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Show SENATE PUTS IN DAY TALKING TECHNICALITIES By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The senate! gave the greater part of its attention loday to the question of tho constitutionality consti-tutionality of tho extradition of criminals crimi-nals from ono stato to another in cases in which the presentation is according to the process of "information." The subject arose in connection with a bill requiring tho recognition of this S3'stcm or prosecution. It was antagonized antagon-ized b Sonators Root and Heyburn and was advocated by a largo number of senators. No action was taken. Some timo was given to tho postal savings bank bill. 'Tho only important action was on a bill opening to settlement tho unallotted lauds in the Pine Bidge Indian reservation reserva-tion in South Dakota. Earby in the da3 Sonator Aldrich reported from the committee com-mittee on expenditures a bill creating a permanent commission for the regulation regula-tion of methods of government expenditures. expendi-tures. He failed to obtain tho unanimous unani-mous consent asked to havo tho measure acted upon toda3-, Senator Elkius objecting. ob-jecting. Tho houso was not in session. |