The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-14
DOINCS OF CONGRESS


Il Ss~A EsA&ksf A4aoS a
address on ths subject Of Ssaix.'
faghts after w.a,ch the arus .upsp-
pEisiton bill, carrying = total 81 All.
ooo.00. wa~ taken Ap. The army
measure w@s patty rad fer sppro-
sai OF eornm,tse amAndus~utS. ana
adjournment Hsk taksn shortly be-
Tore o O'Clock, when is became an
parent that considerable debate vas
10 be otca>aon,d hy as amendment To
permit the government 60 receive re-
ane' rates from the railroads on ths
transportation Of troops aud supplies
Lor the army. and 10 allow arnly .f-
Aeets an iheir iamine> 10 accrpt
Tree transportation. The adoption OF
tins amendment would be = fnodifiea-
tion OF the railroad rate hill, passed
Mt the last session of Congress.
Senator Warren ia charge of tae
biil gave notice that he would press
IFS consideration Friday. Senator
4ie' unber announced that be would
i.love 10 consider pension bills Friday.
Senator Nelson said he would move
for t: e consideration of the bill giant
ing the government the right 10 ap-
peal IN criminal eases. and Senator
Culiom gave notice that at 'eiock
FRIDAY hc would present resolutions
OF regret nj the death of the late
Representative Marsh, of Illinois.
The Senate agreed to a resolution
offered by Mr.. Tillman calling on the
Secretary ( the Treasury, the Attor.
ney General, the Secretary of the In
terror, the secretary OF Commerce and
Labor. the Secretary a. Agriculture
and the Interstate commerce com
mission to Immediately report" the
number and names Of all persons en-
ptoycd by them or uEder their au-
thority during the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1906. or who are now 20
employed where no specific appropria-
tlon IN detail has been made to Con-
gress for such employment; the
amount paid, or TO be paid as COM
pensation and allowances, and
specific statement as to the nature
6I the employment in each case, and
whether such persons are in the
classified service
The resolution also asks for in
formation as TO the funds from which
such employees are paid.
Encroachment State Rights.
Federal encroachment on State
rights, with the japanese school ques-
ton as the principal illustration, was
tie subject of an address TO the SEN
ate by Senator Frazier, of Tennessee.
mr. Frazier said that this was not
a question that concerned California
alone, but concerned the right of ev-
cry State to control its domestic af-
fairs If the Federal government by
treaty would force Mongolians into
the white schools of California a like
treaty would force the negroes of Gu
ba, Santo Domingo, Hayti and the
Congo into the schools of Tennessee
in defiance of the laws for the sep
aration of the races. He expressed
the highest admiration for the Japaa-
csc, but said that the action Of Cali
fornia furnished no pretext for quar-
rel with that country. The school
board of San Francisco had simply
executed a State law providing for
the education of white and japanese
children in separate schools. 1t had
been decided over and over again that
States had a perfect right to make
such separation; that the State of
California was but exercising its legal
and constitutional power.
Hepburn Law Criticised.
A scathing criticism of the social
ed Hepburn bill relating to the inter-
State commerce commission was made
il the House by Representative La
mar, of Florida, who took occasion
10 say that there should be written
into the Hepburn bill provision en-
powering the Interstate commerce
commission to take the initiative In
righting a wrong in railroad rates
where a wrong is done.
He said the Republican party would
have sat in the House for 20 years
more without touching the railroad
rate question If President Roosevelt
had no1 thrown the issue under them
like bomb. The Hepburn rate bill
did not 90 half far enough, and was
| full, of defects, said Mr.. Lamar.
Incident to his speech on the rail-
road rate bill the gentleman from
Florida reviewed the recent impeach-
ment trial Of Judge Charles Swayne
hy the Senate, and said that not
withstanding his acquittal ''we have
| nevertheless . rascaIly iudpe in Flori-
| da.' He said that it was unfor-
tunate for the people of Florida and
unfortunate for the people of the
country that the judiciary should be
90 contaminated. "But I can do
nothing to bring about his removal,
added Mr.. Lamar. 81 can, however,
from time to time, tell the House OF
| this mans record"
New Pension Bill Record.
| A rev high record in the way II
he massage IF rrs--a's nan<ior hib
was made when 725 bills were pass
ed n an hour and half.
The naval appropriation bill ear.
rying S95, ,426,00 was taken up and
under the order OF general debate
speeches were made by Mr.. Lamar,
II Florida. on "raIlroad rate bill
Mr. Higgins, of Connecticut, favorine
be creation of the White Mountain
nd Appalachian forest reserves and
fr. Mondell, of Wyoming, on the
mutations of Federal authority, an'
he withdrawal of coal lands from en-