The searchlight., 1909-03-05
CONGRESS
Resume Of the Weeks
PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings.


and was passed. with appropriations
aggregating over ss.o0o.0O0. OF this
amount about 3l.50O0oo was added to
the bill by senate amendments.
During consideration In the house
Of representatives Of the military
academy appropriation bill, Mr.. Tir-
rell (Mass.) criticised the entrance
examination and course Of study at
West Point as being too severe.
Such amendments ~ were made to
the bill were Of . minor character.
and ~ amended the bill was passed.
Washington. Feb. %. - A second
speech BY Mr.. Rainey Of Illinois. reit.
Grating his former statements con.
corning the Panama canal. and bit
ter arraignment OF Mr.. Rainey by Mr..
Burton OF Ohio, furnished the princi-
pal incident In the house yesterday.
After the Illinois member had spoken
for an hoHr In further denunciation OF
William Nelson Cromwell. MIR. Burton
Rainey. he said. had furnished no
proofs Of wrongdoing In connection
with the purchase Of the Panama ca.
nal franchise. but instead had conjur-
ed up wrong and but;ressed them
with slander and falsehood. thereby
placing himself on q level with "the
scurvy politician" He challenged Mr..
Rainey TO get from behind the protec-
tion afforded him by the Constitution
OF the United States and rules of the
house and make his charges In the
open.
For two hours and half yesterday
the senate discussed the postal saw.
ings bank proposal, but an attempt TO
reach an agreement as TO a day for
voting on the measure failed.
Washington, Feb. "a. - The presi
dent is authorized to appoint a court
of inquiry to determine the qualifica.
cations for re-enlistment OF discharg.
ed negro soldiers OF the Twenty-flfth
infantry regiment, who were accused
OF shooting up Brownsville. Tex. on
The night OF Aug. 1914. 1906. The
Aldrich bin for this purpose was
passed by party vote OF Sc to 90.
except that Senator Teller voted with
the Republicans for the. passage Oi
the bill. The bill Is a compromise
measure. approved by President
Roosevelt, Senator Foraker and all Of
the Republican members Of the com.
mittee on military affairs.
Appropriation bills mainly occupied
the house yesterday. The sundry
civil bill was considered, but progress
with II was slow. The fortifications,
legislative. executive and judicial.
diplomatic and consular and post
ONCE appropriation bills were sent to
conference.
Washington. Feb. 25.-With It's wal
paint on. the house Of representatives
yesterday by sweeping majorities
many times defied the senate by re-
jecting its amendments to the iegisla-
tive appropriation bill providing for
salary increases for the president. tho
vice president. the speaker. the judi.
ciary. and for the creation OF the OF.
fees OF under secretary and fourth
assistant secretary OF state. Party
lines were obliterated completely.
II was a regular field day In the
lower body. where oratory and conf,i.
sion Wed with each other for honors.
Not during the present congress has
the speaker been compelled to WELD
his gavel with such force 10 bring
about order. OF parliamentary tan.
giles there were many. but the veteran
presiding officer emerged from all of
them with his decisions undisputed.
The battle waged for more than six
hours. at the end Of which the bill
WAS sent to conference. The agricui.
tural appropriation bill was under dis.
cussion In the senate during practi
cally the entire session yesterday.
Consideration Of the bill was not con-
cluded.
Washington. Fob. 26.--By an over.
whelming vote. and without party dis
finction. the house OF representatives
yesterday sustained the committee on
appropriations In again reporting .
provision In the sundry civil appropri
alton bill restricting the operations Of
the secret service detectives OF the
treasury department. The president
was scathingly dnounced by Mr. Cook
tRep.. colo.). while Mr.. Smith (Rep.,
iowa). a member OF the appropria-
lions committee and one OF thoss
named by the president In his mes.
saae OF Jan. 4 last as being responsi.
BILE for the secret service Limitation.
sscIsIsi. employed ali In. inyecliva
at his command In an attack on that
service. He compared the secret
service detectives with common
liars" and declared them to be worth.
less.
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