Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
D0INCS OF CONGRESS
Summary Of Important Proceedings
Enacted From Day to Day.


Characterizing the action of the
President in directing the Attorney
General not to prosecute the United
States Steel Corporation for its alb
sorption of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company as "another arbitrary
and !awless act Of the Chief Magis-
trate," Senator Culberson, of Texas,
introduced a resolution Thursday
~instructing the committee on the judi
clary to report at as early a date as
practicable whether in the opinion of
That committee the President was
authorized to permit such absorption.
Mr.. Culberson, at considerable
length, criticised the President and
insisted that Congress bad the right
to give directions to a head OF an
executive department under certain
conditions.
Senator Hopkins declared that the
Texas Senator was not properly rep
resenting the President and said that
MI. Roosevelt had not approved the
,ction of the steel corporation, but
that lie had merely "not felt it his
duty to oppose such action"
Senator Foraker gave notice that
he would speak on the Brownsville af-
fair next Monday when he said he
would ask to make his bill for the re-
lief Of the soldiers Of the Twenty
fifth Regiment the unfinished bust
ness Of the Senate.
An amendment vas reported to the
Senate from the committee on finance
providing for an increase of the sal
airy Of the President to $100. 900, and
Of the salaries of the Vice-President
and the Speaker Of the House, of
Representatives to $4,000 each.
The Senate passed a bill providing
conditions under which the thirteenth
census will be taken. The House bill
which was under consideration was
amended to allow printing and bind
ing Of census reports to be done by
private contract instead of in the
government printing office if found
desirable by the director of the cen
sus. An amendment placing the APP
pointment Of $500 census office clerks
under the civil service commission
was defeated.
Senator Culberson's resolution in
structing the committee on the ju-
dietary to report whether the Prrsi-
dent has authority to permit the alb
sorption> Of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company by the United States
Steel Corporation was adopted.
A number Of combinations were
made by the Senate.
In pursuance Of the resolution un-
aninously adopted by the House Sat
urday providing for an investigation
into the whole subject of the secret
service Speaker Cannon announced
tie following as the committee to have
charge Of the matter: Olmsted, OF
! Pennsylvania, chairman; Currier, Of
New Hampshire; Young, Of Michigan
Brantley, of Georgia, and Bowers, Of
Mississippi, the last two being Demo
Gratis.
Senate.
Although technically under consid
Grafton in the House Of Representa-
tives the District Of Columbia appro
priation bill WIS side tracked, Will
the members INDUCED in general de
bate on-Thursday. This took a wild,
range, the proceedings opening with
defense Of the rules Of the House b.
Mr.. eOlmsted, of Pennsylvania. Hi
remarks stirred up the subject in al
its phases and gave the so-called in
surgents under the leadership Of Nj
Gardner, Of Massachusetts, an oppor
tunity to air their grievances. N,
Cochran, eff New York, occupied mid
die ground on the proposition.
Mr.. Taft's reported intention t
break the solid South was incidental
brought into discussion in~the cours