Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-12-29
IN CONGRESS


tion OF the Senate In its last session
before the holiday recess in an extend.
ed criticism Of the basis of President
Rooseyelt's action in discharging the
negro troops of the Twenty-hfth in.
fantry on account Of the Brownsville
raid.
lie was replied to briefly by Sena.
tor Lodge, while Senator Scott sus.
tanned the demand of the Ohio senator
for full investigation of the matter
by the Senate military committee. A
resolution directing such an investlga.
tion 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, ID at present holding the
measure back.
Pressure Is being organized to IN
duce the Wisconsin man to relax his
grip and permit the measure to 20 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, Il 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. ItSauthorzes 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 Congressmens
salaries.
The Senate adjourned until Janu.
airy 3.
The House.
A bill appropriating $1,200,OOO for
the Alaska.YukonPacific 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, $55O,OOO;
Department Of War, S150,000; Alaska,
$3.50 900; Hawaii, $4,000; Philippine
Islands, 100000.
While the bill was under considera-
tion Mr., Mann, of Illinois, objected to
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. He
seriously doubted whether the entry.
men on these lands contemplated
their retention, but believed that they
hoped rather to make money out of
their holdings, while the real settlers
were placeu at a disadvantage.
The House Unexpectedly ran against
a snag In an effffort to increase the
clerical force in the Office of the en-.
rolling clerk, The democrats, led by
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, opposed the
passage OF the resolution.
Representative Sterling, of Illinois,
introduced bill providing for the in
corporation in the District of Coum.
bia Of the American Medical Union.
the object Of which is ito promote
medical progress through freedom OF
experiment and the spirit of frater.
nifty"
Representative Gregg, OF Texas, in. |
troduced bill providing an appropri.
alton of $4,000, 900 for the construction
OF fifteen submarine torpedo boats to
be used for the defense of the ports
OF the Gulf Of Mexico. The bill would .
pake s1,OOO,OOO Immediately avalla.
BILE.
Representative Shepard, of Texas,
a bill appropriating $4,000
for the continued Improvement of the
waterway connecting Jefferson, Tex.
and Shreveport, La. Mr. Shepard
also introduced a bill appropriating
$4,000 for the Improvement of Sui.
phur river Arkansas
After being in session three.quar.
ters of an hour Friday, the House ad.
iourned until January 8, 1907, Empty
desks greeted the speaker when the
House convened, and the desire to
get away for the holidays was supe-
rior TO the inclination for business.