The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-06-30
President Signs Harbor Bill With
a Warning.
POSTAL BANK MEASURE A LAW
Both Houses Adopted Resolutions for
Searching Investigation of Gore
Bride Plot-8lillon Dollars
Voted During Session.

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tically in its entirety.
Signs Harbor Bill.
In the final hours the president
signed the rivers and harbors bill,
but sent message to congress in
dicating that he had made up his mind
to do so practically at the last min
ute of time at his disposal, so far as
that measure was concerned.
Congress was warned that 1t must
change its method of framing river
and harbor improvement measures,
and announcement is made that I'M
less reforms which he suggests are
carried out in future bills the with.
holding of executive approval will be
justified, even though a rivers and har-
bors bill fail. AS there were deemed
to be many meritorious and neces-
sary projects provided for in this
years bill, the many defects which 1t
also contained, the president asserted,
did not justify, in the last analysis,
postponement of the important work
Post Bank Bill Signed.
The president also signed without
comment the postal savings bank bill,
the omnibus public building bill, the
latter carrying authorization for i'm
proyements aggregating $23,000,0 900,
but leaving the items of appropriation
to be attended to later, in connection
with the regular estimates of the
treasury department with respect to
work authorized by congress.
There was little work remaining to
be done when the two houses of con-
gress met for the last day of the SEES
sion. Practically everything of i'm
portance had been attended to except
the general deficiency appropriation
| bill, which had become involved in the
charges Of attempted bribery made
by Senator Gore of Oklahoma. The
upshot OF the recommitting of the last
of the big appropriation measures to
conference was the adoption of an
amendment more drastic even than
the Oklahoma senator had desired,
providing that no contracts heretofore
or hereafter made affecting the tribal
money or property of the Indian
tribes shall be approved until further
action by congress.
Pass Deficiency Bill.
With this amendment, following the
adoption of a resolution in the senate
to have the Indian affairs committee
Investigate the contracts involved in
the Gore charges, the general de-
ficiency bill was passed by both
houses.
The one thing left pending, as it
were, when congress adjourned was
the Appalachian forest reserve meas
ure, upon which opponents in the SEN
ate prevented vote. The measure
passed the house and by agreement
II will be the order of unfinished bust
ness in the senate on February Is,
1911.
In the rush Of the closing minutes
the senate refused to grant Senator
Cullom's request for an executive SEES
| sion, and the appointments for I'LL
nois, which Mr.. Cullom and Mr.. Lori
mer had agreed upon, failed of con-
| firmation.
Will Go to Beverly.
For ten days after the president
reaches his summer home at Beverly,
according to an announcement made
at the White House, he will attend to
no business underestimate no ap-
pointments and have no political con-
ferences, devoting the time to rest
| and recreation. The president ex-
| poets to leave Washington Tuesday
evening, arriving at the summer cap
ital the following morning.
Land Inquiry Ordered.
The only touch of excitement in the
closing hours of the house came when
Representative Mcclure of Oklahoma
arose to a question of personal priv
ilege and offered a resolution directing
an investigation of the charges of
fraud and bribery in Indian contracts.
A substitute amendment, offered by
Representative Carter Of the same
state, more specific and stronger, was
preferred by the house after promiscu-
Gus debate, which developed nothing
of Importance, except a widespread
sentiment that a thorough inquiry
should be made and the results re-
ported to the house at the next SEES.
sion.
After a fight which had lasted al
most from the beginning of the SEES
sion of congress just ended Represent
alive Martin (Dem.) of Colorado sue
ceeded in securing an investigation by
congress of his charges of fraud and
maladministration In the sale OF friar
lands in the Philippines and of the en-
tire interior department of the Phil
ippine government by the house com.
mittee on insular affairs. The vote
was unanimous
No Praise for Cannon.
No words of praise were sung nor
votes of thanks offered In appreciation
of the services of Speaker Cannon.
The Democratic members and the In
surgent Republicans sat sullealy In
their chairs when a few minutes be-
fore the hour set for Anal adjournment
Mr.. Cannon halted the proceedings
70 announce the approaching end OF
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