The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-12-24
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

The Brownsville affair consumed nearly
the entire session. Senator Foraker Cd
tanned the floor early and read letters from
former soldier of the Twenty-hfth iegl-
ment telli. , of the procedure of govern
ment detectives in attempts TO ger con,
fesson from him. Mr.. Foraker introduced
an amendment TO his original bill for the
re-enlistment of these soldiers proVldlhg
that a commission Of three retired army
officers be created To determine whether
discharged soldiers are innocent OF com.
plicity In the shooting up Of brownsville as
prerequisite for their re-enlistmenti IN
stead Of leaving that duty with the fresL
dent as provided by the Warner bill. The
Presidents message giving the results OF
the war departments investigation OF the
Brownsville affair was read and Mr. fot-
aker again took the floor to comment upon
the message Senator Carter announcer
that on the 10Th he would speak upon Lhe
postal savings bank bill and would ask ina
II be made the unfinished business OF Tue
Senate.
The Presidents Panama canal message
was read the 10Th and It's reading was
received with loud laughter by some or the
senator's Senator Foraker endeavored 10
have adopted resolution calling on the sec
rotary of war for detailed Information con
corning the men employed. instructions CIV
en- and expenses incurred In the investiga-
ton by detectives into the Brownsville az
fair, referred to by the President IN ms m 5,
sage Of the 1ith. Senator Warren objected
to immediate consideration. The postal say
ings bank bill was the subject OF speeches
by Senator's Carter and nepew, bolh OF
made the unfinished businessc, dlspIaclns
the joint resolution for the repeal OF the
commodity clause OF the interstate com
merce law. ON motion Of senator fultpb
the omnibus claims hll will be taken up on
January Is. Brief memoria! services were
held for the late Representative George W.
Smith Of Illinois, and at $50 the senate I'd
1ourned
Considerable time was devoted on the
10th TO a discussion Of the Presidents
course in placing structures on Congress In
h. nF VII nd n
searching resolution, proposed 10y Mr AID.
rich and amended upon the suggestion or
Mr.. Culberson, providing FOR thorough
Investigation by the committee on appro.
priations of the Presidents charges. both IN
respect to the acts and the course that
should be taken by Congress 10 resent the
imputations believed TO have been cast upon
that body was adopted Mr.. hldrich in In
Producing his resolution, made no comment
upon It, but Senators Bailey, Bacon, TIL
man, Culberson and others declared that the
Presidents words should be resented by the
Senate as highly insulting. Senator For.
sker'e resolution calling on the secretary OF
war for lnformatin concerning the work OF
detectives in the Brownsville ahair also was
adopted. Senator Lodge spoke In support OF
the Warner bill permitting the President
TO re-enlist the discharged soldiers Of The
Twenty NTH regiment at his discretion.
The Senate NJ $50 adjourned.
The postal savings bank b!l was before
the senate on the I'm for over an hour,
Senator Burkett of Nebraska making com
prchcnsvc argument in favor Of its passage.
The Senate listened also TO the reading Of
message from the President recommending
n change in the form OF government Of the
District Of Columbia, 10y which single
executive head would take the place Of the
board OF three commissioners who now
Jointly act as a governing board. AT 10
O'Clock the Senate adjourned
The Senate was not In session on the 18th
House
while considering bills dealing with ar
fairs In the District of Columbia the House
on the 1ith passed a measure for S5-ccnt
gas in Washington. The niIl now goes to
the Senate, as wen rs another bill abolish
ing bucket shops Ia the district. n bin
providing for free lectures in the public
schools was voted down. An attempt by
Representative Henry Of Texas TO obtain
u change In the reference OF "A biI pro.
hibiting the making Of future contracts on
agricultural products brought f"rth the
promise from Chairman Scott OF the agri-
cultural committee TINT his committee
would soon grant hearings TO farmers
unions and others on this subject The
House voted to adjourn Saturday, Dccem-
Der 10, to Monday, January 1, and al.
1ourned for the day at 5p. IN.
The hopes Of the so-callcd Insurgents for
a revision of the rules Of that body were
sslpated, for the time being at lrast, when
Mr. Gardner Of Massachusetts, failed TO oh.
tain the adoption or an amended resolution
calling for the appointment Of committee
of eight members TO consider the subject
md report the changes deemed necessary.
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