Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE SENATE.

In the Senate on January II the Browns
vile affair occupied the time ScuG tor
Eoraker introduced compromise rCsolu-
ton agreed to by Republican senators as 4
substitute for the one introduced by him
Tor an Investigation of the matter. Sen
ator Ililman arraigncd the senators who
mad opposed him in discussing the question.
ana was replied to by Senators SpoOnCr and
Iarmack, the latter being especially bitter
ne senate doors were then closed. and
when they were rCOpened Senators Tillman
and tarmack apOlogiZed for parts of their
remarks that had been objected TO and
withdrew them.
The Senate on January - passed the
compromise Foraker resolution authorizing
the COMMITTEES on military affairs to invcsti-
gate the facts OF the afray ut Brow nSviIle
without questioning the legality or Justice
of any act of the President in relation
thereto. Several substitute measures were
voted dow n. One by Senator Mallory de
clarinG that the President had authority for
his course, was tabled by vote of Is to
- Another, by Senator MCCumbrr. simply
providing fer an investigation with refer
ence 1" the President. was tabled 10y Il viva
Voce vote. third. by Senator CulhCrSOn.
simply indorSing the Presidents action anu
providing for no investigation, was tabled
by a roll call vote of 46 to 10. Senator
sutherland occupied the first three hours
with speech defending the right of Reed
Smoot to seat in the Senate. The
Brownsville debate then followed.
The Senate on January - accepted the
House proposition TO increase the salaries
of senators, members and territorial dele
gates to $500 annually. and those Of tho
Vice President, speaker of the House and
cabinet members to $4,000. by Il vote Of 81
10 p. Amendments coutininS the increase
TO cabinet officers and the presiding Of
Ulcers of the Senate and House and to post
pone the increase until 1913 were defeated.
President Roosevelt gave his views i'll adj
Vocacy of ship subsidy in Il special message.
senator BevcridgC began an extended adj
dress i'll support of his pending bill prohibit
ing Interstate commerce in articles the
product of chilu labor An urgent dCtici
cncy appropriation bill was reported by
Senator Hale.
u was notified of the sudden death of
senator Russell y. Algcr Of Michigan, ana
after passing appropriate resolutions as 4
mark OF respect, immcdia rlE adjourned.
In the Senate on January - resolutions
to check naval officers from lighting a fire
under senators and members 10 compel the
enactment of the naval personnel bill at
this session were presented by Senator
Hale. The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, with an amendment granting Il loan of
81 100000 to the jamestown exposition, was
passed. Pension bills were then discussed
The Senate on January 20 was in session
only far little moro than an hour. the
early adjournment being taken to permit
attendance on the funeral of the late Sen
Htor Algcr. A few bills of minor impor
tancC were passed. and Senator HalC'S rcSo
luton for an inquiry into the personal in
tcrest manifested by naval officers in the
navy personnel bill was referred to tn"
committee on naval affairs