.
thorizing the establishment of an ag.
ricultural bank in the Philippine is.
lands.
A dispatch from Washington says:
When Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of
the treasury, leaves President Roose,
velt's cabinet, he will go to New York
and at once assume the duties Of the
newly organized Carnegie Trust Co.
Of New York city.
James Bryce, ambassador from Eng
land, was formally presented to Pres
ident Roosevelt by Secretary Root
Ambassador Bryce made a short ad
dress regarding his appointment, in
which be said King Edward wanted
the present cordial relations between
England and the United States
strengthened.
The senate Monday morning
laid on the table an amendment to the
Lodge Philippine bank bill by Mr. Cul
berson, disclaiming any intention or
the part Of the United States to re
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