Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-10

forest land situated upon the water
shed Of a navigable stream and fur
ther that he may administer and pro-
tect for term of years any such
lands. One million dollars is appro-
priated for the fiscal year ending
June 30th, and each year thereafter
until 1919, a sum not to exceed two
million dollars, for acquiring lands
located on the head waters of navi-
gable streams, or those which are, OF
may be developed for navigable pur-
poses.
The deficiency bill, carrying appro-
priations amounting to more than
$19,5OO,OOO, about $2,25O,OOO Of
which was added by the Senate, was
passed by the Senate Monday. Sen
ator Hale met no delay in the dis
position of the measure, which was
passed after two hours debate.
During the reading Of the con-
ference report on the penal code bill
by the Senate Tuesday Senator Tel
Ter took the floor and spoke on the
Panama canal. He contended that
the, sentiment in Congress had been
for q sea level waterway at Panama
until the Spooner act Of 1902 was
adopted by small majority. Since
then every six months the plans for
the canal have been changed and
each time the new plan was herald
ed as the very best one that could
be adopted.
Mr.. Teller said the general con-
struction of the series Of locks such
as proposed at Panama was subject
to dangers under any condition. "I
DOUBT said he,. "whether If the
canal was finished the Secretary of
the Navy would take the risk Of send
ing the ships of the navy through
them"
The ships subsidy bill was reject
ed by the House of Representatives
Monday by vote of 172 to ITS.
The principal feature Of the bill
is the provision that American mail
steamships Of 16 knots or over and
of not less than 5000 gross tons shall
be paid $4GO per nautical mile out,
ward-bound on routes of 1000 miles
or upward to South America, the
Philippines, Asia and Australasia.
Congress practically cleared its
desks, both houses working under
high pressure, Wednesday and Wed.
ncsday night.
Legislation should be enacted by
Congress giving a permanent charact.
er to the secret service force Of tht
government, according to the repor
Of the select committee of the House
to investigate this force, submitted
10 the House Wednesday. The com
mittee was appointed to Investigate
the amount Of appropriations devoted
to secret service work and the mum
Der of employees engaged therein.
Behind closed doors the Senat
paid to Vice President Fairbanks on
rf the most remarkable tributes eve
given to presiding officer. He wa
presented with magnificent silve
service, costing S1,1S5, as the gift o
the entire body of Senators and wit
a loving-cup as the present Of tn
Democratic members.
The presentation Of the silver serv
ice was Eade by Senator McCumbel
Senator Daniel spoke for the mi
uority, dilating upon Mr.. Fairbanks
uniform fairness. He suggested tha
if al any time Mr.. Fairbanks shoul
tire of the Eoao, service in t.
Republican party D.~ocrats woul
be glad to welcome him. He face
s.;caelv Suggested that it would nc
be -nell for Mr.. Fairbanks to TAX
nc-e than one draught from tn
aagon before breakfast if it shoul
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happen to get filed with other tina
buttermilk.
A bill was passed by the Hous
Wednesday night authorizing the Se'
retary of Commerce and Labor
cooperate through the coast an
gcodic survey and bureau of fisherie
with the fish commissioner of Mort
Carolina in making surveys of tt
waters of North Carolina, where fsl
ing is prohibited by law. The bi
is designed to preserve and incrca:
the shad supply of North Carolina
! The Sixtieth Congress came to o
end at noon Thursday and it glide
into the Sixty-Frst so preceptibl
that the change was scarcely motto
able. The final act, though unofficia
insofar as the House was coneerne
took place in the Senate chamb'
where both houses witnessed the il
coming of the new administration.
| The Senate will meet at noon Fl
day to consider President Taft
nominations but the House will NJ
convene again until the beginning