Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-05
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

! court of claims. being nostp0ned. Senator
! toraker gave notice that he would again
| can up ms Dill for the reinstatement OF the
regiment.
The omnibus claims bill. carrying an ap-
! preparation of about S3. 600 600 which has
| been favorably acted unon by the House.
| was passed by the Senate on the 10Th, with
/ an amendment repeating the law allowing
| the reference OF southern war claims TO the
court of claims by the Senate or House. =
SUBSTITUTE for all pending measures relating
! T ~ tne fe.enAstment of the soldiers OF the
| twenty M regiment who were discharged
without honor following the Brownsville,
/ texas, shooting up was introduced by
Senator Senator Aldrich and accepted by Senator
toIaker and other Republican senators who
! nau proposed legislation for the same pur-
pose II PROVIDES for court of inquiry TO
! charged men for re-enlistment At 30 D.
! III; the Senate adjourned until Monday
! 30th.
G Seventy-fve bills on the calendar of the
senate were passed on the LIST. The con
slderatlon of these measures. most of which
were OF local character, consumed nearly
the entire session. Senator Foraker at
tempted to get consideration for the Aid
rlch substitute bill providing for court of
| INQUIRY 10 pass upon the qualifications of
! the discharged negro soldiers of the Tween
/ tE-nIth regiment. charged with having shot
/ up BroWnsville, August 1914, 1906, but
! postponed making a motion for that pur-
pose in order that Senator McLaurin of
MlssSIssIPPl might speak on the Brownsville
ment House Bill DECLARING February II.
! the centenary of the birth of Abraham Lin
! COIN, TO be legal holiday. At $40 p. N.
i the Senate adjourned.
An agreement was reached in the Senate
/ on the md to vote on February % on the
Aldrich substitute bill for the appointment
4 OF court of inquiry TO determine the quail
/ lhGauons for re-enlistment of the discharged
! soldiers of the Twenty-fifth infantry. as the
result of the Brownsville incident The Sen
ate passed Il House bill to prevent the i'm
portatlon OF opium into the United States
except for medicinal purposes. large part
! OF the day was devoted TO an executive SEES
! 6lon during which the nomination of Col
! lector Crum of Charleston S c.. was con
ssldered; and at 5:24 p. N. the Senate ad-
! Senator Teller of Colorado on the Bird ad-
! dressed the Senate in support of Senator
/ Bacons resolution declaring that the Sen
! ate mas right to any information i'll pos
! session OF the executive departments and
! cited IarioJS precedentS to sustain his CON
/ tention. He claimed that only in eXcep-
! uonal cases is the President warranted in
! withholding information. The Senate re
! manned in executive session during most of
/ the day considering the nomination of DR..
! W ID. Crum to be collector of customs at
/ charleston, ). G., and at 5:27 p. N. adj
! jOurned.
/ House.
! Almost the entire session of the House of
! Representatives taken up on the 2Sth
! on the bill providing for the taking of the
/ next census A lively debate ensued over
provision granting to the director of the
census the right to have the printing of the
| reports done by private --,ncerns in case
! such action should be deemed advisable
! with the result that the supporters of the
! proposition were successful and the repOrt
! was agreed to. The army appropriation bin
| was called up, and had been but briefly dis
| cussed when the House, at 4:45 p M, ad-
| journed.
Vigorous donials both by c. P. Taft and
! William Nelson Cromwell of the charges
made in the recent speech of Mr. Rainey
| of Illinois on Panama canal affairs were
read in the House on the 29th The com
munication from Mr. Taft was in the shape
! of cablegram from Havana to Mr. Rainey
! while Mr.. CrOmWellS rejOinder was ad.
| dressed to Mr. lowering of Massachusetts
! The army appropriation bill again was laid
! before the House. but was not considered
| the time being taken up in general debate
| MIR jenkins CWis.) held to be unconstitu-
| tiOnal the acts of the last session of Con
! eress in relation to the issuance of re-
| straining orders and injunctions and con
tempt Of court; Mr. Perkins On. W favored
a lowering of the tariff; Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.)
attacked the so-called powder trust. and
! Mr.. Reeder (han.l spoke in defense of the
/ forest service. The army bill was SUI
! pending when the House at 4:5S p. N. adj
By voting an appropriation of 100000 the
House on the Both made liberal provision
! balloons and airships for use in warfare.
/ The subject gave rise to a spirited debate
which continued iil-'st of the session. The
! opponents Of the proposition sought to en-
/ compass its defeat by raising all sorts OF
! preliminary points, but the chair in eIab-
crate opinions overruled these and thus
| paved the way for the incorporation of the
! provision in the army appropriation bill
| At 4:46 p. m. the House adjourned until
/ Sunday to hear eulOgies the life aud
! character of Representative Powers OF
Maine, who died during the recess.
Unless the Senate comes to their rescue
the West Point cadets will not be able to
attend the Inaugural ton on the 4th of March
/ at the expense of the government. The
! cadets have been one of the big attractions
! Of mr.
| BY point of order an item providing funds
for the trip was stricken from the military
| appropriation bill Under suspension of the
rules the House passed the Payne bill pro-
| hibiting the importation of opium, but re-
! fused to pass the Senate bill to pension
/ federal judges. The Bennett bill for the
| expectation of aliens convicted of felony
was also denied passage. The House ad-
! journed at BPS p.
! the Senate on the question of automobiles
for the white house. and refused to accept
/ an amendment to the urgent deficiency bill
| striking out the appropriation Of Sl2,00O for
| that purpose. The bill was sent to con-
ference, after humorous debate in which
| several members took occasion to refer to
the bodily proportions of the President,
elect The hopes Of the army for sufficient
money to continue its exRerimchts in
| aeronautics were blasted when the House
| reconsldered its action Ct last week and
! by vote CT almost to l withdrew the in
crease of 100000 then made. After under
| going this and other amendments the army
| appropriation bill was passed, and consider
alton of the agricultural bill Immediately be
! gun. Under license of debate on the latter
| measure. Mr.. Ansberry of Ohio spoke in
| advocacy Of ship canal from Chicago to
| Toledo. The agricultural bill was pending
| when the House at $40 p. m. adjourned.
General debate on the agricultural appro-
! priation bill on the 3rd afforded critics and
! defenders of the department of agriculture
| an excellent field day. Mr.. Lever Is. c. led
! OF with an attack on the appointment and
| work of the referee board of consulting
| chemists in the department. Mr.. Hef1in
| (Ala) asked behalf of cotton growers
! for governmental monthly report on the
! consumption of cotton. Mr.. Sturgis CIV.
| Va urged an extension Of the forest Serv-
| ice. Mr. Humphrey (Wash) took an eX>
actly opposite view. while Mr.. Mondoll
| most autocratic government bureau outside
| Of Russia. Mr.. Barthodlt CdoD urged the
| issue of bonds for inland water way i'm
| provement and Mr. Chandler Miss) com
! planned of the tariff on agricultural nipple
mentS. Chairman Scott of the agricultural
! committee closed the debate with eXplana-
| tory remarks on work done by the depart
! ment during the last year. When the bill
was under consideration under the five
| airy of Solicitor George p. McCabe, making
! it $500 was stricken out on a point of
! order An increase of the salary of Direc-
| tor Willis p. Moore of the weather bureau
! from 5000 to $1,000 suffered 4 similar fate.
! Before the bill was taken up in general de-
! bate the House passed the Senate pension
bill for federal judges. Adjourned at 500
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