Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-01
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Monday.
Washington, April 21.-With the eI>
ception of Messrs. Cooper and Nelson
Of Wisconsin, Republicans. the house
yesterday, by a strict party vote. de-
clared that the action of Speaker Cam
non last Saturday, in summarily adj
journing the house was not "a breach
of the privilege of the house affecting
it's safety, dignity and the integrity Of
It's proceedings" The declaration was,
made when a resolution by Mr.. VIII
liams holding such breach to have
been committed, was tabled, 146 to
119. The vote was preceded by state
ments by both Mr.. Williams and the
speaker.
The Brownville affair was again 4
subject Of interest in the senate yes
/ terday, when Senator Borah of Idaho
took the ground that the negro SOL
diers Of the Twenty-fifth infantry
were guilty of the raid that occurred
in the Texas town Aug. 1914, 1906.
Mr.. Borah analysed the testimony
taken in this case and declared that
no reasonable man could read it and
fail to be convinced that negro SOL
diers "shot up" the town.
Tuesday.
Washington, April %. - Although
several hours were consumed in roll
calls the day in the house was one Of
comparative activity and several
measures of Importance were put
through. The principal of these per-
haps was the resolution by Speaker
Cannon providing for an investigation
of the paper trust, and in pursuance
of its provisions the speaker an
nounced as the committee of six who
will conduct the Investigation Messrs.
Mann of Illinois, Miller Of Kansas.
Stafford of Wisconsin, Bannon OF
Ohio, Sims Of Tennessee and Ryan OF.
New York. The Democrats as unit.
voted against the resolution.
Interest in the proceedings attached
to letter from Secretary Loeb to Mr..
Sims of Tennessee, asserting that the
400 shares of Washington Street
railway stock in his name, with the
exception of 100 shares, belonged to,
others, and denying that he had in
any manner exerted the influence Of
his official position in behalf of the.
company, of which he was director
In connection with the considera-
tion of the naval bill the senate enter
ed into long discussion Of the policy
of sending the naval f1otilla around,
the world. This policy was sharply
criticised by Senator Bacon.
Wednesday.
Washington, April 23.-The sum to-
tai of yesterdays proceedings of the
house was the passage under suspen--
sion of the rules Of three bills and the.
defeat of one. The bills that got
through were as follows:
Declaring the right to enter as oil
lands certain mineral lands; authoriz--
ing the alienation of certain allot-.
ments of the Five Civilized Tribes.
and removing the restrictions, against
foreign ships with respect to trade be-
tween the United States and the Phil
ippine islands. BY large majority
the bill to allow the importation of
foreign white laborers into Hawaii
was defeated.
The Brownsville affair and the ma
val appropriation bill occupied practi-
cally the entire time of the senate
yesterday. Senator Warren of Mis-
souri, continued his remarks Oh the.
discharge of the negro soldiers.
The naval bill was read through
with the exception of the sections re-
lating to battleships. which will proba-
bly, lead to an interesting debate to-
day.
Thursday.
Washington, April 24.-By the over
whelmfng vote of 245 to the house
yesterday, after several hours discus
sion adopted without amendment the
senate joint resolution authorizing
the attorney general to file suits.
against the Oregon & California Rail-.
road company for the forfeiture of all
or part of 100000 acres of land
grants in the western part of Oregon.
1t is claimed by the government that
by reason of breaches and violations
of the acts making the grants the rail-
road company had forfeited all right
to the land in question.
AS the senate was about to con
clude consideration of the naval ap-
preparation bill yesterday Senator
Piles of Washington proposed an
amendment increasing from two to
| four the number Of new battleships to .
be authorized. AS several senator's
desired to speak on the amendment
the further consideration of the bill