Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-18
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, Feb. IL.
SENATE.

dENA16s
The question of the propriety Of Con-
eress instructiog an executive ofhcer ~s
10 his course 10 beginning litigation,
wss raised in the Senate today by Mf.
Teller during an effort Of Mr.. Fulton 10
pass a resolution instructing the attorney
general to proceed in the courts 10 de-
lermined whether there have been any
violations OF law by land grant railroads
Ia Oregon, and TO obtain such reiiei ass
deemed necessary. The resolution came
from the judiciary committee. Fulton
explained that the aid Ct the Congress
was desired, because the department OF
Justice i, not clear whether the govern
,oept can secure q forfeiture OF the land
in question and thought an affirmation
of the act governing the cases, would
aid the government in prosecuting the
Southern Pacific, which holds the lands
in dispute.
In inveighing against the Aldrich
financial bill Senator Stone tainted the
republican majority upon the sad plight
of the country, which, he declared, had
arisen directly from high tariff policy,
and an inefficient currency system.
"You have given u.s." he exclaimed,
ga financial system which is but path
work, a sort Of crazy-quilt, which turns
the 6aancial well being OF the country
ever to the keeping of great assocl-
a,ion of banking corporations, without
taking pains TO sufficiently safeguard the
people against abuses and you have fast
eaed upon US taxing system. under the
operation of which grssping monoPolies
are cleated to plumber the people"
The Missourian expressed the fear
that a "pandora's box is being opened
by the Aldrich BILL" and urged the
Issuance OF emergency treasury Noes
instead of emergency bank circulation,
for he thought it grave error to confer
additional fsvorS and powers upon ma
lionsl banks.
81 OF iect to giving to bauks,the power
to regulate in any degree the volume o.
the peoples currency by expanding OF
contracting it, as it may happen to sui
their within or their Interests" he ssid
He favored an interest change on de-
nosits. denounced stock gambling by
hanks. and contended for government
regulation of all stock dealings by The
imposition of arevenue tax.
HOUSE
One of the most dramatic scenes evel
Witnessed in the House occurred To-Day
Bv a taclful effort Mr.. Boutell swep
Taft men, Hughes men, Knox men, II
fact all the varieties of republicans snc
democrats, off their equilibrium and LEI
all alike in a demonstratiye ovation L
Speaker Cannon.
Mr.. B9utell selected noted ami
yersary in the life of Speaker Cannon Il
test his popularity. Just thirty-io
wears ago Mr.. Cannon delivered hi
ii;s. speech in Congress. On that &C.
cssion, veteran Congressman suggested
to the House that Cannon had oats il
| his pocket" Boutell quoted from The
speech which be finally announced hst
been made by Jos. G. Cannon. Tier
followed q scene that must have touch
ed the heart of the rugged old legislator
| from Illinois. From all over the cham
Der came applause and cheers, the mem
bers forgetting their political affiliations
to give vent to their personal feelings
toward their speaker. speaker Cannon
was blissfully ignorant.of what Boutel
was to say. BY stragegy, Boutell go
the floor j1s, before Speaker @ nnon
Welded the chair to the chairman OF th'
committee-of the whole. Bushes OF
the speakers face indicated that be SCOT
appreciated about whom his colleague
WAS talking.