Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


washington, Jan. 14.-There was q
recrudescenee in the house OF the
controversy of that body with the
president regarding the language
u ed by him In his annual message
to congress bearing on members of
congress and the secret service. when
Mr.. lands Of Indiana offered reso
luton providing for the printing Of
two million copies of the proceed
ings In the hou e of last Friday which
resulted in administering a rebuke to
the chief executive. The printing in
volyed the expenditure of $4,000. The
resolution, after a brief but spirited
discussion was unanimously tabled on
the motion of Mr. Smith of Iowa. The
consen us of opinion was that the
house having in a dignified way dis
posed of the matter, there was no
Eeed to revive 1t. especially as the
public through the press, already was
familiar with the controversy. Rep
re entatives Mann of Illinois, Foster
Of Vermont, Townsend of Michigan.
Williams Of Mississippi and Smith of
Iowa opposed the resolution. Al
though he charged that the presi
dents utterances were insulting and
offensive" Mr.. Williams declared that
the house should not dignity the mat
ter further by action such as the res.
olution proposed.
During a brief consj deration of the
pc ,tal savings bank bill in the senate
Senator Carter offered a substitute
for the section relating to the pay
ment once eacn year of two per cent
of deposits of not less than one dol
lar nor more than $500 and accumu.
lated interest. Senator Fulton urged
Mr.. Carter to permit the bill to 60
over In order that the omnibus claims
bill might be taken up. He ventured
the belief that all senator's realized
that there could be no vote on the
measure at the present session.
"All senators do not realize that"
replied Senator Carter. IF what the
senator from Oregon suggests is true"
interjected Senator Hopkins, 81 hope
the bill will b. passed in season and
out of season. II is a bill In the inter.
est of the people and -%e favored by
the president, by the president-elect
and by the postmaster general, and
II should pass Senator Carter said
that after the senators had had an
opportunity to speak he would ask
that day be fixed for the vote. The
bill was then laid aside.
Washington, Jan 15.--An amend
ment in the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill increasing
the salary of the pres ident TO $780,
900 vice-president and speaker of the
house to $4,000 with $4,000 addition
al allowance for carriages and coach.
men for the vicepre sident and speak
er and increases for the judiciary az.
gregating s32S.500. preciptated live
| ly discussion in the senate Senator
! Borah of Idaho made a point of order
against these increases on the ground
that they involve general legislation,
| which, according to the rule of the
senate. cannot be placed on an appro-
priation bill in the face of single
objection The debate centered upon
the first of the AMENDING nts objected
to which was to increase the salary
OF the speaker of the house. and
against such extensive advance of
salaries. although many senators,
without opposing some Increase, in
sisted II should be considered in a
separate bill and not on one of the
grea supply measures of til govern
ment without concluding the de-
bate. further consideration of the
amendments was postponed until
Monday
Under a resolution offered by Con.
/ gresham Gaines of Tenne ssee, the
/ judiciary committee was directed to
report within 10 days upon the ques-
/ ton of the right of George L. Lilley,
governor of ConnecticGt TO retain LIS
seat as member of the house. The
subject oecasioned good deal of de-
bate while at times 1t waxed warm.
The postofice appropriation bin. car
rying s6e4.000. 900. was reported BY
unanimous vote the house granted
the frankiug privilege to Mrs. Benja-
min Harrison and Mrs. Grover Clevt-
land. widows of former presidents
Washington. Jan 16.--An elaborate
analysis Of the sherman antitrust
law by Congressrl IN Jenkins Of Wis.
consin. was the Il sture OF the session
OF the house, The pension appropri-
alton bin technically was under con
sideration but the time was all given
over 70 general debate. other
I spakers were Congressman Nye Of
/ Minnesota. who entertained the house
with an address on Law making; Doug
/ las Of Ohio. who advocated autonomy
for Porto Rlcans, and Burton OF Della
ware who made plea for postal saw.
/ iugs banks
/ The entire session Of the senate was
devoted to memorial services for the
late Senator William PiDkney White
[ Of Maryland
Washington. Jan. lS,-By . vote Of
81 10 - the senate fixed the salary
OF the speaker Of the house at SIS
NOA instead If as 00a as at preser {