Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-31
DOINCS OF CONGRESS
What Our National lawmakers Are
Doing From Day to Day

What Our National lawmakers Are
Doing From Day to Day
An emergency bill for the relief OF
the sufferers on the Island of ia
maica was passed by the House. The
bill is as follows:
"That the President Of the United
States is authorized to use and dis
tribute among the sufferers and desti-
tute people Of the Island Of Jamaica
such provisons, clothing, medicines,
and other necessary articles belong
ing to the subsistence and other
stores of the naval establishment as
may be necessary for the purpose Of
succoring the people who are in per-
il and threatened with starvation on
the said island in consequence Of the
recent earthquake and attending con-
fagation."
Chairman Tawney, of the appropi-
ations committee, in explaining the
need for this emergency measure said
that the Secretary of the Navy had
received a wireless message from one
Ct the battleships which had touch
ed at Kingston that the devastation
was even greater than reported and
that the British government did not
know of the extent of the disaster.
Without waiting for the authority
Of Congress, however, Secretary Met
calf had ~telegraphed Admiral Evans
to send the supply ship, Celtic, which
is now on her way to Guantanamo,
to Kingston and turn over her full
cargo Of supplies to the sufferers of
the stricken city.
Discussion of the Senate bill tc
prohibit corporations from making
money contributions In connection
with political elections took the form
OF campaign stump debate in tue
House Molday, but this cid not pc
vent the passage of the measure
Democrats, under the lead of Re3res-
entatiVe Williams Of Mississ;rpi;
Robinson, of Arkansas, and Hard
wick, Of Georgia, critized the alleged
activity of Republican National
Chairman Cortelyou, during the last
presidential campaign, i'm soliciting
funds from corporations.
The bill to reorganize and increase:
the efficiency of the artillery corps
OF the United States army was taken
up under suspension of the rules
and passed.
A bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor to
investigate and report upon the GIN
dustr1al, social, moral, educational
and physical condition of women and
child workers in the United States.,,
The measure has already passed the
Senate.
In accordance with an agreement
reached Monday by Republican Sena-
tors, a substitute resolution was in
trodueed IN the Senate by Mr.. For
aker. The substitute read as fol.
lows:
'Resolved, That without question
ing the legality or justice Of n act
OF the President in relation thereto
the committee on military affairs is
hereby authorized and directed. bv
subcommittee, or otherwise, to take
and have printed, testimony for the
purpose Of ascertaining all the facts
WIN reference to or connected with
the affray at Brownsville, Tex, on
the might of August l3th-14th, 1906.
Said committee is authorized to send
Tor persons and papers, to administer
oaths, to SIT during sessions or re-
cess OF the Senate, and, if deemed
advisable, at Brownsville or else
where, the expense of the investiga-
ton to be paid from the contingent
funds OF the Senate"
The resolution. rs identical with
that introduced by Senator Foraker
on December Is last, except for The
declaration against raising the uues-
ton of legality Of the Presidents
act On Tuesday the Senate passed
this compromising resolution.
The legal phase of President Roose-
vets discharge of the negro troops
was again injected into the contro-
versy IN the Senate by notice Of an
amendment to the Foraker eompro-
ANoOau~ku1l, Wu1Cu BACK
burn said he would press.
The amendment offered expressly
d'sclaims Hany intention to question
or deny the legal right of the Presi-
dent to discharge without honor en-
listed men Of the army Of the United
States.'
Senate accepted the PROPOSE
ton Of the House Of Representatives
to increase the salaries Of Senators.
Members and Territorial Delegates
to- $500 annually, and those Of the
Vice President, the Speaker Of the
House and members of the Presi-
dents cabinet to $4,000. This ac-
ton was taken by a vote of SO to
- and followed a discussion of a
~ three hours. An amendment con-
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