The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
Declares He Never Saw a
Time When the Senate Did
So Little Business.
BEVERIDGE ON THE FLOOR
DECLARED THAT HIS CHILD LA
Dor MEASURE HAD ENDORSE
MENT OF THE TWO LEADERS IN
POLITICAL LIFE.
Publishers Press.1


nous vote of the house committees on
pensions and invalid pensions acting
as one committee, the acCumbeI
seryice pension bill was favorably re
ported to the house. The bill pro
vides that all veterans of the Mexican
war or the war of 1861 who are G.
years old may have a pension of $12
per month and veterans 20 years Old
are to have SIS per month, and all
veterans over 10 years old $40 per
month.
Representative Livingston of Geor-
gio appeared before the house com
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce and urged favorable action on
his resolution providing for an inves-
tigation by the department of COM
merce and labor of fluctuations in the
cotton market, with the particular OBJ
ject of ascertaining whether such
fluctuations resulted from the charac-
ter of contracts of alleged sales and
deliveries made on the New York cot
ton exchange. Active dealing in fu-
lures was denounced by Mr.. Living
ston, who said cotton growers and
cotton spinners of the United States
are absolutely at the mercy of cotton
spectators. He mentioned the 80
classifications of cotton which for
merly existed and called attention to
the fact that II of these classes were
dropped recently. Mr.. Livingston
spoke of his attempt to have cotton
barred from the mails as
frauds and said he was threatened
with libel suit because of his action.
He said he advised representatives of
cotton operators that he was willing
to furnish $500 to assist in prosecuting
a suit against himself and has heard
no more of the threat
Representative Littaur of New York
reported to the house the item at
tached by the senate to the urgent de-
ficiency bill, loaning S1,000,O00 to the
exposition and asked that
the house consider the senate amend
ment as in committee of the whole.
this being the most expeditions way
IN which to reach the issue. Consid
cradle opposition developed Rather
han precipitate debate Mr.. Littauer
withdrew the bill with the senate
and the bill will take its
-egular course through the appropria-
ions committee for consideration and
.eport.
Under the leadership of Mr.. Cand
er of Mississippi the house. in com
nittee of the whole, voted to continue
he free distribution of garden and
lower seeds on old lines
In the senate the oath OF Office was
to Senator Curtis Of
Kansas.
The senate passed bill to establish
IN immigration station in New Or
cans.
Senator Hale took the senate to
ask because of the disposition to talk
instead of pass appropriation bills. He
aid there were but two business days
eft in this month, % days in February
nd two in March, 81 in all, and as yet
20 single appropriation bill has be-
ONE law. In this remaining time,
e said there is to be appropriated
ONE SS00,000,000 of the revenues of
he government. There has never in
ny experience been condition when
hese necessary bills were SO far be- |
ind as now" The only alternative, |
fr Hale said, is to hold night SEES |
ions, and these he will move for If |
he necessary business is further de- !
lyed.
Continuing his speech in behalf of
is child-labor bill, Senator Beverid ye
resented a number of affidavits set
ng forth conditions in southern cot
IN mills and asserted that many chill
rem under II years old are working
/ these mills. In reviewing the many
given his BILL he said
earty commentator of the measure
as made by the man who will be
lie next standard bearer of the Demo
ratio party and also by the present
resident of the United States. II
ant to know about the endorsement
the next standard bearer of the
epublican party" suggested Mr..
armack
My dear" began lIr- Beverage,
i'd then as the remark caused laugh
+, Il was going to say, my dear boy,
lere are mar.y things you want TO
now which | am not going to tell
1u"
The senate committee on finance
card the United States treasurer.
harles H. Treat, in favor of the house
II to provide for issuance of gold
,rtificates IN denominations of S. and
%. The law now does not permit
e issuance of gold certificates less
an $40. 1t is proposed to dinlini sh
e number of certificates of the high
and to recall a portion
the silver certificates of the demon
ations of So and SO and in the place
the latter increase the number of 81
Id So bills. The house measure is
Il wholly acceptable to the treasury
partment and it is in regard to the
clinical changes in the operation OF
e law, that Mr.. Treat was heard
1other hearing viii be held next
eek.
Mrs. Frank Butler and son, Of To-
La