The Huttig news., 1908-02-15
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Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, opened the debate in the senate Mon- day on his bill to provide an emergen- cy currency. He was listened to with great attention by republicans and democrats alike, while in the galleries there was large audience. Among others was J. Pierpont Morgan, who remained through the delivery of the speech. During the day Senator For aker made reply to the presidents s statement concerning the use of the appointing power for political pur- poses and had letters read showing the presidents attitude in one case. Senator Depew defended the course of the secretary of the treasury in depos- iting public funds in New York banks. The criminal code bill was again con- sidered and at 4;20 D. m. the senate adjourned.
 By a vote of 13 to 5, one member absent and not voting, the house con- mittee on naval affairs Monday re- jected the presidents urgent recom- mendation that congress at this ses- sion authorize the building of four bat tleships at total cost of $38,000, 900, and by unanimous vote there was included in the navy appropriation bill an authorization for the construction of two, to cost $9,500000 each and to be of the Delaware type. The naval appropriation bill as amended and agreed upon by the committee carries a total appropriation of s101 100000 the next fiscal year, about SPA ,000000 less than was asked for in the depart ment estimates.
 A brief but fierce speech by Mr. Leake of New Jersey, in which he outlined his opposition to William J. Bryan as candidate for the presi- dency, received somewhat the monoto- ny of the debate on the Indian appro- priation bill in the house Monday Mir Leake charged MT. Bryan with taking the bi gstick from the president. leav- ing the latter only a big slipper, and further credited the democrats in the house. wi wi ttA having usurped the right of free action of the delegates to Den- yer by nominating MT. Bryan in ad- vance. His remarks were greeted with hisses from the democrat side of the house. Considerable progress was made with the Indian appropriation bill, which was amended so that the commissioner of Indian affairs, before he carries out the policy Of abandon ing non-reservation schools, shall in- vestigate the question fully and re- port to the house at it's next session. Another amendment restored the ap- propriations for the Indian schools at Fort Lewis Col, Carson City, New, and Mount Pleasant, Mich.
 The house committee on postoffices and post roads virtually agreed to recommend adversely all bills and de- partment estimates increasing the sal aries of postoffice employees for the next fiscal year. This decision does not, of course, have any reference to classification increases regularly pro- vided for. The committee feels that the estimated postal deficit of S10,500,- 600 for the next fiscal year will be largely increased by falling revenues, and in view of this fact and of the substantial increases granted last year, has practically decided that the raising of salaries can not be counte- nanced at this time