The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-03-09

The Senate and House Regularly q
werk-Whas They are Doing.



900 COO Various amendments were
offered TO the measure, and most OF
them were debated at some length
There also was discussion of the pure
food bill, and Mr.. Doiilver made
brief speech In support OF his reso-
luton providing for the appointment
Of a Joint congressional commission
to investigate the question Of railroad
rates. The resolution was referred TO
the committee on Interstate oom-
merce. When the sundry civil bill
came up. the House provision relating
to the expenses OF Federal judges was
amended at the instance OF Senator
Plat. Of Connecticut. go az TO provide
pay for reasonable expenses actually
incurred for travel and attendance,
not exceeding $40 a day.
Mr.. Culberson presented an amend
ment. prohibiting the allowance OF
fees TO United States district attor-
neys In excess Of their salaries. II
was aimed especially at the New York
district attorney. Mr. Bacon suggest
ed a fixed salary OF $4,000 for the
New York officer, and with this
change the amendment was adopted.
II prohibits the payment of fees TO
district attorneys except in the case OF
the District OF Attorney.
An amendment was adopted author
ling the construction OF a light-ship
off Brunswick, Ga, at cost of 500
COO. The bill was then passed.
a conference on the river and har-
Dor bill was granted, and Messrs. Gal
linger Nelson and Berry appointed
conferees On behalf of the Senate.
Mr.. Hepburn Immediately called up
the pure food bill and addressed the
Senate on its provisions. While talk
ing he was interrupted by many Sena-
tors desiring to pass bills. Among
these was one prohibiting the sending
| Of insects injurious to crops through
the mails. Mr.. Culberson objected,
and in doing SO had letter read from
Charles William Cunningham. Of Tex
as, proposing to corner" the cotton
crop by the wholesale introduction Of
the boil weevil into the Southern
States. While the letter purpOrted to
| be from Texas, it was written on
I paper bearing the letter head of Price,
Mccormick & Company. of New York
and the writer said that the name
! signed was fictitious.
| Mr.. Plat, of Connecticut, offered
number Of amendments to the pure
| food bill, and discussed the provisions
of the measures. Mr. Hale reported
| the general deficiency, after which a
recess was taken.
When the Senate reassembled. the
pure food bill was temporarily laid
aside, and Mr. Kern reported back the
resolution instructing the committee
on Interstate commerce to sit during
! tho chino
The resolution was commented upon
by several Senators. At the instance
OF Mr.. Martin, the scope of the reso-
an investigation into the liability of
railroads for accidents to employees,
and was then adopted.
The general deficiency appropria
ton bill. the last of the great supply
measures, was taken up.
While the general deficiency bill
was under consideration Mr.. Martin
called up the House bill appropriating
s25O,0O0 for a celebration in 1907 OF
the first settlement of English-speak
ing people, and it was passed. The
bill will now go to the President. Mr.
HansbrOugh moved to increase from
$4,000 to $4,000 the appropriation tC
al committee to attend the opening OF
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Mr.. Bailey opposed the increase
saying that $1,000 each for the com
mittee on such trip is unwarrantet
extravaganza
Ine motion was voted down
The general deficiency bill; wa
passed after striking out the House
provision approprating $4,000 t.
pay mileage to Senators and Repre-
sentatives on account of the extra ses
sion of the 5Sth Congress.
Messrs. Allison Hale and Cockrel
were appointed conferees on the sun
dry civil bill
For jamestown Exposition.
The Senate bill providing for partici
patton in the exposition to celebrate
the first permanent settlement o
English-speaking people on the Yves
tern hemisphere, in the vicinity o
jamestown, Va, on the waters o
Hampton Roads, was provided by tn
House when, by vote of 1872 to 81. tn
bill for that purpose was passed undo
a suspension of the Rules The amour
appropriated is S250000 To put the bill
through two-thirds vote was neces
sary, and this was obtained only afte
considerable debate. The members q
the Virginia delegation during the rol
call mingled among their colleague
and personally appealed to them t
cast their votes in support of the meas
ure. An interested spectator was Ger
Fitzhugh Lee, president of the expo
sition company.
Mr.. Maynard, of Virginia, moved t
suspend the rules and pass the bill az
propriating S250,000 for an information
al naval, marine and military celebra
ton to be held on the waters of Hang
ton Roads, beginning May IS and enc
ing not later than Nov l, 1907, in con
memOration of the first permanent sci
Element Of nglish-speaking people
, America at Jamestown, Virginia,
1907.
: Mr.. Tawney, of Minnesota, chairma
of the committee on industrial art
and eXpositions. in favoring the bill
gave graphic description of the plan
and purposes Of the exposition con
! pany. The bill also was strongly SUI
ported by Mr.. SulZer, of New York, o
> the ground that eXpositions educate tt
people and that the results are lastin
and beneficial
,, The whole plan was described by NJ
Burkett as ridiculous from beg1nnin
to end" The proposed exposition,
said, was clouded with indefMtenes
because, he said. no one knew when
how long it was going to be held
' whether there would be a single Gel
. available to hold the exposition at a
Mr. Hepburn could only see in Il
appropriation an International junk
for certain foreign guests, provide
they came with q military or naval di