The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-27
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS

Representatives Gill and Smith. dur
ing the debate in the House on the Pure
Food Bill, attsckd the proposition tc
compel the placing of the weights on
canned goods as impossible and i'm
practicable.
Attorney General Moody announced
that the government would institute
proceedings against the Standard Oil
Company under both the Elkins Law
and the Sherman Antitrust Law.
A stormy coloquy between Representa-
tives Bourke Cochran, OF New York.
and Sullivan, OF Massachusetts,, enlivened
the discussion over the Pure Food Bill
in the House.
Speaker Cannon insists that all bus-
ness before the House shall have been
disposed of before he entertains a motion
to adjourn.
The proposition to increase the head
tax and the literacy test will probably
be stricken from the immigration Bill.
The Senate passed the bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for travelling expenses for
the President
William c. Dennis, OF Indiana, has
been appointed assistant solicitor of the
Department of State, new office
created by the last Diplomatic and Con-
sular Appropriation Bill
According to a bulletin of the Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor exports Of
meat and meat products for the past II
months amounted to $Ioo,ooo,ooo.
FREDERICK Veasquez, the Dominican
minister of foreign affairs, had talk
with Secretary Root about Santo Do
mingo's financial embarrassment.
The Immunity Bill passed by the
Senate and amended by the House was
sent to conference by the House.
The House adopted the Senate amend
ment to go slowly in building monster
battleships.
The Senate agreed to the conference
report to the Fortifcations Appropria-
tions Bill.
The House passed a joint resolution
authorizing the President to appoint a
commission 10 examine and report upon
a route for the construction of a Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal.
Clarence NJ. York, secretary to Chief
Justice Fuller, of the Supreme Court
of the United States, was killed by jump
ing or falling from window of Gar
field Hospital.
The House voted down a proposition
to amend the Constitution so as to elect
Senators by popular vote and extend the
terms OF representatives to four years.
Senators Beveridge, Proctor and Lodge
spoke in defense of the Senate Meat
Inspection Bill and claimed that the
House compromise was faulty.
President Roosevelt received Mathnow,
Russian giant. Mathnow was accom-
panied by his wife.
The House passed the bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the travelling expenses
of the President.
The House passed bill TO compel
railroads to check through baggage on
Split tickets"
The meat inspection amendment to
the Agricultural Appropriation Bill was
adopted by the House without division,
and the bill was sent to conference.
Secretary Bonaparte approved the de-
cision of the court-martial which found
Lieutenant Commander Witherspoon
guilty OF negligence in connection with
the grounding of the battleship Rhode
Island
DR.. W. T. Harris, United States COM
missioner of education, has resigned. DR..
Elmer f. Brown, professor of education
in the University of California, was ap-
pointed to succeed him.
The House committee ordered fav-
orable report on the bill authorizing an
annual appropriation of $4,000 to pay
the Presidents travelling expenses.
BY vote OF II to 20 the Senate voted
down an amendment on a street car ex-
tension bill providing for franchise tax
of IL per cent.
The President and Secretary Shaw ar
ranged with delegation of San Francis
co people to deposit $I2,ooo,ooo in the
banks of that city.
Commander Sutherland. of the Yam
kee, reported serious disturbances in the
neighborhood of Monte Christi, Santo
Domingo
The House, under suspension of rules,
passed bill giving national status to
the naval militia.
BIBLE RESTORED AFTER 80 YEARS.