Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-04
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
In the Senate

The Senate on the 24th agreed TO vote
next thursday on the postal savings
BANK bill. Senator Bailey spoke in OPP
position 10 that measure, pronouncing it
bnconsttutlonal In dramatic style and
with howery eloquence Senator Gordon
Of Mississippi delivered his farewell ad-
dress to the Senate.
Senator Owen on the 18th spoke in
favor OF postal savings banks and Incl
dentally in defense Of the Oklahoma
savings bank law. The Senate practical
ly cleared all bills from its calendar. The
bill for the payment of $2S7 900 on ac-
count of claims Of letter carriers because
OF extra service was among those passed.
The Senate was not in session on the
2Gth.
At a two hours session the Senate
on the 18th passed the Aldrich bill pro-
VIdlng Tor commission of senators, rep
resentatlves and civil appointees to be
selected by the President to supervise
the business methods of the executive
departments Of the government, by
which it is hoped to save S1OO,000,0 900 a
year.
The Senate on the 1st passed several
bills. including private pensions and pro-
vidng for new public buildings through
ont the country.
The Senate on the End passed bills au-
worth Of certificates of Indebtedness for
the completion of irrigation projects al
ready begun and providing for the pur-
chase Of $1O0O0.O0O worth of real es-
tate i'll Washington for the future uses
of the government Senators Heyburn,
Bradley and Sutherland spoke on the
postal savings bank bill, the two last
named favoring the passage of that
measure. while Senator Hepburn pro-
posed a substitute for the pending bill
In the House
Consideration of the postofice appro-
priation bill, carrying S239, 600, 600 was
begun in the House on the 24th thus
giving to many members opportunities
to make political speeches. Represen-
tative Gardner Of ~ i;ss;;sf ;,siilsetts ad-
dressed the House on the subject of
high prices of the necessaries Of life,
contending that the tariff was not an
important factor in determining such
price. He exhibited charts to show that
price movements were worldwide. The
House held Il night session, during which
there was a general debate on the post
office bill.
Political speeches delivered in time
allotted for debate on the postofice bill
characterized the proceedings of the
House on the 18th. representative
Claude kitchin of North Carolina Great
ed amusement by arraigning the near
insurgents" for what he termed their
hypocrisy in opposing Speaker Cannon
merely to please their constituents and
obtain a reelection without any expec-
iation or desire of displaclng me speak
err. A number of speeches were made
in support of a policy for rapid extern
sion of the free delivery service and upon
other phases of the postoffice bill.
Recommending retirement system
which will reduce the ages of naval of
ficers and increase the efficiency of the
entire naval personnel President Taft
sent a special message to Congress on
the 26th embodying the heralded scheme
of Secretary of the Navy Meyer.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
under considerable in the House during
the entire session on the 18th, which
TASTED over SIX hours.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
aInder consid Grafton in the House during
the entire day on the LIST.
1.-THE House on the End voted down a
proposition So provide residences in for
eign capitals for diplomatic officials. Va
rious bills upon the calendar were con-
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