The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-16

WORK OF
CONGRESS

The Senate was in session only four
minutes Monday, adjourning as a mark
of respect to the memory of Senator Nal
Tory of Florida, who died recently. One
hundred and sixty bills, some of them of
considerable Importance, were introduced
in the House. President Roosevelt's
message urging that the employees to take
the next census be chosen under civil ser
vice rules was read. Representative III.
Il. Slemp of the Ninth Virginia district
took the oath of office.
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Senator Aldrich introduced his curren-
cy bill Tuesday, which was read, and
announced that the committee on finance
would be glad to consider in connection
with it all bills which Senators might de-
sire to Introduce. Senator Clay of
Georgia announced that he intended to
have vote on his resolution favoring a
federal law to aid the States in their
efforts to enforce prohibition. The reso-
luton was allowed to go over until the
next meeting. Several addresses were
made in the House in connection with
the resolutions referring to Presidents
annual message to the various commit
tees. Representative Sheppard of Texas
made a plea for the restoration of the
legend, 'In God We Trust to American
coins. Mr.. Willett of New York sought
to blame the recent financial disturbance
on President Roosevelt Representative
Hardick of Georgia declared that the only
safety for the Republican party lay in
the nomination of Taft for President.
Mr.. Morris of Nebraska spoke in favor
of taxing national bank deposits to pro-
vide guarantee fund.
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The Senate was not in session We'd
nesday. In the House a rule was adopt
ed giving the bill to revise, codify and
amend the laws the right of way along
with other preferred measures. Upon
the conclusion of the reading of the bill
it was laid aside to permit Mr.. Gaines
of Tennessee to address the House in
favor of an appropriation for 1.-The Her
mitage." the home of Andrew Jackson,
near Nashville, Tenn q.
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The Brownson affair was brought up
in the Senate Thursday, when Senator
Hale explained the navy personnel bill.
Mr.. Iillman intimated that he wished to
call before the committee witnesses to
testify concerning this matter. Mr.. Hale
replied that he thought there would be
no obstacle to allowing the Senator to do
that. The Senate adjourned until Mon
day. Members of the House took Fart
in lottery for rooms in the new House
Office building opposite the capitol. Aside
from passing two bridge bills the assign
ment of quarters was the only business
transacted.
The Senate was not in session Friday
The House resumed its old activity and
for over five hours transacted business
of a public nature. Material progress
was made with the bin to codify, revise
and amend the criminal laws of the Unit
ed States, which was taken up after some
routine bills had been disposed of. An
attempt by Mr.. Littlefield of Maine to
amend the bill so as to afford protection
to aliens in the matter of civil rights
failed by a decisive vote. The feature OF
the session was brief address by Mr.
Burleson of Texas, who credited Senator
Foraker and other Republicans with hav-
ing charged the President with the re-
sponsibility for the recent financial crisis
Mr.. Burleson became engaged in a lively
colloquy with Mr.. Payne of New York.