The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-01
6ongress.
Xsm Resume of the Wee,
Proceedings.

Washington. Jan. 23.-Few features
of the spectacular were missing FROM
the proceedings of the senate vesten-
day. The Brownsville affair was the
subject of controversy and the dav be
gan with the announcement of a com
promise resolution which brought Re
publican and Democratic senators to-
gether on the basis of ordering an in
vestieation OF the facts of the affray
without bringing into question the au-
thority of the president to dismiss the
negro troops.
Mr.. Foraker made a NAL attempt TO
get a vote on his resolution, but OBJ
lection was made and the matter will
be taken up to-day.
in the House.
The house yesterday pronounced
unanimously in avo of e%nlaraing and
making more efficient the field and
coast artillery.
The socalled political purity" bill,
prohibiting corporations from making
contributions in connection with polit-
ical elections was passed.
Washington, Jan. %. = The senate
yesterday passed the compromise For
aker resolution authorizing the com
mittee on military affairs to investi-
gate the facts of the affray at Browns
Vile on the nights of Aug. 13 and Ia
last. without questioning the legality
Or justice of ans act of the president
in relation to or connected with that
ARRAY This action came after the
subject of the presidents discharge of
the negro troops had been under con
sideration almost daily since the first
day of the present session of congress-.
and every phase of the question had
been discussed on all sides. Before
the adoption of the resolution several
substitute measures were voted down.
There was no record vote ON the reso-
luton adopted.
Senator Sutherland occupied the
first three hours of the days session
delivering his first speech in the sen
ate. 1t was in behalf of the right of
Reed Smoot of his own state to a seat
in the senate
In addition to listening to several
speeches the house passed the diplo.
matte and consular appropriation bill.
which carries over So, O00, 900, and the
military academy appropriation bill
carrying ST ,915.4S3
Washington. Jan. "a. = The senate
yesterday accepted the proposition OF
the house OF representatives to in
crease the salaries of senator's. mem
bers and territorial delegates to $1,000
annually and those c. the vice presl-
dent, the speaker of the house and
members of the presidents cabinet to
$12,00 This action was taken by a
vote of 90 to 81, II followed a discus
sion of nearly three hours.
President Roosevelt gave his views
in advocacy of ship subsidy IN a spe-
cial message, which was read in both
houses.
Yesterday was a day of oratory In
the house, the pension appropriation
bill affording an opportunity to a num-
Der of representatives to make speech
es, not only in behalf of the bill itself
but on the tariff and OF h San fran
cisco school incident.
Washington. Jan. 25. - The house
yesterday voted TO abolish all the pen
sion agencies throughout the country,
eighteen in number, and centralize the
payment of pensions in the city of
Washington. This action was taken
on the pension appropriation after
spirited opposition on the part of those
having pension agencies in their
states.
The pension appropriation bill, car
rying S13S. 000. 900 in round numbers,
was passed
A message from the president was
read relative to insurance, and at 2:3O,
out of respect to the memory of the
late Senator Alger OF Michigan, the
house adjourned.
The senate adjourned without doing
any business on the announcement OF
the death of Senator Alger.
Washington. Jan. 27.-Resolutions
to check naval officers from lighting
a fire under senators and members to
compel the enactment of the naval
personnel bill at this session were
presented in the senate yesterday by
Mr.. Hale, and after causing a snappy
debate of short duration went over for
future consideration.
The house yesterday passed a num-
Der of bills Of a local nature, including
$50 private pension bills.
Washington, Jan. %. - The house
spent the greater part Of Saturday de-
batting the agricultural appropriation
bill, and it was still under %considera-
ton when adjournment was taken.
The question of the free distribution
of garden seeds continued to hold the
most prominent place with the speech
makers.
The senate was in session only for a
little more than an hour, the early ad-
journment being taken to permit at
tendance on the funeral Of the late
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