Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-24
Sixty-first Congress.
(Second Session
SENATE
Washington, March "a.

1.-THE people OF the Uuited STATS su'-
fer an annual loss of 600, 900 lives that
might be prevented BY tle corporation
OF the federal and state governments,
each within strict constitat ousl limits."
This statement was made today by
Senator Oven 10 q speech before the
senate in support Of his bill to create a
Department OF Health, the head oil which
should be q member OF the presidents
cabinet. "Tbese Deaths" be said, "are
ecu ,ed by polluted water, impure and
adu tsrsted food, and drugs, ep!dsmics,
yarie u, proven table diseases-tnbercul-
osis, typhoid fever, mSlsrial fevers and
At forth-upcltau cities and bad santa.
lion. Meas u ing the money value OF an
American cit zsn ct 81, 700," the sena-
tor continued, "thIs preventable loss by
death Is one thousand millions OF dollars.
The bookworm which, he said, effect
80 Der cent OF the children ln one OF the
southern states could be wiped oct as
was the yellow fever In Havana by the
government operation. "Tbe bubonic
plague" Owen declared, ''is now among
t1e ground iquirrells aud rats on the
Pacific coast at scsit red points over
| 600 miles apart, due 10 the thoughtless
Ignorance, interest and pre- in lice OF the
comm ercisl iuttrtts of Ssu Francisco
that suppressed the faithful aud intel
liVeut work It tmp,ed TO be discharged
by the Ulcers Of the Marine Hosp tai
Service.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropris ton bill was taken up. 1t carries
spproxipa ely $S4. 900, 900.
TIE Item crestlDg tie Office OF prt fes-
sloual psss;ur at a salsry Of 81, 800 per
wear. with two ASST ants and janitoi
for tae bsthiug rooms 10 the Senate office
building went thr ugh wItatui word OF
comment.
Til, allowance OF 81. 500 q year for
driving, maintaining and caring for the
vice. presidents automobile Was also &C.
copied 10 silence.
The same proved true regarding a
similar provision for the speaker OF the
House
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the sppoiut.
meat ,day Of Mr.. Foster ('ep., va as
chairman Of the House committee on
foreign sffairs. MIR. Foster takes the
place OF the late Mr.. Perkins, Of Ne"
York. Mr.. Foster was In line for the
pace. Mr.. Bsunet (ep., N. ~ was
ru. on the committee.
The announcement OF Mr.. Fottst'S
retirement 90 chairman OF The commi tie
on expenditures 10 the Department OF
Commerce and Labor was also inside.
Mr.. GIrdner (reP., Mich.) WIS made
chairman OF this committee.
The dollar day peusion bill fathered
BY Mr.. Sherwood (iem., o was today
reported favorsbly t. the Htu,s BY the
military affairs committee. The bill
which has been before the committee for
six or reven yesrs gives 81 a day to every
federal civil war veteran who ls now ir-
cspacitst'd.
IL got this bill reported by the COM
mIttee las, year." said Gsn. Sherwood,
himself 8 civil war veteran, "tui Speaker
Cannon refused to recognizes me st any
time during the session and 1t died"
During the consideration OF the pen
sion appropriation bill this afternoon
Mr.. Taylor made speech In defence OF
the II existing pension agencies through
out the country which the meMu'e Aims
TO abolish. The abolition oftbese agencies,
he said would result 10 Q loss OF 900, =
900 to the government, II the 400 clerks
In these Offices are not to bs dropped. He
offered an amendment TO the bill pfoVid.
ing for the appropriation Of The money
needed by TIE agencies.
Among the bills introduced we're tie
folio wing: To prevent combinations ~.
trolling the distribution and sale OF food
stuffs In The Didr'ct q Colnmbis; 10
provide for The establIshment OF a par
GELS pot; To license regulating the
practice OF osleOpathy In the District Of
Columbia,