The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
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passed the bill allows 81 per day c.
penses for railway postal clerks when
away from terminals. Amendments
adopted by the Senate provide for weigh
ing the mails annually instead of every
four years. Senator Rayner spoke on
his resolution directing the President to
order a court of inquiry into charges
against Colonel William f. Stewart, L.
S. A, now stationed at Fort Grant, Ari-
iona, and read a letter from the Presi-
dent giving reasons for the action that
had been taken against Colonel Stewart,
which the Senator declared to be trivial.
After a debate lasting practically the en-
tire session the House by vote of 136
TO 124 agreed to the conference report on
the naval appropriation bill.
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The further consideration of the
Brownsville affair was on "wednesday post
poned by the Senate until Dec. 16 next.
This decision was reached after an ex-
tended exchange of views among Senators.
Mr.. Foraker after urging the appointment
of an early day for voting onl his bill
moved that it be taken up next Deem
ber After a motion by Senator Culber-
son of Texas to vote on the bill next Sat
urday was laid on the table Mr.. Foraker's
motion was adopted by a vote of 81 to g.
Mr.. Foraker said he thought he had in
sured the bills passage by the postpone
ment Senator Rayner's resolution di-
recting the President TO appoint a court
of inquiry to investigate the case OF Col
William F. Stewart of the army was re-
ferred to the committee on military af-
fairs. The Senate passed the House bill
restoring the motto. I'm God We Trust,
on coins of the United States. The pro-
posed repeal of the commodity clause OF
the rate bill was considered at some
length. One-half of the fve-hour session
of the House was spent in roll calls on
the various propositions presented. When
the days work had been concluded the
agricultural and postoffice appropriation
bills had been sent to conference and the
following bills passed Permitting owners
of patents in cases where the govern
ment has appropriated inventions to apply
to the Court of Claims for relief; author
izing the entry Of tea sweepings when in
tended to be used in the manufacture OF
CdUtlnP, anu dn ODlillDuS DlldSc
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The sundry civil appropriation bill, car
rying total of about S120000,000, was
passed by the Senate Thursday. This is
the last of the large supply bills, and its
passage places the Senate squarely along
side the House in the consideration OF
the appropriation bills. and of the entire
fourteen leaves only the general deficiency
and the military academy bills TO be con-
sidered portion of the session was de-
voted to the consideration of the bill sus-
pending the penalty feature of the com
modify clause of the railroad rate bill
TIE House devoted the entire day to the
V,eeland currency bill, which was finally
passed under suspension of the rules.
The Vreeland currency bill, which was
passed by the House Thursday, was de-
livered to the Senate Friday and at once
sent to the committee on finance. Sena'
tor Aldrich promptly made a report from
the committee substituting the Aldrict
bill in an amended form. and it was
passed by the Senate. This action threw
the bill into conference, and an effort
will be made to reach an agreement al
an early day. The work of cleaning VI
legislation in the House preparatory tC
adjournment May % proceeded at a rapid
pace. With only n short time allowed
for debate the military academy appro-
priation bill and the omnibus public build
ing bill were passed. leaving of the sup
ply bills only the general deficiency bill
to be considered. Eight hundred ant
twenty-five private pension bills were put
through. 4 bitter and sensational attack
on former Speaker Keifer of Ohio by his
colleague. Gen. Sherwood, was a feature
of the days proceedings. BY a strict
party vote the Vreeland currency bill as
amended by the Senate was, after lively
debate sent to conference-yeas 100
nays 103, present" 6.
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The Senate Saturday adopted resolu-
ton reported by Mr.. Aldrich from the
committee on finance giving that commit.
tee authority to employ expert assistants
necessary to provide for an intelligent
revision of the tariff and to report that
further legislation is needed to secure an
equitable treatment for agricultural and
OlHt1 DTOuuCtS vi tHt thib'h h'tdA'7s ~
committee is also instructed to collect
proof of the relative cost of production IN
this and the principal competing foreign
countries \ bill was passed appropriate
ing S5.000.OO0 for the acquisition of lands
on the water sheds of navigable streams
In the southern Appalachian Mountains
and the White Mountains of New liamp-
shire and Maine Senator Carter secured
an agreement to make the postal savings
bank bill a special order in the Senate for
Dec. II next. The process of cleaning
up preparatory to adjournment was con-
tinued in the House. The sundry civil
appropriation bill was sent to conference
the conference report on the military
academy bill was agreed to, the general
deficiency appropriation bill was reported
and the following bills passed: Granting
compensation to government employees for
injuries sustained in the service, author
izing the continuance of the inland water
WAYS commission and creating a national
forest in Minnesota. With the view to
paving the way for a revision of the tariff
a resolution was passed permitting the
committee on ways and means to sit dur
ing the coming recess and conduct hear
ings.