Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-27

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Senator Bacon Of Georgia in the Senate
Friday spoke of executive encroachments
on the legislative power of the govern
ment and read freely from newspaper 10.
ports to show TINT legislation Is being
mapped out in tho White House at con,
f~erences at which Congressman are not
even present. The bill providing for the
shipment of material intended for the
Panama canal in American ships was
passed. Senator Simmons of North Caro-.
lima spoke in favor of the ocean mail ship.
ping bill. Carrying the largest a%ppropria.
tion in all its history-S222, 100, Goethe
postoffice appropriation bill the same day
passed the House. This is Sl.425.0OG
more than was reported by the committee,
Chairman Overstreet opposed the PROPOSE.
ton to increase the pay of letter carriers
that action was confirmed, 1886 to 1913.
The appropriation for the rural delivery
service was increased 100000.
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The Senate was not in session Satur
lay. Members of the House were af
'orded an opportunity, under license oil
,eHSTul uEEale 10 tAlDisSS liItlI WINS VIZ
topics of the day. Among other subjects
politics. the recent financial panic, the
.ariff and the Sherman antitrust law
we're discussed while the pension appro-
~Driation bill technically was under con,
sideration. Among the speakers were Mr.,
Ianlin of Missouri. who placed on the
shoulders of the Republicans the response,
bility for the recent nanic; Mr.. Langley
4 - A,- l.. " -, ,tnxl -. ~v,. avr, ~ 1.
ed certain persons in Kentucky who aideo
in suppressing the rebellion, II Mr..
Hughes of New Jersifi, who desired the
Sherman antitrust law amended so as
to work less hardship on labor organiza
lions.
Under the guisc of discussing legisla
ton the session of the Senate Monday
was devoted to a political discussion, il
which Senator Tillman of South Caro-
Ina and Senator Beyeridge of Indiana
were the chief participants. The confer.
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was disagreed to and another confer.
ence asked. The House bill appropriate
ing $403,03o TO pay the archbishop OF
Manila. as representative of the Roman
Catholic Church, for damage to church
property during the Spanish war. was
passed. The session of the House was
devoted to the consideration of bills un
der suspension of the rules. A number
were passed. including one providing fol
the restoration Of the motto, In God We
Trust,'' on American coins, and another
increasing the efficiency of the medical
department of the army. Other bills
passed were the following: Granting to 10.
cal steamboat inspectors authority to pass
upon the fitness of officers and crews oil
steam vessels; recognizing the consular
service and amending the game laws OF
Alaska so as to substitute the license sys
TEN for the present permit system.
After speaking for two and a hal
hours in the Senate Tuesday on the pend
ing currency bill. Senator La Toilette
asked permission to suspend his remarks
and conclude Wednesday. Senator Aid
rich reported from the committee OF
finance amendments to the bill exemptin,
railroad bonds from the classes of bond!
to be used to secure emergency currency
limiting the retirement of such currency
and providing that such issues should b.
permitted up to the par value of bonds
used to secure them. Praise Of Presi
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Taft and Will
lam j. Bryan was heard in the Hous'
during general debate on the pension ap
preparation bill.
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After a tcn-minute session the Senat
Wednesday morning adjourned ont of re
spect to the memory of the late Senate
Whyte of Maryland. General debate 0,
the pension appropriation bill continues
for over four hours in the House. Tn
subjects discussed took a wide range
politics, finance, the trusts and the Presi
dents last special ~ssase all reeeirin.
attention. Mr.. Mouser of Ohio predict
ed, the election of Secretary Taft TO
President, while Mr.. Hull of Tennessee
in an a~rraignment of the Republican par
ty appeared equally confident that VIII
lam J.. Bryan would be the successful
! candidate. At 4 :24 p. IN. the House ad
journed out of resject to the memory 0
the late Senator Whyte.
Continuing his speech begun in tn
| Senate last Tuesday. Senator LaFollett
| of Wisconsin Thursday devoted consider
| able time to discussing a proposition TO
the physical valuation of railroads. TIL
Senate devoted part of the day to tn
consideration Of the omnibus claims bill
| and then referred il back to committe
for further consideration. After severa
hours of spirited discussion over tn
proposition TO abolish seventeen of til
eis' teen United States pension agencies
aIt consolidate pension disbursements i
| W. shington, the House passed the per
sicn appropriation bill, carrying $50
$4,000, the largest sum ever authorize
by that measure. In the course of TIL
debate Mr.. Fitzgerald CT New York az
cnsed the President Of using federal pal
ronage to further the candidacy of Sec
rotary Taft. Messrs. Harrison of Ne'
York and Williams of Mississippi crit
cised the President for having. as the
stated, exceeded his constitutional author
ity in making laws for the Panama cana
zone by executive order.
NATIONAL CAPITOL NOTES.
President Roosevelt declined an invits
ton to speak at Galesburg, ILL.,, Oct.
when the fiftieth anniversary Of the Iir
coln-Dolglass debate viii be celebrate,
The President has decided to make n
speeches next fall.
A special committee to consider bill
for the establishment of a postal saving