The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-19
: Work Of Congress


The Democratic nlihnster against To
penal ssaie Hin In the Senate was draws
To a ciose Wednesday by an agreement
eliminating from the measure the Oh
le~ctscnable features authorizing ttae IN.
At troops ut election places. and The
measure was psssst without actually
rtaangin. the Law BOW on the statute
books. The Railey resolution declaring
the right OF the SSuatr TO demand pa
pers and information from heads 81 d.
parttaeass was rwf~rr~i Ia sie Commit
tee on the JntIeiary after an animated
arnase. during VI lsieis senators Isslslyer
aud fleversix~ made vigorous defense
~ fte President THE essssgesvass res~srS
sn the lgtslative, executive asss judicial
appropriation BAH was agres<i to. The
cens~r~ss eliminated all saiary H.
~fsrss~~ ln Dispute except that ~ 10
salary os the rrvsis1nt. was9h $50
axsSt az sTasssa A Night ssseasssn wAe
h~d on tire eve al trsl astlo0rnssa~n3
the House transacted sss htassEes~ wlsh
a facility anasssaa Tor q dylnx sssangrv~A
although nj tina~s ffser~ wa~ much s~snr
Fusion. whlch tbs Speaker haa dlffhslty
In csantrssilng. With ~sayv.iy sny a.
bate the confer~uee rvSrsrts ss the uaiIt
|txry academy. legislative executive an1
indlcssl and g~-saal code hlsi wwre agrsxso
go, Tho hlil amending ,h~ eupyrtxhs
laws Of the United stairs Ia regard to
canned nsusicF was PASSED. n wseo
also q large nafns<r of prsvats biiiA
Having practically wuussd up tho pssuD
'ns business. the House tss,k ! resSaM
.~@
The stsssssh Congress casn~ 10 -
! ~nd Thursday with sts~ Representatives
and Senators sitting In ts# senate
chamber. and Vice President Sh~rnao
lsnsseSssa,siy had rvad 10 the a.~~snhIsA
legislators the psa~sa naaflon of Pr~xA
Congress 20 nssrt MARIA Is The S&snr
ate was 10 meet at fsssan Friday 10 cour
alder tho appointments or the sa~w rr~e
/ Aient, but the House Will nat aye~e
aga.n uatil AaTvh Is. Ta@ senats nase
at o an a m, but the proceedings w<rs
c~onfnsSi TO tse rne@s :osusAl woFa. usaie~
" adoption Of ste csssuyless revprs q
the confeEs~s 81 the r~<stsslon a~Espropria-
tion ball, the last os the great sufsply
measures. which the House also Isaaxc1
wlEEsin une hour ~ adJaarsssavnt. and
the appointment ~ two or three eans-
mlsalafss Gn accordance wlGh rsssrsas e1sr-
aresslosaal enaetaDeaEs. TIE ii ssse ~
csxissl fguaa the s~sa~fdneA& 10 tbs %
preparation bill consolidating La WISH
ingtnn the eishtssn aseEeles ~througAnus
the country and The ~agenslsss viii -
~contsnued rs In the paat. Vice rrestr
dent Fairbanks delivered an address il
the senate In response To resolutions
thanking hisn for hls esatxtet Of Tho
esiice, Utterly lacking in al ssirrine
incidents usually marking the eansano
IL 5aia o'ciosk was declared By Sreak-
err Cannon 20 be adjourned without day.
Speaker Cannon received a unanimous
vote Of thanks. which he ACKNOWLEDGE
AMID loud applause.
In IT'S hrst regular sitting 81 the seS
sion thu Senate Friday resv.ssd ana
confirmed the noaalna tiurs os President
Taft for the various cabinet positions
and also that Of Huntington Wilson 10
Assistant Secretary ~ State n add
tion. senators Chamberlain al oregon
and Smith of Maryland were ~ srn Ia.
The session. both executive and sexiD~
lative. consumed two and one half
hours OF time. The House. was nns In
srssion.
Tie Senate. after confirming Al shs
nominations sent to II by rre1Edent
Taft. adionrEs~i its extraordinary SEQ
sion Saturday slne die. TIE credentials
of Eenafor Stephenson OF Ninssssln
faiIcd to arrive In time 10 pernis him
To b. sworU ln. The last Weine~iay
81 April WAS suggested - the prcg~i
date on which 10 lnau@uratv q rr~ss
dent. In a joint r4soiufiusa introduced
by senator nss~w. The resolution y nj
ia tho form og an assesasignent to Tho
Constitution and provided that the sir
ty-sscund Congress aud the term Of IN
oAacc 81 President aud ssee Preskivnl
shall continue until the last "Wednesday
Of April. 1913. nj nocs. The resolution
was referred 10 the Cosunistee on Priv
iIegex and Elections Before taking ns
the nomination Senator bailey made Z
protest against stories which wsra
printed concerning the executive So
sion Of Friday. when he suggested thai
Charles Naxsi OF Missouri might h
Ineligible for the offc~ Of Secretary al
Commerce and Labor n ~ had i~<m
interested an counsel In ! suit agAinsl
the Waters Pierce OIL Company. which
litigation IL still pendtng before ! Fed
erai court Mr. Bailey made IN extend
I'd speech. criticising shArply III publ
cation Of alleged Inaccurate stories a
executive sessions and lecturtng Per
sons who may hare given cut nforma'
ton concerning The sessions. II mat
.sr was reserrtd to . conmittss q 1vo