The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-15
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I ~ Aeesoo 81 ~ Week's
1, Washington. Jan. 6.-The business
Of the senate yesterday consumed less
than an hour. nearly half Of which
was devoted to the consideration Of
nominations in executive session, of
which a large number were confirmed.
A motion by Senator Gore of Okla
homa to print the inaugural address
es and the proclamation of emancipa-
tion by President Lincoln in the Con-
gressional Record in celebration OF
the centenary year Of Lincoln's birth
brought Senator Bailey Of Texas to
his feet with an objection to the print
ing of the proclamation Of emancipa-
ton. Further discussion was stopped
by reference of the entire matter to
the committee on printing.
Transacting business without even
the semblance of a quorum. the house
Of representatives yesterday passed
several bills of miscellaneous char
acter. but of little general public i'm.
portance.
Washington, Jan. s. - The postal
savings bank bill was before the SEN
hte yesterday and many amendments
were proposed to it, some of them
requiring the deposit of postal saw
ings funds in state as well as nation
al banks. 1t is expected that the vot.
ing on amendments and further dis.
eussicn Of the measure will be re.
!newed today.
+. The only incident worthy of note
i'm TIE house, and which caused a
good deal Of amusement, was a brief
discussion Of the forthcoming African
hunting trip of the president. Incl.
dentally there was a reference to the
famous so-called Ananias club. The
whole debate hinged upon a news.
paper story stating that Maj Edgar
%. Kearns of the army was to accom-.
iDany the president, and that in order
TO Go so he had been put on the re.
Tired list with increased rank. The
matter was brought up by Mr.. Mann
of Illinois in connection with the con.
sideration of bill authorizing the is
suance Of commissions to officers who
retire with increased rank. The re.
mainder of the day was devoted to
the consideration of number Of mis-.
cellaneous bills and resolutions.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Characterizin.
the action Of the president in directing
the attorney general not to prosecute
the United Steel corporation for the
absorption of the Tennessee Steel and
Iron corporation as another arbitrary
| and lawless act of the chief magis-
tratc," Senator Culberson of Texas in.
trcduced resolution in the senate
yesterday instructing the committee
On the judiciary to report at as early
day as possible whether, in the opin
ion OF that committee, the president
was authorized to permit sEch ahcc~o
ticn.
Mr.. Culberson at considerable iels5ii,
discussed the president and insisted
that congress had the right to give Iii.
rect;ons to head of an executive de.
,partment under certain conditions.
Senator Hopkins declared that the
Texas senator was not properly repre-.
senting the president and said that
Mr.. Roosevelt had not approved the
action of the steel corporation. but
that he had merely mot felt it his
duty to oppose such action
Although technically under consid-
GRAFTON in the house Of representa-.
tives, the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was sidetracked while the
members INDUCED in general debate.
This took a wide range, the proceed.
ings opening with defense Of the
rules of the house by Mr.. Olmstead OF
Pennsylvania. His remarks stirred
up the subject and gave the insur-
gents, under the leadership of Mr..
Gardner of Massachusetts,, an oppor
tunity to air their grievances.
Washing ton, Jan. 10.-After having
made him the target all day for criti-
cism, with here and there words OF
commentator, the house of represent
atives last night, by vote of PIP to
s.. rebul1ed the president by tablfng
so much Of his messages as reflected
on members Of congress in connection
with his recommendations regarding
the secret service detectives, and also
declaring it to be the sense Of the
house that they shall decline to con-
slider any communications from any
source which is not in its own judg-
ment respectful
Chamber Is Packed.
In anticipation Of the report, the
effect of which was to administer
rebuke to the president, there was one
Of the largest attendances Of members
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