Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-18
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, Feb. Is.
SENATE.

D'i " Iue . 'OaLe tOdev, tue CODWitSro
which has had ttat matter in charge
has again gone oB record unanimously
10 opposition to the House pisn oicon'
solisaiIng the Is pension agencies
throughout the countfy in one office 10
be established 10 this city.
The bill s. reported carries sppro-
priatiass 81, l45, 600 less than the Iot1l
for LAST yesr. The let decrease in the
pension rolls during the year Is reporitd
to have been 1854 although 1852
new names have been added, lS,SO7 OF
which we're those OF widows made
pensionsble under the act Of last year.
Senator LsFollette continued bis cru
SADIE of enlightenment today when Mr.
Penrose called up the postoffice Apr :
pria.ion bill for consideration. he said
the bill carrying 1926, 600, 900 was re-.
ported last evening and it was proposed
to pa,s 1t today. 1t has been iu posses-
sion OF the Committee 90 days aud the
Sepsts was allowed no opportunity for
examination. BE rques!ed thst the
bill 60 over one day 90 Senators might
Inspect lis provisions.
Senator Penrose said the bill came
over from the House Oh January 20 and
bad been acc, ssiole 10 sll senators.
There hsd been few changes, he said,
and only $56, 900 sdded 10 the bill.
The bill was taken up on motion, but
LaFolIetfe obieclrd to dispensing with
The final reading.
S.nslor Penrose then Systematically re-
marked that he hoped the Senator
would remain In bis seat aud altentively
listen to the residing.
Senator LsFollette holly replied that
he would discharge his public duties as
he saw them and no senator on the
floor would prevent him from doing so.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the House convened
today at IL o'clock, Mr.. Dalzell, for the
committee on rules, presented specisl
rule designed to clesr the complicated
situation as 10 the salary of the secretary
of state. discovered yesterday 10 the
House during consideration of the con-
ference to report on the legislative, exec
niive, judicial and appropriation bill.
The solution proposes tia the House
lnsist noon its disagreement to the
Ssnste's action In increasing salaries, ask
further conference, and instruct the
cOniefses-the SeDa cOBcurring-to re-
gard as disagresment that portion OF
the bill appropria.ing $l2. 600 for the
secretary of stste.
On the previous question, Mr. Will
lams made the point of no quorum and
the roll call vas begun.
The previous question was ordered,
after a vote of 1877 ayes and lO7 nOes,
and under the rules, 20 minutes debate
was allowed to each eide.
Mr.. Dalzell insisted that there wal no
necessity for spending very much time
in the discussion Of The proposition.
The adoption OF this rule becomes neces.
sary 10 orler to relieve the House aud
Senate Of a tsDgle in which they have
become involved. He explained that
with a co lcurrenl resolution the con.
ferees could be given power to correct
the matter.
Mr.. Williams, said be felt proud TO be
4 member of legislative house which
was called to assist In the selection of 8
Cabinet. He humorously referred to the
complicated knot as Justly deserved by
the men who had sought to evaie the
constitution. "B.Ating the devil around
the stump" he said, sis always torIu-
GUS and sometimes a difficult proceed
ing"
Mr.. Fitzgerald, threw q bomb into
the camp of the republican leaders by
declaring that the Dilzsll resolution
was illegal, inssmuch as 1t combined
both House resolution aud concur
rent resolution In one measure. He
quoted the federal statutes to show that
such a procedure was forbidden.
Seldom has the republican side and
the rules committee been held up 10
such biting scorn and such whitening
sarcasm as 10 the speech of Mr.. Fiiz'
gerald.
THE whole proceedings" he said,
"hsve been mons,rous. OF course the
committee on rules would not be ex-
pected TO be familiar with the revised
statutes as TO the form of resolutions.
The New York representative then read
from ponderous tome the language OF
the law.
Mr.; Fitzgerald failed 10 secure a re.
commitment of the resolution on the
ground that il was wrongly drawn, the
speaker holding 1t was correct.
After further debate the DslE,ll reso-
luton was adopted by vote Of 1872 to
1876.
During the course Of the debate on
the resolution word came from the White
House that the president had signed the
enabling act passed on Monday, reduc-
ing the talary Of the secretary of state to
$4,000. This makes it more than ever
necessary to kill the provision for $l2,-
900 in the legislative bill.
The House took up the bill for cOdi-
hcatlon OF the penal code, alreaoy passed
by the Senate.
By decisive vote the Mccall amend
ment abolishing the death penalty in
capital cases over which the federal gov
eminent has jurisdiction. was defeated.
Negroes will probably be debsrred
from service on southern juries as g re
suit OF an amendment to the penal code
proposed by the House this afternoon.
The bill contained provision that
no citizen should be disqualified for ser
vice on any jury ''On account oil race,
color, or previous condition OF service
tude," aud provides for penalty for
exclusion OF such persons.
Bartlett proposed an amendment re-
pesling this section. 1t was passed by
the HOUSE with vice voce vote.