The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-17
WORK OF CONGRESS
What Our National Lawmakers Ars
Doing Prom Day TO Day
Senate Still Talking.


preparation bill. carrying neari!
thirty-onc million dollars, the Senate
devoted the remainder of the day 10
the Brownsville affray.
President Ro0seyelt's message, ac-
companied by many additional afi-
dayits and a cigar box Of bullets and
empty cartridge shells. was received
read and ordered printed. The
speech-making on the subject then
began and continued until 80
o'clock.
Mr. Foraker, saying he was not
going to make a speech. "but few
remarks" observed that the testi-
mory. amounts to a gseat deal. ''for
the President tells us ii Is conclu-
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 | hope |
will be successful, is To secure a hear
ing for the men charged with this
serious crime. This testimony has
been taken az the other was, behind
closed doors without anybody rep
Ics"nting the men.
THAT is the reason | shall not de-
sist, Notwithstanding what the Presl-
derr 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 umrder, purjury and conspiracy
can be heard to the end that II they
can establish any facts III their favor
they have an opportunity to do So.
House on District Bills.
The House spent most OF Monday
considering legislation pertaining tc
| the District of Columbia and proposeC
number of bills. after which con
sideration of the Notifications appro
| priation bill was resumed. There wa
| Considerable debate regarding th'
proper refenses al the mouth ("
Chesapeake Bay and notice was givel
by Mr.. Maynard. of Virginia. Of al
amendment providing for survey
| looking to that end.
A War-Of Words.
The House took on the appearance
of the clog days of the 50th Congress
| commonly known as the ''war Con
gress.' when alterations betwee
members became frequent. Mr.. 1
| Gaines, Of Tennessee, and Mr.. Ma
hone, of Pennsylvania. were onl Y pre-
vented from meeting IN personal ef
counter by the Intervention OF othe
members. Mr.. Gaines was making
speech on his bill to "dock' member
pay for absence from the House an
was being twitted by both sides G
the chamber. to his evident embal
rassment. when he charged Mr.. Nj;
hone with being absent from tt
House % per cent. of the time. Pr
vious to this sweeping assertion, NJ
Gaines had read excerpts from II
Record in relation to the wlthhOldlr
of paw in the 53rd Congress and II
part Mr.. Malone had played at III;
time.
When Mr.. Gaines had conclude
Mr.. Malone rose. He explained ho'
9 in the 53rd and 55th Congresses,
had had $1,000 due him and that Il
then Speaker, Crisp, had given him
order on the sergeant-at-arms for Il
amount. which was paid. Then col
ing TO the cruix Of Mr.. Gaines NJ
. Malone thundered:
ANY man who charges me WI
. being away from this House 95 p
cent of the time. tells an untruth. y
Mr.. Gaines started down the ais
: from his seat.
"No man can call me liar" e
Il claimed the Tennessean.
Mr.. Mann Interferes.
e Then Mr.. Mann. Of Illinois, W
' was in the chair, took hand IN
/: alteration. Both men were order
e to their seats. Mr.. Malone obeyi
t. the command. while Mr.. Gaines sto
/ two seats away from the centre
D. the chamber shaking both fists a
Z. head at the Pennsylvania.
T. When order had been restored
At Malone again rose. Having bt
n cautinoed by the chair that It V
II against the rules TO address n me
70 Der in the second person he meas
= ed his words saying he would sp'
~ in "the fourth person., He Il
~, said:
70 1.-The charge Of the gentleman fl
~ Tennessee that | am away from
,a House 95 per cent Of my time il
os deliberate falsehood. "
BY vote of 20 to the Ser
- passed a bill providing that rally
u employees engaged in the handling
{" trains shall not work more than
he consecutive hours. which period Is
be followed by 10 hours off duty.
one negative vote was east by 81
tor Pettus.
ed This accomplishment was reac
NJ after an entire day spent III con
al Grafton of the subject. The pa
an mentary situation was confused I
ce ing the entire time. caused by the
,rs pending amendments and the t
as substitutes for the original bill.
,ut of which had to be disposed OF.
"a. The bill. which was finally pa
is the one introduced by 5
tor LaFollette and is not
print. 1t was amended in sey
resepcts by the Senate. The bill
=. vides that under certain continger
- and in ease of accident, the time
80 ed may be exceeded. The enft
nent Of the law IS placed II. the q
Of the interstate commerce coEl
,;ts -, sion and the Federal Courts. the