The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-04-12
DOINGS IN CONGRESS
What is Being Done Day by Day By
the National House and Senate.
After Southern Fast Mail.


the National House and Senate.
After Southern Fast Mail.
When the House convened Speaker
Cannon appointed The following COM
mittee to participate IN The exercises
attendant upon the second centenary
Of Benjamin Franklin : birth 10 be
held at Philadelphia April II: Messrs
Olmsted of Pennsylvania; Stevens Of
Minnesota; Fassctt Of New York;
Hoar OF Massachusetts, Smith Of Ma
ryland; Pou Of North Carolina; Ryan
Of New York. and Watkins Of Lou
isiana.
The bill making it obligatory for
the circuit and district court of the
middle district Of Alabama 10 sit six
months at Birmingham was passed.
Mr.. Gaines of West Virginia Sc
cured consent TO have printed III The
Record Judge Humphreys opinion in
the beef packers eases, the oral ar
gument made by the Attorney Gen
eral and the several statutes relating
to compulsory testimony and result
ing immunity from prosecution.
The postoffice appropriation bill
was then taken up.
Mr.. Moon of Tennessee, the rank
ing minority member Of the post0f-
fee and post roads committees, in
explanation Of the several provisions
of the postoffiee appropriation bill,
said that the railroads cOntended t.at
they were not receiving sufficient pay
to carry the mails Notwithstanding
The charges made tina: tie railroads
were receiving sums of money far in
excess Of the value Of the service
rendered. He insisted that If the APP
preparation for railway mail service
was to be cut down it ought to be
after complete investigation.
Should Forego Benefits.
After citing instances Of special
privileges to certain Southern locali-
! ties, Mr.. Moon asked: What does
the Democratic party demand on this
question? 1t regulates, ii dcnounces
it condemns every character Of sub
sldy. The Republican platform does
| likewise. Can you say to the people
Of the United States, standing upon
your platform and opposed to ship
| subsidy, thar You are ready, because
of little paltry benefit to your imme-
dlate section, 10 violate the pledges
of your party and the great tenets
| that it has held for a century?
believe the Southern Democrats ought
to appeal to their people and not to
this railroad company which is grant
ed special privileges between Wash.
ington. Atlanta and New Orlears.'
President Not a Gar"
The House during its session lis
tened to Il criticism Of the President
Oil the part Of Mr. Fitzgerald New
| York; for the failure of he Chief
Executive to properly advise the
House as to the objections he had
to the bill opening $4,000 acres of
land for grazing purposes i'll Okla
homa territory, instead of advising
| the members of the Indian Affairs
| Committee as to the weakness of the
measure so that it might be amended
| to meet the wishes Of the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, III the course of his
structures on the President, said:
This is not Russia. The Presi-
dent is not like the Gar, who origi-
mates and enacts legislation. The
President may recommend, but he can
neither originate or enact legislation.
"Somebody may say this is trivial.
The history of all governments which
have parliamentary institutions shows
that the failure to resist trivial en-
eroachment on the part of the chief
executive has led to vast encroach-
ments until the Legislative branch Of
! the government existed in name on
ly"
The Postofice Appropriation bill
was taken up, but beyond explanation
Of the bill by the chairman of the
Postoffice Committee, Mr. Overstreet
| tInd.), no Roadway was made.
White House Conference.
There was a reverberation in the
Senate Of the echo of the White
House conference Of last Saturday
relative to the pending railroad rate
legislation, and while it ended in good
nature, there was a time when the
feeling was quite intense. The Incl
dent occurred at the close of speech
by Mr. Stone, which was devoted
largely to a discussion of that con-
ference. After the Missouri Senator
had taken his seat Mr.. Deliver took
the floor and In the course of brief
speech devoted to q defense of the
right Of Senators TO confer with the
President, charged that other Sena-
tors had been in consultation with
the presidents Of railroad companies.
The intimation contained in the
charge was resented by both Mr..
Bailey and Mr.. Foraker and they de-
manded the names of the Senators
referred to. These Mr.. Deliver de-
clined to give, but he justified his
course in making the charge by saw
ing that he and other Senators who
had participated in the conference
had been sneered at and ridiculed IN
the discussion Of last Tuesday. This
avowal of his motive brought about
an explanation from Mr.. Foraker and
the incident ended pleasantly.
Demand the Name;