Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL


Currency Bills In Conference.
Instead Of considering the vreeland
currency bill passed by the house the
senate passed the amended Aldrich bill
as a substitute and then asked for a
conference with the house.
Brownsville Bill Goes Over.
Although Rayner had formed an Of
fensiye and defensive alliance with
Foraker earlier In the week in support
of the negro re-enlistment and Colonel
Stewart bills, Foraker himself gave In
to the influences Of his party asso-
ciates and made peace with Taft as
the party's coming choice for president
by moving to table the motion of Gull
berson fixing day for vote on the
Brownsville bill. It was tabled, and
then the majority fixed day for the
vote in December next. Foraker ex-
planned his change of front by saying
1t was clear that vote could not
be forced at this session and that the
Republicans were under promise to
take it up in December. Only four
Republican senators voted with the
Democrats for action on the bill. The
report was widely published that For
aker and Taft had buried the Ratchet.
but Foraker denied this.
House Passes vreeland Bill.
After the Republican majority in
party caucus had agreed upon the
altered yreeland currency bill that
measure was brought up for final con-
sideration under special rule de-
signed to shut off debate and passed
by the vote of 1874 to 145. Sixteen Re-
publicans broke over the party traces
and voted with the Democrats against
the bill, and kilograms Of protest
against Its passage were submitted
from the Merchants association Of
New York and the Trades league OF
Philadelphia. The opponents of the
bill resented the short time allowed for
discussion-namely, three hours. Lead
er Williams of the minority charged
that it was put through under the gag
rule as political bill to meet a polit-
zeal emergency. AS If to confirms this,
the majority leaders at the hast mo-
ment played trick on the minority by
having a Republican member offer as
q substitute bill introduced some
time ago by Williams on request Of w.
]. Bryan. This was not what the
Democrats wanted, and SO they side
stepped by voting present" when
their names were called. This caused
great laughter and cheers on the Re-
publican side. This bill, which now
goes to the senate, provides for the
issue of emergency currency by clear.
ing house associations based on the
securities held by the banks and I'D to
total Of $500, 100000.
"in God We Trust" Again.
The judiciary committee reported to
the senate fayorably the house resolu-
ton to restore the old motto "In God
We Trust" to the coins.
$122,662,710 For the Navy.
The senate has added more than ST.
100000 to the naval appropriation bill
as 1t came from the house, making the
total $122.662,710, or the largest on
record. The increase In pay to the en-
listed men Is reduced to 10 per cent.
AS finally agreed upon In conference
and passed by both houses the pay of
navy officers is fixed as follows: Adj
miral, $13,500; first nine rear admirals,
$4,000; second rear admirals or COM
modore, $4,000; captain, $4,000; COM
mander, $500: lieutenant commander,
$4,000; lieutenant, $2,4OO; ensign,
$1,700. Afidshipmen at the Naval acad-
envy will get 5000 and after graduation
$1,4QO.
No Betting at Benninas.
The house passed unanimously the
bill already adopted by the senate for
bidding any form of betting or gam
bling in the District Of Columbia, the
measure being especially directed at
the race track of the Washington Jock
ey club known us Bennings. The club
will probably remove Its track into
Maryland
Labor Legislation Given Up.
Representative Townsend, recognized
as the helmsman of the Roosevelt pro-
gramme In the house, announced after
conference with the president that
there would be no further effort to
amend the antitrust bill or to pass the
anti-injunction bill at this session. He
complained that the leaders of organ
lied labor themselves were responsible
for this decision because they had been
SO insistent upon having the bills lean
entirely to their side.
Stewart Case In Senate.
Notwithstanding the sharp arraign-
ment of the president by Senator Ray
ner Of Maryland on account Of the
Punishment of Colonel William r.
Stewart to post in the Arizona desert
and his advocacy of court of inquiry
the resolution for that purpose was
allowed to go into quiet oblivion In the
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