The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
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D~N~ON
The monotonOus tones OF the reading
clerk OF the Senate as he labored
through the bill of over 100 pages max
ing appropriations for the District of
Columbia constituted the chief feature
in the proceedings of that body Thurs
day. There was an evident intention
on the part of the minority to lengthen
the time necessary TO dispose Of the
measure. it being the only obstacle to
an executive session for the further
consideration of the nomination of
William ID. Crum to be collector of Gus
toms Of Charleston. S. c. When the
Senate adjourned the reading of only
half of the bill had been completed. The
forest service got its annual drubbing
in the House. the criticisms against it
coming principally from Mr.. Smith
(Cal.). Mr. Cook (Colo.) and Mr. Mon
dell (Wyo.), all of whom charged ex-
travagance in administration and the
extortion of money from miners. farm
erS and even the owners of bee hives.
Mr. Cook attributed to Mr.. Pinchot. the
chief forester, the Interior motive of
scheming for Secretary Wilson's seat
In the cabinet. Both Mr.. Pinchot and
the forest service were vigorously de-
Tended by Mr.. Mann CHI and Mr..
Weeks (Mass.). All attempts to amend
the bill in any important particular
failed.
The Senate Friday concluded consid-
Grafton of the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, carrying an aggregate
OF about eleven and a half millions of
dollars. A conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill was agreed to. 1t
appropriates $4,000 for the purchase,
care and maintenance of automobiles
for the President and $4,000 to en-
able the Secretary of Agriculture to
continue TO combat the foot and mouth
disease in horses and cattle. A resoIu-
ton was adopted directing posts and
various phases of army administration.
Private claimants by the score had
their innings in the House. the whole
session being given over TO their con-
sideration. Mr.. Mann provoked the
House TO laughter by Questioning the
value OF two Kentucky thoroughbred
horses, and charged that the committee
had accepted the valuation of the ami
mails as fixed by IAN idiot" Mr.. Hep
burn OF Iowa protested against reser-
vatiOns of objections 20 bills. claiming
that objections should be made outright
or not at all. Mr.. Macon iArk.). who
was doing much of the reserving. de-
clared that his sole object was to elicit
explanations which would enable him
to object intelligently." The Speaker
became involved in the controversy and
was called upon to make a ruling and
then Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.) threw the
House into an uproar By charging that
the rules prohibited "a square deal' ia
claimants. He grew so vehement that
the Speaker ordered deputy sergeant
ut arms to require him TO take his seat
The Presidents message vetoing the
census bill was read Just before the
House adjourned, and no action was
taken on il.
The splendid qualities Of mind and
character of the late Senator William
Il. Allison of Iowa, thirty-five years n
United States Senator. and eight years
member of the House of Representa-
tives. were the subject of many eulo.
sies in the Senate Saturday. The de-
liver of the eulogies consumed the en-.
tire day. After devoting almost its en-
tire session to the consideration of the
subject the House of Representatives
passed n bill making several amend
ments to the national bankruptcy law
Mr.. Clayton (Ala.) made a desperate
but unsuccessful attempt to repeal the
law. The bill is designed to correct Ger.
tain inequalities in the administration
of the bankruptcy law, and amends the
act regulating the duties and compen-
sation of receivers in order TO prevent
excessive fees. 1t also provides that
any moneyed business or commercial
corporation, except municipal railroad
or banking corporation. can file petit
ton for bankruptcy, thereby eliminat
Ing the discrepancies which heretofore
existed where some court decisions
barred many corporations in one cir.
cuit which would be admitted into bank.
ruptcy in another. 1t cOnfers ancillary
jurisdiction so that all the assets OF
the estate can be marshaled substan-
italy In one court, thereby obviatine
the filing of suits in different courts
where the property might happen to lie.
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