Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
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The consideration of the Indian appro-
p~riation bill and a speech by Senator
Reed Smoot of Utah on the currency bill
consumed nearly the entire time in the
Senate Friday. The Indian bill was pass
ed. The Senate at 5:12 p. m. adjourned
until Monday. The House rejected by SO
to 60 an amendment by Mr.. Foster (Illi-
nois) to the army bill appropriating ST.
100000 for joint maneuvers of the militia
organizations and the regular troops.
Without a dissenting voice the House by
special rule restored the provisions to in
crease the pay of non-commissioned Off
GERS and men and to prohibit the private
employment of army musicians for pay,
both of which went out on points of order.
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The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. A yelled charge was made by Mr..
Mann of Illinois in the House during the
consideration of the army appropriation
bill that some government otncial or en-
ploye had yielded to the influence of a
land syndicate with the view to selling to
the government a tract near the city for
a target range. An appropriation of
S25O,OOO for 5000 acres was provided for.
which Mr.. Mann denounced as far beyond
its value. He at once aroused the ire of
Mr.. Young of Michigan, who, springing to
the defense of the committee on military
affairs, Indignantly denied that any mem
Der Of it had been approached by any one
but the Secretary of Wal or his subordi-
mates. The provision was stricken out
on a point of order. The army %appropria-
ton bill was passed. the total amount
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In the Senate Monday Senator Wlli,an
Alden Smith of Michigan spoke against
the railroad bono feature OIL the Aluflcn
currency bill. Most OF the DAY was de-
voted to the passage OF bllis on the cal
endar which are not OF general import
ance. a resolution was passed by the
House authorizing the immigration com
mittee to investigate charges OF peonage
in certain States. Mr.. Clark OF florida
denounced Assistant Attorney Generai
Russell, in connection with certain peon-
age prosecutions in FLORIDA and referred
sarcastically to Attorney General Bona
parte. There followed a lively discus
sion over a bill to deport, after the serv-
ing Of their sentence, all aliens convicted
of felony. The measure was defeated
-Four hundred pension bills and a few
DINER DrlVaIc DlllS were .DdSSeu, III ootliS
time was spent IN considering .he postoi
nee appropriation piii,. MI iheppuin VI
Iowa introduced a nitl imposing d taA .
oo cents per huhaEEo SHARES on N"e' VI
stock or agreements 10 sen
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In the Senate Tuesday speeches on the
pending currency bill were made by Sen
ators MsCumber of North Dakota and
Newlands of Nevada. The Senate passed
a resolution offered by Senator Tlllman
calling on the Attorney General tor all
information concerning court proceedings
in the Indian Territory affecting the
Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes. A mum
Der of bills of minor Importance were
passed. The charge that the railroads
of the country carrying mails had robbed
the people of $7O,OO0,OOO was MADE by
Mr.. Lloyd of Missouri. lie declared eha'
the new system of weighing mails was an
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p. ae 4,a Committee to con.
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