Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-03-05
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

The passage of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill by the Senate on the Goth followed
an extended debate on the forestry service,
which occupied the entire session. AS
passed the measure appropriates S13,O75. 716.
winch is an increase of Sl91,S90 over the
bill as passed by the House. Senator Frye
and harbor appropriation bin tomorrow
morning at II O'clock At T:30 o'clock the
Senate adjourned.
The river and harbor bill. carrying an ap
preparation of about S9,Too.0O0, was passed
Saturday. Eulogies were delivered upon the
lives of the late Senator Latimer of South
Carolina and the late Representatives Pow.
Louisiana. Brick of Indiana and Granger of
Rhode Island. Senators Tillman. Uemen-
way Oyerman, Carter, Smith of Michigan.
Mr. Latimer; Senators Frye, Sutherland.
DlXon, Smith Of Michigan and Hale on Mr..
Towers; Senators Bankhead, McEnery and
Johnston on Representative Wiley: Senators
McEnery Clapp, Perkins Gallinger and Eos
Ter on Representative Meyer: Senators Bey-
erldge and Hemenway on Representative
brlG n aud senators Aldrich and Wetmore
on representative Granger. Adjourned at
on The he sundry civil bill appropriating $780,
Hoo'ooo and the military academy bill carry
passed ON the list. Senator Bailey calling
attention to communications from heads of
departments IN response to Senate resolu-
uonS calling for papers and information,
stated that such replies received from the
secretaries of the treasury. commerce. and
LABOR and war and navy had been sent by
direction of the President" which he de
clared was theoretically a denial of the
right of Congress to demand such informa-
ton without the intervention of the Presi-
dent Presenting resolution directing that
all such communications be returned to the
heads of departments from whom they had
been received. Mr.. Bailey attempted to Sc
cure IFS passage. which was opposed by Mr.
Aldrich and other senators on The ground
that the orderly way to dispose of matter
of such Importance was by sending it to
committee. After debate it allowed to
lie on the table until Tuesday.
The penal code bill on Il conference report
was before the Senate on the md and was
subjected to tilihustering tactics the
part of the minority that resulted almost in
no progress. Mr. Hepburn in charge of the
measure, declared that the opposition to the
measure was the result of antagonism to
the legislative provision contained in the
measure for the enforcement of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to the
constitution on the part of the southern
senators. The general deficiency bill was
passed, carrying appropriations amounting
to more than $19,00o00O, This bill
the last of the general supply bills passed
by the Senate. Various conference reports
were agreed to, so that substantial progress
was made In clearing away much of the
urgent business before the Senate Adj
journed at 1901 p. IN.
Never has i Congress expired more peace
fully than the SiXteth Congress. The
Democratic tilibuSter against the penal code
OIL Ill the senate was ufaWR 10 Il close on
the Bird by an agreement eliminating from
the measure the Objectionable features
authorizing the use of troops at election
places. and the measure was passed without
actually changing the law the
statute books. The Bailey resolution dCclar-
ing the right of the Senate to demand pa
pers and information from heads of dc,
partmentS was referred to the committee
on the Judiciary after an animated debate,
during which Senators Dollfver and Bever-
idge made vigorous defense of the Presi~
on UiSi
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill was agreed to- The cOnfereeS elimi-
that of the salary of the President. which
was fixed at $4,000. night session was
held.
House
BY an overwhelming vote and without
party distinction the House of Representa-
tives on the 18th sustained the committee
on appropriations in again reporting Il pro-
vision in the sundry civil bill restricting the
operations of the secret service detectives
was scathingly denounced by Mr. Cook
Republican, ColOD, while Mr.. Smith DE
publican, Iowa., member Of the appropria-
lions committee and one of those named by
the President in his message of January
last as being responsible for the secret
service limitation, employed all the invec-
tive at his command in an attack on that
service He compared the secret service
detectives to common liars" declared
them to be worthless and pointed to the
assassination of President Mckinley as Il
sample of the watchfulness and capacity
of those men, one of whom, he said, stood
down and failed to observe the approach OF
the assassin with his supposedly bandaged
hand i'll full view. Consideration of the
sundry civil bill continued into the
night. The conference report the post
office appropriation bill was agreed to dur
ing the day and the naval bill was sent
back for further conference
After having dragged along for a week
the sUndry civil appropriation bill, CARRYING
in the aggregate $131, 100000. was passed
by the House on the Goth with numerous
would have forced the attorney general 10
prosecute the United States Steel cornOra-
lion for absorbing the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company upon the ground that the
merger in violation of the antitrust
law were voted down. A rule brought in
by Mr. Dalzeu Pennsylvania) making If in
order for majority instead of two thirds
to pass a bill under suspension of the rules
aroused the Democrats to serve criticism
of the appropriation committee in not af-
fording more time to study supply bills.
This led to an incipient flibuSter, requiring
several roll calls before the way was clear
for other business. The ship subsidy bill
penal code was presented. the conference
reports the District Of Columbia and IN
dian appropriation bills We're agreed to. and
the naval appropriation bill again was re
turned to conference. The conference re-
port on the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was agreed TO and, following
the passage of more than three hundred |
private pension bills, the House at 1888 p. |
m took recess
The long fight of the DISCHARGED negro
soldiers Of the Twenty fifth infantry for
an opportunity to prove their innocence in |
connection with the shooting up OF |
Brownsville. Tex, on the night of August |
13. 1906 was won Saturday when the House |
by vote of 30 to 101 passed the Senate !
bill to that end. The general deficiency !
bill was taken up and passed, the aggregate /
amount carried by it being over $1T,J00. 900 /
A number of miscellaneous bills and confer |
ence reports also were disposed of. live |
ly tilt between Speaker Cannon and Mr. |
Gaines of Tennessee furnished something |!
of a scene. Each claimed that the other |
had insultpd him. and before Mr.. Gaines |
would take his seat the mace, the emblem /
of authority. ordered from it's place |
and the sergeant-a t-arms directed to place /
him. and was thus spared the disgrace i'm !
piled by such acts. The last occasion on |
which the mace was similarly used was in /
the Fifty-fourth Congress- After many |
without result. joint resolution was adopt !
ed approving plans reducing the size of tho |
Houce chamber; The rivers and harborS /
appropriation bill was sent 70 conference, /
the House at sos D. III. re
cessed until II a M. Monday.
Transacting its business amid scenes OF !
great confusion the iIousc on the 1st gave |
every evidence that the present Congress is /
drawing to Il close IN his cndeavor to
maintain q Semblance of order the sneak /
ar was constantly pounding his gaveI and
members to cease conversation.
After two hours of stormy debate the so
,alled Appalachian and White mountain
forest reserve bill, amended so as to apply
rs provision to all states. was passed by
narrow majority of ten. by the terms Of
he bill a national forest reservation com
Iuiring by purchase or condemnation the
ands needed to promote or to protect the