The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-01
c congress.
~ Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.

washington, Fen. Ex-senator Reeu
Smoot's address to the senate yester-
day in defense of his position as sen
ator was the feature of the session.
He was supported by Senator Dilllng-
ham of Vermont in a speech analytical
of the evidence which had been sub
mitted in the case.
The senate spent several hours III
further consideration of the forestry
provisions in the agricultural appro-
, priation bill
After passing number of bills uD-
der unanimous consent yesterday. the
house resumed consideration OF the
postofiice appropriation bill.
Washington. Feb. 21.-The four-yaaf
| contest against Reed Smoot as a sena-
tor Of the United States from Utah
was ended yesterday when AZ OF his
colleagues voted to sustain him, as
against 2S for the resolution to unseat
him. Added to this there were nine
pairs, making the actual standing on
the resolution 81 to 81. Senator Smoot
did not vote. and Senator Wetmor.>
was absent and not paired.
A night session was held. at which
the naval appropriation bill and the
river and harbor appropriation bill
were passed
In the House.
The postottice appropriation bill, the
largest ever reported, passed til"
house yesterday. All the provisions re
lating to increased pay. affecting 90
per cent of the postal employees and
which yesterday were stricken out on
points Of order. We're restored to the
bill.
Washington, Feb. 22.-Smarting un-
der what they considered unfair treat
ment the Democrats resorted to a sys
| tematic series of objections against
provisions in the sundry civil bill yes
terday in the house. They compeliei
the Republicans to maintain 100 mem
bers, a quorum of the committee of the
whole. The house passed a number
of bills and resolutions including one
enlarging the act relating to shanghai
| ing.
The reading of the agricultural oill
| most of the day had been spent in de
bate on the forestry system and the
grazing land provisions. and the meas
ure will again be considered to-day for
final action.
Washington. Feb 23-The senate al
last nights session passed the bill,
making appropriations for the support
of the military academy.
A discussion lasting throughout the
entire day, to which was added a futile,
night session, failed to secure final nc
tion on the amendments to the agriCui
tural appropriation bill purposed tn
make an increase of 81 900, 900 in the
| bill for the support of the forest re
serve service.
The house in committee of the
whole placed itself squarely on record
Yesterday in favor Of limiting the pow
er of special agents of the department
of the interior by vote restricting the
use of the appropriation of S25o.0op
! covered by the sundry civil appropria
ton bill to pay the salaries of such
agents.
Washingto on, Feb 25. The house
Saturday passed the sundry civil ap
preparation bill.
Under a rule reported from the com
mittee on rules by Mr.. DalZelf of Penn
sylvania, the house amended its sub
stitute for the La Toilette sixteen
hour railroad employees bill by an al
hot,
negative votes cast.
The house agreed to the confer
ence report on the legislative. execu
tive and judicial bill.
Although the senate devoted Tour
hours to legislative matters. nothing
was done.
Washington, Feb. 26.-Ship subsidy
secured a marked impetus yesterday
in the house, which before adjourn
ment adopted a rule that will probably
insure the passage by the house Of the
Littauer substitute for the senate bill
and result before the final adjourn
! ment in positive legislation. The rule
provides that a final vote shall be
taken not later than next Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted, as was
the conference report on the bill pro
viding for the allotment and distribu
tion of Indian tribal funds.
The senate passed the agricultural
appropriation bill, carrying nearly
SO 900 600: the postoffice apprOpria
ton bill, carrying $210,000,0OO: the
pension appropriation bill, carrying
S145 100000, and the bill authorizing
the establishment Of an agricultural
bank in the Philippine islands.
BY a vote of 43 to 19 the senate rati-
fed the Santo Domingo treaty. This
was one more vote in. the affirmative