The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-03-07
SENATE KILLED TIE
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Closing Hours Of the Fifty
Ninth Congress Were
Very Tame.

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q new record for large appropriations
and far reaching legislation, the Fiji
;ty-ninth congress was brought to a
close shortly after noon Mecsday. The
last few hours We're tame by compare
son with what had been expected.
Long before noon Senator Gallinger's
fight for the passage of the ship sub
;sidy bill a been abandoned and his
jhlibuster against it conducted by Sen
ator Carrnack being no longer neces-
sary, he surrendered the floor. much
to the disappointment of the galleries.
Extreme fatigue, due to continued
might sessions in the house during
upon many congressman and the usual
excessive last day enthusiasm" was
confined to less than half the mem
,bers.
President Roosevelt with his cabinet.
White House staff and a number OF
guests occupied the presidents room in
the senate wing. Seated at a big table
In the center OF the loom he signed
bills as they were enrolled n pre-
scented to him. On account Of the dis
patch with which business has been
conducted during the past week there
were only forty bills to be signed to-
day.
The president was at the capitol for
NOR than an hour. He devoted most
OF the time to visiting with his cabinet.
both the retiring and incoming men,
!bers being present, n in presenting
them to PERSONAL friends of the senate
and house.
Retiring senators were received and
without exception the president ex-
pressed regret that these lawmakers
were to leave the service of the u
try. Especially warm was his reception
to Senator Spooner. who Sunday an
nounced his voluntary retirement.
LA TOILETTE SERVICE BILL
PASSES BOTH HOUSES
Washington, D. c., March Com
house reported an agreement on the
bill limiting the hours of labor for
railway employees. the portion affect
ing the telegraph operators being as
~-'lows:
That no operator. train dispatcher
or other employe who. by the use of
telegraph or telephone dispatches re
ports, transmits. receives or delivers
orders pertaining to or affecting train
movements, shall be required or per-
united to be on duty for a longer period
than nine hours in ty-four-hour
period in all towers, offices, places and
stations continuously operated night
and day, nor for a longer period than
thirteen hours in all towers, offices,
places and stations operated only DUR
Ing the a time except In case OF
emergency. when the employees named
in this proviso may be permitted to re-
main on duty for four, additional hours
in the neutrality-suspicious. period for not
exceeding three consecutive days in
any week.
provided, further, that the Inter
state Commerce commission may, after
a full hearing in a particular case and
Tor good cause shown, extend the
period within which a common carrier
shall comply with the provisions of this
proviso as to such cases"
Later the ena and house agreed
to the conference report. {.
LABOR FORCES ASK
PROBE BY CONGRESS
Washington, D. c., March 6.-Organ-
lied labor has asked congress to insti-
tute an investigation into all of the
facts and circumstances attending the
arrest in Colorado of Charles II. Meyer
William D. Haywood and George f.
Pettibone, officers Of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, and their deportation
TO Idaho to stand trial or charges OF
completely in the killing of ex-C4ov-
ernor Stuenenberg. To that end Sen
iator Carmack introduced a. petition
signed by hundreds of workingmen and
citizens. and also had printed In the rec
ord the dissenting opinion of Associate
Justice McKenna to the opinion of the
supreme court of the United States
that the court could not inquire into
legged kidnapping Of the three men. Sen
lator Hepburn secured an order for the
printing of the minority opinion Of the
court.