The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-13
Work of National House Will
Suspend Dec. 20 and Begin
January 3.
JAPANESE QUESTION UP
SENATOR RAYNER DEFENDS THE
RIGHT OF A STATE AND is LIS
TENED TO MOST ATTENTIVE.
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Washing ton, Dec. IL. - The house
adopted the concurrent resolution to
adjourn Dec. 20 for the Christmas hol-
3dsys, to reconvene Jan. 3.
The house began the reading of the
The legislative bill will be followed by
an urgent deficiency bill, the main
stems of which carry appropriations
OF $25O.O0O for the department Of agri-
culture to enforce the pure food laws,
$4,000 for the war department cover
ing the transportation of officers to
and from uba, with the understanding
that the republic of Cuba shall reim-
burse the United States. Included in
the $50, 900 item is an appropriation to
pay travelling expenses of army off,
GERS visiting military camps.
Notifications of the Chinese exclu-
sion act probably will not be consid-
cred by the house committee on for
eign liens until after Christmas.
John II. Perrin of Indianapolis ap-
peared before the house committee on
banking and currency in support of
the American Bankers association
credit currency measure. He urged
the necessity for 5000 200, 900 more in
bank notes, And explained the predica-
ment in which bankers find them
selves at crop making time as result
of the great demand for money.
The senate agreed to a resolution of
Inquiry regarding the details of AL
legged experiments with cholera
virus by the army surgeon, DIR. Strong,
at Manila, and whether such expert
ment resulted in the death of 10 or
more persons.
The senate adopted resolution
calling on the president to furnish in
formation and all correspondence rela-
tive to the seizure by the Mexican
government of the fishing schooner
Silas Stearns.
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate: Ambassa-
doris extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary: Henry White of Rhode Island
TO France, Lloyd c. Griscom of Penn
syivania to Italy, John w. Riddle of
Minnesota to Russia, Irving b. Dudley
of California to Brazil; Envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary,
Leslie Combs of Kentucky to Peru
Favorable reports were ordered by
the senate committee on interstate
commerce on the nominations Of Judi
son c. Clements of Georgia, James III.
Harlan of Illinois and Edgar f. Clark
OF Iowa, to be interstate commerce
commissioners.
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Cortelyou take charge of the treasury
portfolio March 4,"Aaid Senator Aid
rich. who talked with President Roose-
welt about Cortelyou's nomination to
be secretary of the treasury, which
was held up by the senate finance
committee because no date was speci-
fed as to when the appointment
would become effective. The same
formal objection. 1t is said, applied to
other nominations before the senate,
notably. that of James r. Garfield, to
he secretary of the interior. 1t has
been customary heretofore to specific
ally indicate the date such appoint
ments are to take effect. and its omis-
sion In the present case apparently
was an oversight.
ator Aldrich to the White House. AS
q result OF the conference between
Aldrich, Spooner and the president.
the nominations of George Won l..
Meyer to be postmaster general and
Garfield to be secretary OF interior.
will be dated to take effect March A.
An alteration will be made in the form
of the nomination of Attorney General
Moody to be associate justice of the
supreme court, Bonaparte to be attor-
ney general, Metcalf to be secretary
OF navy and Oscar Straus to be secre-
tary of commerce and labor, which
will take effect Dec. "a
President Roosevelt approved SEN
ate bill providing for the use of GER
titled checks to secure compliance
with proposals and contracts for naval
supplies. This is the first act of the |
present congress to become a law.
President Roosevelt decided to send |
TO congress Tuesday the report made |
by Secretary Metcalf of the depart |
ment of commerce and labor into the |
alleged discrimination against Japan |
csc in San Francisco schools and in |
other ways.
Much interest was manifested In /
the senate in the position defended by |
Senator Rayner OF Maryland in his |
discussion OF the Japanese question. /
He contended that the inherent rights |
of a state could not be Nolated by |
treaty any more than they could be |
violated by congress. To support this |
he cited many adjudicated cases be- |
fore the supreme court and arrayed |
long lines of eminent authorities. Mr. |
Rayner also gave the cases and au- |
fhorities OF the other side TO the prop
psittou. h was interrunted many !