Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Senate.

The Senate was not in session Thursday.
The Senate was in session only eighteen
minutes, adJournfng at 12:1S p. D. until
TUESDAY. In addition to the swearing in OF
Senator Clay Of Georgia the business con-
Bisted Of the presentation of petitions and
the introduction of bills Of minor impor-
lance
The Senate was not in session Monday.
When the Senate met Tuesday Senator
Brown Of Nebraska sought to have adopted
the joint resolution directing the secretary
Of state to transmit to the governors Of the
various states copies of the resolution pro
Yiding for q constitutional amendment au-
thorlzing the lcYying Of an income tax, but
under objection from Senator Kean conSld-
GRAFTON was postponed a day under the
agreement to transact no business while the
tariff bill IS in conference Mr. CuInmlns,
after some debate, obtained an order for re-
printing a bill in which he was interested
drew his objection. Without transactng
other business the Senate at 12:2J p. ~
adjourned until Friday.
House
After lively debate the Democrats in
the House failed Thursday in their efforts
to have a provision brought in by Mr.. Taw-
ney appropriGtng $4,000 for President
Tafts travelling expenses ruled out or
stricken out of an urgent deficiency bill
The latter measure was under consideration
throughout the session and Will be the sub
ject Of further discussion. Members on
the Democratic side were unsparing in their
the last session, as they alleged. pledged
itself not to make any additional allowances
to the President Mr. Rainey OF Illinois
this time the desire of the President to
boost the League of Republican clubs
throughout the country. The House at o:Zz
p. m adjourned until Friday.
Feverish excitement over the baseball
game scheduled Friday between teams
representing the Democratic and Republican
sides of the chamber was responsible for a
short session Of the House. Chairman
Tawney's desire was to conclude considera-
tiOn Of the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, but strenuous pressure was brought to
bear upon him, and the speaker caused
them to agree to let the bill go over until
Monday. The only action of Importance
in connection with the deficiency bill was
the striking out of the appropriation Of
10000 for participation by the United States
In the BRUSSELS exposition At 2:44 D. ~
the House adjourned until Monday.
Having gotten over its baseball "sDree"
of last Friday, the House Monday transact
ed general assortment Of business. 1t be-
gan by passing an omnibus bridge bill, then
listened to an apology by Mr.. HObSon of
Alabama for having last February made
some uncompIimentary statements about
Ambassador O'Brien at Toxic and further
considered the urgent deficiency bill. There
were several lively tits, one of which cul-
minated in an announcement by Mr.. Macon
of Arkansas that he would resign his seat
II it could be proved that he was Il legisa-
tive Instructor. The most serious discus
sion centered about Francis j. Heney, spe-
cial assistant to the attorney general Chair
IMAM Tawney of the appropriations commit
tee made the statement that Mr. Heney had
Jeceived during the last year $4,000 for serv-
ices he did not render. At 515, with the
urgent deficiency bill still pending, ad
journed until noon Tuesday.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed by
the House Tuesday after four days of tenn
pestuous debate. The amount carried by it
is S454,S09, or 500 40S more than the or
jginal sum, and includes the $3.50 travel
ing expenses for the President After deny
Ing the uSUal extra months TO officers
and employees Of the capitol the House
threw out of the bill the allowance for ex.
ira work to committee stenographers and
then refused to carry out mandate of the
United States supreme court for the pay
ment of ]. NJ. Ceballos & Co. of New York
for $205,614 Finally the Democrats, led by
Feat the proposon for the payment Of the
Presidents travelling expenses, but in that
they were unsuccessful At SIS p. m. adj,
1ournment was taken until Friday noon.