The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL

The senate Thursday passed the
widows pension bill. providing that
every soldiers widow now receiving
less than s12 per month shall receive
a minimum of $l2 hereafter, upon
proof of her husbands death, and
without proof that his death was from
causes incident to his military service.
The bill has already passed the house.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
Thursday strongly Endorsed the pend
ing currency bill in the senate and de-
clared that 1t would be serviceable as
an emergency measure and would not
prevent the enactment of general
currency law which, he declared. he
hoped to see realized in the future on
the basis Of a central bank.
Senator Paynter of Kentucky op-
posed the currency bill in a short
speech and especially condemned the
proposition to insure bank deposits.
Referring to Senator Depew's recent
remarks about might riders" and
barn burning" in Kentucky. both
Senators Paynter and McCreary Of
that state condemned such lawIess-
ness and denounced the tobacco trust.
The bill to require American sup
plies for the Panama canal to be car
ried in American bottoms was again
considered Thursday, but not acted
upon.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs Thursday reported favorably the
bill introduced by It's chairman, Rep
resentative Foss of Illinois, to equal
lie and fix the pay OF the navy and
the marine corps. The bill provides
that the pay and allowances Except
mileage and forage) of all officers Of
the navy and marine corps shall be
the same as the pay and allowances of
officers OF corresponding rank in the
army.
Senator McCreary of Kentucky took
occasion in the senate Thursday to
reply to recent references by Sena-
tor Depew OF New York to night riders
and the burning of tobacco barns In
Kentucky. Incidentally he reviewed
the operations of the tobacco trust
and declared that the repeal of the
&c tax on tobacco was what was need
cd for the benefit Of the farmers Of
his state. Distance" said Mr. Nc
Creary, may lend enchantment to the
view of the senator from New York,
but IL he had confined himself to the
stock gambling and the burdens of
trusts and lawlessness Of the state OF
New York, it seems to me 1t would
have been more appropriate than wan
dering so far away from his subject
as to critlcise Kentucky"
Senator Nelson of Minnesota gave
notice Thursday Of an amendment he
will propose to the ,Aldrich currency
bill requiring national banks to pay 2
per cent interest on weekly balances
of government deposits of money.
The postoffice appropriation bill had
rough sailing in the house Of repre-.
sentatives Thursday. Its progress was
halted at every turn by amendments,
upon which there was lengthy discus
sion. The attacks begun on the Sec
tion relating to the pneumatic tube
service, which was forced to undergo
a change so that extensions Of such
service should not be confined to the
several cities named in the bill, but
that they should be made wherever
the postmaster general may think
best. The house was a unit for with
holding a portion of the pay to rail
roads for transportation of a mails
until a correct system of weighing
should be established, a provision to
that effect being incorporated in the
measure. and finally vigorous. but
Intellectual, attack was msde on a
proposition by Mr.. Goebel of Ohio to
increase by S2,OOO,OOO the appropria-
tion for paying, the expenses Of rail-
way mail clerks while travelling on
business of the department
The purchase of three new steam
Golfers with a coal carrying capacity
OF 1000 tons, at cost each Of $685.
600, was agreed to Friday by the
house committee on naval affairs.
The bill to require the transporta-
ton of materials and supplies TO be
used in the construction of the Pan
anna canal in ships of American reg
lister was passed by the senate Fri
day. AS amended the bill exempts
from the restrictions ports in which
no American vessels are to be secured
for shipping goods. Another amend
ment provides that bids for supplies
shall be accepted, naming alternative
prices for shipment in American or
foreign ships, Senator Bacon claiming
that such an amendment was neces-
sary In order to allow bidders for fur
nishing lumber to compete success
fully.
Carrying the largest appropriation
bill in all its history-t222. 1870. 392-
the postoffce appropriation bill Fri
day passed the house. having been
under discussion fourteen days This
is $1.425,O00 more than was reported
by the committee. Chairman over