The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-14
REvTEWo OF WORK OF CONGRESS"
What Our National Lawmakers Are
tlo Doing From Day to Day
Indian Bill Passed.

subject Of consideration throughout
the week, Senator Frazier made an
address on the subject of States
rights after which the army appro-
pTlation bill, carrying a total of $751; i
5OO,OOD, was taken up. The army
measure vas patty read for appro-
val of committe amendments, and
adjournment was taken shortly be-
fore 6 O'Clock, when it became D
parent that considerable debate was
to be occasioned by an amendment to
permit the government to receive re-
duced rates from the railroads on the
transportation of troops and supplies
fsr the army, and to allow army Of
Ulcers amt their families to accept
free transportation. The adoption of
this amendment would be a modifca-
ton of the railroad rate bill, passed
at the last session of Congress.
Senator Warren in charge of the
bill gave notice that he would pressN
its consideration Friday. Senator
McCumber announced that he would
move to consider pension bills FRIDAY.
Senator Nelson said he would move
for tie consideration Of the bill grant
ing the government the right to APP
peal in criminal cases, and Senator
Cullom gave notice that at 4 O'Clock
Friday he would present resolutions
of regret at the death of the late
Representative Marsh, of Illinois.
The Senate agreed to a resolution
offered by Mr.. Tillman calling on the
Secretary Il the Treasury, the Attor-
ney General, the Secretary of the In
terror, the Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Interstate commerce COM
mission to Immediately report" the
number and names of all persons en-
ployed by them or under their au-
thoritv during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1906, or who are now so
employed where no specific 'appropria-
ton in detail has been made to Con-
greSs for such employment; the
amount paid, or to be paid as COM
pensation and allowances, and a
specific statement as to the nature
CT the employment in each case, and
whether such persons r In the
classified service"
g. AO 1CNO1uEIO1A oAoO ShO
formation as to the funds from which
such employees are paid.
E-ncroachment State Rights.
Federal en~croachment on State
rights, with the japanese school ques-
ton as The principal illustration, was
the subject of an address to the Sen
ate by Senator Frazier, of Tennessee,
Mr. Frazier said that this was moi
a question that concerned California
alone, but concerned the right of ev'
ery State to control its domestic al
fairs. If the Federal government by
treaty would force Mongolians int
the white schools of California a lik'
treaty would force the negroes OF Gu
ba, Santo Domingo, Hayti and tn
Congo into the schools of Tennessee
in defiance of the laws for the sep
aration of the races. He expressed
the highest admiration for the Japan
csc, but said that the action of CalI
fornia furnished nc. pretext for quar-
rel with that country. The sehoo
board of San Francisco had slmpl.
) executed a State law providing TO
the education of white and Japanes
T children in separate schools. 1t ha'
been decided over and over again tina
States had a perfect right to max
. such separation; that the State o
California was but exercising its legs
5 and constitutional power.
Hepburn Law Criticised.
D A seathing criticism of the social
!, ed Hepburn bill relating to the intel
D Safe commerce commission was mao
t in the House by Representative Ii
: mar, of Florida, who took occaslo
= 10 saw that there should be write
into the Hepburn bill q provision en-
n towering the interstate commert
commission to take the initiative l
righting a wrong in railroad rate
:. where a wrong is done.
He said the Republican party woul
III have sat in the House for 20 year
more without touching the rallroa
rate question if President RooseVe
had nos thrown the issue under thel
like a bomb. The Hepburn rate 81
did not go half far enough, n Wf
y full. of defects, said Mr.. Lamar. !.
" Incident to his speech. on the RAJ
l. road rate bill the gentleman fro
s. Florida reviewed the recent impeacl
ment trial of Judge Charles Sway
y by the Senate, and said that no
a. w~ithstanding his acquittal eve hay
il nevertheless a rascally judge in Flor
d." He said that it was unto
tunate for the people of Florida al
unfortunate for the people OF q
country that the judiciary shoui
so contaminated. ,"But / can I
in nothing to bring about his removal,
added Mr.. Lamar. s. can, no"eVs
from time to time, tell the House
1e this mans record"
n +, New Pension Bill Record
ne A new high record"in the way
the passage of private pension OIL
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