The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-04

ton bill. Many items of the bill pro
viding for various Investigations AM
matters relating to new Legislation
were stricken from the bill on points
of order. The forestry service wa:
again severely criticised by Senator
Carter and Hepburn.
The conference report on the post
Office appropriation bill was agreed
to during the day and the naval bill
was sent back for further conference
In an effort to finish consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill
the House held a lengthy night ses
sion.
The passage of the agricultural ap.
preparation bill by the Senate Friday
night followed an extended debate on
the forestry service, which occupied
the entire session. AS passed, the
measure appropriates $13,075,71
which is an increase of $191,890 over
the bill as passed by the House.
After having dragged along for a
week, the sundry civil appropriation
bill, carrying in the aggregate $137,-
100000, was passed by the House
Friday night, with numerous material
amendments.
Earlier in the day a resolution was
adopted appointing a committee of
five to report whether or not the re-
marks of Mr.. Cook, of Colorado, de-
livered Thursday attacking the Presi-
dent, should be expunged from The
Record.
Later the conference report On the
diplomatic appropriation bill also was
agreed to-.
Following the passage of more than
three hundred private pension bills,
the House adjourned.
The river and harbor bill, carrying
an appropriation of about $780,
600 was passed by the Senate Satur-
day. All paragraphs giving authori-
ty to the Federal government to de-
velOp and lease water-power were
stricken from the bill except in the
case of the st. Mary's river in which
case it was provided that the consent
of Michigan should be obtained be-
fore making any such lease. This
action was to maintain the principles
that the water-power belongs exclu-
sively to the States in which it is 10
Gated.
Eulogies were delivered upon the
lives of the late Senator Latimer, of
Carolina, and the late Repre-
Powers, of Maine; Wiley,
of Alabama; Meyer, Of Louisiana;
of Indiana, and Granger, of
Rhode Island.
The long fight of the discharged
negro soldiers of the Twenty-ffth In
fantry for an opportunity to prove
their innocence in connection with
the "shooting up" of Brownsville, |
Tex, on the night of August 10Th,
1906, was won Friday when the
House by a vote of 210 to 101 passed
the Senate bill to that end. Violent
opposition was encountered from
members of the Texas delegation and
as the vote shows, but their
efforts were unavailing.
The general deficiency bill was TAX
en- up and passed, the aggregate
amount carried by it being over ST.
100000.
A number of miscellaneous bills
and conference reports were also dis
posed of.
A lively tilt between Speaker Can
ION and Mr.. Gaines, Of Tennessee,
furnished something of a scene.
Each claimed the other had insulted
him, and before Mr.. Gaines would
AXE his seat the mace, the emblem of
authority, vas ordered from its place
md the sergeant-at-arms directed to
it before the Tennessee mem
Ter. Mr. Gaines sat down before the
got to him and was thus spar
d from the disgrace implied by
UGH acts. The last occasion on
which the mace was similarity used
vas in the Fifty-fourth Congress.
After many years of discussion of
he subject hitherto without result, a
ONT resolution was adopted approx
ng plans reducing the size of the
louise chamber.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
assed by the Senate just be-
adj ournment Monday with
mendments carrying $40, 1000 for re-
Modelling the White House office
to give additional room for
he President, and $4,000 for trav-
ling expenses for the President.
On motion of Mr. Foraker an
appropriating 100000 tot
ay the Roman Catholic Church in
leo was adopted.
The authorization for the issuance
{ $30,000,000 of Panama canal
onds in addition to former authori-
atoms was stricken from the bill
4 protest of Senator Clay, who crit
Used the excessive cost of the canal. 7
The bill which was approved by ]
lie committee on appropriations ,
Londay morning carries %appropria- -,
ons of about 139 1000, 900 and COW !
s a wide variety Of subjects. !
The forestry bill that passed the
ouse Monday afternoon, will die. |
is said, In the Senate. Congress :
playing with this proposition on !,
The Senate passes a bill l
the House kills it, and vice versa. {
here is very little if any hope of the I
resent measure becoming a law. {
ackett and Kitchin. voted against l
a hill 1rhiol H. I