The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-22
CONGRESS
Resume of the Weeks
Proceedings.

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! Proceedings. I
Washington, Jan. 13. - A spirited
speech by Senator Foraker of Ohio on
the use of private detectives in inves-
tigating the Brownsville affair was the
feature of interest in the senate yes
terday. Mr.. Foraker laid aside his
manuscript several times during his
address to inject remarks that were
pointedly aimed at the president, al
though he refrained from the mention
of Mr.. Roosevelt's name. Evidently
referring to the president he declared
that men who make charges and insin-
uations will some time b where they
can be called to account"
Mr.. Lodge replied to Mr.. Foraker's
remarks, declaring that the use OF the
$4,000, 600 fund appropriated in 1899 as
an emergency war fund for the presi-
dent during the Spanish war, in the
employment of detectives on the
Brownsville case, was not in violation
of law.
Mr.. Foraker vainly ~endeavored to
have a day fixed for voting on his bill
for the re-enlistment of the discharged
soldiers of the Twenty-fifth regiment.
Working with only a small quota of
members, the house of representative
Yesterday devoted it's entire time to
consideration of the District of Column
bia appropriation bill.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE authori-
ty of congress to direct heads of ex-
ecutive departments to send to the
senate or house information in their
possession was the subject of an eX-
tended speech in the senate yesterday
by Senator Bacon of Georgia. Mr..
Bacon took the broad view that con-
fress has absolute power to demand
from heads of departments any infor-
nation within their possession and
ever to require them to give reasons
for their action or non-action on any
matter coming before them.
Senator Lodge questioned the pow
err of congress to demand papers on
file in diplomatic matters and insisted
upon the right of the president to ex-
ercise discretion in such matters.
Practically the whole session of the
house Of representatives yesterday
was devoted to a discussion of an
amendment to the District of Column
bia appropriation bill appropriating
$4,000 for children's Fairgrounds.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Ananias
club was discussed in the senate yes
terday by Senator Tillman, who de-
clared the statements made by Attor-
ney General Bonaparte and Postmas-
ter General Meyer in reply to his
answer to the charges made against
him by the president in relation to
his contemplated purchase of Oregon
timber lands made them eligible to
membership in that organization. He
again defended his action and said.
in fighting the "unscrupulous men"
who are determined ito destroy him.
he was prepared for anything, even
assassination"
The bill to establish postal savings
banks and the omnibus claims bill
were under consideration during the
day.
For a time yesterday in the house
of representatives it looked as though
that body would further resen the
presidents statement affecting mem
Lo,, &c o>rrrocc and tho coornf cnrvy-
ice by ordering the printing of 2,000,-
900 copies of the proceedings of last
Friday, tabling his remarks. A reso-
luton to that end was presented by
Mr.. Lands of Indiana, but SO strong
was the sentiment against it that it
was tabled.
Washington. Jan. 16.-An amend
ment in the legislative and executive
and judicial appropriation bill, in
creasing the salary of the president
to 800, 900, of the vice president and
speaker of the house of representa-
tives to $40, 900, with 5000 additional
allowance for carriages and coachmen
for the vice president and speaker,
and increases for the judiciary aggre-
eating s32S.50o, precipitated a lively
discussion in the senate yesterday.
Without concluding the debate, fur
Their consideration of the amendment
was postponed until next Monday.
Private bills had their innings in
the house of representatives yester-
day. almost the whole session being
given up to their consideration. Many
were passed.
Washington, Jan. ia sensational
and bitter att; tx or President Roose.
welt was made in the house yesterday
by Mr.. Willett of New York. His re-
marks, which were delivered under
the license of a general debate on the
pension appropriation bill, were cut
short by a vote of the house that it
would hear no more of them. So We
hement was the. denunciation Of the
chief executive that it seemed as If
the New York member raked the die
tionary for words which would prop