The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
WORK OF
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The Senate passed the army appropria-
ton bill carrying $S1. 100000, Monday.
The amendment 10 permit the govern
ment to accept reduced rates on army
supplies and officers and enlisted men to
accept reduced transportation was defeat
ed by a point of order. An amendment
increasing by 20 per cent the pay of Off
GERS and enlisted men also was defeated
by a point of order. Amendments were
accepted to build monuments to Revolu-
tionary officers, as follows: To General
John Stark. an equestrian statue at Man
chester, y. H.. $4,000; statue to Gen.
cral Nathaniel Green at Guilford Court
House. ". c.. $1,000; a statue to Cen
e"al James Schrivner at Midway, Ca, So
600. Senator Carter secured the adop-
tion of an amendment placing William II.
Crook on the retired list as major. Mr..
Crcok served as a private through the
Civil War and ever since has been en-
ploycd as Il clerk at the White House.
Senator Berry presented an argument for
the expulsion of Senator Smoot on the
ground that the Mormon church advo-
Gates the doctrine of polygamy, and held
by q majority vo.e. A special message
was received from the President urging
the enactment OF bill to grant white
persons who have intermarried N the
Cherokee Nation sixty days in which to
dispose OF improvements on lands from
which they have been dispossesed. Bills
relating TO the District of Columbia were
considered in the House In committee
of the whole the House went on record in
favor of fiat 4-cent street railway fare.
with a provision for eight tickets for %
cents. in the District of Columbia. but in
TIE House the amendment was declared
defeated. Thereupon the point of mo
quo, UNI" was made, and the House at
) 10 p. m. adjourned. During the ses-
sion the Indian appropriation bill was
sent to conference the House managers
being Sherman of New York, Lacey of
Iowa and Stephens of Texas.
The Sen,te occupied Tuesday in argu-
raent on the bill granting the government
the right to take an appeal on points OF
law in criminal cases. No action was
taken on the measure. The District of
Columbia appropriation bill. carrying
S1O.72i.532. an increase of $6S7 .29S over
the amount as passed by the House, was
reported and notice has been given that
the bill would be put on its passage We'd
nesday The new Santo Domingo treaty
was received from the President. After
the. passage of a number of bills under
unanimous consent. the House in commit
tee of the whole considered the naval APP
preparation bill While the bill was un-
der consideration Mr.. Slayden of Texas
made an address in which he declared the
rumored danger of war with Japan as
ridiculous. The army appropriation bill.
the Notifications appropriation bill and
the omnibus light house bill were sent to
conference.
The Senate Wednesday passed the bill
giving the government the right to appeal
to the Supreme Court for construction
of the constitutionality of any law in
volved in criminal suit. The District OF
Columbia appropriation bill. carrying
nearly S11,000000, was passed. The bill
establishing an agricultural bank in the
Philippines was taken up, and the Philip
pine tariff bill, which passed the House
at the last session, was interposed as an
amendment by Senator McCreary. No
action resulted on either the bill or the
amendment. The conference report on
the immigration bill was received and
read, but action was deferred. A message
from President Roosevelt urging eonsid-
GRAFTON Of legislation affecting the public
lands was received and read. The first
night session of the Senate during the
present session was held to consider pri-
vate pension bills. The House consid-
cred the naval appropriation bill. The
appropriation for steel floating dry dock
to cost not exceeding S1.400.000 was
stricken out on a point of order by Mr..
Mann of Illinois. After completing forty
five pages of the naval bill the House ad-
journed.
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An attempt in the Senate Thursday to
force action on the conference report on
tho ;ror,;,rat;on hill 90 rrvino an arannd-