Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senator William Alden Smith Of Michigan
spoke against the railroad bond feature OF
the hldrich currency bill on the md. Most
Of the day was devoted to the passage OF
bills on the calendar which are not OF gen
eraI importance, and at $3.50 p. m. the Sen
ate adjourned.
Speeches on the pending currency bill
were made on the Bird by Senators McCum-
her OF North Dakota and Newands OF Ne
SaGd. Tho Senate passed resolution of
fcrcd by Senator Tillman calling on the at
tora"y general for all information concern
Ing court proceedings in the Indian Terri
tory affecting tic Choctaw and Chickasaw
tribes a number Of bills or minor import
ance wer" passed, and ct 8 o'clock the Sen
ste adjourned.
Currency legislation was the subject OF
consideration in the Senate on the 4th Sen
atcr Hepburn opposed the Aldrich bill and
Senator Hopkins spoke in support Of the
nil Senator Aldrich announced that he
HOPED 10 have vote on the measure next
Wednesday. The Senate adjourned at z.
senate On the 9Th adjourned out OF respect
o. the memory OF the late Senator Proctor
Of Vermont, VINO died Yesterday.
The Senat" on the 9th passed the army
t. - per cent. and the average pay OF
enlisted luCn 40 per cent. Mr.. Depew spoke
IN favor OF the A!driCh currency bill. At
40 =. NJ the Senate adjourned until Mon
day.
House.
resolution was passed by the House on
the 2nd authorizing The immigration com
mittpc TO Investigate charges of peonage In
certain states. Mr.. Clark of Florida de-
nounced Assistant attorney General Rus
sell IN connection with certain peonage
prosecutions in Florida and referred sar-
casucaiiy to Attorney General Bonaparte.
There followed lively discussion over Il
bill to deport, after the serving of their
sentence, all aliens convicted of felony.
The measure was defeated. -Four hundred
pension bills and few other private bills
were passed, and some time was spent in
considering the post office appropriation
bill Mr. Hepburn Of Iowa introduced
bill imposing Il tax of 50 cents per hun
dred shareS on sales OF stock or agree
ments 10 sell. AT 500 the House ad-
iourucd.
The charge that the railroads of the coun-
Try carrying mails had robbed the people
OF $40. 100000 was made by Mr.. Lloyd of
Missouri, on the 3rd. He declared that the
new system Of weighing mails was an ad-
mission OF the postmaster general that the
weighing in the past twentyseven years
had been fraudulent He called for an in
vcstigation Of the pOstoffice department. and
Mr. Wangpr Of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the committee to control the expenses of
that department, promised that an inquiry
would be made. The postofiCe bill was still
under consideration when the House at SOC
adjourned.
The postoffce appropria ton bill technical
" was under consideration In the House on
the ith, but the discussion, under license of
general debate, took a wide range Specu-
lation III cotton, finance. the tariff and a
number Of miscellaneous matters in turn
occupied the whole time of the session Mr.
Sims, Tennessee, spoke in favor of the
Burleson bill to abolish dealings in cotton
futures; Nessrs. CLANCY of Indiana and
Lndberg Of Minnesota talked OH the finan-
cial question. Mr.. Hitchcock of Nebraska
pleaded for the placing on the free list OF
wood pulp and print paper. General debate
on the postofice appropriation bill will con
clude tomorrow at 3 O'Clock, when it will
be read for amendment. At 4:52 p. IN. the
House adjourned.
Without transacting any business the
House Oh the 9th adjourned out of respect
10 the memory Of Senator Proctor
The House on the 9th unanimously adopt
ed resolution 10 investigate the charges
brought by Representative Lilloy Of Con-
necticut Of corrupt influences upon members
OF the House naval affairs committee in
connection with authorizations for subma-
Tine torpedo boats The bill to pay to the
archbishop of Manila. Of the Roman Cath
Ollie church. S4O3,0o0 for damages to church
property by the forces of the United States
passed. At 40 p. the House ad-
jOuTned.
A part Of the session Of the House on the
9TH was devoted to the consideration OF
private claims bills. A number were passed.
after which the remainder of the day was
given over TO eulogicS of the late Repre-
sentative Campbell Slemp of Virginia. As
Il further mark of respect the House al 3:12
y. III. adjourned until the 9th.