Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-07
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Tn Senate was nor in session Friday.
| Although the urgent deficiency bill was
technically up for consideration in the
| House. not a word pertinent to the bill
was spoken. Under the privilege of gen
eral debate several members addressed
the House on a variety of subjects. but
| tho speech which attracted most attention
was Il criticism by Mr.. Hitchcock of Ne
braska of Il political forecast by Gen.
Charles Fl. Grosvenor of Ohio. The de-
bate brought to their feet numerous Dem
~ocrats, who sprang to the defense of Mr..
Bryan, while Gen. Keifer of Ohio, sup
ported by several other Republicans, I'M
dertooS to refute all the arguments con-
| corning Mr.. Bryan's two campaigns. Adj
journment was taken until Monday.
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Greatly to the surprise of every one the
subject of slavery was introduced in the
Senate Monday. Secretary TAFT was di-
rectly charged with having a knowledge
of slavery in the Philippine Islands. The
debate was made pertinent by the sections
| of the bill revising the criminal code of
the United States, which provide penalties
for dealing in slaves. Mr.. Hale asserted
| that such provisions should be stricken
| Oll- EStlldloI Icy puIh tudl "
| only is there immoral traffic in whito
| slaves, but that actual human Ulavery is
still maintained in the Philippiae Islands.
| The street railway systems OF the Dis
| trict of Columbia and the financial cues
| ton occupied the time of the House of
! Representatives. The latter subject was
| discussed by Mr.. Fowler, chairman of the
committee on banking and currency, in an
exhaustive speech, in which he opposed
bond-secured currency and the proposition
| looking to the establishment of a central
bank.
| The Senate Tuesday disposed of a large
| number of minor bills on the calendar,
| and resumed consideration of the bill to
| revise the criminal code of the United
| States. Senator Hepburn was anxious to
continue consideration of the code bill, of
| which he is in charge, until more pro-
| gress should be made, but adjournment
! was taken. National politics, interna-
tional marriages and government expendi-
lures formed the themes of discussion in
the House. Incidentally it was the long
est sitting of the House this session. The
urgent deficiency bill was up for consid-
| Grafton, but in several instances it wal
| ignored under the license of general de-
bate. The presence of William J. Bryan
in the lobby of the House furnished in.
| spiration to Mr.. Wallace of Arkansas for
a vigorous speech. international mar
| riages of American heiresses to titled for
eigners were denounced by Mr.. McGavin
of Illinois.
The Senate was entertained Wednesday
! by a series of animated comments on the
| method adopted by Secretary of The
| Treasury Cortelyou in placing before the
| Senate his reply to the resolution calling
| for information relative to the operations
of the Treasury Department in connec-
ton with the financial disturbance. The
Secretary had had the Introductory part
of his reply printed AND copies Of the
pamphlet were IN the desks of all Sana-
tors, which was declared by Democratic
Senators to be without precedent. The
Senate devoted considerable time to pass.
ing minor bills :on the calendar. The
need of an American merchant marine
as an auxiliary to the navy formed the
principal topic of discussion in the House
of Representatives during the considsra.
ton of the urgent deficiency a%ppropria.
| ton bill. The debate was, participated in
by Mr.. Littlefeld of Maine, who ques-
| toned the legality of the provision of the
bill appropriating 100000 to supply q
| deficiency for coal for the navy caused
by the transfer of the battle ship feet
! from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He
criticised Congress for it's failure to make
appropriations for a merchant marine,
His remarks elected from Mr.. Fitzger.
aid, New York, the charge that the Re
| publican party was responsible for that
condition., while Mr.. Sherley, Kentucky,
maintained tina the lack of a merchant
! marine, "a national Disgrace was due to
Republican policies. The bill was stiIl
under consideration when the House adj
iourned.
The Senate held a short session Thurs
day, during which Senator Aldrich re,
ported his banking bill from the commit,
tee on finance and announced he would
| Gull the measure up for consideration on
I Monday, Feb. 10. The urgent deficiency
| appropriation bill was passed by ths
| House. The total amount carried by it i
$2S, 664, 45O, or $4,000 less than as re,
ported by the committee. The largest
! single reduction was that of 100000 ip
| the clothing fund Of the army. When
the session was resumed only a few pagea
| of the bill remained to be disposed of,
| Included in these was a provision fol
! the appointment of thirty-four additional
| policemen for the new House Office build.
ing. Chairman Tawney urged the pro
vision because of the necessity for pro-
| tecting such costly government property
| and .sof guarding the reputation and hon.
or of the MEMBERS Mr.. Mann, Illinois
| opposed the provision, and it was strioke1
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