Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
SPELLING UP IN HOUSE
But One Member Dares 10 Defend
The Presidents Way.
AND He CAN'T STAND THRU"
The San Francisco contretemps anc
the Reed Smoot Case VIII Both
Come Up.

cess necessary after long recess the
national legislative machine is now
running smoothly and will begin to
grind out real business this week.
The new session opened briskly in
the senate. Without observing the
time-honored custom of first reading
the presidents message, Senators For
aker and Penrose introduced resolu,
tions calling for information about the
discharge of the battalion of colored
troops. Both resolutions, one address
ed to the president and the other to
the secretary of war, were adopted Ia,
ter in the week, after somewhat &C
riminous debate.
The School Trouble.
The presidents reference to the Jap
anese school trouble ia California
aroused comment among the senators
and representatives especially those
from California, and caused Senator
Raynor to introduce a resolution de-
claring that the federal government
has no control over state schools.
Mr.. Raynor proposes to make a
speech ON the subject in the near fu-
ture, after Secretary Metcalf's report
on his investigation of the subject has
been received.
One of the first things to be at
tended to by the senate this week
will be the confirmation of the cabi
net nominations. No opposition has
been expressed to the proposed
changes and the delay in acting upon
them was the result of failure to
secure a quorum before the judiciary
committee, before which the nomina-
ton of Secretary Bonaparte to be at
torney general is pending.
1t is expected that the senate will
hold an executive session early in the
week and that all cabinet nominations,
as we'll as that of attorney general
to the supreme court, will be confirm
ed.
Senator Shoots Case.
The discussion of the Reed Smoot
case will begin in the open senate on
Tuesday. when Chairman Burrows, of
the privileges and elections commit
tee, will make a long and exhaustive
speech against Smoot.
Senator Dubois Qdaho) will follow
on Thursday, paying particular atten-
ton to the alleged interference OF the
Mormon church in the politics Of Utah.
Idaho and other adjoining states.
Mr.. Shoots colleague, Senator Suth-
erland, will speak during the week in
his defense Other senators will be
heard on both sides of the case.
Railway Employees Hours.
Senator LaFollette's bill to limit
the hours that railroad employees who
may be continuously employed will
come up during the week, as will also
the bill to prohibit gambling in the
territories.
On Wednesday the senate will have
long executive session, at which the
Algeciras convention regarding Mo
rocco will probably be ratified.
In the House.
Moved to action BY Speaker Can
ron, the house ended the first week or
The session with the satisfaction Of
krtwing that it did rot loaf sltogeth-
or. On the floor the members swatte i
the Littlefield bill doing oway with the
compulsory pilotage on sailing vessels.
A measure was passed permitting
national banks to loan money on farm
lands and on making prison-made
goods subject to the laws of the state
into which they are sent.
The appropriations committee has
finished it's work on the legislature,
executive and judicial appropriation,
which will probably be passed by the
house in the coming week. The anti
simplifled spelling provision of the
measure will doubtless cause an inter
esting debate.
The merchant marine committee has
started negotiations among its war
ring members with prospects of COM
promise over the senate ship subsidy
measure.
On Tuesday the house committee
on banking and currency will begin
hearings on the elastic currency prop
ositisn.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 11.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's "fonetik spelling" pro-
vided an amusing "bee" for congress
sional intellects in the house, and
pruned English was frowned upon.
Representative Gillett. of Massachu-
sets, appeared in the role of White
House champion, but even he admitted
that he simply could not swallow
thru" The only 299 words endowed
by Andrew Carnegie and simplified
spelling board got a clean board OF