The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-12-14
The Message Read.

President Roosevelt's message tor
Congress received the attention of the
House for two and a half hours Tues
day. Its reading was listened TO with
marked attention and at its concfu-
sion the documents was applauded.
Preliminary steps were taken toward
appropriating the needed emergency I
funds for the Panama Canal. Should
unanimous consent be refused for its
consideration, a special rule from the
committee on rules will be available
which will put the bill on its passage
after limited period for discussion.
Mr.. Webb, of North Carolina, in
troduced bill to have daily reports
made on the amount Of cotton ginned,
during the ginning season.
In the Senate.
The Senate was in session for al
most three hours Tuesday and gave
practically all of its time to listen
ing to the reading of the Presidents
annual message. There was a large
attendance Of Senator's and the gal
leries were we'll filed, most of the !
time with representatives Of the gem
eral public. The document received
close attention from both classes,
senator's following the reading from
beginning to end with printed copies
in their hands.
Wednesday in the House.
,, With an opportunity for unlimited
debate on the subject of the Panama
Canal, the House exhausted its ora
tory on that subject in a session OF
four and three-quarter hours Wednes-
day. The bill appropriating $780,
900 for the canal work, which was the
subject Of discussion, will be read for
amendment and placed on its' final
passage The feature of the debate
was the criticism indulged In by both Z
Republicans and Democrats regarding
the incompleteness of the statement Of
expenditures and estimates furnished
by the canal commission.
Mr.. Hepburn (Iowa) reviewed the
canal work, stating that $10,00O.OOO
had been expended and that particu-
lar attention had been paid, to hous-
ing employees on the isthmus and In
rehabitating the machinery the French
company had left there.
In the Senate.
Senator Latimer re-introduced his
good roads bill. Senator Simmons In
troduced bill providing for a per-
manent commission to investigate the
executive departments. Senator Over
man presented a bill providing for
commission whose duty it shall be to
enlarge the foreign market for Amer
| lean cotton.
Senator Culberson introduced a bill
making it a felony for an Insurance.
company or any other corporation to
contribute money or anything of val
ne toward the election of President
or a Vice-President of the United
States. Sf
To Apportion Direct Tax:
Mr.. William Kitchin has introduced
the following joint resolution. propos-
ing an amendment to the Constitution
| relating to direct taxes:
Resolved by the Senate and House
of the Representatives Of the United
States of America i'll Congress as
sembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), that the follow
ing amendment be proposed TO the
Legislatures Of the several States
which when ratified by the Legisla-
lures of three-fourths of the several
States shall become, and be part
of, the Constitution, to wit:
"Direct taxes shall be. bortioned
among the several State\ ae riding
10 the real and personal pforety, as
assessed for taxation, situated in each
State not belonging TO each State or
to the United States.
For Public Buildings.
Congressman BIockburn has intro
duced a bill approgriating 100000
for the erection of public building
at Salisbury, and bill appropriating
$4,000 for, pnblic building at Mt.
Airy. Representative w. Kifchin has
INTRODUCED bill appropr atins $JO,-
er a public builsins al High Point