The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-02-15
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were spent Saturday by the house in
further consideration of the river and
harbor appropriation bill, speeches
against the bill being made by Mr..
Hepburn Of Iowa, Mr.. Clark Of Nilsson.
Vi and Mr.. Keifer of Ohio.
The senate devoted most of the day
to the reading of the Indian appropri.
alton bill for the adoption of commit,
tee amendments. Several bills au-
thorizing the construction of bridges
and one extending the terms Of leases
In the Yellowstone National Park were
passed.
Washington, Feb. s. The house
passed a number Of important bills
yesterday, including the McCumber
service pension bill, the omnibus light.
house bill and the omnibus revenue
cutter bill. Members sought to get
through with as much legislation as
possible under suspension of the rules.
The house by vote of 10 to IS
concurred in the senate amendments
to the urgent deficiency bill, loaning the
Jamestown exposition 100000 and
safeguarding the loan by lien on the
gross receipts.
The senate occupied the first two
hours of its session yesterday in per-
fecting the house bill permitting the
government to take an appeal on
points of law in certain criminal cases.
The bill is intended to reach cases
similar to that against the meat pack.
ers.
Washington, Feb. 6. - General de.
bate on the rivers and harbors appro.
priation bill, which has been before
the house since last Wednesday, ter.
minated at 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon, when the reading of the bill was
begun under the five-minute rule.
The entire day in the senate was
spent in considering the Indian appro.
priation bill, but without concluding
the discussion of senate amendments.
Washington, Feb. THE advocated
Of a fourteen-foot channel for the Mis-
sissippi river from Chicago to st.
Louis and the gulf met defeat yester-
day when the house, in committee OF
the whole. having under consideration
The river and harbor appropriation bill
voted to stand oy the recommendation
of the committee in opposition to the
project.
The Indian appropriation bill was
again the sole topic of discussion by
the senate yesterday, and but little
progress was made.
Washington, Feb. 8.-The Indian ap-
preparation bill received rough han
ding at the hands of the senate yester-
day. The amendments of the commit
tee, and especially those suggested by
tie special committee which went to
the Indian Territory last summer to
investigate conditions there, wero
nearly all rejected on points of order.
The provision which allowed full-blood
Indians of the Indian Territory to sell
their surplus land was defeated. The
coal lands amendment, allowing the
surface of the coal lands in the Indian
Territory to be sold was ruled out OF
the bill on point of order.
The house completed and passed the
river. and harbor appropriation BILL
carrying more than $83,00O,O00.
A bill amending the denatured alec.
hol bill was passed.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up and made the continuing or.
der.
Washington, Feb. 9. -. The senate
yesterday passed the Indian appropri-
alton bill, which has been the subject
of consideration throughout the week.
Senator Frazier made an address on
the subject of states rights, after
which the army appropriation bill, car.
rying total of $S1, 100000, was taken
up. Senator Nelson said he would
move Saturday for the consideration of
the bill granting the government the
right of appeal in criminal cases.
A new high record in the way of the
passage of private pension bills was
made by the house yesterday, when
725 bills we're passed in an hour and
a half.
The naval appropriation bill. carry
ing $95, 426, 900, was taken up.