The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-24
DOINCS OF CONGRESS
Senate Still Talking.

thirty-one million dollars, the senate
devoted the remainder OF the day ~
the Brownsville ARRAY.
President Roosevelt Is message, ae-
cmpanied by many additional! afG-
davits and a cigar box Of bsllets and
empty cartridge shells, was received
read and ordered printed. The
speech-making on the subject then
began and continued until $50
o clock
Mr. Foraker. saying he was not
going TO make speech, "but a few
remarks" observed that the tesi-
lnory amounts to n great deal, for
the President tells US it is conelu-
sive."
"But it does not remove the OBJ
lection / have had from the beginning
Of this proceeding. What / have been
trying to contend for, and I hope l
will be successful, is 10 secure a hear
Jug for the men charged with this
serious crime. This testimony has
been taken as the other was, behind
closed doors without anybody rep
Iee"nting the men.
THAT is the reason / shall not de-
sist, Notwithstanding what the Presi-
dert has said as TO the character Of
it, from pressing for an investigation
Of the subject where especially the
men who are charged with the crimes
Of murder, purjury and conspiracy
Gun be heard to the end that if they
can establish any facts in their favor
they have an opportunity to do SO"
House on District Bills.
The House spent most of Monday
considering legislation pertaining to
the District of Columbia and proposed
number Of bills, after which con-
sideration of the Notifications appro-
pria:ion bill! was resumed. There was
@ nSiderable debate regarding the
proper refenses at the mouth Of
Chesapeake Bay and notice was given
by Mr.. Maynard, of Virginia, of an
amendment providing for surveys
looking to that end.
A War-Of Words.
The House took on the appearance
Of the clog days of the 18th Congress
commonly known as the ''war Con-
gress.' when alterations between
members became frequent. Mr.. B.
Gaines, of Tennessee, and Mr.. Ma.
none, of Pennsylvania, were only pre-
vented from meeting in personal en-
counter by the intervention of other
members. Mr.. Gaines was making 4
speech on his bill to "dock' members
pay for absence from the House and
was being twitted by both sides of
the chamber, to his evident embar-
rassment, when he charged Mr.. Ma
hone with being absent from the
House % per cent. of the time. Pre-
vious to this sweeping assertion, Mr..
Gaines had read excerpts from The
Record in relation to the Withholding
of pay in the 53rd Congress and the
part Mr.. Malone had played at that
time.
When Mr.. Gaines had concluded
Mr.. Malone rose. He explained how,
in the 53rd and 55th Congresses, he
had had $1,000 due him and that the
then Speaker, Crisp, had given him an
order on the sergeant-at-arms for the
amount, which was paid. Then COM
ing to the cruix of Mr.. Gaines Mr.
Malone Numbered:
ANY man who charges me with
being away from this House % pei
cent of the time, tells an untruth."
Mr.. Gaines started down the aisle
from his seat.
"No man can call me a liar,' ex.
claimed the Tennessean.
MIR. Mann Interferes.
Then Mr.. Mann, of Illinois, who
was In the chair, took a hand in the
alteration. Both men were ordered
to their seats, Mr.. Malone obeyina
the command, while Mr.. Gaines stood
two seats away from the centre OF
the chamber shaking both fists anc
head at the Pennsylvania.
When order had been restored Mr.
Malone again rose. Having beer
cautinoed by the chair that it was
against the rules to address a mem
Der In the second person he measur
ed his words saying he would speai
in ''the fourth person., He thel
said:
"The charge of the gentleman from
Tennessee that l am away from thi
House 95 per cent Of my time is ;
deliberate falsehood.
BY a vote of 20 to l the Senat
passed a bill providing that railwa
employees engaged in the handling o
trains shall not work more than l
consecutive hours, which period Is t
be followed by 10 hours off duty. tn
one negative vote was cast by Sena
tor Pettus.
| This accomplishment was reache
after an entire day spent in consid
Grafton of the subject. The parlis
mentary situation was confused dun
ing the entire time, caused by the 4
pending amendments and the thre
substitutes for the original bill, a
Of which had to be disposed of.
The bill, which was finally passe
IS the one introduced by Sen.
tor LaFollette and is not
print. 1t was amended in sever
respects by the Senate. The bill pr
vides that under certain contingenci,
and in case of accident, the time fl,
ed may be exceeded. The enfore
ment of the law is placed in the HAND
Of the Interstate commerce commi
sion and the Federal Courts. the pc
atty provided being a fine of not le
than 800 nor more than $1,000. II