The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
REVIEW OF WORK OF CONGRESS
What Our National l1aRmskerS Are
Doing From Day To Day

Doing From Day 70 Day
The Senate accepted the PROPOSE
ton of the House of Representatives
to increase the salaries of Senators,
Members and Territorial Delegates
to $500 annually, and those of the
Vice President, the Speaker of the
House and members of the Presi-
dents cabinet to $4,000. This ac-
ton was taken by a vote of So to
21tand followed a discussion of near
ly three hours. An amendment con-
ining the increase to cabinet officers
and the presiding officers of the
Senate and House, was voted down,
as wa also a proposition to postpone
the increase until 1913.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, be-
gan an extended address setting forth
the child labor conditions of the
country, in support of his pending
bill prohibiting Interstate commerce
in articles which are the product Of
from 3 o'clock until 4:30 and gave
notice that he would conclude his
address Thursday.
President Roosevelt s message in
support of the ship subsidy was re-
ceived and read by both houses of
Congress.
After the reading in the House,
the message was referred to the COM
mittee on merchant marine and fish
| cries, from which a mail subsidy
measure has just been reported, III
the Senate the message was sent to
| the committee on commerce.
The President calls attention to
the great desirability of enactment of
legislation to help American ship
ping and American trade by eucour-
aging the building and running of
lines of large and swift steamers to
South America and the Orient.
For An Increase Of the Navy.
An appropriation of about $685.
100000 is provided for in the naval
appropriation bill agreed upon by the
House committee on naval affairs.
The bill provides for an additional
battleship of the type agreed upon in
the naval appropriation bill of last
year. It also makes provision for two
torepdo boat destroyers and appro-
PIRATES 100000 for submarine.
This 100000 is additional to the
$1,000,000 for submarines provided
in the bill last year, which has not
yet been. expended. Provision is
made for about 5000 additional sail
ors and 900 additional marines.
The new b~attleship provided for
in the bill is to be a sister ship of the
monster authorized by Congress last
year, which the bill requires should
"be a first-class battleship, carrying
as heavy armor and as powerful ar
mament as any known vessel of its
] class, to have the highest practicable
| speed and greatest practicable radius
OF action" The cost of the new bat
| tleship is estimated at $4,000, 900.
To Abolish Pension Agencies.
The House voted, to- abolish all
pension agencies throughout the
country, Is in number, and centra-
lize the payment Of pensions in the
city of Washington. This ection was
taken on the pesion appropriation
bill after spirited opposition on the
part of those having pension agencies
In their States.
By a vote of SO to la an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania, restoring the number
of agencies to Is as at present, was
defeated, and then an amendment
offered by. Mr.. Gardner, of Michi-
gan, consolidating all the agencies in
n was adopted without division.
/ The pension appropriation bill ear
rylng $l38, 1000, 900 in round numbers
was passed.
A message from the President was
read relative to insurance, and at
2;30, out of respect to the memory of
the late Senator Alger, of Michi-
gan, the House adjourned.
A Brief Session.
The Senate was in session Satur-
day only for a little more than an
hour, the early adjournment being
taken to permit attendance on the
funeral of the late Senator Alger. A
few bills of minor Importance were
passed, but most Of the time of the
sitting was -devoted-to the further dis
cusslon of Senator Hale resolution
providing for an i~nquirysinto the per-
sonal interest manifested by naval
officers in the navy personnel bill.
The resolution was ultimately refer
red to the committee on naval affairs.