Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-15
Sixty-first Congress.
(Second Session
Washington, Feb. Is.
SENATE.

Senator Davis will have bis day in
court on the matter OF permitting the
construction of 8 pipe line across the
public lands Of Arkansas. BE was abb
seat when the Senate recently passed the
bill authorizing this line, which will
carry oil from Oklahoma to water trans
portation in Texas.
The bill was today recalled from the
House and reconstructed for tae parpose
o! perm; ting Ssnstor Davis to speak and
oppose the bill. he will do this later.
High food prices were dist Used in a
force'ul speech by Senator Crawford
(rap., S. D.. Asths enormt u, increases
had been almost universal, he said, they
could not be charged to monopoly or the
tirift.
A bill was introduced by Senator Scott
providing for the construction Of build
Ing 10 be occupied BY the Departments
OF State, Justice and Commerce and
Labor. The ultimate cost will approx
mate SIS, 900, 900 The site for the new
;uildlrg is already owned By TIE govern"
ment. 1t is south of Pennsylvania
avenue, bt It Eeen ii b ana 18Th strett t..
AID amendment to the Senate rules,
whereby general legislation may not be
intermingIed With routine morning bus!-
ness, was introduced by Senator Bacon.
|. provides that no bill or joint resolu-
ton shall be considered, nor shall any
rsouast for unanimous consent be enter
tanned until after the order of concurrel
resolutions.
The cont t .t.onslity Of the postal
savings harks bill was defended at
length by Senator Barkstt ('ep Neb).
He declared the general welfare clause
of tbs cont tuition affords ample gu no.
ity for the enactment aud the amend
ment suggested by Senator Root, to in
.est all collected funds 10 government
bonds, is not required.
The Senate passed bill to prohibit
the use of any 81, mebt declaring IL
words or effect that the product sold is
guaranteed by the United States goVetr-
cent.
The res Il ar watch dogs of the treasury
have sheathed their claws and drawn in
their fangs aud are sleeping at their
pott', while t le House machine Is ~ :
ting through the river aud hsrbor bill,
carrying approximately $45. 900, 900, az.
cordlpg to Mr.. Fish, [(sep. N y. The
ancie, t method of throwing bone t."
oothersoms dogs seems to, have been EN-.
ployed in this instance, thinks the New
York solop.
W would like to see map of the
United st1e,," he declared today jas
showing how much pork was doles cut
to each congress onsl district. observ-
ID Yesterday that our bert wR,chdogs,
Mann and TaWney, we're ientirely silent
while the debate on this bill was being
out # and 70 thlug rushed thr. ID.
at Is a remarkable thing that this
dill, which was reported to the House
~ Frday by special arrangement vas
~ she'd to passage Oh Monday With only
two hours general debate. II shows t1e
power OF the Hcuie organic ton to pit
thing Though when It wants to. l
o ,ly hope that the members will display
t,e came hurried anxiety and unanim.t]
when the important measures OF Presi-
dent TAFT come up fer passage"
There is considerable comment abon
a remark by Mr. Gardne, (ap. Mass J,
who declared, IL apologize TO the House
for taking up any time on thid msttsr
appropriates paltry forty million dol
lara, bee. u,e / know It is out of order to
debate these snail things when We can
spend whole day deciding whether We
shall raise the saisry OF a janilor."
The bill VAS taken Up agala By The
House today.