Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-21
Fifty-ninth Congress.
Washington, Feb. 81.

SENATE.
Mr. Depew introduced the following
financial resolution in the Senate today,
asking that it go over without action
until tomorrow
"Resolved, that the committee Oh
finance be authorized to investigate and
report what legislation, if any, may be
necessary in relation to the deposit oil
public moneys aud the Issue Of currency
TO prevent conditions OF abnormal and
dangerous rates of interest at certain
periods of the year and provide such
electricity in the currency that 1t would
be more responsive to the conditions oil
business"
Senator Dubois introduced resolu-
ton directing the Senate committee on
judiciary to report next December q
Joint resolution calling upon tile States
10 adopt an anti-polygamy amendment
TO the constitution, which is also 10 pro-
hibi, polygsmists from holding federal
office.
During the consideration of the agri-
cultural appropriation bill in the Senate
this afternoon Mr.. CLARK dem. WYO }
denounced the forestry service of the
government, as the "damnatiOn OF the
country" and declared that when any
one dared raise his voice against its
abuses, he was branded as a climber
baron" or ''grailer."
He said that il the few years sioce
Congress had given the President the
power to create forest reserves, there had
been Withdrawn from public utility over
200, 900 square miles Of fne land.
"And yet" he continued, at is pro-
posed to withdraw four hundred million
acres more.n He protested against the
permitting OF such overs to the forester
as he nov held and declared that their
scope was not equaled by any king or
potentale throughout the whole world
HoUsR.
The House wants to know il tho bat
lleship Louisiana was really 100 per
cent. complete when 80 reported June
| II. 1906, anil turned over to the govern
ment. The Louisiana, after n few months
service, was laid up in the New York
navy yards for "repsin." 1t is charged
that The contractors did not complete
their ship and that the government is
COW finishing her. The reason for the
alleged haste of the contractors in turn
ing her over to the government is said
TO have been desire OF the contractors
to finish the Louisiana az quickly az the
government built the sister ship COnnec-
ticut in a government navy yard.
The House today adopted q resolu-
ton, calling upon the Secretary OF the
Navy to inform the IlonSe about the ma
ture, character and extent of the work
being donc on the Louisiana.
The House passed bill against
shanghsiing in the United States on any
vessels Of the United States engaged in
navigating the high seas or any navlga-
BILE waters OF the United States, thus
making more general the application OF
the shanghaiing laws.
The Houso went into committee OF the
whole to consider the Iundry civil apprO-
priation bill.
The appropriation committee tried to
cut off all general debate, except a state
ment By the republican members and
by the democratic members Of the com
mittee. in order to rush through the
bill to roach the ship subsidy hill.
When Representative Sulzer was re-
fused half hours time for debate, he
refused unanimous consent to cut OF
debate or to dispense with the first read
ing OF the bill, which will require four
bours time. Speaker Cannon after des
ignaiing Mr.. Watson as chairman Of
the committee of the whole, went to
Sulkers seat and laid down the law to
him. Sulzer, laughed. The speakers
hsir stood on end as he beheld valuable
tims consumed by tho formal reading
After fifteen minutes reading Mr
William asked Chairman Watson to in'
1uire of the clerk if he WAS not skip
ping pages in reading. Mr. Watson re-
sponded that every officer of the House
was supposed to be faithful to his oath,
but if the clerk Internationally turned
several pages at time, it could not be
helped