The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1908-02-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands Throughout the Ma
ton and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
SSIONAL.

The senate gave attention to a
speech on the Aldrich currency Dill
by Senator Clay of Georgia. MT.
Clays declarations in favor OF the Is
suanees of paper money by the gov
eminent provoked a controversy pc
tween him and republican senators.
Senators Lodge and Teller both gave
their views on the policy of issuing
paper money by the government.
Oratory in the public Friday gave
way to legislation, with the result
that material progress was made IN
the executive, legislative and judicial
bill. 1t met with comparatively
smooth sailing until on points OF order
by Mr.. Macon of Arkansas, the pro-
posed increases in salaries OF the as
sistant secretaries of the several de-
partments were stricken out MT Ma
con explained his action by saying
that an appropriation bill was not the
place for such legislation.
In response to a provision of the
session, directing him to inquire into
the subject, Secretary Cortelyou Ffl-
day transmitted to the speaker OF
the house a resolution for an appro-
priation of 100000 for a new build
ing for the bureau of engraving and
printing.
The house committee on Judiciary
has decided to grant hearings on bills
looking to the amendment of the in
terstate commerce law.
Mr.. Rodenberg of Illinois introduced
In the house a bill which provides for
reasonable notice of injunctions in the
case of disputes between employees
and employer. The bill also provides
for a trial for contempt unless the
injuring more than score, SIX Sc
summary justice is given.
Hearings before the house commit
tee on labor in the S-hour bill intro
duced by Mr. Gardner of New Jersey
will commence Tuesday next and con-
tinue until Feb. q. The Gardner bill
limits the hours of daily service of Ia
borers and mechanics employed upon
work done by the United States.
The liquor question was injected
into the consideration of the criminal
code bill in the senate when Senator
Clay of Georgia attacked provision
of the bill, which, he declared,
changed existing law to the extent OF
permitting the mailing of liquor into
prohibition states or counties. This
was brought about by leaving the pro-
hibition of that practice out of the
law as revised by the code.
A bill was passed by the house linn
iting and restricting the rights of en-
try and assignment under the desert
land law and authorizing an extension
of time within which to make final
proof.
A comprehensive employers liabili-
ty bill was introduced in the senate
and house Thursday by Senator La
Toilette and Representative Sterling of
Illinois. The bill has the Endorsement
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Engineers and Brother
hood of Trainmen, and is Intended to
meet the recent decision of the United
States court in which the employers
liability act of the last congress was
declared unconstitutional.
Debate on the Aldrich currency bill
was begun in the Senate Tuesday and
was followed with interest by many
bankers who occupied seats in the gal
leries. Among them was j. Pierpont
Morgan of New York. The discussion
of the measure was directed chiefly to-
ward the provision for railroad bonds
as basis for emergency circulation
wide difference of opinion being de
veloped concerning the method that
should be adopted in determining the
valuation to be given such bonds as
we'll as opposition to the use of such
security under any terms.