Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
DOlNCS OF CONGRESS
Summary Of Important Proceedings
Enacted From Day to Day.

Inc postal savings DdnK Dill was
before the Senate during most Of the
"Wednesday and Senator Hey
burn, Of Idaho, spoke in opposition to
it. But little progress was made.
The Senate took a recess IN order
to join the House of Representatives ::
in counting the electoral vote, resum- !
ing it's Legislative work Immediately
thereafter.
Wednesday the ceremony OF
in counting the electoral vote, esu
formed by the Senate and House Of
Representatives in joint session. Will
liam III. Taft, Of Ohio, was officially
declared elected President and James
S. Sherman, Of New York, Vive Pres
ident, the count disclosing 321 cleo
toral votes for the Republican can
didates as against 1872 for Messrs.
Bryan and Kern.
Following the refusal. of unanimous
consent for the consideration of a
resolution appropriating $780, 600
for a Loncoln memorial in Washing
ton and the passage Of several bills
Of minor Importance, consideration OF
the agricultural appropriation bill
was resumed. The effert of Mr..
Lever, Of South Carolina, and his fol.
lowers to abolish the board Of refe-
rees Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture failed. The bill vas pending
Ewhen the House at 5:07 p. m. ad-
journed. ~.
{ A report was made to the Senate
Thursday from the committee on ap-
preparations on the Presidents state
ments concerning the attitude OF
Congress toward appropriations fol-
the support Of the secret service.
Senator Hemenway who presented
this report, added that the President
vas not justified in making the state
ment contained in his message to
Congress.
Just before adjournment the SEN
ate passed a joint resolution in the
exact form it had been passed by the
House Of Representatives declaring
February 18th be a special legal
holiday in honor of the centenary OF
the birth Of Abraham Lincoln.
A bill was passed also repeating
the increase in the salary of the Sec
Eretary of State from $4,000 to $4,000
SO as to permit Senator Knox to &C.
cept an appointment as Secretary OF
State.
Senator McLaurin made a speech
in opposition to the passage of any
bill for the re-enlistment Of the negro
soldiers Of the T~wenty-ffth Regiment
accused of having "shot up
Brownsville.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed by the House of represen'
~tatives Thursday practically as il
came from committee. Debate drag
ged YEARLY on for several hours wher
the proceedings were enlivened by
brief but spicy tilt between Mr.. Ma
con, of Arkansas, and Mr.. Cook, O.
Colorado.
A successful fight, led by Mr. Sa
bath, Of Illinois, was made agains
the bill amending the n~aturalizatio,
laws which, among other things In
creased the naturalization fee froa
FIVE to ten dollars. By an emphati
vote the conference report on tn
measure was rejected and the bin lai'
upon the table.
A tribute to Lincoln by Mr.. Boutel
| of Illinois, closed the days proceed
ings.
t The Senate on Thursday adjourne
; till Monday. In the House on Frida
: Representative Raney took up til
: canal libel suit matter and thrust
: AID retorts consumed much time. Lii
; tie seemed to be effected.
The Senate was not in session o
t Saturday. In the House a variety {
e boards shall be "minutely itemized.
appropriation bill technically was III
d der consideration, but many membe
n availed themselves of the opportul
y ity for general debate. Mr.. Lama
i, Of Florida, argued for the amendmel
Ee Of the railroad rate law. claiming t
law was insufficient 10 cover the cas-
II included in its provisions; Mr.. Ma
i den: Of Illinois, referred to incrcas
in freight rates since the rate Il
went into effect; Mr.. Murphy, Of W
. = %consin, delivered an eulogy Of Ii
u coin; Mr.. Washburn, Of Massach
sets, favored a modification of
Sherman antitrust law in order IL
it might be less burdensome; n
II Hayc, Of California, attacked
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