The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
IN CONGRESS
The Senate.

ton of the Senate In its last session
before the holiday recess In an extend
ed criticism of the basis OF President
Roosevelts action in discharging the
negro troops Of the Twenty-ilfth in
fantry on account of the Brownsville
raid.
He was replied to briefly by Sena-
tor Lodge, while Senator Scott sus-
tanned the demand of the Ohio senator
for a full investigation Of the matter
by the Senate military committee.
resolution directing such an investiga.
ton is before the Senate for action at
It's 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. It develops, according to re-
| port at the capitol and In executive
departments that Senator Spooner. OF
| Wisconsin. is at present holding the
measure back.
Pressure Is being organized 10 in
duce the Wisconsin man to relax his
| grip and permit the measure to go to
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, 1t 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. Itkauthorizes the
deposit In national banks of receipts
from customs, as well as from internal
revenue, requiring the banks to pay
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 It win
vote to increase Congressmen's
salaries.
The Senate adjourned until Janu.
airy 8.
The House.
A bill approprlating $1,200,O00 for
the Alaska Yukon.Pacific Exposition.
10 be held In Seattle in 1909 was in
troducsu IN the mouse ny Hepresenta-
tive Humphrey.
The expenditures are divided in the
estimates as follows:
Department of Interior, s55O0OO;
Department of War; Sl50,O0O; Alaska,
$350,000; Hawaii $4,000; Philippine.
Islands, 100000.
While the bill was under considera-
ton Mr.. Mann. of Illinois, objected to
the practice OF opening Indian reser-
vations under the lottery system.
II 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 pl3ced at a disadvantage.
The House unexpectedly ran against
snag In an effort 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 Colum-
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 S., 600, 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
> psake s1,000,000 Immediately availa-
!. BILE.
Representative Shepard, OF Texas,
introduced bill appropriating $4,000
for the continued improvement of the
waterway connecting Jefferson. Tex,
and Shreveport, LIE. 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 adj
|, journed until January 3, 1907. Empty
!, desks greeted the speaker when the
! House convened, and the desire to
4 get away for the holidays WAS supe-
. rior to the inclination for business.
a Jcffries viii Referee.