Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-11
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
In the Senate

1he postal savings bank bill was I'M
Ger consideration in the Senate of the
ord during the entire session. At $50
ociocK the Senate took a recess until
11'"o uoiiorroW so as to continue the
present Legislative day in. accordance
with the agreement to vote before ad-
iOurnment.
The entire session of lhe SENATE on
The 4th was devoted to a further con-
SHERATON or the postal savings bank
Dill Unable to reach a vote on that
measure and IN order to comply with
previous agreement to dispose Of it be-
fore adjournment, the Senate at ) o'clock
took a recess.
BY "A party vote, with the exception
that Senator Chamberlain voted with
The Republicans in favor Of the meas
ure the Senate on the 9Th passed The ad-
mniStraton postal savings bank bill
Amendments were adopted which provide
thdl III Tune OF war or other eXigencieS
involving the credit of the nation. funds
III the postal savings banks may be in
vested III government other than : per
cent bonds. and also that depositors may
withdraw their money from. these banks
upon demand.
Inc agricultural appropriation bill was
under discussion in the Senate during
the entire session on the 7th. during
which the forest service coma in for
The Senate on the sth disposed Of the
agricultural bill. with total appropria-
tions Of S13,5O0.O0O.
The Senate on the 9th Made the admin
islratiOn railroad bill the unfinished
bushes of the Senate and il considera-
ton, until passed cannot be intcrfered
win except by appropriation bills. After
the first reading had been concluded Il
number Of bills were passed including
one to establish II court of patent an
pcals and one authorizing the construc-
ton Of a Sf2.0000OO building in Wash
ingion for the use of the departments of
state, justice and commerce and labor
In the House.
Nearly the entire five hours during
which the House was in session on the
3rd was occunied by consideration of the
postoffce aappEopriation biz.
The House had tie postoffice appro-
priation bill before it nearly all day on
the 4th.
The House devoted. nearly the entire
day on the 9th in considering the post
Office appropriation bill. Slow progress
was made upon the meaS..re. many
amendments being considered. although
none involving any material change was
adopted.
After passing u number Of local biIs
the House devoted the remainder Of the
session on the 18th to the postoGice appro-
priation ball. Just before adjournment
Representative Weeks of Massachu-
sets. III charge of the measure. an
nounced that an amendment by Repre-
sentative Finley Of South Carolina. in
creasng the appropriation for rural free
delivery by an additional 100000 for
that purpose, would be- accepted by the
postoffice committee.
The House passed the post office appto-
pration bill on the Sth, aggregating
'S241 100000.
The House on the 9th considered bills
on its calendar, passing several measures
of local Importance. During The early
portion of the session it sustained
point of order by which the bill for The
construction of embassy buildings in for
eign capitals will not be permitted again
TO come before the House during this ses-
sion