The National tribune., 1908-04-09
CONGRESS-
Brief Digest Of Proceedings from Day to
Day.
Senate.


Senate.
March 30.-The additional urgent de-
ficiencies bill, carrying several District
items, was passed.
The bill allowing Chevy Chase to con-
meet its water mains with those of the
District one amending the Jaw relating
TO the requirement of land for public
use i'm the District, and other District
measures were passed.
The Senate, in executive session, or
dered suppressed a public document in
which prominent men are attacked.
AT 3:43 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
The District appropriation bill, car
rying over 100000, was reported TO
the House.
In Committee of the Who. the House
further considered the Agricultural az
preparation bill.
At $50, after an aye and no vote Oh
the motion, the House adjourned.
Senate.
March S1.-The President transmit
ted, with a message, correspondence and
other material bearing upon the Vene-
zuelan situation.
Among a number of bills which pass
ed were one to make uniform the ware
house receipts law in the District of
Columbia and one making It Illegal to
stamp any article inspected under the
pure-food law guaranteed BIZ the Unit
ed States Government"
Senator Gallinger introduced three
bills recommended by the District Com
missioners
Senator Johnston introduced a reso-
luton directing an inquiry into the op-
erations of the United Fruit Company
of New Jersey.
Senator Hepburn, after an extended
debate. served notice of "a fili3uster on a
bill to allow a dam to be constructed
over Western river.
In an executive session the nomina-
ton of Grant Victor to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of
Oklahoma was confirmed.
At 4:30 O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
House.
The House further considered the
Agricultural appropriation bill in Com
mittee of the Whole.
At O'Clock the committee arose and
the House adjourned
Senate.
April 1.-Senator Warner introduced
.
the lines favored by tho President.
Senator Hepburn withdrew his oppo-
sition to the passage of the bill allowing
private parties to dam the Snake River
in Washington State.
Senator Piles offered Il bill proposing
to amend the Union Station grading
damages act.
The Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds reported favorably the bill
District courthouse alta cost of $500. 900.
After a brief executive session, de-
voted to confirming minor nominations,
the Senate, at Alb p. IN, adjourned.
House.
In Committee of the Whole the House
further considered the Agricultural ap-
preparation bill. 10
At D. m. the committee arose, aad
the House adjourned.
Lii Gi
Senate.
April 2.-The general arbitration
treaty drawn up by The Hague Peace
Conference and two other conventions
of that conference, were agreed TO in an
extended executive session.
The nomination of DIR. David Jayne
Hill to be ambassador to Germany and
those of Arthur NJ. Beaupre and Spen-
Ger f. Eddy, to be respectively Minister
to Denmark and Minister to Argentina,
were confirmed.
The Dolliver school bill was discussed
for over an hour, with no result save to
develop strong opposition to the meas
ure.
Senator Carter reported a compro-
mise postal savings bank bill from the
Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads. ...ar .-t-.,.
Senator Du Pont introduced bill to
create a Finance Commission.
Bills were passed granting to Prof.
Percival Lowell lands in the mountains
of Arizona for observatory purposes,
and providing for steamer inspection at
Honolulu and San Juan.
A resolution by Senator owen. amend
ing the laws whereunder the Usage In
dams may select homesteadS, was
agreed to.
The Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds reported favorably the
bill to complete the park surrounding
the District filtration plant.
Senator Dolliver submitted a favor
able report from the Committee on the
Library upon Senator La Follette's bill
to fix the liability of common carriers
to their employees.
At 3:35 p. m. the Senate, by agree
ment, adjourned.
The Agricultural appropriation bill
was passed by the House.
resolution distributing the Presi
dents message-the message of Jan.
31-was finally passed after five solid
hours of filibusterins by the Democrats.
AT 1910 the House adjourned.
Senate.
April 4-The Senate was not in ses-
sion.
House.
The entire days session was taken up
by the Democratic filbuster and the
consideration of the District appropria-
tion bill.
The bill was considered in Commit
tee of the Whole for nearly five hours,
about one-third of it being gone thru.
Only three minor amendments We're
made.
AT 5:07 the committee rose, and at
5:35 the House adjourned.
In God We Trust.