Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-22
Declares That Congress Should Not
ADJOURN While Wall Street is
10 Be Settled Wnh
BILL 70 CREATE VICE ADMIRAL
VIII Allow for the p, emotion of Rear
Admiral Evans SO That He Can
Rank With Hcadc of All Naves-
Congress AdJourns to Meet on
January 6.
ny AssocInted Pressl


WASHINGTON. u. g., Dec. al
The Senate and House both adjourned
today after BRIEF sessions, until Jan
uary &.
The House proceedings were enliv-
enod by the fiery speech by John Wes-
~ Gaines, Of Tennessee, protesting
against the adjournment of the House
for the Christmas holidays.
I'VE should have gone to Wal
street and throttled the thieves and
turned back to the honest people
their hard earnings" he exclaimed.
A this utterancc MIR. Payne. OF New
York, laughingly inquired what sub
jcct was before the House.
oh" said Mr.. Gaines. II expect
more than the gentleman from New
York will laugh In Wall street ut what
say. but that does not deter me from
condemning their imposition and their
outrage upon the plain people of this
country who are not responsible for
this highway act of imposing an un.
panic upon the defenseless
people. say we should stay here
through the holidays and riyet down
these vultures that have forced this
condition."
1t was the duty of every member,
he said TO stay here and attend to
pasine SIS. not as Democrats or ms Re.
publicans. but rs Americans, repre-
scnting the American people"
Although not In such forceful Ian.
guage Representative Hepburn, OF
Iowa, protested against the general
permission which had been given ia
committees 10 sit during the sessions
of the House. Such action, he said
tied the hands of the House and would
make it impossible on some occasions
TO secure quorum.
Notwithstanding the two prote sts.
the usual permission was granted to
committees.
To Create Rank of Admiral.
Senator Warner, of Missouri, today
introduced a bill creating the rank
of vice admiral in the navy. III Il
should become law 1t Will permit
the promotion of Rear Admiral Evans
to the proposed rank. but the measure
was not intended to accomplish that
end ut once. II is general In its ma
, tnre and It's purpose is to provide foi
rank in the navy which, when that
branch of the military service Is rep
resented abroad. does not render II
necessary for the commander to al
low officers of other countries. whose
services are not so important as
ours. to take precedence over them
Following Is the text of the bill: "The
/ President IL authorized to appoint by
selection and promotion n vice admiral
iof the navy, whose retirement shall
h, t,xr In
erning the retirement of rear admi
rails of the navy"
To Protect Depositors.
a similar bill was introduced In
the House by Mr.. Kennedy, OF Ohio
A bill providing security of deposition;
of banks. and for "the prevention Of
the boarding of currency" was intro
duced today by Senator Owens, oil
Oklahoma. 1t fixes n tax upon all de-
posts and from the fund thus created
i provides for the payment in full of nj
depositors when bank is declared
insolvent.
The Secretary of the Treasury /.
directed TO maintain fund of one
hundred million dollars In treagury
notes which may he loaned upon bond.
to ninety per cent Of their value.
Amendment to Tariff Bill.
! Senator Johnston, of Alabama. intro
dnced bill putting on the free lis
articles whose price becomes % pc
cent higher in this country than theiI
price in foreign countries. while tn,
wages in connection with the manu-
facturc of such articles. are 25 ne
cent lower than European wages.
Mr.. Adair. of Indiana. today intro.
duced In the House n bill making 4
the duty of the Secretary of tht
Treasury on the first of July. October
January and April of each year, afte
thirty days notice, to receive anf
open sealed bids from National bank.
applying to receive deposits ION call,
i"e surplus moneys in the United
States treasury and to award sucl
deposits to the highest bidder. mo-
less than $4,000 to be accepted BY
any bank and no single deposit in ex-
cess of the applicants paid up capita
to be awarded by the Secretary.
a bill was introduced by Mr. Hardy
of Texas, forbiddlng transportation
companies operating on inland water