Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-02-28
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
What Our National Lawmakers Are
Doing From Day to Day
Smoot Holds His Seat.

: aicr Reed Smot.', retention of
his seal was taken after an entire
afternoon mad been devoted to the
conclusion of the dsLSte The final
vote stood AZ to rs IN favor of Smoot.
Eighteen Senator'S were paired on
the Iu.Stlon, bringing the actual vote
recorded and paired up to 81 to 81
III favor Of the retention of the Utah
Senator. The entir. strength of the
Senate was either reco. Ged or paired,
with the c>ception Of but two Sena-
tors-Mr. Smoot himself and Mr..
Wctmore, of Rhode Island, neither of
whom ,,.tG
Throughout the enti:e speechmak-
ing Senator Smott listened atten-
t'veiS, bat when the voting began he
retired to the Republican cloakroom
and there awaited the result.
AT tue conclusion Ct the voting
there vas rsh Of Republican Sem
atorS TO the cloakroom To conpratu-
late MIR. Smoot. A large number of
members OF the House followed and
then the Utah Senator was patted
on the back and his hands were
shaken i'll hearty fashion by the men
who expressed their admiration Of his
bearing In the lsng and trying ordeal
through which he has passed On the
iio0r OF the Senate and in the gallar-
les 1t WAS many minutes before order
could be restored.
The final vote on the proposition
to eIpel the Mormon Senator was as
follows:
Yeas Republicans = Burrows.
Clapp, Dupont, Hale, Hansbrough,
hlttridge, La Ballette and William
Alden Smith, of Michigan; total, 8.
emOcrats-Bacon, Berry, Camack.
Clarke, Of Arkansas; Clay, Culber-
son, Dubois, Frazer, Lattimer, Nc
Creary, McLaurn, Money, Newlands,
Overman Pettus, Rayner, Simmons,
Stone and Tillman. Total, ID, Ag-
gregate, years, %.
Nays, Democrats - Blackburn.
Clarke. of Montana; and Daniels, of
Virginia; total, 3. Republicans AL
drich, Alice, Ankeny, Beveridge,
Bulkeney, Burkett, Burnham. Clark.
of Wyoming; Crane Curtis, Depew,
Dick, Dillingham;, Dolliver. Flint.
Foraker, Frye, Fulton, Gallinger.
Gamble Hepburn, Hopkins. Kean,
Knox, Lodge, Long, McCumber. Mil
lard, Mulhey Nelson, Nixon. Penrose.
Perkins, Piles, Spooner, Sutherland.
Warner and Warren. Total. SO. Az
gregate nays, ~.
Pass River and Harbor Bill.
The Senate passed the River and
ftarbor Appropriation bill, carrying a
total appropriation og $92,720,472.
All the committee amendments were
agreed to.
The bill as passed carries the APP
preparation for the completion of the
35-foot channel, 600 feet wide, up the
Patapsco river to Baltimore.
Grazing on Public Lands.
1t was conceded by Senators in
charge OF the agricultural appropria-
ton bill in the Senate that the graz
ing lease provision will be eliminated
from the bill on point of order.
Several Senator'S desire to make
speeches on the provision before it is
stricken out, otherwise this action
would have been taken at once.
The reading OF the agriculture bill
was completed after most of the dav
had been spent in debate on the for
estry system and the grazing provis-
ION. There is to be decided obiec-
ton. according to Senator Lodge. on
several provisions relating to the
bureau of chemistry of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and these we're
passed over. An amendement MS
agreed to at the suggestion Of Sem
Tor Nelson which will add $4,000
each year to the appropriation for
agricultural colleges until the total
amount for each state for those col
leges shall be $4,000 annually. The
annual appropriation at present for
agricultural colleges is $4,000.
The salary of the assistant sccre-
tary OF the department was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The provision for the survey of the
White mountain and Appalachian
mountain water sheds, to ascertain
the feasibility of making a forest re-
serve, was also passed over for dis
cussion.
The session throughout the day was
devoted to the agricultural appro-
prlatlon bill, and it is understood that
this measure will be again consider
ed with the idea of getting final ac-
ton on the measure.
Senator Dephew presented the fol-
lowing resolution. 1t was ordered
printed and went over.
Resolved, That the committee on
finance be authorized to investigate
and report what legislation, if any.
may be necessary in relation to the
| deposit OF public moneys and the is.
sue or currency to prevent confi
tions of abnormal and dangerous
rates OF interest at certain periods of
the year and provide such elasticity
, In the currency that it will be more
reSpOnSIyo IN tho oo,I;t;o,a q -.