Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-23

coming to the United States. 1t IS
learned from a high official source
that this arrangement, which is only
intended to exclude the Japanese la
borers, until new treaty can be ne
gotiated with the Toxic government,
has been accepted by the japanese.
The house Monday TOOK action on
the question oS reducing railway-mail
pay, which means that, instead of cut
ting the pay Of the railroads 25 per
cent, at a saving of s12,0O0,000 annual
ly reduction OF between 6 and Z per
cent will be made, or $2,5O0,000 an
nually.
The Post Office Committee of the
House adopted a series Of provisions
governing railwaymail pay, each OF
which slashed present allowances to
the railroads. The provisions were in
corporated in the Post Office appro-
prlatlon BILL which is now on its pas
sage in the House Being general
legislation in an appropriation bill, the
railway clauses are subject to point
of order, and hence some step had to
be taken to protect them from being
stricken out through this paraliamen'
tary device,
Attacks on the Forestry Bureau the
Department of Agriculture and the
Interior Department were freely ban
died about the Senate Monday during
consideration of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill Last weeks comment
regarding the increase in the salary of
Mr.. Pinchot led Senator Fulton to
make a general criticism Of the admin
istration of this bureau The salary
increase was agreed to before Mr.. Full
ton took the floor
Declaring that the substitute offered
by the Committee on Interstate
Foreign Commerce for the La Toilette
sixteen-hour bill is a "delusion and
snare" Democrats of the House tenn
porarily defeated the measure. The
Republicans attempted to secure unan-
imous consent to suspend the rules
and pass the substitute without amend
ment and ask for a conference with the
Senate. The fight put up by the
Democrats was so strong and determ-
ined, however, that the proposition,
which required a two-third's vote, was
finally defeated by good margin.
Senator Warren, chairman of the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs
Monday introduced a bill providing for
the raising of volunteer army of the
United States during actual or threat.
ened war. The bill divides the military
establishment into three branches, the
, regular army the National Guard and
the Volunteer Army. 1t provides that
the Volunteer Army shall be main
tanned in time of war and when war Is
imminent, and that 1t may be raised
by proclamation of the President after
Congress shall have authorized such
act.
The House Monday passed the con.
ference report on the immigration bill
providing for Japanese coolie exclusion
by vote of 1877 to 1O1 The Senate
already has approved the conference
report, so that it only remains for the
President to sign the bill
Congressman Champ Clark, Of Mis-.
souri,, declares he will form organiza.
ton to secure waterways improve
ments il present bill is killed.
! Officials of the jamestown exposi.
tion have filed with Secretary Shaw a
contract providing for the disburse.
ment of the $1,090,0O0 loan by the gov.
ernment to the exposition company.
Secretary Shaw accepted the contract,
and the appropriation will be made
Immediately available,
Washington Notes.
After the lively discussion and
passage of number of bills under
unanimous consent, the house re-
solved itself into committee of the
whole to consider the naval appropria.
| tfon bill.
The senate in Tuesdays session
occupied the day in argument on the
bill granting the government the right
to take an appeal on points of law in
criminal cases,
Congressman Shackleford and
Bartholdt, of Missouri, engage In
wordy tilt about Mississippi river
project
Representative Slayden, os Texas, In
house speech, laughs war talk with
Japanese out o. the chamber.
Representative Littaur is to offer a
subsidy bill immediately after passage
Of army appropriation bill in the house
The president Tuesday afternoon
, sent to the senate the new treaty with
the republic of Santo Domingo, rela
| tive to the aeyenues OF that country
The new agreement is confined entire.
| ~ to the matter OF the collection Of
revenues.
Senate committee votes 10 raise the
st. Louis-Cairo river appropriation 70
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