The National tribune., 1910-03-10
CONGRESS.
Report of Proceedings From Day
to Day.
Senate,


The credentials of Leroy Percy, the
new Senator from Mississippi, were lald
before the Senate.
After short executive session the
Senate adjourned.
House.
The rules of the House were attacked
from the floor by Representative Hamll-
ton Fish, of New York.
The Commerce Court feature of the
Administration bill was approved hE
10 to vote, at n meeting OF the COM
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce.
The Post Office appropriation bill was
under consideration for the greater part
of. the session.
Representative Lindbergh has written
letter to the Postmaster General,
charging Mr. Hitchcock with working
against him in his district.
The House adjourned at SIS.
Senate.
March 1.-The bill to issue $4,000
600 of certificates of Indebtedness for
reclamation purposes was discussed, but
laid aside without action.
The Hepburn bill to purchase the
property south of Pennsylvania avenue
to the Mall, carrying an appropriation
of $10,0G0,000, was made the unfinished
business.
A bill appropriating $12.o00,0 0G0 for
the construction of buildings for the
State. Justice and Commerce snd Labor
Departments was reported from the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
The conference report on the District
appropriation bill was submitted.
Saturday. April II, was set apart for
the delivery of eulogies on the late Sen
ators NcLaurin. of Mississippi, and
johnson, of North Dakota.
The Senate adjourned at 5:i5.
IIoase.
The Post Office appropriation l'ill was
under consideration during the whole
of the session.
Representative Steenerson. of Mime
sofa, rose to question of personal Priv
ilege to reply to an attack made on him
by ship subsidy magazine. He will be
allowed to speak on Thursday.
Two battleships. four submarines, two
colliers and a repair ship are included
In the naval program Of this session.
according to the decision of the Naval
Affairs Committee.
Willis L. Moore. Chief of the Weather
Bureau, raped the Forestry Bureau at
hearing before the Committee ON Agri-
culture.
Representative Henry, of Texas, in
troduced bill designed to make the
indicted officers of the Beef Trust"
who refuse TO respond 10 the summons
of the New Jersey court, fugitives from
Justice.
The House adjourned at 5:2s.
Senate
March 2-The debate on the postal
savings bank bill was continued.
The bill authorizing the issue of 500
009.000 certificates of Indebtedness for
he r,la of ir,sfOafipn nraieHtS
now under way was passed.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. CALM
ger to incorporate The Rockefeller
Foundation" a plan under which Mr..
{ Rockefeller proposes to supply funds
for the conduct of educational and phil
anthropic work.
The bill appropriating s1G,000,000 for
the purchase of the property south of
Pennsylvania was passed without
word OF debate.
The bill modifying the organic law
Of Hawaii was passed.
The Senate adjourned at 5.
House.
Senator Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, was
refused the privilege of striking out
statement in his testimony before the
House Public Lands Committee that he
would receive good fee if he recovered
the price OF certain timber specified in
the Oldfeld bill, which he was advo-
eating
The Henry resolution providing for a
postponenlent Of the date of Inaugural
tion from the 4th of March to the last
Thursday in April was ordered favor
ably reported by the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The bill providing for an appropria-
ton of S500,G0G for the construction of
two revenue cutters for the Florida
coast was passed after a heated debate.
Representative Mann surprised the
House by championing the appropria-
tion.
The Post Office appropriation bill was
under consideration.
The House adjourned at eos p. m.
Senate.
March 3.-The. postal savings bank
bill was considered all day, and at $50
the Senate took a recess to meet at
11:30 Friday morning.
Senator Root will address the Senate
on the pending bill this morning.
The minority report on the Admins
tration railroad bill was submitted by
Senators Cummins and Clapp.
House.
The entire session was devoted to the
consideration of the Post Office appro-
priation bill.
During the debate Representative
Steenerson, of Minnesota, charged that
money had been raised by ship owners
TO influence members of Congress in
favor of ship-subsidy legislation.
The anti-futures hearings before the
House Committee On Agriculture were
completed.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation BILL with total of $780,
S95,765, was reported
The House adjourned at 5:45 p. m.
Senate.
March 4.-Speeches were made on
the postal savings bank bill by Senator's
Root, Carter, Cummins, Rayner, Clapp,
Borah, Clay, owen, Newlands and 9TH
ers.
1t is believed the bill win go thru en-
the final vote as the President wants it.
A further recess was taken shortly
+. after o'clock to-Saturday at I1:I5.