Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-12-10
LAWMAKERS MEET
Second Session OF the S'x'ieth
Congress Begins lis Wcrk
SfvERAlNtW MEMBERS SWORN
If the Republican Leaders R,tain
Fre:ent Views There VIII BE vcr3
Little Else Done by tho Congress
Extere Appropriate Money Fo,
Various end sundry Objects.

Washington, Spccial.--1f Republi.
can leaders retain their present views
the legislation of the session of Con.
gross which began Monday will in
clude very htiia except the appro.
priation bills. These SHls will carry
III the aggregate alout $1,000, 900, 900,
and the general cp. Mon is that in the
time that will be allowed the two
houses Will find thew can best serve
the country by giving proper nttcn-
tlcn to these appropriations
There Will be general effort TO
mold the appropriations down to the
lowest possible limit 1t is generally
understood that there will be q bill
Tor The Improvement of rivers and
harbors. TO carry rot less than So
100000 or $30.000.000. Provision
must be made this year for the cen
sus of 1910, and this will require not
less than $l0,0OO,OO0 There will be
other exceptional demands, so that as
IT locks now Congress will do well
II 1t succeeds in holding the appro-
prlations for the second session of
the Sixiticth Congress to the dimen-
sions of those of the Grst session.
The House committee cn appropria-
tions already has begun its work on
the sundry bills
The fact that the managers desire
to restrict legislation will rot pre-
vent other members of the Senate
and House from excrt.ng their efforts
Ill behalf Of favorte measures. The
first effort in this direction will bo
mado i'll the Senate by Mr. Foraker,
who VIII Itnow his attempt to have
passed the bill authorizing Tie rc-
| enlistment Cf Tie negro sol liers dis
| charged without lonor ca account OF
the Brownsville riot. This measure
Will be the special order for Dccem-
ber 10th. Senator Bevcridge will
make nn effort 10 obtain early con-
siderat;on of h;f child labor BILL nnl
Senator Carter, OF The postal savings
bank bill.
1t is quite certain that the recent
agreement between the United States
and Japan will receive early consd-
Grafton in tho Senate Already n
number OF Senators have privately
expressed disapproval OF the fact
| that the compact was entered into
without consulting the Senate.
Monday Mt u O'Clock both houses
of Congress convened for tho begin
ming Of the second session of the Six
tieth Congress. Practically no busi-
ness was transacted in either house
Monday. In the Senate Ex-Governor
Cpmmins. of Iowa, took the oath Of
Office as the successor Of Senator AL
| licnn IA lo,,oIl %
mont. ns the successor Of Senator
Stewart, In the House the seven
members who We're elected in Novcm7
ber TO succeed members who have
died or resigned. nrc Hcary A.. Barn
hart, Democrat. who succeeds the late
Mr.. Brick, Republican. from the thir-
teenth Indiana district: Albert Esto-
pinal, Democrat, who succeeds the
late Mr.. Meyer from the first Louis
lana district; Otto G.. Foelker, Re-
publican, successor TO Mr. Dunwell.
Republican. in the third New York
district; Frank T.. Guernsey, Rcpub-
lican, successor 10 M. Powers, Re-
publican. from the fourth Maine dis
trict Ebcn NJ. Masters, Republican,
successor TO Mr.. Parker, Republican,
from South Dakota at large; o. c.
Wiley, Democrat, successor to his
bfother, A. A. Wiley, Democrat, from
the Second Alabama district, and
John P. Swansay, Republican, sue
cessor to Mr.. Littlefeld. who resigned
during the last session frcm the sec,
cnd Maine district.
The two houses appointed commits
tees each TO notify the other Housr
and the President that Tic two bodies
were organized end prepared 10 go
forward with the business OF the sts-
sion. The Senate then adjourned for
tho day. out OF respect 10 the mem,
Dry Of Senator Allison. WHO died dur,
Ing tie rectse. The House lcrTnina''
ed it's bref session with resolution.
commemorative o9 the lives C.
Messrs, Parker, Wiley, Dunwell and
Powers, who have died since adjourn.
ment last May.