New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28
SPENDS DAY IN HAGGLING
HOUSE IS ATTACKED BY "A FIT
OF ECONOMY.
Devotes Over an Hour to Debate on
Matter Of Saving 500 Year
in Engineers Salary.

Washington, March 21.-The house
Of representatives on Tuesday did
business with microscope in one
hand and the bill making appropria-
ton for the salaries of it's officers and
employees in the other. The spirit of
economy in little things were all abb
sorbing. Points of order were made
and many Of them were fatal to pro-
posed Increases in the salaries of Of
flcers, janitors, doorkeepers, messen-
gers and laborers. A point of order
on one of them which made the salary
OF the engineer Of the house S72O a
year instead of $500 as proposed.
caused constitutional debate of more
than an hour. The final round of the
day was debate as to whether the
house could get as good packing boxes
as the senate did for its members, and
finally move was made to eliminate
packing boxes entirely from the per-
quisities Of members, which failed.
Washington, March 21.-In less
than 20 minutes time the senate Tues
day voted away $140,ooO,oOO of the
public funds. The sum is carried by
the pension appropriation bill.
Washington, March ,22.-The entire
day in the senate was devoted to the
consideration of the railroad rate bill
Senator Culbertson began the pro-
ceedings by presenting an amend
ment prohibiting corporations coming
under the operation of the proposed
law from making campaign contribu-
lions. Senators Bailey and Dolliver
made speeches reiterating their views
on the rate question and they were
| followed by more or less extended re-
marks by Senators !Tillman, Patter-
i son, Hepburn and Knox Senator
!, Bailey was interrupted in the middle
of his speech by the announcement of
his fathers death, and Immediately
| left the senate chamber.
| Washington, March 23-The state
hood bill was taken from the speak
er's table in the house Thursday,
placed in the hands of three selected
conferees, and a request made of the
senate for a conference on the dis
/ agreeing votes of the two houses. This
action was not accomplished without
many words and votes. 1t was devel-
oped at once, however, that there were
votes enough to carry out the pro-
gramme of the leaders.
Washington, March 23.-In the SEN
ate Thursday Senator Beveridge, as
chairman of the committee on terri
tories, asked for the appointment of
conferees to meet the conferees APP
pointed by the house on the statehood
bill. Senator Foraker promptly OBJ
4 jected, and the matter went over for
! one day.
Washington, March "a Senator
spooner concluded his speech in the
senate on the railroad rate bill and the
Notifications appropriation bill was Ia
ken up and passed. The bill carries an
appropriation of s125, 900 for the cree
ton of a powder mandatory, and
Senator Daniel spoke at length in
support of the provision He declared
! that the nation was entirely at the
i mercy of a powder trust.
| Washington, March 24.-The house
again endeavored to legislate with the
brakes on Friday. The result was
some friction and heat, and the speed
in considering the legislative bill was
4 correspondence slow. The debate
threw many side lights on the rules OF
the house.