Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-04-11
DOINGS in CONGRESS
What is Being Done Day by Day By
the National House and Senate.
After Southern Fast Mail.


held at Philadelphia April II: Messrs
Olmsted of Pennsylvania; Stevens of
Minnesota; Fassett 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 to sit six
months at Birmingham was passed.
Mr.. Gaines Of West Virginia Sc
cured consent to have printed in The
Record Judge Humphreys opinion in
the beef packers cases, 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 postofice appropriation bill
was then taken up.
Mr.. Moon of Tennessee, the rank
ing minority member of the postof-
fee and post roads committees, in
explanation of the several provisions
of the postoffice appropriation bill,
said that the railroads contended that
they were not receiving. sufficient pay
to carry the mails Notwithstanding
The charges made that the railroads
were receiving sums Of money far in
excess of the value of the service
rendered. He insisted that it 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? It repudiates, it denounces
it condemns every character Of sub
sidy. The Republican platform does
likewise. Can you say to the people
Of the United States, standing upon
your platform and opposed to ship
subsidy, that you are ready, because
of little paltry benefit to your imme-
sdiate section, to violate the pledges
of your party and the great tenets
that it has held for a century, I
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 Orleans.''
President Not a Gar
The House during its session lis
tened to a criticism of the President
on the part of Mr.. Fitzgerald fNew
York; for the failure of he Il
Executive to properly advis vhe
House as to the objections mad
to the bill opening 5O5,OOO acres of
land for grazing purposes in 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 Commis-
sioner of Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, in the course of his
structures OF the President, said:
"This is not Russia. The Presi-
dent is not like the Car, 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-
croachment 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 Postof1ice Appropriation bill
was taken up, but beyond explanation
Of the bill by the chairman Of the
Postoffice Committee, Mr. Overstreet
(Ind.) rn headway was made.
White House Conference.
There was 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 a speech
by Mr.. Stone, which was devoted
largely to a discussion Of that con-
ference. After the Missouri Senator
had taken his seat Mr.. Dolliver took
the floor and in the course of a brief
speech devoted to a 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.. Dolliver de-
clined to give, but he justified his
course in making the charge by say
ing that lie and other Senators who
lad participated i'll the conference
had been sneered at and ridiculed in
the discussion OF last Tuesday. This
avowal of his motive brought about
all explanation from Mr.. Foraker and
the incident ended pleasantly
Demand the Names.
Mr.. Bailey, in following Mr.. Dolli-
yer, first outlined his own position in
opposition to the practice of confer
ring with the President. .He said that
the present situation presented pecu-
liar reasons why tlle President should
not Interfere in legislation.
He then said; 5lhle Senator from