Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-02-18
DOINCS OF CONGRESS
Summary Of Important ProceedinVr
Enacted From Day to Day.

L ~-SeSo I AOul LAY 10 DAY.
| The postal savings bank bill wa,
before the Senate during most of the
session "Wednesday and Senator Hev.
burn, OF Idaho, spoke in opposition to
it. But little progress was made.
| The Senate took recess in order
| to join the House of Representatives
In counting the electoral vote, resum-
ing its legislative work Immediately
| thereofter.
Wednesday the ceremony of
IN counting the electoral vote, resum-
formed by the Senate and House Of
Representatives in joint session. Will
liam II. Taft, of Ohio, was officially
declared elected President and James
5. Sherman, of New York, Vive Pres
ident, til, count disclosing 321 cleo
toral votes for the Republican can
| dldates as against 162 for Messrs.
| Bryan and Kern.
Following the refusal of unanimous
consent for the consideration of n
resolution appropriating $1,25O,O0O
for Loncoln memorial in Washing
ton and the passage of several bills
or minor Importance, consideration of
the agricultural appropriation bill
was resumed. The effert OF Mr..
Lever, of South Carolina, and his fol-
lowers to abolish the board of refe-
rees of the Department of Agricul-
ture failed. The bill was pending
when the House at SOY p. m. ad-
journed.
A report was made to the Senate
Thursday from the committee on ap-
preparations or the President s state
nents concerning the attitude of
Congress toward appropriations for
he support Of the secret service.
Senator Hemenway who presented
shis report, added that the President
Vas not justified in making the state
nent contained in his message to
| Congress-
| Just before adjournment the Sem
ate passed n joint resolution in the
exact form it had been passed by the
House of Representatives declaring
February 18th be special legal
holiday in honor of the centenary Of
The birth of Abraham Lincoln.
A bill was passed also repeating
the increase in the salary of the Sec
retary of State from $4,000 to $4,000
so as to permit Senator Knox TO ac-
cept ali appointment as Secretary Of
State.
Senator McLaurin made n speech
IN opposition TO the passage of any
bill for the re-enlistment of the negro
soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Regiment
accused of having "shot up"
Brownsville
The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed by the House of represen-
tatives Thursday practically as it
] came from committee. Debate drag
ged YEARLY on for several hours when
the proceedings were enlivened by
brief but spicy tilt between Mr. Ma
ron, of Arkansas, and Mr.. Cook, OF
Colorado.
A successful fight, led by Mr. Sa-
bath, of Illinois, was made against
the bill amending the naturalization
laws which, among other things, in
creased the naturalization fee from
five to ten dollars. BY an emphatic
vote the conference report on the
measure was rejected and the bill laid
upon the table.
A tribute to Lincoln by Mr.. BoutelI
Of Illinois, closed the days proceed
ings.
The Senate on Thursday adjourned
till Monday. In the House on Friday
representative Raney took up the
canal libel suit matter and thrusts
and retorts consumed much time. Lit
lie seemed to be effected
The Senate was not in session on
| Saturday In the House a variety Of
boards shall be "minutely itemized."
appropriation bill technically was un-
Ter consideration, but many members
pvailed themselves of the opportun-
| ity for general debate. Mr.. Lamar,
II Florida, argued for the amendment
of the railroad rate law, claiming the
law was insufficient to cover the cases
included in its provisions; Mr.. Mad
| den, OF Illinois, referred to increases
N freight rates since the rate law
went into effect Mr. Murphy, of Wis,
| coasin, delivered an euiogy OF Linz
coin; Mr.. Washburn, of Massaehu7
Ietts, favored a modification OF the
| sherman antitrust law in order that
might be less burdensome: Mr..
Tayc, Of California. attacked the
rules Of the House; Mr.. Langley, Of
Kentucky, criticised the administra.
ton Of the affairs Of the Choctaw In
dinns; Mr.. Sherman, Of New York,
explained the provisions of the In
dian bill, while Mr.. Proctor, of Yer.
mont, pleaded for an adjustment OK
postal rates as affecting merchandise
| thrugh the mails.
Sunday was set apart for eulogier
Of three diseased members. They
were Senator William Pinkney Whyts
of Maryland; Representative William
H., Parker, of South Dakota. and Rep
csentGtive Abraham H. E.:cE, CT In
ana. Fifteen addresses we're Gel.,l