The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-12-06
SENATE IN SESSION AN HOUR
AND "A HALF AND HOUSE
TEN MINUTES
Sen. W. P. Frye Of Maine Ele s
President Pro TEN Of Senate, s, s
Daniel Of Va. Receiving Democr.
Vote as Compliment House
Agrees to Respond to Greeting Of
the new State Of Oklahoma.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 6.-The
senate was in session yesterday for
an hour and half, adjourning at
1880 o'clock until Monday.
Senator William P. Frye of Maine
was elected president protein OF the
senate, Senator Daniel of Virginia
being given the complimentary vote
for that honor by his democratic col
leagues.
The resolutions of Senator Clay
and Culberson on the secretary of
the treasury for information con-
cerning the recent bond issues by
the government were allowed to go
over until next Monday when they
will probably be the basis of some
debate.
Most of the session was taken up
by the introduction of bills. The
house was in session only ten min
utes and transacted no business be-
yond agreeing to make response to
the greetings of the new state of
Oklahoma. The house also adjourn
ed until Monday.
Postal Savings Bank Bill
~ The bill to establish postal saw
ings banks for depositing savings at
interest, was introduced yesterday by
Senator Carter of Montana. The
proposed system is to be under the
supervision of the postmaster gener-
al and the secretary of the treas
ury and the former is authorized to
designate money order offices where
the savings may be deposited. The
sum of one dollar will constitute the
lowest amount that may start an ac-
count and no individual will be al
lowed to deposit more than two hun
dred dollars in one calendar month.
Interest at the rate of two per cent
per annum will be computed on de-
posits once each year and added to
the principal providing such deposit
does not exceed $1,000. The moneys
are to be kept in United States de-
positories and the secretary of the
treasury is authorized to invest a
certain amount of the deposits in
8 United States bonds.
Ask For Money For Lakes-to-Gulf
Washington, D. c., Dec. s. Fifty
delegates to the convention of the
.Lakes-to-the-G Gulf Deep Waterway
convention, led by President Kavan-
augh and Representative Bartholdt
OF Missouri, called on Speaker Can
non yesterday and presented mem
orial to the congress praying for ma
tional aid for the project for a lakes
to-the-gulf canal, and for the sup
port OF an appropriation of $780,
100000 for the improvement Of the
harbors and inland waterways recon-
mended by ihe rivers and harbors'
congress.
Speaker Cannon said that while
he heartily favored the scheme of
waterway improvement, he did not
believe in spending money before IT
was in the hand and he said to talk
Of bond issue for that purpose at
this time would be absurd. z
Beer Tax For Waterways
Washington. D. q, Disc. sAn
& annual tax Of one dollar on every
barrel OF beer brewed in the United
States for the creation Of per
i manent Investment fund OF fifty
{ million dollars yearly for the d:syel-
opment OF the country's waterways is
4 the proposal carried IN a joint reso-
luton introduced in the house yes
terday by Mr.. Acheson Of Pennsyl-
svania. The preamble asserts the in-
adequacy Of the railroad trackage
to handle the country S fast growing
I business, points to the waterways'
extension as vital perquisite to
state and national development OF
resources and Tecites that the re-
venue from proposed high license
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