The Globe-republican., 1906-01-25
DoiNcs Or THE HOUSE AND SEN.
ATE DURING THE WEEK.
MANY IMPORTANT BILLS UP.
Very Few Bills Have Passed and
Many +avs Been Tied Up FOR
Amendments ~ Grindlngs IN Both
Bodies Generally SLOW.
"Wednesday. January "a.

"Wednesday. January 24.
Washington. With point OF OF
der impending, the eight-hour claus
of the Panama canal item in the urg
ent deficiency bill was buffetted abou
IN debate during the greater part o
today's session of the house. The de
pate was general" however, and tn,
point of order, which will be by Mr.
Hogg OF Colorado or by Mr.. VIII
liams. the minority leader can onl,
be made when the section is consid
,seredt for amendment.
While the eight-hour provision o.
the Panama part of the bill is what
is objected to most strenuously
speeches were made for and against
the administrator canal policy. Mr.
Williams. the minority leader, declar
ed the work of digging ought to be
done by contract. Mr. Dearmond OF
Missouri Immediately ccntended that
this could not be done successfully
Mr.. Burton of Ohio, urged that con.
gress should scrutinize appropriations.
Mr. Hepburn OF Iowa urged the ne
cessity Of Capitalization in response.
bility and wanted the president held
responsible for the work.
The house committee on territories
gave final consideration to the Joint
statehood bill
~ Mr.. Hamilton will report his bill ia
yorably to the house and the Demo.
Gratis will file a minority report. I'm
less the present plans be changed, the
Hamilton bill will not be considered
in the house until Wednesday, when
the Republican leaders purpose sub
hitting a rule to prevent amendment
of the bill.
Tuesday, January %.
+ Washington. The senate commit
tee on interstate commerce met with
the intention of considering the For
aker rate bill, but quorum of the
committee did not appear, although
informally Senator Foraker explain
: ed his bill to the members present.
The committee adjourned until 1880
D. m. Tuesday, when consideration of
khn EoraLav hill mill haotp
The senate committee on irrigation
referred to a subcommittee bill pro-
Yiding for the withdrawing from pub
pic entry of lands needed for townsite
purposes in connection with irrigat-
ing projects. The subcommittee is
to bring In an amendment which will
deal with the subject of disbursing
public money from the irrigation
funds. Several members of the COM
mittee took the position that the con-
trol of these funds should not be left
to the geological survey without SUI
pervision by congress.
/; There Is now about 100000 in
the funds affected.
Monday, January ~.
:: Washington.-The> senate commit,
Zee on territories ordered favorable
report on Senator Nelson's bill pro-
viding for a delegate in congress from
Alaska.
,s Washington. ~ Reform in the matter
of making deficiency appropriations
agitated the house. and the entire
time of the five and quarter hours
session was devoted to its discussion,
with the exception of short speech |
for free hides by Mr.. Perkins of New |
York.
I The urgent deficiency bill was be- |
ing considered under the general de-
bate order, and Mr.. Littauer of New
York, in charge of the bill, set the
pace by pointing out the failure OF
the legislation of last year to curb
heads of departments in their de-
mands for deficiency supplies. He
explained the more stringent meas
ures of the bill and said that several
requests for money had been refused
by the committee.
, After some further debate the
house, at Sis o'clock, adjourned.
Saturday, January 20.
Washington. Jan. 20. Secretary
Taft, In response to request from
the house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has sent a COM
munication to that committee relative
to the house bill for the construction
OF cable connecting the mainland
Of the United States with the canal
zone. The secretary recommends
that the chief signal Office be author
lied to construct and operate a milf
tary cable. to be open for CONNER.
ciaI purposes with maximum rate |
of 40 cents, a word between Keywest,
and the canal zone at
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