Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-03-08
WORK Of CONGRESS
The Senate and House Regularly at
Work-What They are Doing.
The Civil APPROPRIATION Bill.

UUU,UUU. various du1CuulISuIS WSlO
offered to the measure, and most of
them were debated at some length.
There also was discussion of the pure
food bill, and Mr.. Dolliver made a
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 COM
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
Platt, of Connecticut, so as 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. 1t
was aimed especially at the New York
district attorney. Mr.. Bacon suggest
ed a fixed salary of 100000 for the
New York officer, and with this
change he amendment was adopted.
It prohibits the payment of fees to
district attorneys except in the case OF
the District of Attorney.
An amendment was adopted author
fzing the construction of a light-ship
Off Brunswick, Ca, at a cost of $780,
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.
MIR Hnvh11rn i'm ~o5ioto1- oo11oJ ~.
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 n prohibiting the sending
OF insects injurious to crops through
the mails. Mr.. Culberson objected,
and in doing so had a 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
paper bearing the letter head of Price,
Mccormick & Company, of New York,
and the writer said that the name
signed was fictitious.
Mr.. Platt, Of Connecticut, offered
a 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
the approaching recess of Congress.
The resolution was commented upon
by several Senators. At the instance
of Mr.. Martin, the scope of the reso-
luton was 81 extended as to include
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 uD the House bill a]ppropriating
S250,000 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 $3.50 0 the appropriation to
defray the expense of the congression-
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 a trip is u~nwarranted
extravaganza.
The motion was voted down.
The general deficiency bill was
passed after striking out the House
provision appropriating 100000 to
pay mileage to Senators and Repre-
sentatives OH account of the extra ses.
sion of the 5Sth Congress.
Messrs. Allison, Hale and Cockrell
were appointed c%onferees 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 of
English-speaking people on the Wes-
tern hemisphere, in the vicinity of
jamestown, Va, On the waters of
Hampton Roads, was provided by the
douse when, by a vote of 1872 to 81, the
ill for that purpose was passed under
q suspension of the Rules. The amount
appropriated is $3.50, 600. To put the bill
through a t%wo-thirds vote was neces-
sary, and this was obtained only after
considerable debate. The members of
the Virginia delegation during the roll
call mingled among their colleagues
and personally appealed to them to
cast their votes in support Of the meas
ure. An interested spectato: was Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, president of the expo
siticn company.
Mr.. Maynard, Of Virginia, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill ap-
propriating $250,000 for an. internation-
al naval, marine and military celebra-
ton to be held on the waters of Hamp-
ton Roads, beginning May 10 and end
ing not later than Nov. 1, 1907, ir COM
memoration of the first permanent set
tlement of English-speaking people in
America at jamestown, Virginia, in
1907.
Mr.. Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman
of the committee on industrial arts
and expositions, in favoring the bill,
gave a graphic description of the plans
and purposes of the exposition COM
pany. The bill also was strongly sup
ported by Mr.. SulZer, of New York, on
the ground that expositions educate the
people and that the results are lasting
and beneficial.
The whole plan was described by Mr..