Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-27
DOINCS OF CONGRESS
What Our National Lawmakers Are
Doing From Day TO Day s
smnnk Holds His Seat:

SiS"Ho S->sS!iNsAAAS
doris, lie, y,le on the question Of
!: altr Reed Smots'', retention OF
his seal was. taken after: an :entlre
afternoon had bccn devoted to the
co,lrIilsion of the itLsie. The hnm
vote slucd 92 70 2S:lG favor of Smoot
Fsieilteen Senators, were: paired Oh
the cushion, bringing the actual vote
recorded 5nd paired UP to 81 to 81
in. IN: favor OF the retention of the UtaS
Senator. 1he .entir. strength OF the
ScnaE Avas seithers recorded or paired,
WITH. Tie exception of.brt Two Sena-
tors-Mr. Ennlcot \ himself and MIR.
Netmore, of Rhode Island, neither ot
whom i, Cd. y = Sat
=, Tlnonehput tile enti:.es, specchmak--
ing Senator, ,Smott listened s:atten-
::tNely, But when the Voting began he
zretaed5 ads lhe&R puDiitah slgakroom
and there awaited the result.
AT the conclus;oilscff, the voting
saarush sofsR Rcpubh heansssen-
;,tars .to..ihe.. cloakraon to -consratu:
late Mr. Smoot. A large number of
members OF tie House followed and
rsfi,cn tile utah SelatorFFFWas. gated
or the 36sak and .shis hands sswere
shaken III hearty fashion by the men
who, o,expressed~ their admiration of his
bearing in tie, long and trying. ordeal
sthrongh which; he, has passed. On the
floor Of the Senate and in the gallar-
les it was many minutes before order
could be restored.
The final vote on the proposition
to expel the Mormon. Senator was. as
follows. ~, .!fle,l :s,,t.
Yeas !, Republicans Burrows,
sClapp; Dupont, Hale, Hansbrough,
Kittridge, La Lallstte and Wllial
Alden Smith, Of, Michigan; total, g.
Democrats-Bacol, Berry Camack,
Clarke, Of Arkansas; Clay; Culber-
SOM Dubois, Frazer, Lattimer, Nc
Creary,e McLaurin, Money, Newlands.
Overman Pettus, Rayner, Simmons,
Stone and .Tillman. Total, 49,, :Ag-
gregate, years, 2S.e
Nays, Democrats - Blackburn,
Clarke, of Montana; and Daniels, of
Virginia; total, 8. Rcpublicans-Al-
drich, Alice, Ankeny, Bevenqge,
Bulkeney, Burkett, Burnham, Clark
of Wyoming; Crane Curtis, Depew,
Dick;- Dillingham;, Dolliver, Flint,
Foraker, Frye, Fulton, Gallinser,
Gamble Hepburn, Hopkins, Kean,
Knox, Lodge, Long, ssMeC Cumber, Mil
lard,s Mulkey Nelson, Nixon, Penrose,
Perkins, Piles; Spooner,gs Sutherland,
Warner and Warren. Total, 80. Ag;-
gregate nays, 4s.
Pass River and Harbor-BM.-
The Senate passed the River.. and
Harbor Appropriati iopgbill !, carrying a
Itofaf pprohriation ogs $92s s720A72.
All Tie committee amendments
agreed to.
= The bill as passed carries. the ap-
preparation for the completion of, the
S33355- foo t. channe. 600 feet wide, up the
;RatapseS river TO Bal Itiime efe. y
Grazingspn Public Lands:
It was conceded by Senators in
charge Of the agricultural appropria-
tion, bill in the Senate that the. graz
ing lease provision will be eliminated
from the bill on a point Of order.
Several Senators desire to make
Speeches on the provision before it is
stricken oat, otherwise this action
would have been taken at once.
The reading of the agriculture. bill
was completed after most Of the day
had been spent in debate on the for
estry system and the grazing provis-
ion. Their is to be decided objec-
ton, according to Senator Lodge, on
several provisions relating to the
bureau Of chemistry Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and these were
passed over. An amendement as
agreed to at the suggestion of Sena-
tor Nelson which will add $4,000
each year. to: the appropriation for
agricultural colleges until the total
amount for each state for these col
leges shall be $4,000 annually. The
annual appropriation at present for
agricultural colleges is $4,000.
The salary Of the assistant. secre-
.taTy Of the department was increased
from $$4,500Ato 5000 so -
The provision for the survey of the
White mountain and Appalachian
mountain. @Rater. sheds, to ascertain
the feasibility Of making a forest re-
serve, was also passed over for dis
eussion.' -; ss:.-s :;
The session throughout The day was
devoted to: the agricultural .appro-
priations bill, and it is understood that
this measure will be again consider
ed with the idea of*getting final ac-
ton on the measure.
Senator Dephew presented the fol-
lowing resolution. It was ordered
printed and went. over.
Resolved, That the committee on
finance be authorized to investigate
and report what legislation, il any,
may be necessary in relation to tie
deposit of public moneys and the is
sue or currency to prevent condi-
tions Of abnormal and dangerous
rates Of interest at certain periods of
the, .year@and provide such--elasticity
in the currency that it >will be more
to the conditions Of bust
ness. : ].
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Unofficial Return Indicate a Victory
,,for Mayor, Dunno.
!. Chicago, = Special re
turns from the Democratic primaries
indjate q victory for Mayor Dunno
with delegates;5 former Mayor G.
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