The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-07-30
: w ork Of Congress


The Serate was In session only
eighteen minutes Fr!iay. aAjouTning
~ 1873 p. m. until Tuesday. IN ~
diticn 10 the swearing In Of Senator
Clay. Of Georgia. the business c0asist
ed Of the presentation Of petitions and
the introduction Of bills OF miner I'm
3ortance. Feyerish excitement ovsr
the baseball game scAedaled between
teams representing the Democratic and
Republican Sides Of the chamber was
responsible for a short session OF tho
House. Chairman 1awnay's desire was
TO conclude consideration OF ths mr.
gent deficiency appropriation bin. buG
strenuous pressure was brought To
bear upon him. and the Speaker caused
them to agree to let the bill 20 0vss
until Monday. The only aettcn Of In
portance In connection with the d.
cheney bill was the striking out Of The
appropriation OF go. coo for partietpsv
tion by the United States In the Brus
sells exposition. Al s:A p. m the
House adjourned until Monday.
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The Senate was mot I'm session Mon
day. Having gotten ossY tn baseball
spree" of the previous Friday. tn
House transacted q general assortmen1
OF business II began By passing -
omnibus bridge bill. then listened y
an apology by Mr.. Hohson. OF ALI
hama. for having last February made
some uneompiimentary statements
about Ams AMBASSADOR OFnrixn 81 ToktA
and further considered tho urgent -
feieney bill. There were several Hive
ly tits. one ri which eliminated In -
announcement by Mr., Macon Of A.
kansas thai he would resign bis seak d
Ii coaid be proved that be was . lexts
iasive INSTRUCTOR. The most seriox1
discussion conferred about Francis !
Hsney. special assistant TO the Attor
ney General. Chairman Tawnsy. a.
the Appropriations COMMITTEES. naads
the statement thu Mr.. ffensy had >
ceived during the last ysar 81 ooo fos
services he did not render.
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When the Senate met Tuesday SenA
tor Brown of Nearasks sought 10 have
adopted thu joint resolution alreetine
the Secretary OF Stale to transmit "
the Governors of the var.osaa Statss
copies OF .Ee resolution providing foe
const1rfional amendment auttors1
Ing the levyIng of an income tax. but
under objection fra Senator kaaD
conslae ration was postponed q day
49, 49, F1 s~mnamNf FN
business while the tariff bill In In CON
ference. Dir. Cummsng. after sume -
bate. obtained an order for reprtntine
n bill tn which he was Interested. Sen
ator Sgnoat objected. hut finally with
drew his objection. Without srarsact-
lng other business the Senate adjourn
ed until Friday The urgent aefcIen
cy bill was passed b. Tie House after
four days III senpes-a0as debate. Tas
amount carried BY IL Is s85I, sos. -
tao,40s more than the original sunn
and Includes the - 900 travelling Fl
penaes for the President. After deny
ing the usual extra uonth's pay TO o.
neers and employees or the capitol. tbs
House threw out OF the bill the allow
ance for extra werk 20 c~ofnEnittse
stenographers and then refused To car
~ ont n mandate or the United States
Supreme Court for the payment Of J.
NJ. Cebailos 4 Co. OF New York a
Seo5.sf4. Finally the Democrats ls6
by Mr.. Bowers OF Mississippi. sought
10 defeat The proposition for the say
rlent Of the Presidents travelling -
penses, but I'm that they were ur.su0
eessfuI Adjournment gas taken untn
Friday oou