The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
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| The Senate on Friday deferred further
action on the Brownsville matter until
| Monday, passed bill authorizing relief
| Cor earthquake-smitten Jamaica. agreed
| to resolution directing an investigation
of the lumber trust and passed a bill
| increasing the artillery corps of the army.
| Senator Whyte of Maryland delivered
| protest against any encroachment on
State powers by the federal government,
| and Senator Kittredge spoke on the "lum-
| ber trust" The session adjourned until
| Monday. The House, by vote of 1873
to %, voted that the salaries of Senator's,
| Representatives and delegates be increas-
| cd to $500 year after March 4, 1907,
| and fixed the salaries Of the Vice Presi-
| dent, Speaker and members of the cabinet
at $4,000. The urgent deficiency bill,
carrying an appropriation of $344,65O,
was considered in committee of the whole
and later passed, after which bills on the
private calendar were considered
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The Brownsville affair again occupied
the time of the Senate Monday. Senator
Foraker introduced compromise resolu-
tion e5reed to by Republican Senators as
Substitute for the one introduced by
him for an investigation of the matter.
Senator Tillman arraigned the Senators
who had opposed him in discussing the
question, and was replied to by Senators
Spooner and Carmack. the latter being
especially bitter The Senate doors were
then closed, and when they were reopened
Senator's Tillman and Carmock apollo
sized for parts of their remarks that had
been objected to and withdrew them. The
House pronounced unanimously in favor
of enlarging and making more efficient
the field and coast artillery. An inter-
esting political discussion grew out OF
the so-called political purity" bill pro-
hibiting corporations from making money
contributions in connection with political
elections. The bill was passed. A bill
was passed authorizing the Secretary or
Commerce and Labor to investigate and
report upon the industrial social, moral,
educational and physical condition OF
women and child workers in the United
States" The measure already has passed
thu Senate. After the passage OF num-
Der of biiis under suspension OF the rules
the House passed the District of Colum-
b:a appropriation bill and adjourned.
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The Senate Tuesday passed the COM
promise Foraker resolution authorizing
the Committee on Military Affairs to in
yestigate the facts of the ARRAY at
Brownsville without questioning the le-
gality or justice of any act of the Presi-
dent in relation thereto. Several substi-
tute measures were voted down. One by
Senator Mallory, declaring that the Pres
ident had authority for his course, was
tabled by a vote of 43 to %. Another,
by Senator McCumber, simply providing
for an investigation with reference to the
President, was tabled by a viva voce
vote. A third, by Senator Culberson, SIM
ply indorsing the Presidents action and
providing for no investigation, was tabled
by roll call vote Of 46 to 10. Senator
Sutherland occupied the first three hours
with a speech defending the right of Reed
Smoot to seat In the Senate. The
Brownsville debate then followed The
House passed the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, which carries over $3.-
100000, and the military academy appro-
priation bill, carrying $1015,4S3. During
the consideration Of the diplomatic bill,
speeches were made by Representative
Sherley of Kentucky on the "treaty-mak-
ing power Representative Slayden OF
Texas. who urged more liberal recog-
milton of the South in diplomatic appoins-
ments
The Senate Wednesday accepted the.
House proposition to increase the salaries
of Senators, members and territorial dele.
gates to $500 annually, and those of
tile Vice President, Speaker of the House
and cabinet members to $4,000, by a
vote of SO to 81. Amendments confining
the increase to cabinet officers and tho
presiding officers Of the Senate and House
and to postpone the increase until 1913
were defeated. President Roosevelt gave
lis views in advocacy of ship subsidy in
special message. Senator Beveridge
began an extended address in support of
his pending bill prohibiting interstate
commerce in articles the product of child
labor. An urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill was reported by Senator Hale.
The pension appropriation bill afforded
~ opportunity for speeches by Mr..
Hayes of California favoring the cxclu-
sion of japanese coolies; by Mr.. Gros-
venor of Ohio on the tariff and by Mr..
Crumpacker of Indiana and Mr.. Taylor
of Ohio on pension legislation. Without
reaching the pension appropriation bill
under the fiye-minute rule, the House ad.
journed.
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The Senate. upon assembling Thurs
day, was notified of the sudden death OF
Senator Russell A. Alger of Michigan,
and after passing appropriate resolutions
as mark of respect, Immediately adj
journed. The House passed the pension
appropriation bill, carrying total Of
S13S, 100000. An amendment offered by
Mr. Dalzell restoring the number of PEN
sion agencies to eighteen was defeated
by vote Of 5S to ia, and one by Gar.