The National tribune., 1910-12-22
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Senate.


Monday, Dec 12-The judicial nomi.
nations were sent to the Senate.
Without reference to any commit
tee, the nomination OF Justice White to
be Chief Justice was confirmed.
The omnibus claims bill, carrying
more than $4,000, 900, was reported.
Important amendments to the Rookie
feller Foundation bill were offered by
Mr.. Gallinger.
Mr. Aldrich admitted that bill
creating a permanent Tariff Commis-
session.
The session of the House was devot-
ed to the consideration of an inherit
ance tax law for the District of Coium-
bia. The bill was passed.
The pension appropriation bill. car
rying a total of S15S, ,6SS,000, was intro
duced.
The House adjourned at 5:26.
Senate.
Dec. 13.--Mr. Cummins discussed his
amendment to the rules providing for
the consideration of tariff legislation
by schedule The debate was partici-
pated in by Senators Aldrich, Lodge
Beveridge and Bacon.
A long list of recess nominations was
- The Finance Committee held its first
meeting, and considered informally the
various bills to create a permanent Tar
iff Commission.
House.
The pension bill, carrying a total of
$153, 900, was amended to elimi-
nate the outside agencies, and was
passed.
The Committee on Ways and Means
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creation of a Tariff Commission.
The Insular Affairs Committee held
a hearing on the friar lands resolu-
tions.
The latter part of the session was
devoted to District of Columbia busi-
ness.
The House adjourned at p. m.
Senate.
Dec. 1.-THE day was consumed in
the consideration of the omnibus claims
bill.
A large number of consular and min
or nominations was confirmed.
House.
The larger part of the session was
devoted to the consideration of the bill
for the codifcation and revision of the
laws relating to the judiciary.
The session started with a contest
of New jersey, led a fight against the
consideration of the Judiciary Commit
tee measure. but the House, by vote
of LAG to 81. decided against him.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, carrying a total
of s35.325.21s. was reported to the
House. 1t contained a reduction of
$432,S75 from the estimates
The Speaker of the House in the next
Congress will not name the commit
tees, according to statements by promi-
nent conservative Democrats.
The House adjourned at 8 p. m.
Senate.
Dec Ex-senator "Lafe" Young, of
Iowa. made his first Senate speech, in
which he paid his respects to his pro
gressive" colleagues.
The nominations of Judges Van De-
yanter and Lamar to be Associate JUS
tees of the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States were confirmed
The afternoon was spent in conSid-
ering the omnibus claims bill.
The Senate adjourned out of respect
to the late Representative Cook, of
Pennsylvania.
House.
The House was in session only 12
minutes. Adjournment was taken az a
mark of respect to the memory of Rep
resentatiye Joel Cook, of Pennsylvania
who died Dec. 10.
Ma. j.-Gen. Wood again testified be-
fore the Military Affairs Committee on
the subject of the inadequacy of our
National defense.
Capt. Sleeper, of the Philippine Gov
ernment, resumed his testimony before
the Insular Affairs Committee.
The House adjourned at 1912 p. m.
Senate.
Dec. 16.-By a tie vote of q to 81
Senator Bristow's motion to exclude the
French spoliation claims from the om-
nibus claims bill was lost.
The subcommittee of the judiciary
Committee agreed to report favorably
to the full committee resolution pro-
viding for a constitutional amendment
for the election of Senators by direct
vote of the people.
House.
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying
SS50,000, was reported shortly after
the House convened
The legislative appropriation bill was
under consideration thruout the day.
A joint resolution was adopted, pro-
viding for the holiday adjournment,
from Wednesday, Dec. q, to Thursday,
Jan. 5.
The 22d Mass.
ID. M. Cressey, Old Court House.