The Washington herald., 1908-04-28
CONGRESS BRIEFS

Representative Gardner, of Massachusetts,, was to
day granted leave Of absence for the remainder Of
the session on account Of sickness.
Senate bill WIS passed by the House yesterday
granting % the City Of Seattle right Of way sCoss
Fort Lawton and the Washington Canal reservations
for laying a sewer.
Senator Galhnger who returned 20 Washington
On sunday yesterday had the District appropriation
bill made the unfinished business IN the Senate
and 1t viii be taken up for consideration al ?
O'clock this afternoon.
Representative TayloF from the District Com
mittee yesterday reported TO the House the bill
regulating the employment agencies in tbs Dis
irict This measure is designed 70 correct evils in
the agencies noB asserted 70 exist,
By unanimous consent the House yesterday adopted
q Joint resolution. presented by Representative Bart
lett, Of Georgia, authorizing the Secretary Of War
10 furnish assistance IN the way Of tents provisions
and supplies 10 relieve the distress caused by the
disastrous storm in Georgia. Mississippi. and Louis
ana.
The Committee % Accounts Of the House yester-
day reported and the House passed resolution
the Investigation Of the charges made by The Amer
can Newspaper Association that print paper and
wood pulp makers have CUnspired 10 raise tbs price
Of then product.
The Senate and House conferees on the legisla-
tive executive and judicial appropriation bin yes
lrtAdE uFsht ihtH MtCtulks IN tne SENATE AplIu-
priations Committee room The meeting. it is un-
derstood, was largely preliminary There num-
Der Of items iE the bin Of interest 10 the District
including the clause relating spoTanuated clerks
The omnibus public building bill will become
law. even 1t is vetoed By the President" said
Representative Barholdt. Of Missouri, chairman Of
the House Committee Public Buildings, yester-
day. Should the President veto the measure we
win pass It over such veto II we have TO keep
Congress in session until Christmas"
There viii be action taken at this session Of
Congress. according to the determination Of the
House Committee on Claims upon the claim Of the
Southern Pacific Railway Company for reimburse
meut Of the Sl6000o0 expended By it In preserving
Imperial Valley, Cal, frnm the avsges OF the inflow
OF the Colorado River into salton sea in 1876.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary yesterday r.
feued the nomination Of Milton D. Purdy. 10 be
United States circuit Judge TO succeed William
loehren, 10 a subcommittee, Of which Senator
knute Nelson. Of Minnesota. is chairman, for in
yestigatinn and report Senator Nelson vigorously
opposed the nomination Of Purdy, and indcrsed W.
l. Hale, chairman Of the Minnesota State Bar As
sociation.
In the story" on the new superannlated clerks
bill introduced in the House on SATURDAY. The
Washington Herald Of the ne=: DAY contained a
typographical error Of some startling proportions
It stated that the bin provides an annuity for
eEery employe to whcm the act applies equal to
IL per cent Of his annual salary for every four
years Of service or fraction thereof" The word
-four should hsye been full. /" which means some
thing practically different
= Representative Hitchcock Of Omaha. who ought
know something about the industry will discuss
question Of increased price Of meat this after
~ He has been assured time for a discussion
u lis resolution introduced three weeks ago call
ing on the Bureau Of Corporations for facts concern
fng the prices Of meat on the noof and on the
hlock covering the last Eve years Mr.. Hitchcock
has investigated the subject with much care and 1t
is stated that he is ready to present most serious
indictment against the meat trust
Under an order giving eight hours 20 general de-
bate the House yesterday began consideration Of the
suudry civil appropriation bill Representative Wat
son. a Indiana. the Republican whip Wss called
20 preside over the Committee of the Whole Rep
resentstive TaWney. Of Minnesota chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations. gave some Of the de-
tails Of the bill which carries total Of sl05715 e
lie submitted a statement showing that the Com
mittea on Appropriations in preparing the bill bad
clit down the estimates Sc. 25.S& Other apps5F
priation committees had cut down the estimates
S3s So 929 making to;al reduction Of sppropfia-
tions Of SGD 6s ~.