The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From, all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Congressional


President Roosevelt has sent to con-
gress a special message vetoing a dam
bill and calling attention to the fact
that there are pending in this session
bills which propose to give away with
out price stream-rights capable of de-
veloping 100000 horse power, whose
production would cost annually % ,00O,-
600 tons of coal. The president favors
granting such rights for limited peri
DDS only and making charge of a por-
tion of the profits
The special pension bill granting
increases of pensions to widows of
soldiers and sailors is ready for the
presidents signature.
1t is now stated in Washington that
congress will not adjourn until after
the conference of governors at the
White House which meets on May 13.
The senate has passed a bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of a
site for a public building in Poplar
Bluff, Mo.
Notwithstanding the presidents plea
for four new battleships the house in
committee of the whole voted to stand
by the committees recommendation
for only two vessels.
- The bill to increase the efficiency of
the revenue cutter service by increas-
ing the number of officers and raising
their salaries has passed congress.
Senator Foraker made his long-prom-
ised plea for the negro soldiers dis
charged from the army for completely
In the shooting up of Brownsville,
Texas. in the senate recently. The gal
leries were filled with visitors, the
great majority of whom were negroes.
bill has been introduced in con
gress which provides for commission
of 43 members to prepare a new cur
rency bill. The body is to be COM
posed of IL senators, IL representa-
tives and 81 citizens. to be appointed
by the president. A report is required
by January 1 next.
After lengthy and lively debate
in the house the proviso limiting the
secretary of the navy to the purchase
of the Holland type of submarine tor
pedo boats was stricken from the ma
val appropriation bill.
The leaders in congress have noti-
fled President Roosevelt that many of
the most important measures which
he recommended will not be enacted
at this session.
Through Senator Overman the sen.
ate committee on the Judiciary has
favorably reported a bill regulating
the practice of granting by United
States courts orders restraining the in
forcement of state statutes.
Rqpraeautatiya Coucfpc of Iowo h G
introduced in the house bill authoriz-
ing the expenditure of s2,000,000 in the
purchase or erection of buildings for
American diplomatic and consular rep
resentatives in foreign countries.
Conferees on the widows pension
bill have reached an agreement by
adopting the bill practically in the
form passed by the house. 1t increases
from So to s12 per month the pen
sions of widows.
President Roosevelt has sent a spe-
cial message to congress urging the
construction of four battleships of the
largest and most approved type at
once.
The house committee on mines and
mining have agreed to recommend the
passage of a bill. drawn by sub-com-
mittee for the establishment of a bu-
reau of mines in the department of the
interior.
The house committee on banking
and currency has unanimously voted
to table the Aldrich financial bill. The
Vreeland bill will be reported as a
substitute.
Senator Clarke has reported to the
senate the bill drafted by Senator
Knox designed to regulate interstate
shipments of Intoxicating liquors.