The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-01
LOSES POWER.
Sc NJ ATE ADOPTS a
RESOLUTION
Which 0iminishes ExeCu-
tive Privilege.
House Of Representatives
Wants to Continue the
Distribution Of
Free Seeds.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The senate
this afternoon without question adopt
ed the amendment reported by the
committee to the diplomatic and con-
sular bill. which takes from the pres
ident the power to raise the rank OF
American diplomats to meet any in
creases in rank made by foreign gov
ernments. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Lodge, providing sliding scale
of wage for consular clerks. was
adopted. 1t provides that after July
!, clerks shall receive $1,000. year
for three years and secure an in
crease yearly of 500, until their sal
ary reaches $500. The fortification
appropriation bill was passed after
adoption of an amendment increasing
from 100000 to 100000, the appro-
priation for a coast battery at Ha-
waii.
Mr.. Bacon. who had not heard cor
rectly, thought the change related to
the Philippines. MIR. Perkins. In
charge of the bill explained that the
increase was given to Hawaii be-
cause it was nearer and dearer to the
United States" and that the COM
mittee had deemed it wise to divorce
it from the Philippines. Mr.. Clark
the Montana millionaire. almost sent
the senate into commissions when. in
asking consideration of the bill provid-
ing for the allotment of the Blackfeet
reservation, he explained that there
never had been any objection to it
except that it had been vetoed in the
last congress by the president. He
explained, laughingly, that the provi-
sion objected to by the president had
been eliminated in the present meas
ure. The bill was then passed.
A resolution offered by Mr~Clay, and
calling upon the interstate commerce
commission for the, results of it's in
vestigation into the block signal sys-
tenn and also certain information
bearing thereon was adopted. Mr..
Beveridge completed his child labor
speech after holding the floor for al
most three hours. The" question OF
the constitutional power Of congress
to legislate against articles of COM
merce made by children brought out
the constitutional lawyers in force
Mr.. Spooner was one who denied the
power of federal regulation.
Congressional constituents Wa be
given free seeds another year if the
house of representatives has its way
Such an amendment was this after.
noon inserted in the agricultural ap
preparation bill but it was only ac,
complished by coalition of mum
bef of Republicans with the Demo
Gratis and the overruling of the chair
Representatives Foster, (Vt.), who wa,
presiding, had ruled the amendment
out of order. Angered at failing to ge
an item in the bill for the establish.
ment Of the Appalachian forest re-
serve, Representative Lever, Is. c.
criticized the speaker. whom he helt
responsible. q
Representative Tawney, (Minn. }
defended the speaker The provision
directing the secretary of agricultur,
and the association of official agricul
tural chemists to establish standards
Of purity for food products wa
stricken out. An amendment offeret
by Mr. Tawney was agreed to. 1t re
stricted the work of food inspectors t.
the, enforcement Of the federal law
They are not to be permitted to in
terfere in the operation of the stat
laws. Consideration of the bill wa
not completed when adjournment wa
taken.