The Bourbon news., 1904-12-16
the FIF1Y-ElGH1H CONGRESS-.
Second Session.


Washington, Dec. 13.-Senate.-Sen-
ator Stewart Monday introduced bill
to fix presidential and congressional
salaries. It proposes to raise the sala-
ries of the president to 100000 year,
the vice president and speaker OF the
house of representatives to $2O,0Oo
each and each senator, representative
and delegate to $4,000. 1t is provided
that the bill shall take effect March
4, 1909. The senate had under con-
sideration the pure food and Philip
pine government bills. Debate on the
former was confined to calling atten-
tion to the inadequacy of the protec-
tion accorded the people of the United
States against impure foods and drugs.
The discussion of the Philippine bill
related solely to the question OF the
guarantee by the Philippine govern
ment of the income or interest on
bonds of railroads in those islands,
Mr.. Spooner (Wis) leading in the
criticism. The suggestion was made
by MIR. Newlands (Nev.) that the Phil
ippiEe government should construct
the system of railroads proposed.
HOuse.-The house transacted quite
large amount of miscellaneous busi-
ness Monday, starting with pension
bills and considering the Hill finan-
cial bill later in the day. A number
of bills of local character were passed
and an adjournment was forced for
lack of a quorum when an attempt
was made to pass the joint resolution
granting the use of the Washington
monument lot for the American rail-
road appliance exhibition. The bill
transferring the forest reserves from
the department of the interior to the
agricultural department, which has
been pending in congress for several
years, was passed.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Senate.-In
the senate Tuesday number of pri-
vate bills and few bills of a semi
public character were passed and
there was some discussion of the pure
food bill by Messrs. McCumber and
Platt (Ct) and Spooner. A resolu-
tiOn granting the use of the pension
office building for the inaugural ball
also was passed. Mr. Bailey express
ed opposition to it.
HOuSe.-Sitting as a grand jury, the
house of representatives Tuesday,
with almost a full membership and
more than five hours discussion to the
exclusion of all other business. adopt
ed a resolution providing for the i'm
peachment of Judge Charles Swayne,
of the northern district of Florida, for
High crimes and misdemeanors."
Washington, Dec. -Senate.-The
senate, which under the constitution
is made the trial court in impeach-
ment cases, Wednesday received Off
cial notice of the determination of the
house OF representatives to present
Impeachment charges against Hon.
Charles Swayne, federal judge in the
northern district of Florida The mat.
ter was brought to the senate's atten-
ton by house committee and the sen
ate appointed a committee to prepare
the details of the proposed trial. The
senate considered the Philippine gov
ernment bill and the pure food bill.
Mr.. Foraker presented a tariff amend
ment to the Philippine bill, but on com
plant of Mr.. Dubois and other sena-
tors that this provision had not been
contemplated when the senate entered
into an agreement to vote on. the bill
| next Friday, 1t was withdrawn A
number of semi-public bills were
| passed.
HOuse.-Further action on the i'm
peachment proceedings against Judge
! Charles Swayne, of the northern dis
trict of Florida, was taken in the
house Wednesday by the appointment
OF the committee of seven provided for
by resolution adopted Tuesday to
draft the charges for presentation to
the senate and by the reception of the
report of the committee of five to no
| tify the senate of the impeachment,
who announced that they had per-
! formed their duty and that the senate
had responded that Order shall be
taken The urgent deficiency bill
and several other bills of a public ma
ture were passed.
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