The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-31
WORK OF
CONGRESS

The Brownsville affair again occupied
the time of the Senate Monday. Senator
Foraker introduced compromise resolu-
tion agreed to by Republican Senators as
substitute for the one introduced by
him for an investigation of the matter.
Senator Tillman arraigned he Senators
who had opposed him in discussing the
question, and was replied to by Senators
Spooner and Carmack, the latter being
especially bitter. The Senate doors were
then closed. and when they were reopened
Senators Tillman and Carmock apollo
eized for parts of their remarks that had
been objected to and withdrew them. The
House pronounced unanimously in favor
of charging and making more efficient
the field and coast artillery. An inter
esting political discussion grew out of
the so-called political purity" bill pro-
hibiting corporations from making money
contributions in connection with political
elections The bill was passed A bill
was passed authorizing the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor to investigate and
report upon the industrial social. moral.
educational and physical condition OF
women and child workers in the United
States The measure already has passed
thA Senate After the passage Of num-
Der of bills under suspension of the rules
the House passed the District of Colum-
b:a appropriation bill and adjourned.
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The Senate Tuesday passed the COM
promise Foraker resolution authorizing
the Committee OF Military Affairs to IN
yestigate the facts of the ARRAY at
Brownsville without questioning the le-
gality or justice of any act of the Presi-
dent in relation thereto. Several substi-
tute measures were voted down. One by
Senator Mallory, declaring that the Pres
ident had authority for his course. was
tabled by a vote of 43 to %. Another,
by Senator McCumber, simply providing
for an investigation with reference to the
President. was tabled by viva voce
vote. third, by Senator Culberson, SIM
ply Endorsing the Presidents action and
providing for no investigation, was tabled
by roll call vote of as to 10. Senator
Sutherland occupied the first three hours
with speech defending the right of Reed
Smoot to a seat in the Senate. The
Brownsville debate then followed. The
House passed the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, which carries over 3d.
100000, and the military academy appro-
priation bill, carrying S1,915,4S3. During
the consideration of the diplomatic bill,
speeches were made by Representative
Sherley of Kentucky on the "treaty-mak-
ing power" Representative Slayden OF
Texas, who urged a more liberal rscog-
milton of the South in diplomatic appoint
ments-
The Senate Wednesday accepted the
House proposition to increase the salaries
of Senator's. members and territorial dele
gates to $3.50 annually, and those of
the Vice President. Speaker of the House
and cabinet members to $4,000. by a
vote of 80 to 81. Amendments coninins
the increase to cabinet officers and The
presiding officers of the Senate and House
and to postpone the increase until 1913
were defeated. President Roosevelt gave
his views in advocacy of ship subsidy in
a special message Senator Beverage
began an extended address in support of
his pending bill prohibiting interstate
commerce in articles the product of child
labor An urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill was reported by Senator Hale.
The pension appropriation bill afforded
n: opportunity for speeches by Mr.. |
Hayes of California favoring the exclu- |
sion Of Japanese coolies: by Mr.. eros
venor of Ohio on the tariff and by Mr.. |
Crumpacker of Indiana and Mr.. Taylor |
of Ohio on pension legislation. Without |
reaching the pension appropriation bill |
under the fve-minute rule. the House ad- |
journet'.
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The Senate. upon assembling Thurs
day, was notified of the sudden death OF |
Senator Russell A. Alser of Michigan.
and after passing appropriate resolutions
as a mark of respect, Immediately ad-
iourned. The House passed the pension |
appropriation bill, carrying a total of
$13S 100000. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Dalzell restoring the number of pen
sion agencies to eighteen was defeated
by a vote of IS to la, and one by Gar
diner of Michigan to abolish all agencies
and centralize the payment Of pensions
in Washington was adopted without a d.
vision. A message from the President
was read relative to insurance, and at
2 80. out of respect to the memory of
the late Senator Algcr of Michigan, the
House adjourned.
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Resolutions to check naval officers from
lighting fire under Senators and mem
bers to compel the enactment of the naval
personnel bill at this session" were pre-
scented in the Senate Friday By Senator
Hale. The urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill, with an amendment granting a
loan of $1,000,000 to the jamestown
exposition, was passed. Pension bills were
then discussed. The House passed
number of bills of local nature, includ-
ing $50 private pension bills The agri-
cultural appropriation bill was then taken
up, and Representative Kahn of Califor-
MIA addressed the House on fire insur-
ance companies and their relation to the
San Francisco earthquake The ques-
ton of the free seed distribution occupied
the remainder of the day.
National Capital Notes.
The President nominated Richard A.
Ballinger of Seattle, WASH to be COM