The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
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Mr.. Tillman, at the opening of the
Senate session Monday, offered a resolu-
ton providing for an inquiry by the COM
mittee ON finance into contributions by
national banks to campaign committees
1t went over. Mr.. Hepburn spoke at
length on the railway rate bill. The In
dian appropriations bill was taken up for
committee amendments, but was not COM
pleted. Rules were suspended and a mum
Der of important measures passed by the
House. One was for the removal of the
tax on denatured alcohol rendered unfit
for beverages. Another forbade the inn
portation or carriage by interstate COM
merce of falsely stamped articles of pre-
cious metals. A third extended the time
when the .coastwise laws of the United
States shall apply to the Philippines to
April IL. 1909. The bill permitting ma
tional banks to loan 10 per cent of their
capital and surplus to one individual or
corporation, instead of 10 per cent of che
capital alone, was passed, as was a con-
| current resolution authorizing the clerk
| to restore to the bill providing for the dis
| position of the affairs of the five civilized
tribes the part proposed to lie stricken
out in one of the amendments of the Sen
ate.
In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Tillman
| called up his resolution directing the Sem
ate committee on finance to enter upon
an investigation of the question of cam
paign contributions by the national banks.
Mr.. Tillman said he wished the inquiry
10 extend to the Democratic as well as
| the Republican campaign committees and
engaged in a sharp controversy with Mr..
| Hopkins concerning the Walsh banks in
| Chicago. Mr.. Foster spoke for almost
three hours in support Of the House rail
road rate bill. The House bill providing
| for the coinage of minor coins was pass
eA. The House cleared the decks by pass
ing under suspension Of the rules a num-
Der of bills of general interest Among
them were the following: Establishing a
national quarantine against epidemics;
regulating appeals in criminal cases by
permitting the government to have g de-
cision reviewed when a demurrer to an
Indictment has been sustained; creating a
bureau of the reclamation service in the
Interior Department: providing for the
entry of agricultural lands within forest
reserves. In addition 572 private pension
bills were passed. The measure extending
the national irrigation act to the State
of Texas was taken up as unfinished BUSH
ness.
In his opening prayer in the Senate
Wednesday Chaplain Edward Everett
Hale made reference to the San Francisco
disaster. Only routine business was trans
acted, adjournment until Thursday being
taken at II 80 p. m. to permit the Demo-
Gratis to proceed with their conference on
the railroad rate bill. The San Francisco
disaster hung like a pail over the House,
legislation being carried on in a perfume
tory way. A resolution was adopted di-
recting the War and Navy Departments
to place at the disposition of the Mayor
of San Francisco such supplies as may
be necessary. A resolution of sympathy
also was passed. The bill extending the
national irrigation law to Texas was pass
ed, and the conference. report on the PEN
sion appropriation. bill agreed to. An APP
preparation of $1,000 to bring home the
bodies of the men killed on the battleship
Kearsarge was voted. The Speaker laid
before the House and had read the mes
sage of the President relating to the de-
cision of Judge Humphrey in the beef
cases. Speaker Cannon said he had in
structed the journal clerk to omit the
names of John N. Williamson (Oregon)
and Malcolm II. Patterson (Tenn.) from
the future rolls of the House, as they have
not attended sessions and have not been
sworn in. He said this statement was
due by reason of his ruling thet 191 mem
bers constitute a quorum.
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The Senate Thursday passed a joint
resolution appropriating 100000 for
the relief of the people Of California, and
en- emergency bill carrying $4,000 to pay
the expenses of bringing home the bodies
of the Kearsarge victims. Mr.. Bailey
made an explanation of the proceedings of
the Democratic caucus and Mr.. La Fol-
lette delivered the frst half of an ex-
haustive speech on the rate bill. Mr..
Tillman and Mr.. Hopkins had another
spirited encounter concerning the Walsh
bank failure in Chicago, which was ended
by the presiding officer. The House voted
the appropriation Of $1,000,000 for the
sufferers in San Francisco and other ruin
ed California cities and gave the Secre-
taries of War, Navy, Treasury and Com
merce power to cooperate with the au-
thorities of the stricken cities. Mr.. Will
liams, the minority leader, gave notice
that there would be no moro legislation
except under the rules of the House or a
special rule until the conferees on the
statehood bill had made a report. Several
speeches were made on the tariff.
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In the Senate Friday Mr.. La Toilette
continued, but did not conclude his speech
on the rate bill. The appropriation for
the San Francisco sufferers was made
available for the purchase of medical sup
plies and steps were taken toward replac-
ing the public buildings by calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury to prepare an
estimate of the cost of new structures. A
serious alteration between Gen. Gros-
yenor of Ohio and Frank Clark of Florida
was narrowly averted in the House
through the diplomacy of Mr.. Williams,
who had their language stricken from the
record. Before the trouble had been
smoothed over, however, Mr.. Clark nade
a threat of personal violence against Mr..
Grosvenor. Sixty-fiye pages of the Dis
trict of Columbis appropriation bill were
considered, and the national quarantaine
bill was sent to conference.
National Capital Notes.
President Roosevelt has presented to
the War Department for its historical
collection a section of a log from the cabin
which Gen. u. s. Grant built for his fam
ily near st. Louis after his resignation
from the regular army before the opening
of the war of 1861.
Secretary Bonaparte has decided to ac-
cept the resignation of Midshipman Miner
Merrlweather from the naval academy.
He Will instruct the superintendent of the
academy to dismiss the sentence of one
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