The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-30
the SlxTlETR CONGRESS-
CONDENSED NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITOL
TIE Most Important Items Gathered
From Each Days sesslon Of
Senate and Hours.

Washington. u. CA conferences on
currency legislation was held Wednos.
day between the house and senate
leaders and wal attended By Speaker
Cannon and Senator Aldrich. The
Judgment Of the conference was that
the program lately decided on can be
put through. This program calls for a
caucus of the Republican members Of
the house. probably next week or The
week following 10 determine the pass.
age Of a bill creating a commission 70
investigate thoroughly the currency
subject and the financial situation Of
the country in general and to report on
remedial legislation at the next ses-
sion Of congress. Il is further the de-
sire Of the house Republican leaders
to put through the Vreeland bill which
embodies what are thought TO be the
best features OF the Aldrich bill and
eliminates the provisions to which
most objection has been made. All
that the senate leaders ask OF the
house leaders is TO enact some piece OF
financial legislation, so that the senate
will have a measure TO use as a work
ing basis, all thought OF ~enacting Of
the Aldrfch bin in the form in which
It passed the senate having been aban
doned. The program Is then to have
the senate strike out everything after
enaeting clause in the house bin and
to insert the Aldrich bill. This viii
have the effect Of throwing the amend
ed bin into conference and care win
be exercised both In IN esenate and In
the house to appoint as conferees,
members who favor some legislation at
this session. Il win be the task Of
the ~conferees 10 patch up from the
Aldrich bill and Vreeland bin and the
commission bill a modified act en-
bodying such provisions as the leaders
feel lure Of putting through the two
houses.
Senate Says TWO 5attIsshlps.
Washington. D. CATER consider
alton OF less than two hours the sen
ate committee on naval affairs Mon
day reported the naval appropriation
bill to the senate. 1t carries s111,.
546.549. an increase Of S~7.579.031 over
the amount OF the bill as II was passed
by the house. On the battleship con
struetion program the senate commit
tee adopted the policy of the house.
making no change In the provision for
two vessels.
Government Liability Bill.
Washington, D. ca government
employers liability bin was introduced
Wednesday by Representative Jones OF
Washington. II provides for compen.
sation 10 any laborer. mechanic or
other civilian employee OF the United
States or to his heirs IN case OF injury
OF death by accident while engaged In
his regular work, the sum in no case
TO exceed $1,000.
No Action Against Venezuela.
Washington, D. administrator
officials have practically abandoned
the expectation hat the senate win
at this session OF congress authorize
the president TO take punitive meas.
ures against Venezuela for her refusal
10 refer 10 arbitration the disputed
claims OF American citizens and cor
~porations against that country.
Two More Arbitration Treaties.
Washington. d. C.-General arbitra
ton treaties with Great Britain and
Spain were ratified by the senate Wed.
nesday. They are identical with trea-
ties heretofore ratified with France.
italy. Mexico. Switzerland. Norway and
Portugal
Passed 1000 Bills IN An Hour.
Washington. d. C.-The largest
batch OF pension bills 20 receive iav.
orable consideration by the house this
session was passed Friday. The bills
aggregated over a thousand and all
we're put through In an hour.
Signed Liability Bill
Washington. d. C-Presldent Roose
welt Wednesday signed the employers
liability bill, upon receiving an opinion
from Attorney General Bonaparte,
that the measure was constitutional