The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-03-05
CONGRESS
Resume of the Weeks
Proceedings.
Proceedings,

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Washington. Feb. 22.-The Indian
appropriation bill occupied almost the
entire time of the senate Saturday.
and was passed. with appropriations
aggregating over $9.OO0,O0o. OF this
amount about $1.5O0.0Oo was added to
the bill by senate amendments.
During consideration in the house
Of representatives Of the military
academy appropriation bill, Mr.. Tir-
rel (Mass.) criticised the entrance
examination and course Of study at
West Point as being too severe.
Such amendments as were made to
the bill were Of a minor character.
and as amended the bill was passed.
Washington, Feb. %. - A second
speech by Mr.. Rainey Of Illinois, reit.
Grating his former statements con-
corning the Panama canal, and bit.
ter arratgnment Of Mr.. Rainey by Mr.
Burton OF Ohio, furnished the princi-
pal incident in the house yesterday!
After the Illinois member had spoken
for an hour in further denunciation of
William Nelson Cromwell, Mr.. Burton
took the floor to make reply. Mr..
Rainey, he said, had furnished no
proofs OF wrongdoing in connection
with the purchase of the Panama CO.
nal franchise, but instead had conjur-
ed up wrong and buttressed them
with SANDER and falsehood, thereby
placing himself on level with "the
scurvy politician" He challenged Mr..
Rainey to get from behind the protec-
ton afforded him by the Constitution
Of the United States and rules Of the
house and make his charges in the
open.
For two hours and half yesterday
the senate discussed the postal saw
ings bank proposal, but an attempt to
reach an agreement as to a day for
voting on the measure failed.
Washington, Feb. "a. - The presi-
dent is authorized to appoint a court
of inquiry to determine the qualifca-
cations for re-enlistment of discharg-
ed negro soldiers Of the Twenty-fifth
infantry regiment, who were accused
of shooting up Brownsville, Tex, ON
the night of Aug. 1914, 1906. The
Aldrlch bill for this purpose was
passed by party vote of Sc to 26.
except that Senator Teller voted with
the Republicans for the passage Of
| the bill. The bill is a compromise
measure, approved by President
Roosevelt, Senator Foraker and all Of
the Republican members of the com.
mittee On military affairs.
Appropriation bills mainly occupied
the house yesterday. The sundrv
civil bill was considered, but progress
| with it was slow. The Notifications.
legislative, executive and judicial.
| diplomatic and consular and nost.
office appropriation bills were sent to
conference.
Washington. Feb. 25.-With its war
paint on, the house of representatives
yesterday by sweeping majorities
many times defied the senate by re-
1ectlng It's amendments to the legisla-
tive appropri ton bill providing for
salary increases for the president, the
vice president, the speaker, the iudi.
clary end for the creation of the Of
fees of under secretary and fourth
assistant secretary of state. Party
lines were obliterated completely.
1t was a regular field day in the
lower body, where oratory and confu-
sion We'd with each other for honors.
Not during the present congress has
the speaker been compelled to WELD
his gavel with such force to bring
about order. OF parliamentary tan
giles there were many. but the veteran
presiding officer emerged from all of
them with his decisions undisputed.
The battle waged for more than six
hours, at the end of which the bill
was sent to conference. The agricul-
tural appropriation bill was under dis.
cusslon In the senate during practi.
cally the entire session yesterday.
CONSIDERATION OF the bill was not con.
cluded.
Washington, Feb 26.-By an over.
whelming vote, and without party dis
tlnction, the house of representatives
yesterday sustained the committee on
appropriations in again reporting a
provision In the sundry civil appropri.
atlon bill restricting the operations Of
the secret service detectives of the
treasury department. The president
was scathingly dnounced by Mr.. Cook
(Rep., Colo.), while Mr.. Smith (Ren.
Iowa.. a member of the appronria.
lions committee and one Of those
named by the president In his mes.
sage OF JAN. 1 last as being responsi.
Die for the secret service Limitation.
seemingly employed all the invectfya
Rt his command in an attack on that