Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL DOINCS
What is Being Done Day by Day By
the National House and Senate.
Goes to Conference.

House on the state Of the Union from
thee consideration of the senat
amendments to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill, disagree to all the
amendments except number 20 the
meat inspection amendment), to con-
cur in amendment recommended by
the committee on agriculture, and ask
for a conference with. the Senate On
the ~disagreeing votes"
Interest was shown in every part
of the House when Mr.. Wadsworth
made the above motion. The reading
of the meat inspection amendment
was begun, nearly every member pres
ent following the reading with bill
in hand.
Nj. Wadsworth in explaining the
changes made in the substitute said
that the changes we're mostly in ver-
bitage and then took them up serla'
tum. He called attention to the elm
nation Of the coart review clause and
date Of inspection.
One Dissenting Vote.
MI. Wadsworth's motion to send
the bill to conference was agreed to
with the single dissenting vote Of Mr..
De Almond. The Speaker appointed
as conferees Mr.. Wordsworth, Mr..
Scott, and Mr.. Lever, Of South Car
Dina.
Nj. Williams, Mississippi, interpos-
ed a vigorous protest at the last APP
pointment, the chair having passed
over Messrs. Lamb, Ct Virginia, and
Bowie, Of Alabsma, both being APP
posed to the committee amendment,
while Mr.. Lever favored it. Mr.
Williams said ii was a "slap in the
face" Of Mr.. Lamb and he protest.
ed. A vigorous conference was hello
at the desk between the Speaker, Mr..
Williams and Mr.. Wadsworth. The
Speaker withdrew tire conferees tenn
porarily, but later %reappointed Messrs
Wadsworth and Scott and substitute
ed Mr.. Lamb for Mr.. Lever, the lat
ter having asked to be excused.
When the bill was turned to the
Senate, Senator Proctor, chairman Of
the committee on agriculture, asked
that the meat inspection amendment
be printed and that the bill lie OF
the liable.
Score Of Bills Pass House.
Twenty bills Of more or less gen.
eral interest were passed by the
House under suspension Of the rules
Among them were measures appro-
priating $25 5000 fer the travelling ex-
penses Of the President, which en-
cited considerable debate; providing
for the subdivision of lands entered
under the reclamation act: increasing
the efficiency bureau Of Insular AT
fairs by comforting the rank and pay
Of a brigadler general uron the chief
of the bureau, and REGULATING the
checking Of baggage by common car
riers.
The joint resolution Increasing the
terms Of Representatives to four
Years. and the bill ,amcnGin" section
5136 of the Revised Statutes ner-
hitting national harEln~ associations
to make loans on real estate as Sc
curitv and limiting Tie amounts OF
such loans. failed to receive the neccs-
sarv two-thirds vote.
The House also passed a rule to
begin the consideration Of the pure
food law and after 7o hours Of de-
bate to vote on the substitute to the
Senate bill without intervening mo-
ton.
Senate Holds MIGHT Session.
The meat inspection provision Of
the agricultural augmentation bill
was made the subject Of discussion i1r
the Senate. The question came ND or
a motion by Senator Proctor to grant
the conference requested by the
House. and sneechcs were made by
Messrs. Proctor, Reveridoe and
Lodge against sNhe features of the
House amendment, and by Senator
Warren in opposition to drastic leg
islation. Mr.. Lodge took occasion to-
defend American morals as quite as
good as those Of Europe. The bill
went over without action.
There were two speeches on the
Panama Canal, one by Senator Nor
gan in support Of the level plan ana
the other bv Senator Perkins in OBJ
position.
The Senate held its first night SEES
sion, which was devoted to the con-
sideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill.
For Travelling Expenses.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to
defray the travelling expenses Of the
President for the next fiscal year was
called up under suspension Of the
rules in the House by Mr.. Tawney-
of Minnesota, chairman of the ap-
preparations committee. The sundry
civil bill carried an item appropriate
ing $4,000 for the travelling expenses
Of the President, which went out or
a point Of order. Mr.. Watson. Of
Indiana, then in the chair. and who
sustained the point Of order against
the item, introduced the bill whicls
The House had under consideration.