The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
REVIEW OF WORK OF CONGRESS
What Our National LaWmakers, Are
Doing From Day to Day
Smoot Holds Els Seat.

HOHNS CAICiiQAuS Oub 1hlO Tue cOIil-
Eiors, the V'te OH the question of
afcf Reed Smot:', retention of
ais seal was taken after an entire
afternoon mad been devoted to the.
conclusion of the de5ate. The final
Totc stood AZ to IS In favor of Smoet.
Eighteen Senators were paired on
he QUESTION, bringing the actual vote
recorded ind paire1 UP to 81 to 81
III fayor Of the retention of the Utah
Senator. The entirs strength of the
Senate was either recorded or paired,
with the e ception Of but two Sena-
tors-Mr. Smoot. himself and Mr..
Wetmore, of Rhode Island, neither of
whom I&.C1.
Throngle ut the enti.e speechmak-
ng Senator Smott listened atten-
lively, but when the voting began he
retired to the Republican cloakroom
and there awaited the result. .e
AT tue conclusion Cf the voting
Ihere "a. a rush of Republican Sen
atorS to the cloakroom to congratu-
ate Mr.. 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 III hearty fashion by the men
who expressed their admiration of his
bearing In the long and trying ordeal
through which he has passed. On the
door OF the Senate and In the gallar-
les 1t was many minutes before order
could be restored.
The final vote III the proposition
Z IN nvno1 RLo Mooo.x Co~A. =.
follows: .sE4h
Yeas , Republicans : Burrows,
Clapp, Dupont, Hale, Hansbrough,
K~ittridge, La Lallette and William
Alden Smith, of Michigan; total, g..
Democrats-Bacon, Berry, Camack,
Clarke, of Arkansas; Clay, CuIber-
son, Dubois, Frazer, Lattimer, Nc
Creary, McLaurin, Money, Newlands,
Overman Pettus, Rayner, Simmons,
Stone and Tillman. Total, 19, Ag-
gregate, years, %.
Nays, Democrats Blackburn,
Clarke, of Montana; and Daniels, of
Virginia; total, 3. Republicans-AE
irlch, Alice, Ankeny, Beveridge,
Bulkeney, Burkett, Burnham, Clark,
Of Wyoming; Crane Curtis, Depew,
Dick, Dillingham;, Dolliver, Flint,
Foraker r, Frye, Fulton, Gallinger,
Gamble Hepburn, Hopkins, Kean,
Knox, Lodge, Long, McCumber, Mil
lard, Mulkey Nelson, Nixon, Penrose,
Perkins, Piles, -Spooner, Sutherland,
Warner and Warren. Total, 80. Ag-
gregate nays, AZ sii 5sE8
Pass River and Harbor Bill.
The Senate passed the River and
Harbor Appropriation bill, carrying a
total appropriation og 49, ,72O,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 tSenators in
charge of the agricultural appropria- |
ton bill In the Senate that the graz
ing lease provision will be eliminated
from the bill on a point of order.
Several Senators 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 day
had been spent in debate on the for
estry system and the grazing provis-
ion. There is to be decided ob;ec-
ton, according to- Senator Lodge, on
several provisions relating to the
bureau of chemistry Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, and these were
passed over. An amendment as
agreed to at the suggestion of Sena-
tor Nelson which will add $4,000
each year to the appropriation for
agricultural colleges until the total
amount for each state for these col
leges shall be $4,000 annually. The
Annuai appropriation at present for
agricultural colleges is $3U,UUO.
The salary of the assistant secre-
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
c~ussion.
The session throughout the day was
devoted to the agricultural appro-
priation 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-
resolution. It 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 condi-
tons of abnormal and dangerous
of interest at certain periods of
the year and provide such elasticity
in the currency hat it will be more
responsive to the conditions of bust