Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-31
WORK Of CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
Senator TiIman on the goth criticised
Secretary Cortelyou for his delay in com
plying with the resolution calling for III
formation concerning the recent bond Is
sue. Senator AIdrich explained that the
secretary found It necessary to take more
time to get up the vouminOus report re
quired. Senator Stone Introduced FeSolu-
ton for a report on government deposits 70
determine If the money is distributed equit-
ably In different sections of the country.
Senator McCreary introduced q bill making
former Presidents Of the United states eN-
ofiicio members of the Pan-American Con-
grcss and all other international confer
ences.
The Senate on the 21st discussed the
propricty Of authorizing one Of lis com
mfttecs to investigate the crcumstances
connected with the Issuance Of an inj
ton in the case of the I1ttchman Coal and
Coke company versus John Mitchell, by
Judge Aston G.. Dayton Of the United
States circuit court Of the northern district
Of West Virginia. Senator CulbcrsOn asked
to have Il resolution for that purpose adopt
ed, and Senator Hale thought it should not
harass Judges in their decisions, and he did
not favor such a resolution unless there was
considerable ground for believing that u
Judge had exceeded his authority. Con
siderable time was spent in considering the
bill to revise the criminal code, and at Az
D. IN. the Senate adjourned.
The Senate spent over an hour on the
22nd in discussing Il resolution offered by
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota oil"
recting the department of commerce ana
labor to suspend its investigation into the
affairs OF the international Harvester com
pany, which was ordered by resolution
over n year ago. During this discussion
Senator Hansbrough declared that the
harvester trust" is attempting to control
the selection Of delegates to the next Re
publican national convention and Is eSpecl-
ally plotting to defeat him for reelection 10
the Senate. The resolution finally was re-
ferred to committee. The criminal code
bill was again considered for over two
hours and ut 40 the Senate adjourned I'M
til tomorrow.
Senator Stone on the 23rd presented sta
tstics of g9yernme4t deposits IN int hation al
money during the recent currency string
ency was not Reputable" as contemplated
by the law governing the treasury depart
ment. He declared that the west and south
were Disseminated against, while New York
and Boston were favored. Senator Teller
followed with brief comment upon the &C
tion of the secretary of the treasury, de-
claring that the placing of money in New
York city during the panic was fully justi-
fed. The Senate devoted the latter part
OF the session to a consideration of the bin
to revise the criminal code, and at ia p.
IN. adjourned until Monday
The Senate was not in session on the oath.
house.
Most of the day of the Goth was spent in
a general debate on the immigration ques-
ton occasioned by the calling up of a bill
to appropriate $250,O0O for a station at
Philadelphia. Mr.. Rauch of Indiana intro
duced a bill removing the duty on wood
pulp white paper, book paper, and their
elements. Mr.. Ashbrook of Ohio introduced
a bill restoring the words In God we
Trust to coins
At the close of & day of excitement in the
House on the 21st an amendment
was added to the penal code bill making it
a criminal offense for any officer or employe
of the government to give out, advance in
formation regarding any crop statistics
authorized by law to be prepared. The
original amendment was by Mr.; Burleson OF
sage, but a Substitute by Mr.. Sherley OF
Kentucky, with a brief addition by Mr..
Earlier in the day interest attached 10 a
tilt between Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Randell of Texas over the latter
bers from being employed by public service
corporations. Believing that Mr.. Randell
had insinuated that he represented such cor
porations at this time, Mr.. Dalzell grew In
dignant and declared that he had not been
employed In such capacity for twenty years.
The climax of the debate came when Mr.
Clark of Missouri announced amid thunder
Gus Democratic applause. that William J.
Bryan would be nominated at the Denver
convention, while Mr.. Boutell of Illinois
aroused the members on his side to high
pitch of enthusiasm by stating that Speak
er Cannon would be the Republican nomi
nee.
the 22nd in the consideration of the bill tC
nullify and revise the penal laws of the
United States, The only amendment of any
Importance which got through was one by
Ollie James of Kentucky, making it crlmi
nal offense under heavy penalty, to falslry
government crop statistics, the object OF
the amendment being to protect the cottor
and tobacco growers from speculation. Over
fifty pages OF the bill were disposed of. Tx
cept for political speech by Mr.. Kimbal
of Kentucky, the proceedings were monot
onous and at no time were hundred mem
berS In their seats. The House at 500 al
journed until tomorrow.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
occupied the attention OF the House on thu
23rd to the exclusion of all other business
Tawney of the appropriations committee
warned the members that the country wa
confronted with the certainty of a 500,
600 900 deficit unless the estimates for tn
next fiscal year should be cut down mater
tally. A discussion on tariff revision wa
injected into the proceedings, In which
leaders on both sides of the House trie
to consult one another to a definite an
nouncement as to whether, If successful a
the November elections, there would b
tariff legislation. Without completing con
sideration of the bill the House at 4:40 +
m adjourned until the oath.
Although the urgent deficiency bill wa
technically up for consideration in tn
House on the Oath, not word pertinent t
the bill was spoken. Under the ,privileg
OF general debate several members ad
dressed the House on a variety of subjects
but the speech which attracted most al
tention was q criticism by Mr.. Hitchcoc
of Nebraska of a political forecast by Ger
Charles II. Grosvenor of Ohio. The debat
brought to their feet numerous Democrats
who sprang to the defense of Mr.. Bryan
several other Republicans. undertook t
refute all the arguments. concerning Nj
Bryans two campaigns. Adjournment wa
taken at 4:5S p. m until Monday.