Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
61ST. CONGRESS
SENATE.

without rejecting on the committee
these inquiries dragged along from
month to month and from year TO year
Senator Burrows believed the amend
ment was equivalent to a reflection on
the committee. He assured Mr.. BOrah
that the committee did not require any
such squirting to perform its duty.
The amendment was rejected and
the resolution adopted.
A statement was made by Senator
Gallinger that he would find it impos-
sibIe to call up the ship subsidy bill for
consideration at this session. He asked
an agreement that il be made a special
order for December 10 next.
Senator Bailey objected.
A motion was then made by Mr..
| GalIinger to make it an order as re-
quested. The motion went over until
| tomorrow
A neat little flibuster was started in
the Senate when Senator Warren
moved to take up the bill to increase
the efficiency Of the engineer corps OF
the army This is the meaSurein intend
ed to remove Prof Newell as director Of
the reclamation service and place an
engineer in charge Of the work. \
hatfooted declaration was made by Mr..
Bailey that he intended to defeat the
bill by lilibustering, if necessary.
Senator Dixon, said the purpose OF
the bill was to create cloud Of colonies,
observation-disclosures and minor officers
to take charge of reclamation and irri-
CATION projects. He compelled a quorum
to appear then said 800, 600 would be
the cost of the proposed Increases.
Senator Bailey resumed his attack on
the engineer corps for its interference
in commercial affairs. He then yielded
to Senator Borah for a set speech viii h
carried the matter over until tomorrow.
The vote by which the lands with
drawals passed the Senate was today
reconsidered.
A motion was made by Senator
Smoot, to strike out tho three sections
providing for the issue Of $50, OOO,O 900
in certificates of Indebtedness. This
was done to carry out an agreement
which would permit the lands with
drawal bill TO 60 into conference. The
House in return, will pass the Senate
certificate issue bill reducing the amount
to 500, 000,0 900.
The floor was yielded by Senator
Borah in the middle Of his speech to
permit action on the conservation re-
clamatiOn measure.
Senator Hepburn spoke at some
length in opposition TO withdrawal bill.
At the conclusion of Heyburn's speech
and without further debate, the Senate
again passed the administration lands |
withdrawal bill.
Notice was given by Senator Burn |
ham that on Wednesday he would call
up for consideration the omnibus
claims bill.
A conference report on the fortiii- !
cations appropriations bill was sub
mitted to the Senate.
No time was lost by the Senate to-
day in arranging for the speedy passage |
of the last money measure. The gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill was
brought in from the House shortly after
II O'Clock and referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations. In less than
ten minutes, Senator Hale, fayorably !
reported the bill and gave notice that |
he would call it up for consideration |
tomorrow after the routine morning |
business. The Senate committee added |
$l.6S2.945 to the bill as it came from
the House, making the total s. 80
O72.
The postal savings bank bill came up
as unfinished business.
HOUSE
The Honse committee on judiciary |
today unanimously reported in favor Of
the Gillette bill enabling Supreme
Court Justice Moody to retire in five
months.
1t is expected that the House will
pass the bill today.
Two petitions asking Congress to en-
act pension law for retired superan- |
nuated civil service employees were to-
day transmitted by Secretary Of the
Treasury MacNeagh to Speaker Can
non, and presented by him to the |
House.
The plan proposed by the petitions
provides for a system under which en-
pIoyes would contribute to the pension
fund.
The Hou'e passed a bill al'o wing to
poor pers ms the right to appeal and
pursue to conclusions up to the SUI
preme Court Of the Unite States cases
in which the court assigns counsel Of
the pauper. This right has heretofoer
been confined to the court Of original
jurisdiction.
The House passed bill authorizing
the appointment of presidential com.
mission to consider the question Of
universal peace, naval disarmament
and productions in military expendi-
lures. The commission is to report to
Congress in two years. Ten thousands
dollars we're appropriated for It's ex-
penses.
The House passed a senate bill max
ing it criminal misdemeanor punish
able by fine of 5000 or years imprison-
ment. to use the insignia Of the Red
Cross as trade mark. Persons having
adopted it prior to 1905, the date Of
the Red Cross Society's incorporation,
are exempt.
A bill allowing entrymen within re-
clamation projects to assign their en-