Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Considerable time was devoted on the
10Th to discussion of the Presidents
course III placing structures Congress In
the matter Of the secret service, and a
searching resolution, proposed by Mr.. Aid
rich and amended upon the suggestion of
Mf. tulDrrSou, providing for Il thorough
Investigation by the committee on apprO-
priatiOnS OF the Presidents charges both i'll
respect to the acts and the course that
should he taken by Congress to resent the
imputationS believed to have been cast upon
that body, adopted. Mr.. Aldrich. in in.
Producing his resolution. made 10 comment
upon 1t, but Senators Bailey, Bacon. Till
man. CulbGrSGn and others declared that the
Presidents words should be resented by the
Senate as highly insulting. Senator For
akcr's resolution calling the secretary OF
war for infOrmatin concerning the work Of
detectives IN the Brownsville affair also was
adopted. Senator Lodge spoke In support Oi
the Warner bill permitting the President
70 re-cnlist the discharged soldiers of the
Twenty fifth regiment ~ his discretion
The Senate at $50 adjourned.
The postal savings bank bill before
the Senate the 18th for over an hour,
Senator Burkett Of Nebraska making n com
prehcnsive argument in favor of its passage.
The Senate listened also to the reading of 4
message from the President recommending
"a change in the form of government of the
District Of Columbia, by which q single
executive head would take the place of the
board of three commissioners who now
jointly act as a governing board A 2:30
. clock the Senate adj Jurne1 !.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th
Except for few moments spent in the
transaction Of routine business and the
passage OF two bridge bills, the House on
the 10th devoted its entire time 10 the
further consideration of the bill to revise
the penal laws of the United States The
Garrett amendment. which came over from
last night and which prohibited the sending
through the mails of Information bearing on
transactions in futures, was defeated by
decided vote. Without opposition an amend
ment by Mr. Houston sCFeunessee) was
adopted making it an offense TO deposit in
ship through the mails Intoxicating
liquors. There was still pending when the
bill was laid aside an amendment by Mr.
Humphreys Of Mississippi providing for the
Identification Of Intoxicating liquors trans.
ported by interstate carriers. This propo-
sitiOn evolved extended debate. At 4:57 D.,
III. the House adjourned
BY unanimous vote the House on the 18th
adopted resolution presented by the spe-
ciaI committee of five calling on the Presi-
dent for proof OF his charge that members
were fearful of an investigation by the
secret service agents. The remainder of
tn day was given over to consideration of
bills on the private calendar, large num-
Der Of which were passed. At 4. 80 %. M
the House adjourned.
Because of the general exodus OF mem
berS for their homes for the Christmas holt
days, the attendance on the 18th was far
short of a quorum. Nevertheless a good
deal of business was transacted This con-
sisted mostly Of the passage of war claim
bills, some of them giving rise 90 consider
able discussion. At Az p. m the House
adjourned.