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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
3
The Senate and House debated a general bill concerning the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes and their abandonment claims. The measure was amended by the Senate and now heads to further action, supported by various lawmakers though met with opposition from a small faction.
The Senate discussed a railroad rate bill and the validity of interstate commerce controls. Dol spoke in support of the measure while others emphasized tribal affairs and the Five Tribes governance in Indian Territory. The House considered an army appropriation and a bill to mark Confederate graves amid broad support, with debate across party lines.
The article outlines ongoing Senate discussions on army appropriations and the military bill, with committee disputes over funding limits. It notes a treaty with Cez Republic or Ce Republic introduced by Lodge for customs revenues, and Senator Foraker's railroad rate critique during executive session readings.
Fragmentary notes show discussions of Senator Heyburn and unseating Mr. Smoot amid party and religious tensions. Mentions of Mormon Idaho, policy questions, and U S stance in Congo Free State reflect era debates.
Washington February 27 The senate agreed to vote on the statehood bill before Friday's adjournment. Hale urged delaying admission stating territories not ready. Hopkins urged support. The day also covered the Five Civilized Tribes settlement and coal lands in Indian Territory. Military matters dominated the House with the army appropriation bill under debate.
Washington reports the house observed a day of mourning for ex Speaker David B. Henderson with measures of respect and adjournment. District bills advanced including incorporation of the Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal company and a national charter for the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution.
Washington February 26. The Hepburn railroad rate bill was reported to the Senate by Tillman following committee action last Friday. Crowds filled the galleries expecting a field day but found little of note. Aldrich indicated limited delay and promised a formal report later. Clapp handled tribal affairs in Indian Territory while Dick pressed the joint statehood bill. Bills approved included $756,000 for a Moscow Idaho public building and $75,000 for a Baker City Oregon structure.
Secretary Wilson urged the Barban bill to compile farm statistics every five years. Secretary Tomlinson of the rock growers association supported the measure before the House census committee.
The U S Supreme Court reversed the Circuit Court of the Southern District of California and an earlier commission order in the citrus fruit cases. The opinion by Justice Peckham favors railroads in designating routes for fruit shipped East after leaving their lines.
Washington Feb 24 The house committee on immigration and naturalization submitted a favorable report on a bill to create a bureau of Immigration and Naturalization under the Department of Commerce and Labor and to amend naturalisation laws Representative Bonynge of Colorado prepared the report which reviews naturalization trade and notes two controlling principles included in the bill
Washington reports Consul General Field in Valparaiso logs that US goods earned 185000 tons of 17000000 total shipping tonnage into Chilean ports. Britain and Germany each moved about 8000000 tons. US trade slipped from 11000000 in 1908 to 10000000 in 1904 despite higher Chilean purchases. The regime plans railways including the Transandine line to cut Europe transport time by 10 to 12 days. Durango notes Mexico will soon import wheat. Thackeray in Berlin says US purchases from the empire rose nearly 16000000 in 1905, mainly manufactured goods, while US sales of manufactured goods to Germany lagged.
Washington reports from the Commerce and Labor Department show US trade with Sweden Denmark and Norway totaling 32 009 000 for 1905 with 6 900 000 imports and 26 000 000 exports. 1895 trade stood at 11 000 000, marking about a 200 percent rise in a decade while total US foreign trade grew about 70 percent. Imports from Sweden 2 935 581 with exports 7 107 171.9 Norway imports 2 204 580 exports 4 420 460. Denmark imports 1 008 750 exports 14 661 568.
Washington reports from the public health service show cholera 254 cases and 226 deaths in Manila in 1905 with 45 cases and 43 deaths from plague and 27 cholera cases with two deaths from smallpox. The cholera focus moved around Manila within about a 25 mile radius, while quarantine was effective and inter island vessel restrictions were eased due to few urban cases.
London dispatch says Chinese bandits near Teinwantao trigger German and French cautions. German and French troops keep at arms at Shanbaikwan Tainwantao and Tongeban. Germans patrol villages seeking any suspicious Chinese and officers who once dined at Shanhaikwan hotel are now confined to barracks after nightfall.
The exchange and currency commission has received bids from New York and London bankers for another 1,000,000 dollars in silver money. The move aims to exchange silver for gold to speed the transition to a gold standard. Gold money is circulating, though some hoard the yellow metal. The overall financial situation is described as remarkably good.
Secretary Koot calls in Washington for American delegates Choate Porter and Rose to plan the Hague conference program this week. Meeting likely postponed until next fall at earliest with further postponement probable.
Ottawa reports the Dominion government estimates damages from fire at Moncton New Brunswick where the Inter-Colonial railway shops and several buildings burned late last night and today. About 1000 workers lose jobs. there was no insurance and losses run from one million to 1.6 million dollars.
A digest of political and military tensions across Europe and Asia with references to war talk between France and Germany, Edward VII’s European visit, battleship movements, and mass violence in Meridian Mississippi. Also notes on US tariffs, Morocco demands, rail and canal developments, and various disasters and political shifts.
A Texas farmer promotes a portable feed bag with wooden or metal bottom, canvas sides, and a wire rim. The square receptacle folds compactly, attaches by four corner loops, and can be hung from a fence, a vehicle, or over an animal’s head. It folds flat for storage. The article also explains methods for testing bee fertility in eggs, noting darker shells are harder to test and recommending a quick tester from poultry suppliers.
The clover borer causes serious injury to clover crops, especially in the Middle West. The grub, a dingy white insect about one eighth of an inch long, destroys the main roots leading to dieback. Prevention rests on summer fallow after hay harvest, breaking up the meadow so grubs perish without food. Rotation with limited clover may curb spread where introduced.
Description of components for an automatic gate including upper hinge irons, lower hinge with double pinions, and a catch driven into the post with a spring. The mechanism is designed to open and shut by itself.
The hinge should be set four inches out of plumb with the lower hinge eight inches from slot to slot. This adjustment makes the gate shut as if a wagon rolled downhill.
An experiment at the Missouri station shows grapevine tops growing in a warm room while roots remain frozen. The study argues that early bloom is not prevented by mulch alone and that top growth relies on energy stored in autumn, with sap rise starting after sun warmth triggers wood action.
Describes a simple device to pull fence posts, noting two pieces 224 inches by five and a half feet, a base board 1 by 6 or 8 inches by 8 feet, joined to form a crotch for a pulling chain. A jack stands about eight feet from the post, leaning against the top, with a chain hooked around the post for extraction.
A fragment mentions Homer Shirley in a Michigan Farmers fielding context with a vertical fifty style moment.
An old article notes coal tar colors dominate four fifths of cheese and butter coloring, calling them poisonous. It argues that some claim the poison intake is negligible, but urges discarding any food with injurious tendencies for safety.
A dairy expert warns many hog TB cases arise from creamery skim milk not heated enough or held long enough to destroy germs. He notes some states require pasteurization but buttermakers fail to heat skim milk to safe temperatures.
In Chicago a milking machine is shown in practical operation at the National Dairy exhibition. Inventors have long pursued a practical solution but hand milking remains dominant. Many note milking is a twice daily hard task and wish for help from new machinery.
Feeding the Mena to hens highlights the value of small amounts of peas and beans. The text notes they are rich in albumin and suitable for egg production.
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