The bee., 1908-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL

Despite the apparently set desire Of
congress 10 make a record for econo-
my on the eve of the election, It is
probable that a public buildings bill
carrying s1S,O0OOO0 to 100000 900, will
be put through with the sanction OF
the leaders.
The house Friday formally agreed
to the item in the army appropriation
bill for the increase of pay of enlisted
men and non-commissioned officers of
the army.
The standing committee Of CORE
spondence Friday restored the privi-
leges of the press galleries at the cap
itol to two newspaper men who we're
suspended temporarily by reason of
charges made by Representative Lii
ley that they had accepted money
from the Electric Boat Co. Il was
held that the transaction occurred, IL
at all, while the newspaper men we're
not under the rules made for the gov
eminent of correspondents.
Mr.. Brumm of Pennsylvania Friday
introduced in the house bill, at the
request of General" Jacob s. Coxey.
Ito provide for public improvements
and employment of the citizens OF the
United States to encourage industry
and produce prosperity and to procure
money to purchase and pay for public
utilities and for the redemption OF said
money"
The senate Friday confirmed the
nomination of William l.. Lay to be
United States district attorney for the
Northern district of Ohio Mr.. Day Is
a son of Associate Justice Day of the
United States supreme court.
Senator Tillman Friday introduced
a resolution directing the secretary of
the interior to send to the senate all
information in his possession concern
ing the alleged bribing of various per-
sons interested in the proceedings OF
the legislative court of Indian terri
tory in 1905, when descendants of
Choctaw or Chickasaw Indians we're
deprived of their rights to tribal prop
erty.
Representative Jenkins of Wiscon-
sin, chairman of the house committee
on judiciary. Friday introduced a bill
to amend the act of March 2. 1907.
providing for writs of error in certain
instances in criminal cases. The bill
permits appeals in criminal cases
where the decision is adverse to the
government, the object being to test
the correctness Of decisions in the
lower courts. Chairman Jenkins ex-
plains that the bill of last year was
too limited to secure the result hoped
for.
BY vote Of IL to 5, three members
being present and not voting. the
house committee on banking and cur
rency Friday authorized its chairman.
Representative Fowler OF New Jersey.
to report to the house the Fowler
currency bill, with the recommends
ton that it pass.
Among the bills and resolutions in
troduced in the house Friday were
the following: BY Mr.. Ferris of Okla
homa, appropriating $214.S35 to pay
the unpaid expenses of the constitu
tional convention of Oklahoma and
the election held for the ratification
OF the constitution and the election
Of the state and other officers in said
state A similar bill has been intro
duced In the senate by Mr.. Gore. BY
Mr. Langley OF Kentucky, providing
that all storekeepers and gaugers who
are employed in the internal revenue
service shall be entitled to annual
leave with pay at the rate of two
and one-half days for each month of
service actually rendered during the
calendar year
by the narrow margin OF one vote,
the house Friday. after an all-day dis
cussion, rejected, by SO to 60, an
amendment by Mr.. Foster of Illinois
to the army bill appropriating $1,000 |
900 for joint maneuvers of the militia
organizations and the regular troops,
The Indian appropriation bill was
Friday passed by the senate AS
passed by the house the bill carried |
an appropriation of $S,215.697. of
which the senate to strike out or limit
the authority of the secretary of the
interior as provided in amendments
reported by the committee on Indian
affairs.