The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
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washington, p. 81 JEl1ly s--I ne
first session o. tlie 59th Congress-
just closed was one spt the most I'm :llt
porfant in the history q legislat Ion 2
Many matters Of ma ional niheance
were disposed q. and Senator'S as
wen as Repre- ntatiyes were kept
busy from the beg inning until the close
OF the session Thei1e gislati on bills
Of nationai weight ssas snfiicient Of
itself To- Keep III uhers8 of Congress
1T work ail the time, and 81 is only
wben me special @orls done by g sim ilI
gle Senator ing ion to the general
legislation Is considered that 1t is
seen how yery much occupied ones
time has been: ecially is this
true ia the case Of Senator Scott,
Who was seen at his committee
room to-day Dyl your respondent:
Ee Is at work clearing up matters
that shaye accumu1at ted in the last few
days ana preparing for his summers
rest.
During this session the Senator made
four speeches on national questions,
namely the railroad rate bill, the
shin subsidy, the immigration bill and
the military telegraphers' bill. In
tiie senate he had charge of the lat
ter ma ter; and so convincing was
his areanent that upon the close
Of Ills address the Senate unanimous
il passed the bill These matters of
fhafnselyes lin connection with other
GENERAL egisIation would be a good
wintefs work but they are very
smalI part 81 the actual labor Of the
session. For instance Senator Scott
ID d member of the Committee on
District on Columbia, the Committee
On Military ftafrs. the Committee
On Postofices and Post Roads. the
cont fee on Pensions and Chairman
81 line Committee on Public Build
ings and grounds. In the Committee
ON District OF Columbia, as chairman
of q snbsc ofnmitee, he handled a
number &c the most important bills
enectfne he interests Of the District:
notably the school bill recognizing
die police Department and the bill
reorganising the fire department. 1t
has been said OF him by one of the
sdftors of a. washington. paper that
ias done al much if not more thahn
Az other Senator during the last
session or Congress for the good Of
ne District OF Columbia. This praise
while high is well deserved. For
the Comittee on Military Affairs the
Senator had charge Of the Military
ACADEMY Appropriate Bill in addt-
ionl tos other routine work. This
measure he handled to the satisfac-
tion OF the Senate and secured all
that body asked. For the Committee
al Postoffices and Post Roads he had
chafse OF the nominations for post
masters III the states OF West Vir-
efnfa Kentucky, Virginia and Ar
Kansas and for Indian Territory, Ok
laifoma ana New Mexico. What a
tasfs this was no one can know ex-
xcepts one who has been through the
sfind and has examined the charges
ana counter;charges made against
tiie various nominees. For the Com
niitee Oh Pensions 1t was his duty
IS all as chairman Of a subcommittee
on the states Of West Virginia, Vir-
einia Pennsylvania and Delaware,
ana aiI the pension bills from these
taftss passed on by the committee
stsFss ;ip So reports made by him. In
don to this he Had his own work
ass 4 II irnaan 81 the Committee or
}sSIfc buildings and Grounds, and
d,irine the session one hundred and
tyenfs bflls we're referred to this
coinniitfee requiring careful reports.
Eiis west Virginia constituents can
fo14fis some idea Of the amount Of