The National tribune., 1910-06-23
CONGRESS.
Report of Proceedings From Day
to Day.
Senate.

| Monday. June I3.-Senator Dolliver.
of Iowa, was the feature of the Senate
session. For three hours and a half
he defended the attitude of the insur-
gents and condemned the Payne-Ald-
| rich tarif law. The speech made q pro-
found impression on the Senate.
The Senate, by vote OF 13 to ~, re-
ljected an amendment offered by Sem
ator Clay. Of Georgia. 70 strike out the
authorization of s250.000 to continue
| the work of the Tariff Board.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, offered
an amendment to make the board q BIZ
partisan body, but the amendment was
lost.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was then agreed to. including the au-
lthorization for the Tariff Board
The postal savings bank bill was re-
| turned to the Senate from the House,
where 1t had been amended by strik-
ing out the Senate bill and inserting
the House bill. Senator Carter made a
motion that the Senate concur in the
House bill. but on the request of Sem
ator Overman. of North Carolina, the
matter went over until to-day.
In the executive session the nomina-
ton of W. G. CrIm, of South Carolina.
as Minister to Liberia was confirmed
and the Consular Convention with Swe-
den was ratified.
The Senate adjourned at $40 p. m.
House.
The House took up the general de-
ficiency bill. A number of political
lspeeches were made.
The House agreed to the conference
report on the omnibus lighthouse bill.
District day" was sidetracked for the
deficiency bill. rendering the hope of
further local legislation at this session
of Congress very poor.
The House adjourned at 5.45 n m
Senate.
June 1.-THE public land withdraw
al bill was passed. The only amend
ment added was one incorporating the
proposition to issue S30,000.00 of GER
tificates of Indebtedness to provide
funds for continuing reclamation prof.
ects now under way.
An amendment providing for the
creation of a Conservation Commission
was rejected by a two to one vote.
Senator Newlands submitted a minor
ity conference report on the railroad
bill.
Senator Lodge introduced a bill to
enable Associate Justice Moody to be
retired with pay.
Just before adjournment, on motion
of Mr.. Beveridge. tie Statehood bill was
made the unfinished business.
The conference report on the railroad
bill may be called up by Senator Elkins
to-day.
The bill providing for a new form of
Civil Government for Porto Rico was
passed.
The Rules Comrnittee decided to al
low a day for the consideration of each
of two bills, one the Appalachian Forest
Reserve measure and the other the anti
option bill.
Two more rules reform resolutions
were introduced. one by Minority Lead
er Clark and the other by Representa-
tive Madison, of Kansas, an insurgent.
Conferences preparatory to a fight on
the rules were held by both Democrats
and insurgents.
The Judiciary Committee ordered a
favorable report on Representative
Stanley's Steel Trust investigation reso-
luton.
The House adjourned at. 6:15.
Senate.
June 15.-The Senate amendment to
the Statehood bill was agreed to by
strict party vote of AZ to 1S. Then the
bill was passed by a unanimous vote
of 65 to 0.
Mr. Elkins called up the conference
report on the railroad bill, and briefly
explained its provisions. The report
probably will be adopted to-day
The Judiciary Committee favorably
reported on the bill to retire Associate
Justice Moody.
A large number of bills on the call
endar were disposed Of
House.
The session was devoted to general
debate and the reading of items of the
general deficiency bill
Representative Humphrey made a
vigorous attack on foreign shipping in
terests.
The Rules Committee held an execu- |
tive session. and probably will report a
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