Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-03
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
Summary of Important Proceedings
Enacted From Day to Day.


Enacted From Day to Day.
A short legislative session of the
Senate devoted to the transaction of
routine morning business was brought
to an abrupt close Wednesday by a
motion to go into executive session to
consider the Canadian waterways
treaty. Senators desiring to consider
various pending measures resisted the
wish Of the majoriay to dispose of
this treaty, and yea and nay vote
was required to close the doors for
executive business.
The treaty was not disposed of.
A variety of subjects occupied the
attention of the House of Representa-
tives Wednesday. The proceedings
began with the adoption Of the spec
ial committee report recommending
the expunging from The Record Of
the recent speech Of Mr.. Willett, Of
| New York, denunciatory of President
Roosevelt.
The postoffice appropriation bill
was amended in several particulars,
the most important being the trans
ferring Of 500 assistant superinten-
dents, clerks, ETC., Of stations from
the $1,000 to the $1,1O0 class, while
the provision for the payment of
necessary expenses Of division super
intendents, railway mail clerks, and
others, while away from headquarters
was stricken out. AS amended the
bill was passed, carrying an appro-
priation Of over $234,O0O,OOO.
The omnibus claims bill was be.
fore the Senate during almost all of
the session Thursday. Various amend
ments were offered to the measure
and acted upon, the vote on an amend
ment to repeal the Tucker act under
which war claims are sent to the
court Of claims being postponed until
Friday.
Senator Foraker gave notice that
Friday he would again call up his
bill for the reinstatement of the sol
diers Of the Twenty-fifth Regiment,
who were discharged without honor
On account of the Brownsville, Tex,
"shooting up" August 13th-14th,
1906.
Almost the entire session of the
J House of Representatives was taken
up with a discussion of the confer
ence report on the bill providing for
the taking of the next census. A
lively debate ensued over provision
granting to the Director of the Cen
sus the right to have the printing of
the reports done by private concerns
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 bill was
called up and had been but briefly
discussed when the House adjourned.
The omnibus claims bill. carrying
an appropriation of about $3,0OO,O0O,
which has been favorably acted upon
by the House of Representatives, was
passed by the Senate Friday, with an
amendment repeating the law allow
ing the reference of Southern war
claims to the court of calims by the
Senate or House 81 i;rp,t sentati9es..
A substitute bill for all pending
measures relating to the re-enlistment
Of the soldiers OF HE !'-venty-i!th
Regiment, who were discharged with
out honor following the Brownsville,
Tex, shooting up" was introduce
ed by Senator Aldrich, and accepted
by Senator Foraker and other Repub-
lican Senators who had proposed leg
islation for the same purpose. 1t pro-
vides for a court of inquiry to pass
upon the qualifications of the dis
charged men for re-cnlistment.
Vigorous denials both by Charles
P. Taft and William Nelson Cromwell
Of the charges made in the recent
speech of Mr.. Rainey, of Iillionis, on
Panama canal affairs, were read m
the House of Representatives. The
communication from Mr.. Taft was in
the snaps Of a cablegram from Ha-
vana to Mr.. Rainey while Mr.. Crom-
Wells rejoinder was addressed to Mr.
Lowering of Massachusetts,.
There was an animated discussion
of the subject. Then the army appro.
priation bill again was laid before the
House. The bill was not considered,
however, the time being taken up in
general debate. Mr.. Clark, Of Flor
ida, argued for jury trials in lunaey
proceedings in the District Of Colun-
bia. Mr.. jenkins. Of Wisconsin, pre-
sented views holding to be unconsti-
tutional the acts of the last session
of Congress in relation to the issu-
ance of restraining orders, injnnctlons
and contempts of courts; Mr.. Perkins
of New York, favored a lowering OF
the tariff; Mr.. Gaines, of Tennessee.
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