Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-03
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, March 3.
SENATE.

The democrats, led BY Senator Clarke,
Of Arksnsas, promptly resumed their FL
muster when the Senate met at 10
O'Clock todsy. A quorum was fret de.
msnded aud then roll call on consider
log the military academy conference re-
port 1t was taken up By q vote VI AZ
to4 II is intended to continue these
lac les until the penal code report has
been abandoned.
Another quorum and roll call we're re-
quired to lake up the penal code report.
Senator Money then spoke in opposition
10 the reenactment of reconstruction
legislation He said this would consii-
tute 3 national disgrace after forty y,aD
OF peace.
An arrangement was Fl ally made by
which The report was sent ba K 10
conference. Mr.. Clarke of Arkansas
being made one of the conierees. 40
effort will be msde to eliminate the OBJ.
jsctionste features and secure the PCS
sage Of the 70 al code.
Senator II menway today made the
following emeut to the Senate on APP
proprialioDs past and present:
"Tbe press of the country. in view OF
the alarming deficit which the treasury
reports show from day TO day and
month to month, is filled With editorials
criicisiDg Congress for its exIravsgence,
and with defense made by Congress
the people of the Uoited States sre led
to believe that Congress alone is respou-
sible for the large appropriation aud ex-
peDditure of money. | show by the
statement which folio ws that Congress
10 the last seven years reduced the esti-
mates sent to US by The executive over
1874 600, 000." He then proceeded to
show that from 1908 to 1910, figures for
the latter year being estimsted. the es.i.
mates submitted by the Departments
aggregated 81, 2S7, 954, 29S, while the
appropriations made by Congress have
been SOB, 1924. SS5. These include
over $75, 900, 600 for the Psnsl canal.
Senator Bliley moved that bis resOlu-
ton relating to the unsatisfactory re-
plies of ca met officers to requests from
the Senate for information be taken up
for consideration. The motion was
adopted.
The heal of the Department Of Com.
MERGE and Labor, said Mr.. Bailey, not
only refused to obey the command Of
the S,nate, but 10 his tsrdy reply de.
cIared il was done by direction of the
president He said the Senate should
take cognizauce of this practice and Sc
cure its discoDtinuance.
The Cleveland CAGE 10 which the SEN
ate unanimously adopted resolution OF
criticism was reviewed by Mr.. Bailey.
HOUSE.
The first business of the House after
converting at 1850 was to sgree 10 the
conference report on the military acad-
envy appropriation bill.
The disorder 10 the House vas the
worst for years. notwithstanding re-
pested appeals members persisted in
conversation.
Finally, after repeated attempt to re-
store quiet by expOstulation ald appeal,
the speaker direct the sergeant alarms
10 detail his deputies, "Without the
mace" to walk up snd down aisles and
Inform members to cease conversation.
He also warned the packed galleries tbst
conversation must ctase-''although,"
be said, "in fairness the chair must say
that most Of the noise comes from the
HOor.' The House took up under Sus-
pension of the rules, the consideration
of the copyright bill, which has for
three yearS been before Congress.
The copyright bill passed the House
by su almost unanimous vote. 1t is a
victory for the composer snd blow to
the "music Gamers"
Me-. Mann had the distinction of be-
ing the only member voting against the |
bill.
The House sent to conference the
general deficiency bill, with the following |
conferees Reps. Tawney (rep. MINI }, |
Vr9eland, (rep. N. Y }, and Brandegee,
(iem. Ark
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