Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-29
WORK OF
CONGRESS


BY a vote Of 81 to - the Senate
| Monday fixed the salary of the Speak
err Of the House of Representatives at
$4,000 instead Of $4,000, as at pres
ent, and instead Of $4,000, as proposed
by the Committee on Appropriations.
Senator Rayner ~endeavered to nave the
Senate adopt a resolution calling on the
Attorney General for information as to
whether the President had ordered a
suit brought against the New York
| World and the indianapolis News be-
cause of an alleged libel, and under
what statute this action had been TAX
en-. Mr.. Itayner declared that there
was no statute authorizing such legal
procedure and that the attempt to sue
the newspapers in the name of the
United States, if entered upon, was ar
attempt to apply the sedition laws long
, since repealed. Under objection fur
Their consideration was postponed. A
sensational and bitter attack on Pres
tdent Roosevelt was made in the House
by Mr.. Willott Of New York. His re-
marks were Delivered under the license
Of general debate on the pension appro-
priation bill. The President was char
acterized by Mr.. Wilett as a "garSoyle,
tyrant, pygmy descendant of Dutch
tradespeople, hay tcdder, fountain of
~billingsgate. a POPULARITY, imitation of
q king and bogus hero On a motion
by Mr.. Gambler of Mississippi that the
New Yorker be allowed to proceed lin
order" the House voted him off the
floor. rs to 12G. Mr.. Willctt declared
HE action put an end to free speech
The salary of the President of the
United States was Tuesday fixed at
100000 per annum so far as the Sen
ate could fix it, and salaries Of the
Vice President and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives at $4,000
each. The salary of the Chief Justice
Of the Supreme COUrt was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. and those of
associate Justices from $4,000 o Sill
500. These changes We're made us
amendments to the Legislative, cXecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill a1G
after an extended debate. Amendments
allowing 5000 each to the Vice Pres.
ident and the Speaker of the House
for horses and carriages We're stricken
from the bill. Senator Rayner's reso-
luton calling on h Attorney General
for Information concerning the suit be
purposes bringing against certain news
papers on the charge of libel in cOnnec-
ton with the purchase of the nan
Canal Ma W I-Dc ,,nIar.rnI TO tho
Committee on the Judiciary after a
strong fight to have it adopted without
such reference. Various pension bills
We're passed. After dispoSing Of the
speech OF Representative Willett at
tacEing the President by referring it
to Il special committee, the House
passed the pensions and urgent def
was taken the naval appropriations
bill was under consideration. The pen
sions bill abolishes all but n of the
eighteen pension agencies throughout
the country and carries a total appro-
priation of $1GO,SG9, 900. A plan to
pay pensioners quarterly was defeated.
The urgent deficiency bill carries ap-
preparations amounting to S1,O26, 4O2. A
message from the President recommend
ing an appropriation of $4,000 for a
commission to investigate conditions
in the Republic Of Liberia, Africa, was
read:
The Brownsville affair was again be-
fore the Senate Wednesday,, Senator
Frazier of Tennessee speaking in op-
position to the passage of the measure
for the rcinlistment Of the discharged
soldiers of the T~wenty-ffth Regiment.
He insisted that the guilt Of some men
of the regiment had been established
beyond any doubt, although the indi-
viduals who had committed the crime
had not been determined. Mr.. For
the next Monday to take up his bill
to %reinstate the soldiers unless an
agreement on q time to vote for the
measure is made sooner. The legis-
lative, executive n judicial appropri-
alton bill was under consideration also.
After adopting without opposition q
resolution by which Governor George
l.. lin VI u NNdStS W DS
a member of Congress, the House Of
Representatives proceeded with the
naval appropriation bill. There were
few amendments offered to the meas
ure. the items under consideration be-
ing those Of maintenance and improve
ments to navy yards. stations and other
public works of the avy Represent
n t;,-o I,,re. of J1Iino;. n1,;-,,, - 49,
naval affairs committee. had charge of
the bill on the floor, and Representa-
tives Tawney (Minn.), Fitzgerald
New York;, Gaines (Tenn.). Macon
(Ark.) and others spoke. Representa-
tive Mann Gll.) occupied the chair
during the consideration of the bill.
SHORT NEWS NOTES.
The large warehouse of Codville 4 Co..
grocers ct Brandon, Man, was burned.