The Washington herald., 1908-04-24
CONGRESS BRIEFS

Senator Warner, Of Missouri gave notice that he
would defer tie confirmation ef his speech ca the
brownsville raid until Monday morning.
Senator Carter, Of Montana introduced a bill
proposing 20 amend section 3s3f Of the Revised
Statutes by eliminating the requirement that post
masters al money order post-ofices shall have in
/ their bonds condition covering their performance
ness.
senator Warren reported from the Senate Com
mittee On Military Affairs. with a recommendation
thst It pass. the resolution already passed b the
| house. authorizing the Secretary Of Var TO lend
so tents 10 the Benevolent and Protective Order
o Elks for its snnual convention. 20 be held this
year at Dallas, Tex.
The Senate Commerce Committee yesterday au-
thorized favorable report the bill requiring the
inspection 0i seagoing tugs as to their seaworthi-
ness and equipment The bill also requires life
boats. anchoH and life pTeserFers 20 BE- carried.
An amendment was added authorizing the Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor 70 make regulations limiting
the length q toWs IN inland waters
Senator Rsyner. of Maryland introduced BY re-
quest Yesterday bill proposing 70 refund % the
Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Com
pany Of Baltimore s. S.l6i7s. and % the Hazard
Wharf COMPANY also o. Baltimore, SS36l, the
money having been inequitaby collected by The Bal
tlnloFe collector q customs as duty upon iDporta-
tlons q anthracite coal after October g. 1872
The Senate Committee On Commerce yesterday IN
stTucted Senator DeNeW 70 report bill he had in
troduced amending sections 445 and s5s Of the Re
Fised Statutes. relating 20 lists Of passengers on
steam vessels, Tie Depew bill. as agreed upon. re
qulres masters Of vessels 10 keep daily count Of
paSsengcs. except On vessels IN the seag0ng coast
wise trade and routes ever so miles long on the
Great Lakes
E1-Afayor Seth Low. Of New York Daniel Daven-
roEt. Of Bridgeport. Conn; J. A. Emery and Prof.
J. " jerks. Of Cornell University, were heard be
fore subcommittee ot the judiciary Committee of
the Senate yesterday on the merits q the Warner
Hepburn bin 10 amend the Sherman antitrust law.
The arguments were the sane IS those advanced
before the House committee and already published.
Prof. jerks and Mr. Low defended the bill; Mr.
Davenport was opposed 20 l.
President Roosevelt sent 70 Senator Frye chair
maa Of the Senate Committee on Commerse a
letter from the Inlsnd Waterways Commission
recommending notifications Of the bills pending
Tor the improvement q the ST. Lawrence River.
In New YOk. the Snake River. in Washing
ton, and the Tennessee River, in Tennessee The
commission, of which Representative Theodore T.
Burton is chairman. wants first approval Of the bills
withheld by Congress until the commission can ex-
anime them further.
Strenuous Efforts are being made hy the leaders
Of the House 20 convince the Republican members
that the enactment of emergency currency legisla-
zion AZ this session Is a party necessity
The argument is advanced that if Congress ad-
ioums without passing such a measure. and the
financial crisis q last fan IS repeated even in a
mild fern The coming fan. the result would be to
seriously endanger the Republican ticket in Novem.
Der.
A fine opportunity for a controversy over the life
and public services of Jefferson Davis Is afforded
in q resolution introduced In the House yesterday
b. Representative Carin, Of Virginia. II seeks 10
elicit information from the War Department 20
ne r5ag0ns that aCtUated the government in rgmGy
ing the name Il Davis from the tablet on the
Cabin John Bridge
The resolution directs the Secretary of War. II
not Incompatible with the public interests to inform
the House by what authority the name Of jefferson
Davis was erased from the stone tablet on Cabin
John Bridge also that the House be informed SIS to
what steps any. have been taken toward restoring
the came q Davis Secretary of War 70 the stone