Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-09
The Week
in Congress
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The postal savings bank bill was re-
ceived by the Senate Thursday. refer
red to committee and a bill for the
disposition of Indiant lands in South
Dakota by lot was passed, but not un-
til Senators Gore and Burkett had Bit
terly assailed the system. Animated
debate and political speeches were the
order of the day In the House.. the
subject being the agricultural appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Boutell upheld the
Payne tariff law.
The Senate spent more than two
hours Friday in fruitless academic
discussion of the tariff, Mr.. Lodge
contending that the rates of duty have
no effect on the price Of living and
Senator Bacon taking the contrary
view. Mr.. Gallinger and Mr.. Bailey
indicated that they would oppose the
postal savings bank bill. The Gore
resolution for an inquiry. into the cost
Of transportation of second class mail
matter was referred to the committee
on postoffices and post roads and ad-
journment was taken at 4:10 p. M,
until Monday. Mr.. Douglas suggested
creation of committee on budget so
that war expenses could be kept down
in the interests of agricultural appro-
priations. General debate on the agri-
cultural bill was concluded and at
4;36 the House adjourned
The Senate was not in session Sat
urday. An effort on the part of South
er4 members to have increased from
s215.0OO to s5O0,Oo0 the appropriation
carried in the agricultural bill for
study and demonstration of methods
Of controlling the boil weevil was the
topic of chief interest in the House To-
day, but the absence of quorum
forced early adjournment Mr.. Simms,
Tennessee, denied that his colleagues
abused their franking privilege. The
House adjourned until Monday.
In the Senate Monday Senator Car
ter spoke at length on the postal saw
ings bank bill and answered some OBJ
jections by Mr.. Hepburn. The bill
went over To make the principal Of
Panama Canal bonds payable in gold
and to exempt from taxation certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness authorized by
the Payne-A.drich tariff law, the
House passed a joint resolution re-
ported from the committee on ways
and means by Representative Payne.
Mistakes in the enactment of the law,
Mr.. Payne explained, made the legis-
lation necessary. The agricultural ap-
preparation bill was before the House
during nearly all the session.
The entire time of the Senate Tues
day was devoted to discussion of the
postal savings bank bill. Senator Da-
Wis declared that the bill as it stood
was in the interest of the national
banks, while Senator Smith of Michi-
gan thought the measure might prove
plague instead of blessing w. E.
Purcell was sworn in as successor of
Senator Thompson of North Dakota,
who was appointed to succeed the late
Senator Johnson. Mr.. Thompson re-
signed on account of illness. Criticism
of the bureau of forestry, led by Rep.
resentatives Mondell of Wyoming and
Taylor of Colorado, was the chief fea.
ture of the proceedings of the House.
The agricultural appropriation bill
continued before the House through
out the day.
The urgent deficiency and the army
bills passed the Senate Wednesday,
carrying combined appropriation Of
$102,000,000. The postal savings bank
bill was discussed at length. A bill
exempting certificates of Indebtedness
and requiring the payment of the prin.
cipal of Panama Canal bonds, pre-.
viously passed by the House. was act.
ed upon favorably. After long de.
bate the census bill was passed in the
House, providing for amendment to
the present law SO that there should
be an enumeration of cattle slaugh.
tered and hides produced in country
slaughtering-houses. together with a
provision for an enumeration of in.
formation concerning irrigated lands.
Charges of partisanship in the taking
Of the census were numerous Demo.
Of the census were numerous, Demo.
cratic members insisting that non.
partisan census were impossible un.
less enumerators were appointed from
men of both political parties.