The National tribune., 1908-04-02
CONGRESS-.
Brief Digest of Proceedings from Day 10
Day.
Senate.

Monday. March 23.-owing to the
death of Senator Bryan there was no
session of the Upper House.
House.
A resolution introduced by Represen-
tative Mann to expunge from the Con-
gressional Record the remarks of Rep
! resentative Sulzer, made last Saturday,
| was passed.
The House took up the consideration
| of District business. and 10 bills affect
ing the District We're passed. On one of
these Representative Sims tackled an
amendment which practically means
that gambling at Benning must cease.
A resolution expressing regret for the
death of Senator William James Bryan,
of Florida, was passed, and at o'clock
| the House adjourned.
Senate.
March 24.-The Renning anti-gam-
bling bill was referred to the District
Committee.
Senator Aldrich gave notice that he
would object to the consideration of any
other business by the Senate until his
currency bill is acted upon. Senator La
Toilette concluded his three-day speech
| in opposition 10 the bill
Senator Gallinger introduced a reso-
luton providing for an inspection of the
District Jail and Workhouse, with a
view to removing them to a new site.
Senator Smith introduced a bill pro-
posing to complete the park around the
| filtration plant.
that the present Congress would create
a commission to revise the banking sys-
TEN of the United States
Senator Beveridge answered criticisms
which have been leveled at his Tariff
Reform Commission bill.
| After a brief executive session, the
Senate, at 4:10 p m, adjourned.
House.
John Sharpe Williams gave notice
that he will join in the filibuster of Rep
resentative SulZer, and there will no
more be unanimous consent given to
certain classes of bills.
Consideration of the Agricultural ap-
preparation bill was taken up in Com
mittee of the Whole.
At o'clock the committee arose. and
the House adjourned.
Senate.
March 25.-The Aldrich bill was TAX
en- UP for final consideration, and occu-
pied practically the entire days session.
The Presidents second special mes
sage OF the SESSION was TedO.
Senator Gallinger introduced bill to
provide for a public park in Southeast
Washington.
Senator Dillingham; reported favor
ably from the District Committee a bill
proposing to make the warehouse re-
ceipts laws of the District conform to
those Of the States.
After a brief executive session the
Senate, at 5:17 p. m, adjourned.
House.
The message of the President to Con-
gress was read in the House.
In Committee of the Whole the House
considered the Agricultural appropria-
ton bill Campaign speeches were in
order.
At 5:13 the committee arose. and the
House adjourned.
Senate.
March Ex-senator John Walter
Smith, of Maryland, was sworn in after
a debate consuming three hours on the
question OF the legality of his election.
The AIdrich bill vas amended to COM
pei National banks to pay interest on
Government deposits, but the bill did
not reach a final vote.
At 6:15 p. nj. the Senate adjourned.
House.
In Committee of the Whole the House |
took up the consideration of the Agri- |
cultural appropriation bill.
brief message was read from Presi- |
dent Roosevelt transmitting a statement |
from Secretary Root regarding payment !
of friends of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, who
contributed to a fund to ransom her
from Turkish brjgands.
AT o'clock the committee arose, and
the House adjourned
Senate. goo ,,i
March 27.-The Aldrich emergency
currency bill. much amended, was pass
ed by AZ ayes to 16 noes, after an entire
day given to it's final consideration.
Senator Burkett secured the passage
of resolution directing the District |
Commissioners to investigate and report
upon the pension system of the District
in the Police and Fire Departments,
with view to it's improvement.
Senator Burkett introduced a bill to
stop gambling at Benning. The House
bill was referred to a subcommittee of
the Committee on the District of CO.
lumbia.
After brief executive session the
Senate, at 6:2s p. m, adjourned
House.
Bills were passed granting pensions to
about $50 veterans of the civil war and
tnelr dependents.
In Committee of the Whole the House
further considered the Agricultural ap-
preparation bill. At 3 o'clock the COM
mittee arose, and the House adjourned.
Senate.
March 2S.-The Senate was not in
session.
House.
The House consumed almost the en-
tire day in consideration, in Committee
of the Whole, of the Agricultural appro-
priation bill.
At p. m. the committee arose, and
the House adjourned.
RECENT LITERATURE.
THE RAID ON PROSPERITY ByI
James Roscoe Day, LII. D., d. C.