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CONGRESS
Resume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.

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Washington, Jan. 1.-THE authori.
ty Of congress to direct heads Of ex-
ecutive departments to send to the
senate OF 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-
gress has absolute power to demand
from heads Of departments any infor-
nation within their possession and
even to require them to give reasons
for their action or non-action on any
matter coming before them.
Senator Lodge questioned the pow
er 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 discussion Of an
amendment to the District of Colum-
bia appropriation bill appropriating
$4,000 for children's Fairgrounds.
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 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 time yesterday In the house
of representatives it looked as though
that body would further resent the
presidents statement affecting mem
bers of congress and the secret serv-
ice by ordering the printing Of 2,000,-
600 copies of the proceedings Of last
Friday, tabling his remarks. A reso-
luton to that end was presented by
Mr.. Landis 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 100000, Of the vice president and
| speaker Of the house of representa-
tives to $4,000. with $4,000 additional
allowance for carriages and coachmen
for the vice president and speaker.
and increases for the judiciary aggre.
eating $328,500, precipitated a lively
discussion in the senate yesterday.
Without concluding the debate. fur
ther 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 attack on 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 general debate on the
pension appropriation bill, were cut
short by vote of the house that it
would hear no more of them. So We
bsment was the denunciation of the
chief executive that 1t seemed as if
the New York member raked the die
tionary for words which would prop
erly express his feelings. The presi-
dent was characterized as a gar
goyle, tyrant, pigmy descendant of
Dutch tradespeople, hay tedder, foun-
tain of billingsgate. jocularity, imi-
tation of a king and bogus hero"
| AS it was Mr.. Willett had complet-
ed the reading of about three-fourths
of his speech when, after repeated
appeals to the chair by numerous Re-
publicanis that he be called order, he
was compelled to take his seat. It
was on a motion by Mr.. Gambler Of
Mississippi that the New Yorker be-
allowed to proceed "in crder'' that the
house voted him of the floor, 7S to
126. Mr.. Willett freely remarked on
/ the floor that the action of the body
put an end to free speech"
After the furore which the speech
created had .subsided number Of
members spoke on various sub
jects. Is feA
| sea ~ In the Senate. 4
e BY a vote of 81 to 81 the senate
Yesterday fixed the salary of the
i kor .nf the l1ouse Of representa-