The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

| .IiiAc Notice
| Washington, February y 24.-The al
most unheard Of procedure Cf yLea 4
er Cannon Overruling his own commit
Tee on rules caused Surprise in the
mouse today. Through Mn DalzeIl.
| pennsylvania the committee reDorted
the following resolution, proyi4;ng for
an Investigation into the subject OF
| reOnage:
Resolved, That the immigration
| commission be relues ted to M an ii
| Ve&tl5atIon into the treatment and
| conditions OF work of immis ran on
| he cotton ploantations Cf the Mis-
| .,aal2pl delta in the states CT Mssis-
| 3lpDi and Arkansas. and upon the
| tUrpentine farms, lumber camrs and
| railway camps in the state of FIori-
| Ga, Mississippi, Louisiana and It e.
| southern state and the report the e. n
- early day as possible
! Mr.. Mann, of IlliLOiS O. j2cted that
| he report was not privileged.
/ The committee on TuIes re1or Ell
| it, responded Mr. Dazell
! OH draWled out Mr.. Mann the
Committe On rules cannot make every
| thing" and he added that in hi O in
| ing to do with the proposition any
| way, as it directed an invest g ii II
[ and did not relate to the organization
| OF the house.
Speaker Cannon sustained Mr.. Mann
| Who suggested to Mr. Dalzell Tat he
should not object 20 unanimous con-
sent.
Il won't ask for it," replied Nj. EaI-
zell with a show of petutance
Mr.. Dalzull insisted that the mat
ter was privileged because it was
report from a committee, but the
speaker adhered to his first ruling.
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi sought
to secure unanimous cons Mt FOR the
cnnsiGe' alton Of the resOl ton, but at
the consent Of Mr.. DalzeH It WIS re-
committed.
The army appropriated bill carry
ing $85,007 3G6 was taken up. After
Mr.. Hull, Iowa, had explained it's pro-
visions Mr.. Sfayden, of Texas, citiSei
the enormous extravaganza OF the
military eSta bTishment" while Mr.. Hol-
liday, of Indiana, pleaded for iHcreas-
ed pay for the enlisted men of the
army.
Other speeches were delivered by
Hamilton, IOwa. who favored tariff
revision and Mr.. Mr.. Was shburn, Mas
sachusettS for removing the res stric
tions of the Sherman antitrust law
regarding organizations of merchants
in certain cases.
The sum for pensions, ME. Slayden
sGid amounted to $1G5, $4,000 a re-
. . markable total that may well make
the richest nation in the world sit
up and take notice,
1T the pace was kept" he argued
latter a while, when we shall have
government ownership OF railways,
telegraphs, coal mines, water works
all among the necessities of modern
life and all vehemently urged by cer-
tain men who have not thOuo ht
out the consequences-we have a con-
dition that will make government of,
| for and by pensioners not only pcs:1-
| bic but probable Where in Gods
name, it is all to end I cannot even
guess Let us hope that il this mod
ress cannot be arrested it will soon
develop; i'm a stage where everybody
will be on the rolls at the same liberal
| rate and plans of equality re-establish-
| ed
He took up seriatim the army bill
appropriating $50 900, ,0C0 and sad 1t
was sure to be increased by SO O,C0).
The naval bill which he est ma ed
would carry at the lowest 25,000.0OO
and the retired volunteer list would
carry an appropriation anywhere from
$4,000, 900 to s65, 100000 making he
said a probably grand total of over
| $406, $4,000.
| He warned the members that if they
want their rivers and harbors improv-
! ed and their commerce developed, they
must call a halt in extravagance in
military appropriation because zone
SPELLS construction the other des rue
ton: one will add to the sum Of hui
man happiness, the other to its mis-
cries.
| Declaring that inducements must be
held out to the men who enlist In the
army Mr.. Holiday, Indiana, support
a. the proposition for an increase IN
| their pay. Somebody" he said,
sho"ld pay tribute 10 the gallant men
| behind the guns and in the trenche."
! 1t would be said, an act Of tardy
Justice on the part Of the government.
The officers, he charged, had plenty OF
wen to look after them, but it was
seldom any one heard of proposit on
to take care Of the men who have
no lobbies here and no repre- entation
and who could not get here unless
they left their posts of duty. in which
case they would wear ball and chain.
! The bill was still under consideration
when the house adjourned.
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