Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-12-27
IN CONGRESS


The Senate.
Senator Foraker occupied the atten.
ton OF the Senate In its last session
before the holiday recess In an extend
ed criticism of the basis of President
Roosevelt's action In discharging the
negro troops of the Twenty-ifth In
fantry on account OF the Brownsville
raid.
He was replied to briefly by Sena-
tor Lodge, while Senator Scott sus-
tanned the demand of the Ohio senator
for a full investigation Of the matter
by the Senate military committee. A,
resolution directing such an ~investiga-
ton Is before the Senate for action at
its next meeting.
Determined efforts are being made
to secure early passage of the pend
ing bill providing that the government
may appeal criminal cases on law
points. 1t develops, according to re-
port at the capitol and in. executive
departments, that Senator Spooner, of
Wisconsin, is at present holding the
measure back
Pressure is being organized to in
duce the Wisconsin mar to relax his
grip and permit the measure to go to
a vote before the ruling can be made
by Judge Lands in the great Standard
Oil rebate cases in Chicago. The
president has been appealed to-, 1t is
reported, to employ his influence with
Senator Spooner.
A bill designed to extend relief to
the money market along the lines of
recommendations made by the secre.
tary of the treasury was introduced
by Senator Elkins. Itk~authorizes the
deposit in national banks Of receipts
from customs, as well as from internal
revenue, requiring the banks to pay a
tax on such deposits and making all
national banks equally eligible for
designation as repositories.
The bill also expressly authorizes
the secretary Of the treasury to make
transfers Of public moneys from the
treasury to the banks, which has been
heretofore done by the secretary on
his own responsibility without author.
lty of law.
Belief prevails that when Senate gets
legislative appropriation bill 1t will
vote to increase Congressmen's
salaries.
The Senate adjourned until Janu
airy g..
5N EEt lH - L1. WANN EH M4tr.Nf
A bill appropriating $1,000, 900 fol
the Alaska-Yukon-Pac Exposition
to be held in Seattle in 1909 was in
troduced in the House by Representa-
tive Humphrey.
The expenditures are divided in the
estimates as follows:
Department of Interior, $3.50, 900;
Department Of War, $4,000 Alaska
$350,0O0; Hawaii, $4,000; Philippine
Islands, $100,0 900.
While the bill was under considera
ton Mr.. Mann, OF Illinois, objected t
the practice of opening Indian reser
vations under the lottery system.
1t seemed to him that the men who
drew the prizes should be compelled
to live up to the letter of the law. HI
seriously doubted whether the entry
men on these lands contemplated
their retention, but believed that the,
hoped rather to make money out o
their holdings, while the real settler
We're pl9ced at a disadvantage.
The House Unexpectedly ran agains
a snag in an effffort to increase tn,
clerical force In the Office Of the en-
rolling clerk. The democrats, led b,
Mr.. Clark, Of Missouri, opposed thu
passage OF the resolution.
Representative Sterling, Of Illinois
introduced a bill providing for the in
corporation in the District of Colum
bia Of the American Medical Union
the object of which is ito promot
medical progress through freedom Q
experiment and the spirit of fratel
nifty"
Representative Gregg, OF Texas, in
troduced a bill providing an appropr.
alton of $1,000 900 for the construction
of fifteen submarine torpedo boats t
be used for the defense of the port
Of the Gulf Of Mexico. Tho bill woul
Daake $1,000, 900 Immediately avails
BILE.
Representative Shepard, Of Texas
introduced a bill appropriating $685. %
for the continued improvement Of tn
waterway connecting Jefferson, Tex
and Shreveport, La. Mr.. Shepar
also introduced a bill appropriatiu.
$4,000 for tho improvement Of SUI
phur river, Arkansas.
After being In session three-qua,
tiers of an hour Friday, the House az
journed until January 5, 1907. Empt
desks greeted the speaker when tn
House convened, and the desire t
get away for the holidays was sup,
rior to the inclination for business
, Jeffriee VIII Referee.
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