The National tribune., 1910-01-13
CONGRESS.
Report of Proceedings From Day
to Day.
Senate.

Tuesday. Jan. 4.-The Senate reas-
sembled after the Midwinter holidays
at noon.
Col. James Gordon, Senator ad in
terim from Mississippi, present. but not
sworn in.
Resolution presented by Senator
Money eulogizing the late Senator EIc-
Laurin passed, and on motion o; the
minority leader the Senate adjourned
at 12:0S o'clock.
House.
The House convened at IL o'clock
noon.
Representative Douglass. of Ohio, ad-
dressed the House on higher prices of
necessities of life.
Representative Hull. of Tennessee,
introduced concurrent resolution call
ing for Congressional investigation of
high prices of foodstuffs.
Representative Adair. of Ohio. ad
dressed House on Government eNtrava-
gance.
Representative Bowers, of RIississip-
pi offered resolution of regret respect
ing death Of Senator McLaurin. OF Mis-
sissippi.
The House adjourned at 1:I5 out of
respect to the late Mississippi Senator.
Senate.
Jan. 5-Senator Jones, of Washing
ton. offered his resolution providing for
an investigation of the matters culmi-
mating in the Ballinger-P -Pinehot contro-
versy, and addressed the Senate there
on.
Mr. Elkins introduced a comprenen-
sive resolution providing for an eN-
haustive inquiry and report on the in
creased cost of food products and 9th
or necessities.
Senator Crawford offered similar
resolution calling for information from
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor calculated to throw light on the
question of the cost of food products.
AIr. Crawford introduced a bill pro-
viding for the physical valuation of rail-
roads under the supervision Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Senator Scott offered a resolution
calling on the War Department for the
number of men who fought in the civil
war not now on the pension rolls.
Looking to the conservation of nat
ural resources. Mr.. Nelson introduced
bill reclassifying public lands and
Withdrawing all such from entry for
water power, forestry or irrigation un-
I'll Congress or the Secretary Of the In
terror shall otherwise order.
Col. James Gordon was sworn in as
Senator from Mississippi to succeed to
the vacancy caused by the death of the
late Senator McLaurin.
A large number of consular promo
tons were sent in: also the appoint
ment of the new Customs Court and
the reappointment of four members OF
the Municipal Court of the District of
Columbia
The Senate adjourned after a two
hours session.
BY vote of 119 to 102 the House
passed the Mann bill providing for the
abolition of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. the creation of a Director-Gen-
cfTti of the canal work and Civil Gov
ernor of the Canal Zone.
Representative J. Hampton Moore, of
Pennsylvania, introduced resolution
and bill designed to limit the time of
the storage of foodstuffs in warehouses.
The operation of the bill was limited to
the District of Columbia.
Representative Humphrey, of Wash
ington. spoke in support of his resolu-
ton providing for a Congressional in
troVersy.
Representatives Mann and Keifer en-
gagged in a heated controvers! over one
of the sections of the Panama Govern
mcnt reorganization measure. Gen.
I<eifer won his amendment.
The insurgents of the House almost
to a man protested against any charge
that they are not in sympathy with the
President and his policies.
The House adjourned al 5:48.