The Nevada County picayune., 1908-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL

Mir. Sims of Tennessee spoke Ill favor of the Burleson bill to abolish dealings in cotton futures; Messrs. Chaney of Indiana and Llndberg ol Minnesota talked on the financial queS- tion. Hitchcock of Nebraska pleaded for the placing on the free llst ol wood pulp and print paper, and seV- eral others secured the floor for brlel periods.
 Currency legislation was the subject of consideration in the senate Wednes- day. Senator Hepburn opposed the pending bill and declared that it was useless and he would not vote for It. Senator Hopkins spoke at length Ill support of the bill. Senator Bailey stated that he would speak on the currency bill Monday and Senator Depew will speak on Friday.
 Senator Aldrich announced that ne hoped to have vote on the measure next Wednesday,
 During the consideration of the post office appropriation bill in the house of representatives Wednesday, MT. Smith of Missouri denounced "com- mercfal detectives and urged the passage of his bill 10 prohibit the sending through the mails of any and all information obtained through fraud. These detectives. he charged, were being constantly hired by mine own CTS and great corporations for the purpose of testifying to testimony ob- tained by fraud by perjury and all kinds of immoral practices for the purpose of breaking down and destroy ing labor unions
 The charge Was made on the floor of the house of representatives by Mr. Hitchcock of Nebraska that the committee on ways and means had been a party either knowingly or in ignorance ito gigantic schemes of plunder.'
 He was speaking on the tarif ques- tion with special reference 10 the duty on wood pulp, although he referred to other schedules. He declared that the paper trust wrote into the Dngley bill the paper schedule; that the lum- Der trust wrote the lumber schedule, the steel trust the steel schedule. and other trusts wrote other schedules af- fecting their interests.
 Both branches of congress adjourned Thursday out of respect to the memory of the late Senator Proctor of Yer mont. No business of importance was done in either body. general debate on the postoffiee appropriation bill in the house having been extended to 2 P, m. on Tuesday next.
 The senate committee on commerce Thursday ordered reported fayorably bill legalizing the custom of per. hitting local inspectors of steam yes sels to issue certificates as to the con- plement of officers and crews. ir. stead of requiring them to be secured from the general board of inspectors
 Attorney General Bonaparte. before the house committee on public land Thursday urged favorable report oa joint senate resolution instraetins the attorney general To institute c,r tain suits to establish the title of tha United States to lands in the Pacific eoasa states. granted to railroads ia the eos under special conditions which conditions it is now claimed have been violated by tho grantees MT. Bcnararte explained 10 the com mittee that the resolution is directed particularly toward the Oregon X Cal ifornia Railway Co.
 The attorney general seeks specific power to institute suits to recover title to such lands as were disposed of OF are still held by the railroads in viola. tion of the conditions of the grants.
 Representative Fordney of Michigan also addressed the committee He ad yocated amendment to the resolution to provide that innocent purchasers of these lands and of railroad bonds SO cured by them should not be made t0 suffer through institution of suits The hearing will be resumed March 12