The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-12
CONGRESS
Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.
PROCEEDINGS.

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Washington, Feb. 3.-An agreement
was reached in the senate yesterday
10 vote on Feb. % on the Aldrich subj;
stitute bill for the appointment of q,
court Of inquiry to determine the.
for re-enljstment of tho.
soldiers of the Twenty
fifth infantry as the result of the.
Brownsville incident.
The senate passed a house biz
which is intended to prevent the i'm,
portation Of opium into the Unied
States except for medicinal purposes.
D The house locked horns yesterday,
with the senate on the question. of, au-
for the White House. and
refused to accept an amendent to, the
urgent deficiency bill striking. out the
appropriation Of $4,000 for that pur-
pose. The bill was sent to conference
after q humorous debate, in; which
several members took OCCASION to re-
Ter to the bodily proportions Of the
president-elect.
Washington. Feb. T. - Senator
Teller Of Colorado yesterday ad.
dressed the senate In; support OF Sen,
ator Bacon's resolution declaring that
the senate has right TO- any fnforma,
ton IN possession. Of the executive
departments and cited various prece,
dents to sustain his contention,
The senate remained In executive
session during most OF the day con-
eidering the nomination Of DR.. w. D.;
Crum to be collector Of customs at
8. c.
General debate on the agricultural
appropriation bill in the house yes
terday afforded critics and defenders
OF the department of agriculture an,
excellent field day. Before the bill
was taken up in general debate the
house passed the senate pension bill
Tor federal judges.
Washington, Feb. s. - The forest
service got its usual annual drubbingi
yesterday, the criticisms against it
coming principally from Mr.. Smith
OF California, Mr.. Cook of Colorado!
and Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming, all Of
whom charged extravaganza in admin.
tstration and the extortion of moneN
from miners, farmers and even the
owners. All attempts to amend the
bill In any important particular fall
ed. Its consideration was about two
thirds completed when the house adj
journed.
The monotonous tones Of the read
Ing clerk of the senate as he laboredI
through the bill Of over 100 pages
making appropriations for the Dis
trict Of Columbia constituted the,
chief features in the proceedings on
that body yesterday. ]
Washington, Feb. 6. - The senate
yesterday concluded consideration of
the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill, carrying an aggregate OF
about s11,5OO,000.
A conference report on the Urgent
deficiency bill was agreed to. II an.
$4,000 for the purchase
care and maintenance of automobiles
Tor the president and $15O,0O0 to ena.
Die the secretary Of agriculture to
continue to combat the foot and mouth
disease in horses and cattle.
Private claimants by the score had
their INNINGS in the house of repre-
sentattves yesterday, the whole ses.
sion being given over under a special
order to their consideration.
The presidents message yetoina
the census bill was read Just before
washington, Feb. s.-A poll of both
branches OF congress shows an almost
sentiment in favor of i'm
mediate statehood for the Territories
II New Mexico and Arizona.
OF the ninety-two senator's sixty.
seven express themselves as DESTROYS
u voting for the separate statehood
Dill. Three are against. seven are non.
'ommittal. and the poll being made
Turing the end Of the week, fifteen
members were found absent from
heir seats and committee rooms.
In the house, out of 3S8 members.
'49 are on record as favorine the ad.
mission of both.
The small number of four are con.
essedly against admission. Forty-ona
re noncommittal, and ninety-four
MEMBERS could not be seen.
Thus two new stars would be added
o the flag of this nation before March
, were Senators Beyeridge and AID
1ch converted. These two men, and
hese almost alone. leaders as they
re. stand in the way of immediate
tatehood for the territories.
On Monday, the 18th, the house Of
representatives. will pass the bill. Rep.
sentative Hamilton. chairman Of the
ommittee on territories, said so last
light. Speaker Cannon will interposa
o objection. Neither will his aides.
he bill will 60 through the house nm
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