The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-01-21
CONGRESS
! Resume of the Weeks
; Proceedings.
Proceedings.

Va representatives, ana IN consequence
after being in session little less than
an hour Saturday adjourned until to-
day. During that short period of time
500 pension bills were passed, as was
also a resolution for a rigid inquiry
into the whole question of the investi.
cation of frauds against the govern,
:ment. The sum Of $4,000 was appro-
'priated for the inquiry, which is to be,
made by committee Of i've members;
to be named by the speaker.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Till,
man was the central figure In the;
senate yesterday, occupying almost
an hour Of the time Of that body with,
his carefully prepared speech in reply
to the presidents charges concerning
his action in attempting to acquire BY!
purchase some Of the timber lands;
OF Oregon originally held as railroad;
grant, while advocating litigation by:
the department Of Justice to compel!
their sale. The senate passed bill!
appropriating $4,000 for the purchase
OF the SeQuori grove Of big trees in
California.
After undergoing = stormy discus
sion In tho house Of representatives,
yesterday the resolution authorizingi
the granting Of permits to the commit
tee on inaugural ceremonies and thei
use of the pension Office building for
the inaugural ball, was compelled toI
go over for two weeks before anal 40
ton will be taken upon 1t.
AZ it stands the section relating To-
the pension building was stricken out
and a further amendment was made
refusing permission to extend over.
head wires into the structure. It was
manifest from the outset that the ma
jority Of those present was opposed 70!
the pension Office proposition.
Washington, Jan. IA. - spirited
speech by Senator Foraker of Ohio on!
the use Of private detectives in ;nves.
tigating the Brownsville affair WAS the
feature of interest in the senate yes4
terday. Mr.. Foraker laid aside his;
manuscript several times during his
address to inject remarks that wersi
'pointedly aimed at the president, ali
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 ''be where they;
can be called to account"
Mr.. Lodge replied to Mr.. Forakers
remarks, declaring that the use Of the
$4,000. 900 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 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 Representatives
yesterday devoted its entire time to-
consideration of the District Of Colum.
bia appropriation bill.
Washington. Jan. 15.-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 tel
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 time yesterday in the house
of representatives 1t looked az though
that body would further resent thel
presidents statement affecting monr
bers Of congress and the secret ssrv.
ice by ordering the printing Of 2,ooo.-
900 copies Of the proceedings Of lasti
Friday, tabling his remarks. A reso-
luton to that end was presented BY
Mr.. Lands of Indiana, but 80 stronei
was tho sentiment against It that I'll
was tabled.
Washington, Jan. 16.-An amend-I
ment in the legislative and executive
and judicial appropriation bill. In.
creasing the salary of the president
to 100000. Of the vice president and
speaker of tho house Of representa-
tives to $4,000, with $4,000 additional
allowance for carriages and coachmenl
for the vice president and speaker,
and increases for the judiciary agere.t
eating $32s.50o. precipitated lively.
in tho 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;