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minutes Monday. adjoasniny rs a mark
OF respect 70 the memory OF Senator Nal
lory Of Florida. who diel recently. One
hundred and sixty bills, sos4e Of thenl of
considerable importance, were Introduced
in the louise. President Rooserelt's
message urging that the employees to take
the next census be chosen under civil SER
vice rules was read. Represc. tatiye II.
Il. Slemp of the Ninth Virginia district
took the oath of Office.
Senator Aldrich introduced his curren-
cy bill Tuesday, which was read, and
announced that the committee ON finance
would be glad to consider in connection
with it all bills which Senator's might de-
sire TO Introduce. Senator Clay OF
Georgia announced that he intended to
have a vote on his resolution ~favoring a
federal law TO aid the States in their
efforts to enforce prohibition. The reso-
tuition was allowed to go over until the
next meeting. Several addresses were
made in the Hoase in connection with
the r" iutions referring to Presidents
annual message to the various commit
tees. Representative Sheppard of Texas
made a plea for the restoration of the
legend, In God We Trust TO American
coins MIR. Wil!ett OF New York sought
TO blame the recent financial disturbance
on President Roosevelt. Representative
liardick of Georgia declared thai the only
safety for the Republican party lay in
the nomination of Taft for President.
Mr.. Morris of Nebraska spoke in favor
of taxing national bank deposits to pro-
vide a guarantee fund.
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The Senate was net in session We'd
Gesday. In the House a rule was adopt
ed giving the bin TO revise, codify and
amend the laws the right Of way along
with other preferred measures. Upon
the conclusion of the reading of the bin
it was laid aside to permit Mr.. Gaines
of Tennessee TO address the House in
favor of al appropriation for The Her
mitage," the home of Andrew Jackson,
near Nashville, Tenn.
So
The Brownson affair was brought up
in the Senate Thursday, when Senator
Hale explained the navy personnel bill.
Mr.. Tillman intimated that he wished to
call before the committee witnesses to
testify concerning this matter. Mr.. Hale
replied that he thought taere would be
no obstacle to allowing the Senator to do
that. The Senate adjourned until Mon
day. Members of the House took Fart
in a lottery for rooms in the new House
Office building opposite the capitol. Aside
from passing two bridge bills the assign
nent of quarters was the only business
transacted.
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The Senate was not in session Friday.
The House resumed its old activity and
for over five hours transacted business
of a public nature. Material progress
was made with the bill to codify, revise
and amend the criminal laws of the Unit
ed States, which was taken up after some
routine bills had been disposed Of. An
attempt by Mr.. Littlefield of Maine to
amend the bill so as to afford protection
to aliens in the matter Of civil rights
failed by a decisive vote. The feature Of
the session was a brief address by Mr..
Burleson of Texas. who credited Senator
Foraker and other Republicans with hav-
ing charged the President with the re-
sponsibility for the recent financial crisis.
Mr.. Burleson became engaged in a lively
c~olloquy with Mr.. Payne of New York.
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The Senate was not in session Sa.ur-
day. A vigorous fight was wagcd in the
House of Representatives over the bill to
codify and revise the penal laws Of the
United States, with particular reference
to Section 10, affecting conspiracios
against the civil rights of citizens.
Messrs. Smith of Missouri and Hughes
of New Jersey. offered amendments, hav-
me for their object the exemption OF la
Dor unions from the operation of the
sact.on whenever such union declare
stlikes or boycotts. 4 motion to strike
out the whole section was made by Mr..
Bartlett of Georgia. The brunt of The
debate was borne by Mr.. Sherley of Ken
lucky. a member of the Committee ON
Revision, but he was supported ny a
number of Republicans. These amend
ments Ntre all lost, as was one by Mr..
Re Almond to strike out Section 20. 1t
is likely that discussion of the bill on
points Of law will be INDUCED from time
to time foi several weeks.