Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-01-25
CONGRESS AT WORK
What Our National Law Makers Are
Doing Day by Day.
Tillman Gets Warm.

Senator Tillnsn made q passionate
speech upon the recent ejectment
from the White House of Mrs. Minor
Morris. On Thursday he introduced
a resolution to appoint committee of
investigation, which resolution failed
to pass.
A Lot Of Discussion.
Abuse il the expenditure of appro-
priations was the ext Of the discuss
ion in the Huse during the considera-
tion of the urgent lefciecy appropria-
tion bill. But little progress was
made III consideration Of the bill
which will be tie continuing topic
for Monday.
The portrait of cx-Attorney General
Knox for which he Department of
Justice has asked $2,615 was again
the topic of commmt. The most AMI
mated discussion If the day took
place on an amendment by Mr.. Keifer
Ohio. to increase he amount for the
transportation of silver coin.
Mr.. Smith tlowa declared that the
practice of transporting silver coin
from and TO sub-teasuries was graft
pure and simple aud in the interest
of express compani's.
Mr.. Hill Conn said it was sun
adulteratcd graft Every Secretary
of the Treasury from CARLYLE down. he
said had diSapprovel of the practice.
He said he could Sve Specific in
stance where an express company was
paid by the government $4,000 for
transporting its own money From San
FranSiSco 10 New Y'rk.
Mr.. Williams Mis.) stated that of
the movement of siver was stopped
or restricted ii woui work Hardship
IN agricultural distrits. TIL amend
ment was lost
Want Licens Record.
Mr.. Humphreys (AissD discussed a
measure he has penGng to make the
governments records If Federal liquor
taxpayers and licens-holders availa-
bic as evidence. In prohibition and
local option sections of the country,
he said. the present lractice of with
holding this Information really placed
the Federal governm mt in the posi-
tlon OF aiding the volators of local
laws. Persons operating "blind I'll
GERS said Mr.. Humphreys. obtain
Federal license and thus avoid pursuit
by government agents, but the govern
ment records were withheld by the
rules of the Internal revenue Bureau
from being available ly State officials
III making prosecutions. The rule of
the Internal Revenue Bureau, he said.
contravened the well-established rules
of evidence of our Jurisprudence.
Stain" that there had been con
siderable criticism of Southern cotton
planters III their efforts to decrease
their cotton acreage Mr.. Sims (Tenn. J
denied that this would increase Euro
pean acreage and placed in The
Record an article from the govern
ment crop reporter on the subject.
Bill in Exposition s Behalf.
Washington. Special.-Repesenta-
tive Maynard, of Virginia, Introduced
bill authorizing the government To
participate in the jamestown Ter
Centennial Exposition at Hampton
Roads in 1907, and providing an ap-
preparation of 81, $4,000 for govern
mental buildings and exhibits. The
bill also provided for the coinage by
the government of 100000 q silver
pieces, the exposition to pay for the
bullion used. By this means the ex-
position expects to realize n profit of
about 100000 on the difference be-
tween the cost of the silver and the
circulating value of the coins. Rep
resentative Maynard believes there
will be great demand for 81 silver
pieces especially coined for the ex-
position and bearing scenes typical of
jamestown, as the coin will be of such
unusual size that it will be priced as
a souvenir.