Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-01-27
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
Summary of Important Proceedings
Enacted From Day to ley.

Nioeiou VI PoOJOVV LUZ LuItueT rQ1S
tribution Of seeds by the Department
Of Agriculture.
Representative Foss, Of Illinois
chairman of the House cimmittee OF
naval affairs, brought up the nava
appropriation bill which probably viii
occupy the attention of the Hous,
for day or two. The bill carries al
appropriation Of $135,662,9SS. 4
message from the President recon-
mending an appropriation of $4,000
for commission to investigate thu
conditions in the republic Of Liberia
Africa, was read.
The Brownsville affair was agaM
before the Senate Wednesday. Sena.
tor Frazier, Of Tennessee, speaking
in opposition to the passage of any
measure for the re-enlistment of the
discharged s,ldiers of the Twenty.
! fifth Regiment. He insisted that the
(; guilt Of some men OF the regiment
had been established beyond any
doubt, although the individuals who
had committed the crime had not
been determined.
Mr.. Foraker announced that he
would move next Monday to take up
his bill to reinstate the soldiers un-
less an agreement on time to vote
for the measure is made sooner.
The legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill also was un-
der consideration.
Senator Frszier's remarks were
Of especial interest as he was
member Of the committee on
military affairs which investigated
the Brownsville incident, his views
being those Of a Southerner who had
an intimate knowledge of the negro
race.
After adopting without opposition
a resolution by which Governor
George F. Lilley, of Connecticut.
ceases to be a member of Congress
the House preceded with the naval
appropriation bill There were few
amendments offered to the measure.
the items under consideration being
those of maintenance and improve
ments to navy yards, stations and
other public works of the navy.
A debate on the propriety Of in.
creasing salaries of Federal Circuit
and district judges consumed nearly
the entire time Of the Senate Thurs
day with the result that the compen>
sation Of the 20 circuit judges was
increased from $1,000 to $4,000 and
that Of the 81 district judges from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Senator Borah who had offered
amendments regarding the increase
Of salary recommended by the COM
mittse on appropriations declared
that the action of the Senate in in.
creasing the salary Of the President
to 100000 was in violation Of the
spirit Of the constitution and would
never have been taken before or duI-
ing the recent political campaign.
Senator Tillman .insinuated that
some Federal judges were on the pay
rolls of corporations, which called
forth denunciation that such charges
should not be made without speciical-
ly naming the judge referred to.
Structures upon the efficiency of
officers of the navy in the care If
machinery of war vessels were utter
ed in the House of Representatives
Thursday during the consideration
Of the naval appropriation bill, with
the result that an amendment was
adopted requiring the Secretary Of
the Navy to annually report to Con-
gress those instances whe-e more
than $4,000 is expended for repairs.
After futile efforts had been made
to obtain legislation looking to the
restoration of marines aboard ship
pers, an amendment was agreed to
prohibiting the purchase of powder
manufactured and sold in violation
Of" the Sherman antitrust law. The
debate disclosed the fact that the
amendment was directed at the Du
Pont Company. An amendment also
was adopted appropriating s25O,O0O
for the purpose of doubling the gov
evnment's output of powder other
than for small arms at Ga cents per
pound.
The bill was still pending when the
House adjourned.
In the Senate Friday, February
18th next was declared to be spec
ial legal holiday and a survey and
plans for highway from. Washing
ton to Gettysburg to be known as
1.-THE Lincoln Way" as memorial
to Abraham Lincoln, was provided
for by a joint resolution passed By
the sente after nextended debate.
Final action was also taken on the
legislative, executive and judicial up
preparation bill, the Senate refusing
to fix at $4,000 the salary Of the
President, previously increased by an
amendment to $4,000.
The House adopted exactly as re-
ported by committee, the naval pro-
gramme for the fiscal year 1910, and
the naval appropriation bill was pass
ed. The oponents of the navy in
oreaSn feot,lre found themselves in 4