The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-04-10

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IL Senate va not . sssston satur.
Aay. But lIttis progress 1waa made Ia th1
Hcuse In ~consideriny the agricultural bill
Ths discussion dwelt mainly upon the pro,
p0sed establishment Of federal standards
g cotton eradss and federal Inspection 81
| lsAins. Consideration Of ths bill had not
oees concluded when the HOUSE adjourned
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Ibe paassgs ~ = large numbef OF bills
mtncf Importance a16 IN extended
bscnasicn Of . measure % authorixs the
manning Of thu Snake River. Washing
I'm, occupied The entire tims oR the Sen.
ats Monday. The session was brought to
. sadden cioes ~ lack Of ! quorum.
ChaSges Ut = serious nature against OF
ford Pinehot, chief Of the forestry bu-
rsau, wers made In the House By Messrs.
Smith IT California and Mondsll Of wyo.
ming. daring the consideration Of the a.
vtculturAi appropriation bill. Mr.. Smith
accueed him of entering Into I secret un-
desstandins with the City u La Angeles
With the view TO s6ruring the city vAIua.
BILE water rights ID the Owens River Val.
ley - against the interests Of privats
parties having prior claims. Mr.. Mon
dell denounced him far. ~ he charged, II
ieeaiiy paying the expenses Of forest on
rials In attending conventions In the
West. The bill wa under discussion all
day.
Nearly the entire session OF the Senate
Tuesday Wal consumed In consideration
of ! bill to permit the building Ut . dam
on the Snake river. Washington. and an
adjournment was snly reached after Mr..
Hepburn Of Idaho announced that he
would not permit q vote TO b. taken.
During the discussion Of the bill Senator
Teller made = speech against executive
encroachmcnt. Several bills Of minor
Importance were passed. After, having
undergone many changes. the paragraph
Of the agricultural appropriation Dill re-
lating to the bureau Of forestry. Was
finally passed by the House. Messfs.
MQndell Of Wyoming and Smith Of Cali
fornia continued their attacks on the bu-
rsau, supported by Messrs. Bonynge Of
Colorado and Cushman Of Washington.
These embraced charges that the bureau
had created timber monopolies In favor Of
large corporations, Illegally assumed jur-
hdiction over water rights belonging to
The Western States, and juggled with ng-
urss h order to obtain large ~appropria-
lions from Congress. The appropriation
Tor the Investigation Of soils VA In
creased.
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The passage Of i bin authorizing the
eonstruction Of Z dam across the Snake
River n the State OF Washington, and
tAe consideration Of . measure for adju-
dicAting the claims OF States against the
government account OF the disposition Of
- proceeds Of public lands, occupied
usnxay the entire session Of the Senate
We6nAsday. DEBATE q the agricultural
|appeepriatIcn bill In the Houas Svns d.
void Of the charges and imputations
which marked tn consideration on Mon
day and Tuesday. Mere progress wa
made with the measure than on any pre-
vious day. Tbs discussion dwelt on Z
proposition Tor an Increased appropria-
tjoa for thu farmers' bulletins, which,
however. was refused, and the subject Of
Inquiries Into road building. etc, BY the
department., the trend Of opinion being
that such work should BE- encouragsd.
The semion wal opened with Z bitter 1t
tack On Attorney General Bonapayts BY
NJ. Clark Of Florida, Who denounced him
- being no lawyer, and unfit to hold his
|oGce. The occasion for the utterance
was the reporting out Of committee OF q
~rssolutjon By NJ. CLARK calling for Z
statement Of the expense connected with.
|psoaass investigations and prosecutions.
That ths resolution was simply ! further
0snsral By Mr.. Clark vas the declara-
tion 1t Mr.. Caulneld Of Missouri, who led
tn Opposition. The resolution was to-
blsd.
$50
Tho seaston Of the Senate Thursday
was largely consumed by discussion Of .
bin % rsorganiss the public school sys-
I'm Il the District Of Columbia By plac-
~ e under the control Of I director ap-
|pointsd b. the national commissioners OF
s~aucAtion. TIE bill relating to the set
|Siemsat Il claims Of States on account Of
IL disposition Of public lands wa again
taken up and the Bacon amendment for
uttling tn accounts Of owners Of cotton
0oaned b. tho government during the Civil
War. amountins to $5.O00.O0O, was con-
|0t1oeo1. but without results, either on the
lii q ths amendment. The Senate ad-
joarne1 until Monday. Carrying . total
|se el1606.006. the agricultural a~ppropria-
tien lin VA passed BY the House. Dur
|lng H. debate = brief hurry was created
~ Mr.. Harrison Of New York. Z Demo
crat, charsctsrising ~ socialistic tho bill
oe Minority Leader Williams providing
~ tn utilization Of the treasury surplus
u III construction and improvement Of
roads In the several States. With thu A.
ricultural bill ont Of thu way. the Demo
crata, under the leadership AZ M. VIII
Hams, conducted Z eucccssfui Eiibuster
Unlnst tho transaction of any further
bu1insa. AT 1910 y. N. . nation to
adjourn until Friday was forced through
~ tie majority.
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III genate was D In session Friday.
II Democratic flibustes 10 the House
was continued I'LL day. The gag rule was
enAlly applied "a. stop the debate On the
AlGkrieG hin.
NATIONAL CAPITAL MoTx4
Ihs Ouilom bill. providing for IN a.
1ftjon - ~ land It Fort Sheridan, ILL.,,
nnnno6 tn 0enate.