Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-28

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authorized.
A motion by Representative Olcott
Of New York to increase the pension
Of Julia B. CogLlan, widow of Rear
Admiral Ccghlan, U. S. n. from $50
a month. as provided i'll a pension,
bill, to $500 a month, created a lively
interest in tie house Of representa-
tives Saturda--., After a vigorous
debate the amendment was lost by a
vote cf ~ to 1G3.
Strong cppes:tien to the increase
was made Gu the ground that there
was nothing rrr~ncl III the asc to
demand this spec:ai increase.
Senator Hayburn, Of Idaho, on
Monday spoke at length in the Senate
In opposition to the postal savings
bank bill. He declared that it was
merely an attempt to establish a sys-
tenn in the United State applicable
only to conditions in such countries
as Germany, France and England. It
was, he said, a plan for taking money
from the poor to lend it to the rich
through the fundamentally Of the
national banks.
Senator Clarke joined issue with
him.
In committee of the whole the Sen
ate adopted the committee amend
ments limiting to $500 the amount
that n (depositor may have to his
credit under the postal savings bill
onl RvInC {ho %o~ook ,.o%o - q 80.
cent with the understanding that this
amendment would be subject to fur
Their change by the Senate.
Senator Cummings laid before the
Senate his amendment providing that
postal savings funds may be deposit
ed In any national, State or territorial
bank under certain restrictions and
fixing the rate Of interest to be paid
at 4 IA per cent, on which he will
speak at some future time.
Hale introduced and the Senate
adopted a resolution providing: That
the committee ON naval affairs is
authorized to inquire into the meth
DDS CT expanding in the Navy De-
partment money appropriated by
Congress for the naval establishment
and whether such expenditures are
made in the most useful and econom-
ical manner, and whether the system
under which the public business is
conducted in navy yards and naval
stations, and in the Navy Depart
ment in Washington is the best that
can be attained, and whether any leg
i~slation by Congress is needed and is
desirable to improve the admins
tration Of the Navy Department.
The Pension Building will be usec
for the inauguration ball unless the
President vetoes the action Of Con.
gress.
Gold medals are to be awarded Il
Crville and Wilbur Wright for thei1
achievements on airships.
Complaint Of snow and mud on til:
streets caused the Senate to vote So,
600 for cleaning them.
In the agricultural department. APP
preparation bill reported to the Hous,
there is an increase of $1,209,92l
over the amount given the depart
ment for its work during the presen
year. although the amount reported
$l2,880,926, is less by S 1,7739,7oO THAI
was asked for by Secretary Of Agri
culture.
When the Federal grand .jur
which is investigating the allege
libels Of The New York World an,
The indianapolis Newsvin connectio,
with the purchase of the Panam
canal, adjourned at noon until We
nesday, it had been in session 70
only one hour.
The session was occupied with til
reading to the jury Of statement
which appeared in the New York an
Indianapolis papers upon which tn