The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-01
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ing house; another providing for an
inquiry into the causes.
Scented Corruption.

ing house; another providing for an
inquiry into the causes.
Scented Corruption.
Mr.. Carmack scented corruption
somewhere. Another thing that Gre
ated CONSERVATION for time was that
for few minutes thirteen people sat
at the lunch served the president in
the room of the committee on military
affairs. There were seated about the
ole President Roosevelt, Secretary
Root, Attorney General Moody, AS
sistant Secretary Bacon, Secretary
Cortelyou, Secretary Loeb, Senators
Warren, Cullom, Clapp, Foraker,
Crane, Blackburn and Willard. The
cry went up. Secretary Bennett, of
the Senate, was sent for and broke
the hoodoo.
Fairbanks Talks.
Vice-President Fairbanks, i'm res
ponding to a resolution of thanks adj
journed the Senate by saying: "Sena-
tors: | shall always hold it grateful
remembrance the resolution you have
adopted person to myself. Permit me
to express to you by deep sense of
ODlIBdIlOH lUe uHIIOlIl
kindness and assistance which the
chair has received from both sides of
the chamber
Troublesome Delays.
1t was at the reassembling at five
O'Clock that the impatience of Sena-
tors showed itself. Speaker Cannon
who had accepted the inevitable and
had been in with the President and
his friends, came upon the floor. He
was Immediately surrounded. The in
telligence he impaired was sadden-
ing. He said the House had taken a
recess until seven p. m. at which
time he believed the printers would
have done their full duty.
The Senate was willing to accept
anything in the way of bad news. 1t
refused to see any CHEEKY side to a
most distressing situation. Mr.. Kean
moved a recess until 7 p. m. Mr.. Hale
denounced the new management of
the public printing department
ut is utter inefficiency to meet a
pressing situation. The subject is one
that will call for future consideration.
It has never happened before" Hav-
ing said these few but significant
words, he sat down.
Mr.. Blackburn wanted o'clock
fixed.
Let us have time to get our din
ners." he pleaded. 1--WE will not have
these bills before that time, If then"
Just at that moment message was
received from the House.
Lets hear what it is" scornfully
exclaimed Mr.. Hale.
1t proved to be the bill making ap-
preparations for the items carried in
the Omnibus Public Building bill.
Time was not scarce, but the clerk
was tired. He skipped as he read.
II didn't hear any provision for the
Colorado Springs building" Interrupt
ter Mr.. Warren.
Let the bill pass" declared Mr..
Hale. And it was PASSED, In mo-
ment the chamber was. vacant.
Review Of the Session.
The pure food enactment and the
meat inspection provision are also i'm
portant changes in the federal atti-
tude towards both the producer and
consumer Of the country.
uniform and more strict method
of naturalizing aliens was enacted.
Immunity of witnesses from prosecu-
ton, who give testimony before gov
eminent tribunals was made the sub
ject of an enactment, which clearly
states when such immunity obtains
and when otherwise.
bill removing the internal revenue
tax on denatured alcohol was passed.
The type of the Panama canal was
fixed, thus settling question which
has perplexed both the professional
and lay mind. The president Is to
build lock canal and was given a to-
tai of 500 100000 for the year for that
purpose. 1t was required that material
for the canal should be of American
manufacture, unless the president
shall find the price excessive, in which
case he Is given authority to buy
abroad.
The consular service was given
complete new legal status, which will
permit of an entire reorganization.
When appropriations for the session
are totalled it will be found that their
This is the greatest sum since the war
congress of 1898. OF this amount $685.
100000 will so into new public build
ings in various sections of the coun-
try. The legislation on appropriation
bills was characteristic throughout of
being restrictive on the government
department heads in the matter of
making expenditures and in submit
ting their estimates to congress. 1t is
the desire of congress to put an end,
as far as possible, TO deficiency appro-
priations.
The naval increase. which has been
going on annually, received somewhat
afioat," was authorized, but congress
of a set back. The largest battleship
.equiyea that before bids for its con-
struction could be submitted the plans
must be sent to congress at its next
session.
The annual appropriation for the
state militia was doubled and here