Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-27
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, Feb. q.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
Routine morning business was waived
In the Senate todsy and the rivers and
harbors appropriation bill taken NJ.
The doctrine of states rights came up
for discussion on the paragraph giving
the right to dam s.. Mary a river, Mich
igau, for water power purposes and
lease such privileges. Senator'S Bacon
and Teller entered protests against such
legislation.
Senator Smith said it should be a
practical and not legai question. It
vas essential to msintatn the navigs-
bility of that rive..
After long debate on th legal points
involved 10 the st. Mays river pro-
Jet, although the items had been al
ready eliminated, the rivers aud harbors
bill was passed.
The military academy appropriation
bill was today reported % the Sera,e. 1t
carries total appropriation of 81, 54l,-
42l, an increase of $lS, 900 over the
amount approved by The House. The
Senate committee adde d 40 amendment
increasing the number of representatives
OF the House to serve on The board OF
visitors to the academy from FIVE to
seven.
The Senate today held services COM
memorstive of all those who have died
during the present session OF Congress,
for whom such exercises had not been
previously held.
At the conclusion of the service, the
Senate adjourned as an additional trib.
ute Of respect.
Because of the press of business 1t is
reported to be quite likely that the Sen
ate will hold g session tomorrow. II 80
it will be the fret Sunday meeting Of
the Senate at this session.
HOUSE.
"The Brownsville case" by special
rule came up for consideration in the
House early in the session today.
Ma. Dazell reported a rule from the
committee on rules providing for i'm
mediate consideration of the Senate bill
for commission OF five army officers to
take testimony of members of the 25lh
cOlored infantry aud recommend for re-
enlistment such as prove their innocence
aud limiting the debate to one and one
half hours.
The rule wac adopted by vote of 1875
to 80.
NJ Hull, chairman of the military
sffair committee, which reported the bill
opened the debate on the resolution by
strong plea for the passage of the
measure as an "act of justice long-de-
layed."
After long debate the Senate Browns
vile bill was passed by a vote of 21O to
101.
Mr. Cook, whose speech against the
president, on Thursday, was yesterday
referred to select committee, and may
be expunged from the Record, today had
another "ssy" Immediately after the
House convened. He rose to q question
OF personal privilege" 10 discuss an
article, printed in a local paper and
which he charged was given out at the
White House. This contained the
statement that probably Cooks snimos-
ity 10 the president was due to the
lstter's action in vetoing the bill for
changing the Colorado boundary line.
Mr.. Cook declared that the whole
story WAS false. He detailed that the
Standard Oil Company was concerned
10 The boundary line-"snd the presi-
dents action in votiog the BILL" he
said 10 this connection sis not antsgo.
nistic to the Standard OIL"
Mr.. Cook created considerable amuse-
ment by his repeated attempts 70 secure
recognition while other business was up.
The speaker finally had to remind him
that the business 10 hand was of greater
privilege.
A bill authorizing the president to 10.
vite the International Congress Of Ap.
piled Chemistry TO hold its next meeting
10 this country 10 1912, was passed. The
congress is about to meet 10 London.
The last Of the appropriation bills the
general deficiency vas reported by the
committee on appropriations. 1t carries
SIT, 584, 932. The largest amounts srs
for the Pauams Causl, So, 44S 900, mil
itsry establishment S., 299, 900, navy
50, 1876, 900, postal service $575, 900.
The bill provides for honsekeeper at
the White House az 81 900 a year. The
bill pays the expenses Of the commits.
sloners 10 the Toxic Exposition, which
has been pOstp, med few years, to Feb
ruary and prohibits them from spend
ing any more money. An sppropris-
ton of $500, 900 is made TO cover de-
6ciency in the fluid for collecting the
customs. This makes the total de-
6ciency for the present year s., 0OO, 600
the largeel on record.
1.-THE de6cieucp goes up when the
custom receipts incresse," said men,
bar of the House, "and 1t goes up when |
t icy decrease"
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