The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1908-02-29
NEWS OF The WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands Throughout the Ma
ton and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
GRES SIONAL.

The membership of the Philippine
member if a bill passed by the senate
becomes law. Senator Lodge ex-
planned that this increase in member
ship was necessary to make the whole
number nine, which would make easier
the keeping of quorum at Manila.
Consideration of the Fowler cur
rency bill was continued in executive
session Monday by the house commit
tee on banking and currency. At the
close of the all-day session Mr. Fow-
Ter said: The committee is working
in harmony and is making excellent
progress with the bill. Thus far Is
of the 80 sections have been can
yassed, tentative amendment being
agreed to as We progress. The caluse
providing for federal guaranty of ma
tional bank deposits was discussed
Monday. The clause providing for
substitute currency has been consid-
cred and passed without material
amendments. When the examination
by sections has been completed the
bill as tentatively revised will be
printed and again thrown open to dis
cussion by the committee on the ex-
eeutiye session.
The bill to revise the criminal code
of the United States was passed by
the committee of the whole of the sen
ate Monday and was ordered reprint
ed with amendments so that it might
be put upon it's passage.
Ocean mail subsidy and currency
legislation were both the subjects of
speeches in the senate Monday. Sen
ator Gallinger opened the debate in
favor of his bill for ocean mail sub
sidy to build upon American merchant
marine and he was followed by Sena-
tor Depew, who strongly approved the
measure. Senator Simmons of North
Caroline and Whyte of Maryland
spoke in criticism of the Ald-ich cur
rency bill, Senator Whyte announcing
that he would not vote for any meas
ure now before the senate.
The unusual spectacle of the COM
mittee on rules being o-ferruled by its
chairman, the speaker, on the floor of
the house was witnessed In that body
Monday, much to the discontinue of
Mr.. DalZell. a member of the commit
tee. Mr.. Dalzell brought in reso-
luton providing for an investigation
of peonage in the southern states, but
the speaker, on an objection by Mr.
Mann of Illinois, held it was not privi
legged. Despite Mr.. Dalzells argu-
ment, the speaker refused to alter
his decision and the resolution was
recommitted. The army appropriation
bill, carrying $S5, O07, 566, was taken
up. After Mr. Hull of Iowa had eX-
planned it's provisions, Mr.. Slayden of
Texas criticised the enormous eX
travagance for the military establish
ment," while Mr. Holiday of Indiana
pleaded for increased pay for the en-
listed men of the army. Other speeches
were delivered by Mr.. Hamilton of
Iowa, who favored tariff revision. and
by Mr.. Washburn of Massachusetts in
favor OF removing the restrictions of
the Sherman antitrust la wregarding
organizations of merchants in certain
cases.
A subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on postoffices and postroads
Monday voted to report favorably the
bill to authorize an appropriation of
S3,600,00G for higher contract prices
for the carrying of United States mail
between Pacific coast ports and the
orient and between United States
ports and ports of South America. Of
this amount S1S0,000 is to be appro-
priated forthwith.
Seven Filipinos may receive instruc-
ton in the United States military
academy according to a bill passed by
the senate Friday.