The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-08-03
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amendment to the general deficiency
appropriation biiI d provision to pay
the state OF Texas $217 ,69e-S9 for serv-
ices rendered in protecting the from
tier against Mexican marauders and
Indian raiders prior to February g.,
1861. This amount was omitted by
error from the previous settlement
of the old Texas claim.
The BristowLodge sugar bill, fixing
the tariff on refined sugar at $1.60 per
hundred pounds, was adopted by the
senate in committee of the whole, 81
to 25.
Polo ponies and poverty-stricken In.
dians paraded through the debate in
the house Saturday on the general
deficiency bill Representative Burke
OF South Dakota, republican, sought to
amend the measure SO as to provide
$3,305,257 with which to pay an award
of the court of claims to the Ute In
dians who, he said, were destitute.
Chairman Fitzgerald of the appropria-
tions committee fought the proposal
and referred to the court transaction
as an infamous case. 1t was defeated,
7S to 3.
Ten progressive republicans joined
the democrats in the senate Friday
and passed the La Toilette wool tariff
bill.
Representative. Rodenburg, repub-
lican, of Illinois made political
speech in the house Friday, attacking
Governor Woodrow Wilson.
The house territories committee
considered the Alaskan civil govern
ment bill Saturday and refused to
agree to the senate's elimination of the
proposed Alaskan senate. ...
An investigation to determine
whether any persons or organizations
in the United States have been en-
gagged in fomenting rebellion in Cuba
or Mexico was directed Saturday by
the senate.
Legislation for new method OF
weighing the mails with a big reduc.
tion in compensation, to the railroads
for in bill introduced Saturday by
Senator Bourne, chairman of the SEN
ate committee on postOffices.
Chairman Sulzer of the house CON-
mittee on foreign affairs has written
to Chairman Burleson of the house
democratic caucus declaring his i'll
tention to vote for battleship pro
gram regardless of the caucus. which
declared for no ships this year.
The house Saturday took up the
general deficiency bill, carrying a
total OF approximately s6,183,00O. The
measure appropriates about $500. .0oO
less than was estimated in the de-
ficiency bills reported from time to
the military, which found itself short
| $2,429,642.
The senate came to the rescue OF
Southern farmers Friday by passing q
resolution appropriating Immediately
$4,000 to check the ravages of the
army worm in states where crops are
| threatened. This was supplemental to
the appropriation of $4,000 which the
house and senate have voted for the
same purpose.
Senator McCumber's bill to provide
for the inspection and grading of grain
entering into interstate commerce and
to secure uniformity of standards and
classification was ordered favorably
roportad hy tho copata cammjtfaa nu
| agriculture The bill provides for the
establishment of a grain inspection
and grading bureau in the department
of agriculture, and would require the
secretary to determine and fix classi
tications and grades OF wheat, Sax
corn, rye, cats, barley and other
grains.