Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-02
Fifty-ninth Congress.
Washington, March 2.
pENATE.

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ornate.
The Senate today by 81 10 ] ordered
the conferees on the pension apprOpri-
alton bill to insist upon the provision
continuing eighteen pension agencies.
AIr. Tillman presented q reSOiulion
| in the Senate calling upon the President
for all papers and information in bis
possession relative to the recently pro.
posed construction Of the Panama cansl
by contract. =.
Charges Of canal corruption were made
BY Mr.. Tillmsn.
In advocacy of ils immediate adop'
ton Tillman had read a newspaper in
terview in which Oliver admitted he
was a "chnmp" and charged that he
had been "buncoeT' by the admins
| tratioD
Mr.. Culberson said he understood that
the whole trouble was because no rock
bottom could DO found for the purposed
dam at Gatun and Mr.. Hopkins called
attention 10 the official report deny ng
that charge.
Mr. Carmack paid high tribute to
Mr. Oliver. He said he considered his
treatment by the President as hard and
unjust and he hoped the facts might
become known.
Objection of Hopkins 10 immediate
consideration the resolution went over
Mr.. Carmack presented stack of pc
titiops from labor organizations for q
congressional investigation OF the alleg-
ed kidnapping OF Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone, Of the Western Federation OF
Miners, from Colorado 20 Idaho.
The petitions were presented to Sen
ator Carmack by Eugene Debs, who is
ia the city
A lillbnsler was begun in the Senate
this afternoon against consideration OF
tho ship subsidy bill.
It is understood that the democratic
senators have decided 70 kill the bill
Senator Blackburn, served notice on
the republicans that they might just as
well withdraw the subsidy bill and Oc-
cnpy the time with the consideration Of
bills that could pass.
The notification was accepted by the
republicans as definitely deciding tho
/ fate Of the measure
HOUSE.
The House began The longest leGis
lative day of the session. ID will extend
over tomorrow, and possibly Monday
morning until O'Clock. At that time
the House will meet, in pursuance to
the rule, on q new Legislative day.
The first thing considered WAS the con
ference report on the snndry civil appro-
priation bill. This was adopted but
leaves still in disagreement the appro-
priation for department building 10
Washington, vast areas OF land for public
parks in Washington, the woman and
child labor investigation, fuel tests by
the Geological Survey, the transporta-
ton of silver dollars and Others. The
House began discussion Of what fur
Their action should he taken on these
amendments
Mr. Keller proposed that the House
recede from its opposition TO the Senate
amendment! for the transportation Of sill
yer dollars.
Mr.. Hill declared that the money so
expended by the governmental shipping
silver coin to banks was a monuments
graft Cor the banks and express com
psnies.
Mr.. Kieier's motion was lost.
The House voted again to stand pat
on its proposition that the woman and
child labor investigation be done by the
census bureau instead Of by the bureau
of labor as the Senate desires.
by a vote Of - to 40, the House voted
to recede from its disagreement on the
Senate amendment appropriating $780,
goo for fuel tests by The Geological Sur
yey.