Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-01-22
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Ohio On the use of private detectives in in
Yestigating the Brownsville affair was the
feature of interest IN the Senate on the
several times during his address to inject
remarks that were pointedly, aimed at the
President Mr.. Lodge replied to Mr.. Fora
ker's remarks. Mr.. Foraker endeavored to
have day fixed for voting on MS OH! Tor
t6e OF re af but Mr. Wars
rem, chairman Of the committee on military
affairs, insisted upon postponing SUCH agree.
nent until future day. The Senate at
8:40 o'clock adjourned
The authority of Congress to direct heads
Of executive departments to send to the
Senate or House information in their pos
Session was the subject of speech by Sen.
ator Bacon of Georgia, who took the broad
~iew that Congress has absolute power to
demand from heads Of departments any In
formation within their possession and even
% require them to give reasons for the &C
lodge questioned the power of Congress to
demand papers on file and insisted upon the
Senator Hale declared that he did not be-
lieve the President intended to state in this
message to Congress that he would not
merely that he declined to permit cabinet
officer to furnish reasons for the action he
Money and others joined in the debate, all
Of them unfolding the power of the Senate
In the matter. Adjourned at 3:45 p; m.
Senate on the 14th by Senator Tillman, who
declared that statements made by Attorney
OeQeral bOEaEufLe ana postmaster General
Meyer ill. answer to his reply to charges
made against him by the President in rela-
ton to hls contemplated purchase of Oregon
timber lands made them eligible to mem
bership In that organization He again de-
tended his action and said that in fighting
he ''unscrup2lous men, who are determined
Ito destroy" MIN he was prepared for
anything, even assassination The bill to
establish postal savings banks and the omni
bus claims t:ll were under cOnSidera ton
during the day.
The amendment TO the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill increas
Of the vice president and speaker of the
House to $4,000 with $4,000 additional al
lowance for carriages and coachmen for the
vice president and speaker and increases for
the judiciary aggregating $32S, 500 precipi-
tated a lively discussion in the Senate on
the 18th. Senator BOrah of Idaho made q
point of order against these increases on
the ground that they involve general legisla-
ton; Without concluding the debate,
further consideration of the amendments
was postponed until next Monday, and at
400 the Senate adjourned.
The entire session on the 10th was de-
voted to a memorial service for the late
Senator William Pinkney Whyte of Mary
land. After the adoption of suitable resoIu-
tons of respect the Senate at 2:3S p. N.
adjourned
By vote of 81 to p the Senate on the
18th fixed the salary of the speaker OF the
House of Representatives, at $4,000, in.
stead of $4,000, as at present. and instead
of $4,000, proposed by the committee
on appropriations. Senator Rayner en-
luton calling on the attorney general for
information as to whether the President
had ordered a suit brought against the New
York World and the Indianapolis News be
cause of 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 IL the
name of the United States if entered upon,
long since repealed. Under objection fur
ther consideration was postponed Ad,
journed at $40 p. m.
House
Working with only small quota of mem
bers, the House OF II. ReP pres Mt on the
of the District of Columbia appropriation
bill Mr. Mann Ql furnished little diver
sion by defending the House rules, and this
led him into several sharp brushes E with WITH NJ
surgents. The district bill was still under
discussion when the House at p. N. ad,
journed.
Practically the whole session on the 18th
was devoted to a discussion of an amend
ment to the District of Columbia appropria-
p play dds The subject Of the proposition
prevailed and the amendment accordingly
was adopted. The bill was still pending
when the House at 5:04 p. N. adjourned.
For time today it looked as if the House
would further resent the PRESIDENTS state.
nent affecting members of Congress ana
the secret service in the matter Of an order
for the rrntin~ Ct 2,0O0,000 copies of the
proceedings of last Friday tabling his re-
marks K resolution to that end was pre-
scnted by Mr. Lands of Indiana, but so
strong was the sentiment against it that it
was tahlc0. The District ut Columbia ap-
preparation bill was passed minus the ma
Tor Lart of the appropriation Of 900 for
fairgrounds, and the House, at 1928 p. m.
adjourned.
Private bills had their inning in the
House of Representatives on the 10th, al
most the whole session being given up to
their consideration. Many were passed.
Hinder a 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. Lilley,
governor of Connecticut, to retain his seat
as q member of the House. The subject &C.
casioned good deal of debate, which at
times waxed warm. AT Gus p. N. the
House adjourned
An elaborate analysis of the Sherman anti
trust law by Mr.. jenkins of Wisconsin was
che feature of the session on the 10th The
4nder consideration, but the time was all
given to general debate. Other speakers
tanned the House with an address on law
and lawmaking; Mr.. Douglas of Ohio, who
advocated autonomy for the Porto Ricans,
plea for postal savings banks. Adjourned
at 2:44 p. m.
A sensational and bitter attack on Pres1-
dent Roosevelt was made in the House on
the 18th by Mr.. Willett of New York. His
remarks were delivered under the license of
general debate on the pension appropriation
bill. The President was characterized by
Mr.. Willett as ''gargoyle, tyrant pigmy
descendant of Dutch tradespeople, hay ted
der, fountain of billingsgate, a popularity,
Imitation of king and bogus hero On
a motion of Mr.. Chandler of Mississippi
chat the New Yorker be allowed to proceed
S'in order the House voted him off the
floor, rs to 126. Mr.. Wtllett declared the
action put an end to free speech" Mr..
Smith of Missouri pleaded for pensions for
certain mlitiamen of Missouri Mr.. Lang
ley of Kentucky did likewise for some con-
stituents; Mr.. Morris of Nebraska attacked
the House rules and Messrs. Goulden OF
New York, Bowers of Mississippi and Keifer
OF Ohio discussed the merits of the pension
bill. Adjourned at sos p.