Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-01
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The Brownsville affair was again .
subject of interest in the Senate Monday,
when Senate Borah of Idaho took the
ground that negro soldiers of the TWEEN
ty-fifth Infantry We're guilty of the raid
in the Texas town Aug. Is, 1906. The
Senate gave further consideration to the
bill devoting about $5,600,o0o received
from the sale of public lands in Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida. illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Louisiana. Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Wiscon-
sin to the construction of drainage works
IN those States. The section of the bill
authorizing the l~oaning of this fund to
States. corporations, etc, for the drain
age of State and private lands was strick-
en- out. The naval and agricultural ap-
preparation bills were reported to the
Senate. With the exception of Messrs.
Cooper and Nelson of Wisconsin, Repub-
Leans, the House by a strict party vote
declared that the action of Speaker Jam
nca the previous Saturday in snmmarily
adjourning the House was not "a breach
of the privilege of the House affecting its
safety, dignity and the integrity of its
proceedings" The declaration was made
when a resolution by Mr.. Williams hold
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ted was tabled, 146 to 119. The Re
publicans put through an amendment to
the rules making any day suspension
day and substituting a majority for a
two-thirds vote to pass any measure
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Calling attention TO the Grand Army
button he wore on the lapel of his coat
and insisting that he had no prejudice
n ra s.,+ .,n.ua .all;o,. ~.o Sc ,I.,, ho
claimed as comrades, Senator Warner of
Missouri in the Senate Tuesday declared
his conviction that the town of Browns
vile, Texas, had been shot up by negro
soldiers of the Twenty-ffth Infantry in
1906. Without concluding his remarks,
Mr.. Warner gave way for the naval APP
preparation bill, which was read in part.
An amendment was adopted making this
20 per cent increase in the pay of officers
apply to those retired as well as on the
active fist. The Senate then entered into
a long discussion of the policy of sending
the naval iotilla around the world. The
Senate adopted the conference report O
the Indian appropriation bill, and adj
journed. Although several hours were
consumed in roll calls the day in the
House was one of comparative activity
anu SGSeTil medSuEeS u .llpUIlllCc "elc
put through. The principal of these per-
haps was the resolution by Speaker Can
non providing for an Investigation of the
paper trust, and in pursuance of its pro-
visions the speaker announced as the COM
mittee of six who will conduct the inves-
t~igation Mann, Illinois Miller, Kansas;
Stafford, Wisconsin; Bannon, Ohio !;
Sims. Tennessee, and Ryan, New York.
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the resolution.
The Brownsville affair and the naval
appropriation bill occupied practically
the entire time of the Senate Wednesday.
The naval bill was read through, with the
exception OF the sections relating to bat
tie ships. Mr.. Hale announced that he
would propose an amendment appropriat-
ing $7,OOO,OOO to begin construction on
the new battle ships. Senator Warren,
reverting to a recent speech by Senator
Hale against military enlargement, read
statements from the Secretary of War
and the chief of staff disclaiming any pur-
pose of securing a regular army of 1885,
600 men. The sum total of the proceed
ings of the House was the passage under
suspension of the rules of three bills and
the defeat of one. When adjournment
was reached there was pending a meas
uve which instructs the Attorney Cen
eral to institute suits against the Oregon
and California Railroad Company for the
forfeiture of several million acres of land
grants in Oregon. The bills that got
through were as follows: Declaring the
right to enter as oil lands certain mineral
lands; authorizing the alienation of GER
tain allotments of the five civilized tribes,
and removing the restrictions against for
eign ships with respect to trade between
the United States and the Philippine ISL
ands.
AS the Senate was about to conclude
consideration of the naval appropriation
bill Thursday Senator Piles of Washing
ton proposed an amendment increasing
| from two to four the number of new bat
! tleships to be authorized. As several
Senators desired to speak on the amend
ment, the further consideration of the
bill was postponed. An amendment to
the naval bill was adopted appropriatins
S1,000,O0O to begin construction on the
two battleships authorized. An amend
ment to remove the restriction of the pur-
chase of materials for the construction
of the battleships, submarine boats. ETC.,
to those of domestic manufacture was de
feated. Senator Rayner Of Maryland spoke
en- the constitutional rights of the States
and executive encroachments. He insisted
that the commerce act of the Constitu-
ton had been interpreted as applying to
the industrial life of the country to a Far
! greater degree than was contemplated by
the trainers of the Constitution. BY the
overwhelming vote of 245 to 8 the House
after several hours discussion, adopted
without amendment the Senate joint reso'
luton introduced by Senator Tillman au'
thorizing the Attorney General to file
suits against the Oregon and California
Railroad Company for the forfeiture Of
all or part of 100000 acres Of land
grants in the western part of Oregon. Il
is claimed by the government that by rea'
son of breaches and violations of the act
making the grants the railroad company
had forfeited all right to the lane in ques
ton.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
A limited free trade bill was introduced
in the House by Mr.. Sulzer of New York