The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-28
DOINCS OF CONGRESS
What Our National Lawmakers Are
Doing Prom Day TO Day
Smoot Holds His Seat.

Win the galIarleS packed and the
crowds extending out into the eord-
dors, the vie on the question OF
;. utter Reed Smo'..'s retention of
his seal was taken after an entire
afternoon mad been devoted 10 the
conclusion of the de1ate. The final
vote stoc6 AZ to IS 10 favor of Smoot.
Eighteen Senators were paired on
the ql,Stion, bringing the actual vote
recorded and paired up to 81 to 81
in fI.or of the retention OF the Utaa
SeEGtor. The entir5 strength of the
Senate was either recOaded or paired,
with The c,ception Of but two Sena-
tors-Mr. Smoot himself and Mr..
Wetmore, Of Rhode Island, neither of
whom 1s.L6.
Throurb, ut the enti.e speechmak-
ing Senator Smott listened atten-
lively, bat when the voting began he
retired to the Republican cloakroom
and there awaited the result.
At the conclusion tf the voting
there va: rush OF Republican Sem
ators 10 the cloakrJom to congratu
late 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 i'll hearty fashion by the men
who expressed their admiration of his
bearing in the long aud trying ordeal
through which he has passed. On the
floor of the Senate and In the gallar-
les it was many minutes before order
could be restored.
The final vote OH the proposition
10 expel the Mormon Senator was as
follows:
Yeas Republicans Burrows,
Clapp, Dupont, Hale, Hansbrough,
Kittridge, La Lallette and William
Alden Smith, Of Michigan; total, 9.
Democrats-Bacon, Berry, Camack,
| Clarke, of Arkansas; Clay, Culber-
son, Dubois, Frazer, Lattimer, Ne
Creary, McLaulin, Money, Newlands,
Overman Pettus, Rayner, Simmons,
Stone and Tillman. Total, 10, Ag-
gregate, years, 28.
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, Mulkey Nelson, Nixon, Penrose
Perkins, Piles, Spooner, Sutherland
Warner and Warren. Total, 80. Ag
gregate nays, AZ.
Pass River and harbor Bill.
The Senate passed the River ane
Harbor Appropriation bill, carrying {
total appropriation os $92, ,72O,472
All the committee amendments were
agreed to.
The bill as passed carries the ap
preparation for the completion of tn
35-foot channel, 600 feet wide, up tn
Patapsco river to Baltimore.
Grazing on Public Lands.
1t was conceded by Senators il
charge of the agricultural appropria
ton bill in the Senate that the graz
ing lease provision will be eliminate
from the bill on point of order
Several Senators desire to max
speeches on the provision before it
stricken out, otherwise this actio
would have been taken at once.
The reading Of the agriculture bi
was completed after most Of the da
had been spent in debate on the fol
estry system and the grazing provi!
ion. There is to be decided obje'
ton, according to Senator Lodge, o
J several provisions relating to tn
bureau Of chemistry Of the Depar
. ment Of Agriculture, and these wei
passed over. An amendement s
agreed to at the suggestion of Sen'
tor Nelson which will add $500
each year to the appropriation fl
agricultural colleges until the tot
amount for each state for these co
, leges shall be $4,000 annually. I'll
annual appropriation at present f
agricultural colleges is $4,000.
The salary Of the assistant seer
tary of the department was i1fcreas'
= from $4,000 to $4,000.
The provision for the survey Of t
White mountain and Appalchi;
. mountain water sheds, to ascerta
y the feasibility of making a forest I
/ serve, was also passed over for dj
: cussion.
S The session throughout the day W
n devoted to the agricultural appI
priation bill, and it is understood th
this measure will be again conside
ed with the idea of getting final ;
ton on the measure.
- Senator Dephew presented the f
le lowing resolution. 1t was order
r., printed and went over.
d "Resolved, That the committee
It finance be authorized to investlg;
# and report what legislation, If al
le may be necessary in relation to
l. deposit of public moneys and the
J.. sue or currency to prevent con
as tions Of abnormal and dangert
lg rates Of interest at certain periods
III the year and provide such elastic
Id in the currency that it will be M
ne responsive to the conditions of bl
ness.'