Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-21

an nour saturday adjourned until to-
day. During that short period of time
500 pension bills were passed, as was
also a resolution for q rigid inquiry
into the whole question of the investi-
cation of frauds against the govern
ment. The sum of $4,000 was appro-
prlated for the inquiry, which is to be
made by committee of five 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 a bill
appropriating $4,000 for the purchase
OF the Sequori grove of big trees in
California.
After undergoing a stormy discus
sion in the house Of representatives
yesterday the resolution authorizing
the granting of permits to the commit
tee on inaugural ceremonies and the
use of the pension Office building for
the inaugural ball, was compelled to
go over for two weeks before final &C
ton will be taken upon it,
AS 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 1t was
manifest from the outset that the ma
iority Of those present was opposed to
the pension Office proposition.
Washington, Jan. ID. = A spirited
speech by Senator Foraker of Ohio on
the use of private detectives in inves-
tigating the Brownsville affair was the
feature of interest in the senate yes
terday. Mr.. Foraker laid aside his
manuscript several times during his
address to inject remarks that were
pointedly aimed at the president, al
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 'tbe where they
can be called to account
Mr.. Lodge replied to Mr.. Foraker's
remarks, declaring that the use of the
100000 fund appropriated in 1899 as
n he
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 representative
yesterday devoted it's entire time to
consideration of the District of Column
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 to
membership in that organization. He
again defended his action and said,
in fighting the "unscrupulous men"
who are determined "to destroy him"
he was prepared for anything, even
assassination"
The bill to establish postal savings
banks and the omnibus claims iii,
were under consideration during the
day
For a 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 20OO,-
600 copies of tho proceedings of last
Friday, tabling his remarks A reso-
luton to that end was presented by
Mr.. Lands 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 fer the judiciary aggre
eating s32s,500, precipitated lively
discussion in the 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
given up to their consideration. Many
were passed.
Cashier Goes to Prison.
La Junta, Colo, Jan. Is. b 7
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