The National tribune., 1910-04-14
CONGRESS.
Report of Proceedings From Day
to Day.
Senate.

Monday. April 4.-The Senate met a
noon.
Agricultural bill conference report
adopted.
Railway bill under consideration, Ell
kins offering three amendments ano
Senator Crawford making princlpa
speech.
Private bills passed
The Senate adjourned at 500.
House.
The House met at noon.
Naval appropriation bill up FOL
amendment.
Army officers accused of drawing two
salaries.
Discussion of railway bill limited to
germane subjects, by resolution by MI
Mann, passed.
Coudrey offers bill to limit size oil
hatpins in District.
Joint inquiry of Senate and House on
gas refused by Gallinger, as shown by
letters before District Committee.
The House adjourned at o'clock.
Senate.
April 5.-Senator Hepburn spoke for
three hours on various topics, and up
held his Land Court project.
The railroad bill was discussed.
House.
The session was devoted to considera.
ton of the naval appropriation bill by
paragraphs. Many amendments were
offered.
The Agriculture Committee has re.
ceived from its subcommittee the re.
Vised form of the anti-options bill. II
prohibits trading in cotton futures with
out intent to deliver the cotton. Grain
exchanges are not molested.
The hearing of the ship subsidy
lobby" committee of inquiry was fol-
lowed by the arrest of John Penton, OF
Cleveland, one of the witnesses. on a
charge of criminal libel.
The Military Affairs Committee is
split on the question of placing soldiers
of the civil war charged with desertion
on the pension rolls.
The House adjourned at $50 p. m.
Senate.
April 6.-Senator Elkins gave notice
that the railroad bill would be taken up
paragraph by paragraph next Monday.
The morning hour was consumed in
the discussion of the bill for the dis
posal of surplus waters of Government
irrigation projects, without final action.
by reason of Mr.. Heyburn's filibuster.
large number of Postmasters were
confirmed
House.
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Henry, of Texas, INDUCED in a lively eX-
change of remarks following the Tex
ans point of order that there was no
quorum.
bill providing for extending the
franking privilege to all former PreSi-
dents of the United States and their
widows was passed. The Democrats
opposed 1t.
a letter from Col. Roosevelt to the
Smithsonian Institution, containing a
preliminary account of the work of the
scientific expedition. was read, amid
considerable confusion, by Representa-
tive Mann.
a bill providing that books and mag
azines printed in raised letters for the
blind shall not be required to pay post
ege was passed
The House adjourned at $40 p. m.
Senate
April 7.-Mr Lodge introduced a bill
regulating the time food products may
be kept in cold storage.
Mr. Lodge on Monday will ask con-
sideration of a resolution authorizing
the select committee investigating the
cost of food products to eXpend S65, 900
from the contingent fund in prosecuting
its inquiry.
House bill requiring railroads to
make reports of accidents to the Inter-
state Commerce Commission was
passed.
Mr.. Dolliver offered an amendment
to the railroad bill to control issues of
stock and securities of interstate car
riers and other agencies of interstate
commerce
The nomination of William F. Stone
10 De collector of Customs at Baltimore
was confirmed.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
at noon.
Former Representative McCIearv. of
Minnesota, was the principal witness
before the ship subsidy investigation
committee. He said he had received
money for actual expenses from the
Merchant Marine League. and no more.
One of the Administration conserva-
ton measures, authorizing the Presi-
dent TO withdraw public lands. was or
dered favorably reported by the Com
mittee on Public Lands
AS the result of a conference agree
ment on the legislative. executive and
judicial bill, Speaker Cannon will have
TO pay for the upkeep of his automobile
while Vice President Sherman's ma
cHlbe VIII De maintained at Govern
ment expense.
The House sent back to conference
the report of the conferees on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill on account
of disagreement on a Senate amend
ment.
The naval appropriation bill was un
der consideration.
The House adjourned at o'clock.
Senate.
April s.-The Senate was not in ses-
sion.
Rivers and harbors bill to be reported
on Monday
Ballinger ordered to produce letters
and papers on request of counsel
Beveridge returned happy and expect-
ed TO be reelected.
House.
The House met at noon.
Naval appropriation bill. carving
$l2s,000.0O0. passed. providing for two
battleships.
Rainey resolution TO investigate acci
dent on Charleston favorably reported
Speaker to get appropriation for
maintenance of automobile
The House adjourned at D. m.