Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-06-04
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Monday.
Washington. May f6.-workinx u.,
dor heavy pressure, with q stagie az.
to Adjournment at the earliest posi-
Bile moment the house yesterday dis
posed e . great amount Of hustuss.
Early u he session it became mani
fest that . better spirit Of feeling Oh.
tanned between the majority and nj
nor1ty IN consequence OF which severn,
hiib were permitted to be passed BY
unanimous consent The SUM total OF
the days business was as follows:
The Conference reports On the sun.
dry civil and the Densioa appropria,
ton bills were agreed TO, the confer.
encs reportnn the District Of CoEur-
hfa child labor bill also was agreed
to. and the following bills were pass.
ed:
Amending the navigation laws: an
thcriztng the sale OF unaIIotted lands
Of the Spokane Indian reservation:
encouraging the development of coal
deposits In Alaska. and prescribing
penalties against the sale Of clothing
and government property By soldiers
An effort to annfhilate time by dfla-
tory tactics without making progress
On any legislation except that fnvolv-
ed Ia conference reports was thu
chief occupation of the senate yestar.
day The attempt was so successful
that the net result In the way Of &C
complement Of the days sassseo
was the adoption OF the conferences re-
port on the sundry civil appreprix.
ton bill
Wednesday.
Washington. May sT-The session
OF the senate dragged along vast.r.
day In such an unEuportanr vav that
little effort was required On she usr.
OF the managers Of the fTfhuzter to
occupy the time by dflatory tactics
During the day 4 bill was passed
amending the navigation laws in
many minor respects The cccfarsncs
report On the military aeaderrv an
preparation bill was agreed to in the
house yesterday.
Several bills OF minor importance
we're passed
Thursday.
Washington. May zs.-An an1erger-
cy currency law is assured. The cur
reney question held IT'S place yestsr-
day as practically the only subject of
consideration at both ends OF the CAP
Itol- and when both houses adjourned
the compromise btu which was draft
ed by the Republican conferees had
received the sanction OF the house
and had been presented to the senate,
where It was announced II would be
taken Up for consideration today and
where IL viii also be passed when the
vote iS reached.
The day began with \ continuation
OF Tuesdays conference between the
Representatives OF the two
houses. This resulted in 4 complete
agreement which, being Later present
ed az matter OF form to the Deu1o-
cratic ccnferees. was shortly after
D. M. presented to the house. There
e was taken NJ, discussed for cue
hour and passed by vote OF $50 to
I4a.
Husssec Co the Senate
The house had 10 sooner recorded
IT'S verdict IN favcr OF the bill than It
was hurried ever to the senate, short
Iv before 8 o'clock, with tile ANNOUNCE
menr OF the APPROVAL ct thu house.
The conference report was read
and after the reading had been eon-
eisrsfed Mr. Alirich announced that
to-day AFTER routine business he wouId
move % TAXA up the report and cun-
tinne IT'S consideration until il was
disposed OF
In reply To question by Mr. CuI-
berson., Mr.. AIdrief1 stated the Demo-
cratic conferees Of the aenara and
house had not ecnaurred In the con-
ference report.
Deem interest attaches ta tine pratt
able course 0f the bill in the senate.
as also To the length of time that may
be- required for It's consideration hv
that body
Democrats viii cunfer.
The Democratic senator's apenE
mslGh Of the day In Informal CENTER
sneaa among themselves IA I'd the
prGper euurse tus pursue with refarancs
TO ti1a bill, and deciffesf uu0n = cunfer.
e1lGe tus be held at Ia 0sci0clk IS the
hast means af affnrsiing an oupnrtaini-
W nur an exchange OF views without
binding any ana. &C was also decided
to- summon all absent Democratic SEN
afurE tn RETURN.
Esiuax&
washington, May The cunsid-
erafsBn CT the conference rapport On
tina crlrrancy bill III the senate yester-
day sEinwed plainly that there wanid
na Hfta4 on mn obstructive tactics
against its paHHaga Sennfnr Alflr-ica
briefly explained tina measure and a
lhtSa n0llainaE by pIay waH intro
dncaxf hE Senaturs CniharSan of Tex
aH and Bac0n Of GearyiH. wtu taunted
mnmilara &C tina maauritr with dtHin-
aiinatiun To- nasE antisind junction and
cnxnpafln contribution pnhifcitv bills
hefura adjournment wf1fnif called
fnrt.I claims OF interest IN both meas