Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-03-07


pension appropriation bill, carrying
sa45 900. and the bill authorizing
the establishment of an agricultural
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. Of The senate
yesterday passed the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, carrying $114000, 900.
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. March 1.--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
priation bill.
The senate passed without discus
sion the Daniel bill establishing "the
foundation for the promotion or indus
trial peace"
Conference reports were agreed to
by the house yesterday on the river
and harbor appropriation BILL The
house concurred in the senate amend
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. yester-
day, whereupon the bill was read un-
der the five-minute rule for amend
ments. From that time until the re-
cess at 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 Yukon-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 2. = The house
at the morning session began with the
deficiency bill and at l 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
~, CT re N n
Orient, was finally passed by IL ma
jority.
A bill was passed providing for the
creation of an industrial peace COM
mittee which is to administer the $4O,-
900 which President Roosevelt receiv-
ed from the Nobel prize fund.
In the Senate.
The denatured alcohol bill passed
the senate yesterday by a vote of IS
to l. Senator Pettus Of Alabama cast
the negative vote.
The bill is intended to make it pos
sible for farmers to establish stills OF
limited capacity for the manufacture
of alcohol to be denatured
Washington. March A. The fill
buster against the ship subsidy bill,
which was begun Saturday was con-
tinued throughout the session yester-
day and assumed humorous vein. un-
der the direction of Senator Carmack.
much to the enjoyment of the crowded
galleries.
During the day and night the confer
ence reports on the pension and gen
eral deficiency bills were agreed to
and there was long discussion OF the
report of the La Toilette railway EN-
ployes' bill.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill was agreed to at the last min
ute, but the ship subsidy bill had not
been acted upon.
A greater part Of the days session
was given to the consideration of con-
ference reports. The Anal report on
the pension appropriation bill contain
ing provision for the maintenance
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