Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-04
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Senate.

! The postal savings bank bill was re-
celVed by the Senate on the 9th. re-
Ierred 10 committee. A bill for the dis
position of Indian lands in South Dakota
tDy lot was passed, but not until Senators
tore and Burkett had bitterly assaied
the system.
Inc senate spent more than two hours
on the 18TH IN a ruitless academic dis
cussIon of the tariff, Mr.. Lodge contend
ing that the rates of duty have no eff
1ect on the price of living and Senator
Bacon taking the contrary view. Mr.
SIailIhSer and Mr.. Bailey indicated thai
Ihey Would oppose the postal savings
pam pi'i. Inc Gore resolution for an
inquiry into the cost of transportation
Oh second class mail matter was re
2errnd to the committee on postofiices
and post roads
The Senate was not in session on the
18th.
Senator Carter spoke at 'ength on the
3lst on the postal savings bank bill and
answered some objections by Mr.. Hey-
burn.
The entire time of the Senate on the
list was devoted to a discussion Of the
postal savings bank bill. Senator Davis
declared that the bill as it stood was in
the interest of the national banks. while
Senator Smith of Michigan thought the
measure might prove a plague instead
of a blessing. w. Il. Purcell was sworn
IN as successor of Senator Thompson of
North Dakota, who was appointed last
Saturday to succeed the late Senator
Johnson. Mr.. Thompson resigned on
account OF illness.
The urgent deficiency and the army
bills passed the Senate on the 2nd car
Tying combined appropriation of $1O2,-
OOO,OuO. The postal savings bank bill
was discussed at length. A bill exempt
ing certificates of indebtedness and re
curing the payment of the principal of
Panama canal bonds, previously passed
by the House, was acted upon favorably.
House.
Animated debate and political speeches,
were the order of the day in the House
on the 9th, tht subject being the agri-
cultural appropriation bill. Mr. Boutei
upheld the Payne tariff law. and the
House adjourned at 5:12
Mr.. Douglas suggested creation Of :,
committee on budget so that war ex-
penses could be kept down in the inter
ests of agricultural appropria tious on
the 2Sth. General debate on the acri-
cultural bill was concluded.
An effort on the part of southern
members to have increased from $215-
900 TO S50O,GOO the appropriation car
ried in the agricultural bill for a study
and demonstration of methods Of con
trolling the boil weevil was the tonic
of chief interest in the House on The
Doth but the absence of a quorum
forced early adjournment Mr. Simms.
Tennessee. denied that his colleagues
abused their franking privilege.
TO make the principal of Panama
bonds payable in gold and to exempt
from taxation certificates of indebted
ness authorized by the Payne-AIdrich
tariff law. the House on the :}1st passed
Joint resolution reported from the
committee on ways and means by Repre-
sentative Payne. Mistakes in the enact
ment of the law. Mr.. Payne explained,
made this legislation necessary The
agricultural appropriation bill was be-
fore the House during nearly all the
session.
Criticism of the bureau of forestry. led
by Representatives Mondell of Wyoming
and Taylor of Colorado, was the chief
feature of the proceedings of the House
on the 1st. The agricultural appropria-
ton bill continued before the House
throughout the day.
After a long debate the census bill was
passed in i'll the House on the md. pro-
vlding for amendment to the present
law so that there should be an enumera-
ton of cattle slaughtered and hides pro-
duced in country Strengthening houses, to-
gether with provision for an enumera
ton of information concerning irrigated
lands. Charges of partisanship in the
taking of the census were numerous,
Democratic members insisting that
nonpartisan census was impossible I'M
less enumerators were appointed from
men of both political parties.