The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
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The Presidents Panama canal message |
was read in the Senate Tuesday and its
reading was received with loud laugh |
ter by some of the Senator's Senator
Foraker endeavored to have adopted q
resolution calling on the Secretary of
War for detailed information concern
ing the men employed, instructions CIV
EN- and expenses incurred in the in
vestigation by detectives into the
Brownsville affair, referred to by the
President in his message of Monday.
Senator Warren objected TO immediate
consideration. The postal savings bank
bill was the subject of speeches by SEN
ators Carter and Depew, both of whom
advocated the measure. The hopes of
the so-called insurgents for a revision
of the rules of the House were dissi-
pated, for the time being at least, when
Mr.. Gardner of Massachusetts failed to
obtain the adoption of an amended res
olution calling for the appointment CT
n committee of eight members to con
slider the subject ana report the
changes deemed necessary. By sub
stantial majority the House voted TO
take away from the Committee on For
eign Affairs consideration of the reso-
luton. which i'm its original form, SIM
ply called fer information from the Sec
rotary of State regarding what the
British House of Commons had done in
that regard. \ ruling by the Speaker
that the amendment of Mr.. Gardner
changed the character of the resolution
in such way as to make ii not privi-
legged was sustained and the resolution
then was laid on the table
In the Senate considerable time was
devoted Wednesday to discussion OF
the Presidents course i'm placing STRIFE
lures on Congress in the matter of the
secret service, and searching resolu-
ton, proposed by Mr.. Aldrich and
amended upon the suggestion of Mr..
Culberson, providing for a thorough in
vestigation by the committee on appro-
priations of the Presidents charges,
both in Respect to the acts and the
course that should be taken by Con-
gress to resent the imputation believed
to have been cast upon that body. was
adopted. Mr.. Aldrich, in introducing
his resolution. made no comment upon
it. but Senators Bailey. Bacon. Till
man, Culbers0n and others declared
that Presidents words should be re-
scented by the Senate as highly insult
ing. Senator Foraker's resolution call
ing on the Secretary of War for in
formation concerning the work Of de-
tectives in the Brownsville affair also
was adopted
The postal savings bank bin was be-
fere the Senate Thursday for over an
hour, Senator Burhett of Nebraska
making comprehensive argument in
favor of its passage. The Senate list
ened also to the reading of message
from the President recommending a
change in the form of government of
the District of Columbia. by which a
single executive head would take the
ers who now jointly act as governing
board. At 80 o'clock the Senate adj
journed until Saturday. By unanimous
vote the House adopted a resolution
presented by the special committee of
five calling on the President for proof
OF his charge that members were fear
full of an investigation by the secret
service agents. The remainder of the
day was given over to consideration OF
bills on the private calendar, q large
number Of Which were>passed.
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The Senate was not in session Fri
day. Because of the general exodus
of members for their homes for the
Christmas holidays. the attendance in
the House was far short Of a quorum.
Nevertheless a good deal of business
was transacted. This consisted mostly
of the passage of war claim bills, some
of them giving rise to considerable dis
cussion.
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A brief Senate session was devoted
TO routine business in accordance with
the agreement reached before the adj
journment Thursday. Several messages
on minor legislation were received from
the President and bills and other meas
ures were introduced. At ~ so o'clock
the Senate adjourned until JAN L.
1909. After passing bill granting the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company a
right of way across the Fort Mason
military reservation in California. the
House, on motion of Mr.. Payne, OF New
York, adjourned ut 1214 p. m. till
Monday, Jan. 4, 1909.
NEWS OF MINOR NOTE.