Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
WORK or CONGRESS.
Senate.

non 10 ms coutt nIplatrd purchase OF oregon
lumber lanIs made them eligible TO IA
bcrshtp IN that organization. lie again de-
tended his action and said that in fighting
tho 'Enscrup :lJus mem who are dctcrmi ued
ITO destroy" MN hc was prepared for
anything, even assassination" The bin to
establish postal savings banks and the oL-Ht
bus claims - were under considerable
during the day.
Tie amendment 20 the legislative, execu-
tive ana judicial appropriation liil iurrCas.
ing the salary Of the President TO $lOO,OUJ
Of tire vice president and speaker Of the
House to S2o,0pp, with 5000 additional al
lOWancc for carriages and Cuachmeu for the
vice president and speaker and increases for
the Judiciary aggrcgallng %1IS,JUD prrcipi-
tatcd lively discussion in the Senate on
the 18th. Senator Borah of Idaho made Il
pOiut Of order against these Increases on
the ground that they involve general luEisla-
tiOn. Without concluding the debate,
further consideration of the amendments
was postponed until next Monday, and Ut
4:0J the Senate adjourned.
The entire session the 10th was de-
voted to Il memorial service for the late
Senator William Pinkncy Whyte of Mary
land. After the adoption Of suitable resolu-
tons Of respect the Senate at LBS p. a.
adjourned
BY vote Of 81 to p the Senate on the
18th fixed the salary Of the speaker Of the
House Of Representatives at $1,000 IN
stead Of $4,000, as at present, and instead
of $4,000 as proposed by the committee
on approximations Senator Rayncr en-
deaYOred to have the Senate adopt a resO-
luton calling on the attorney general for
had ordered a suit brought against the New
York World ana the indianapolis News be-
cause Of an alleged libel, and under what
statute this action had been taken. Mr.
Rayner declared that there was no statute
authorizing such legal procedure and that
the attempt to sue the newspapers in the
name of the United States, if entered upon,
attempt TO apply the sedition laws
long since repealed. Under objection fur
ther consideration was postponed Adj
JOurned at go p. NJ.
The salary of the President of the United
States was on the 18th fixed at 100000 per
nnnUm, so far the Senate could fix it,
and salaries of the vice president and the
speaker Of The House of Representatives at
$4,000 each. The salary Of the chief JUS
ticc of the supreme court was increased
from $4,000 to $1,000, and those Of
SOciate justices from $4,000 to $4,000
These changes were made as amendments
to the legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill and after an extended de
bate. Amendments allowing 5000 each to
the vice president and the speaker Of the
House for horses and carriages were Strick~
en- from the bill Senator Rayncr 5 rcSOlu-
ton ca ling on the attorney general for in
formation concerning the suit he purposes
bringing against certain newspapers on the
charge of libel in connection with the par
chase of the Panama canal property was
referred to the committee on the judiciary
after strong fight to have it adopted with
out such reference. Various pension bills
were passed. and at 5:26 the Senate adj
journed
The Brownsville affair was again before
nne Nchllc " Wy -oLll, senator fflZef OF
passage of the measure for the re-cuist
mcnt of the discharged soldiers of the
tbe mil of some men of tbe ragimen+ had
been osta hIiSbpd beyond any donLt NJ
though the individuals who had committed
the crime had NOT been determined MIR
Foraker announced that he would move
next Monday TO take up his bill to rein state
the soldiers unless an agreement on a time
TO vote for tho measure is made soonpr
The Legislative executive and judicial an
pronriofion biII yas under cSnsidaro +idr
ais1 Adiournad If 4 40 n n,
House.
For tine today it looked as if the House
would IUtinSI GSent tne res cent state
m"nt affecting members of Congress ano
the secret ScTN ice III the matter of order
for the Ftlntin' OF -,obf.OvO copies of the
proceedings OF laSt FRIDAY tablinS his re
marks resolution to that end was pre-
SentCt by Mr.. Lands Of Indiana, but SO
strong was the sentiment against it that il
was tahic" inc District Ui Columbia ap-
pr"prlatnn ~ WIS plES|o minus the ma.
Jor Iari OF the appropriation or $4,000 for
play&rnuudS, ana Tie HcUS". at 3:23 p. m.
adjourned
Private hills had their inning in the
House Of Representatives on the 18th, al.
most the whole session being given m To
Under Il resolution offered by Mr.. Gaines of
Tennessee the Judiciary committee was di-
rected TO report within ten days upon the
question Of the right Of George L. Lillcy.
governor Of Connecticut, 10 retain his seat
as a member of the House The subject oc-
Casioued n good deal of debate. which at
times waNcd warm. At sos p. m the
House adjourned.
An elaborate ANALYSIS of the Sbnr,,oD ,,+,
trust law Inv Mir Jenkins of Wisconsin q" - o.
fbp feature Of tbn session on tho 1E+L nc
pensfon aDnronriatior hin tecbnirnII, Ne
nndsr nonSidpTation but tho tirla -. -" IL ~
giyrn ~ general debate Othnr s mrS ~
wcra Mr. SNvr of Minnesota VIII o,Ito -
.ainnd tbo Housn with an od1ros. - -
and IawmaLinn: Mr. DoHgIaS of OH" - "a
adyoc9ted aut0nomy for fhp Porto Tic"pS
and Mr. Rurtop of Delaware. who made =
nIea for postgI savings hanks Adjourned
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stitnents. MIR Morris of NebrasLa attacleod
the House rules, and Messrs. GouIden ~
New York. Bowers of Missfssippi and kaffer