Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS
What is Being Done Day by Day By
the National Blouse and Senate.
Goes to Conference.

Il move to suspend the rules, dis
charge the commitie Of the whole
House OIL the state of the Union from
thee consideration Of the Senat
amendments to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill, disagree 10 all the
amendments except number % (thc
meat inspection amendment), to con-
cur in amendment recommended by
the committee on agriculture, and ask
for conference with The Senate OH
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.
Mr.. Wadsworth in explaining the
changes made in thc substitute said
that the changes were mostly i'll rcr-
bitage and then took them up seria-
tum. He called attention to the elm
ination of the court review clause and
date of inspection.
Cne Dissenting Vote.
Mr.. Wadsworth;s motion to send
the bill TO conference was agreed TO
with the single dissenting vote of Mr..
Dc Almond. The Speaker appointed
as conferces Mr.. Wordsworth, Mr..
Scott. and Mr.. Lever, Of South Car
olina.
Mr.. Williams. Mississippi, i:terpos-
ed vigorous protest at The last ap-
pointment, tie chair having passed
over Messrs. Lamb, Of Virginia, ED
Bowie. Of Alabama. both being APP
posed 10 the committee amendment.
while Mr.. Lever favored il. Mr.
Williams said il WAS "slap in the
face" of Mr.. Lamb and lie protest
ed. A vigorous conference was held
at The desk between The Speaker, Mr..
Williams and Mr.. Wadswortll. The
Speaker withdrew Ire conferecs lem
poralilv, 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 bi'taAe. on
the liable.
Score of Bills Pass House.
Twenty bills of more or less gen
eral interest were passed by 1hf-
House under suspension OF the rules.
Among them were measures appro-
priating $25,O0O for The travelling cy-
penses of The President. which OK,
cited considerable debate; providing
for the subdivision Of lands entered
under The reclamation act: increasing
Tie efficiency bureau of Tnsuar AZ
fairs by comforting The ranll and pay
of brigadier general upon 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 amending section
5136 Of the Revised Statutes per-
hitting national bankino associations
TO make loans on real estate as Sc
eurity and limiting The amounts of
suel loans. failed 10 receive the neces-
sarv iwo-illirds vote.
The House also passed rule to
bcgin The consideration of the pure
food law and after IL hours of de-
bate to vote on the substitute to the
Senate bill without intervening mo-
ton.
Senate Holds Night Session.
The meat inspection provision of
The agricultural appropriation bill
was made ihe subject Of discussion in
The Senate. Tile question came up or
n>motion by Senator Proctor 10 graut
the conference requested by The
House. and speeches were made by
Mrssrs. Proctor. Rcreridec and
Lodge against some features of the
House amendment. and hy 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 i'll support OF the level plan and
the other bv Senator Perkins III op-
position.
The Senate held its first night ses-
sion. which was devoted to the con-
sideration of The sundry civil appro-
priation bill.
For Travelling Expenses.
The hi appropriating $4,000 to
defray the travelling expenses Of the
President for illc next fiscal year was
called up under suspension OF the
rules in the House by MIR. Tawney.
of Minnesota. chairman Of the an
preparations committee. The sundly
civil bill carried an item appropriat-
ing $4,000 for tue travelling expenses
of the President. which went out on
point Of order. Mr.. Watson. OF
Indiana. then i'll The chair. and who
sustained the point of order against
The item, introduced the bill which
The House had under consideration.