Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-31
SiXty.first Congress.
(Second Session
Washington, Jan. 81.
SENATE.

The administration statehood bill, SIS
approved by the president, YVES intr1-
i duced in the Senate today by Senator
Dillingham;, acting for Senator Bs7er.
idge. He gave notice that i: would be
pressed for confederation Immediately
stsar the return OF Mr. BsVeridgc.
The army appropriation bill, carrying
approximately 500, 100000 VAS report
ed 10 the Senate By Seuatof Wsre".
Mr.. Warren eaid tho bill was Sc, oOO,.
900 less than last years, and could not
exceed 800. 900, 900, nos lsll bs'ow s95,-
900, 900. He said this reduction was
making Elective the general request for
economy In expenditures aud he hoped
all other appropriation bills wonld be
tquslly successful in that respect.
| The bill to estshlieh system OF postal
savings banks was temporarily taken up
10 the Senate.
Ssuator B,iIey wanted it distinctly
understood tia, 1t was net made sho IN
| iaished business, thereby indicating that
bis opposition would be strenuous.
Senator Garter explained the proVi-
sious oil the postal aaTiugs baak bill In
detail and al lergtn.
HOUSE.
A bill by Mr.. Payne which provides
70, exemption from all axa;ion by STATE,
losal OF municipal euLhoriiifs any cer-
tficales of Indebtedness heresfIer issued
by the Uniiei S:atap, brought Gu. o
| storno In the Hnuaa tojav
] 1t vas explained by hr. Payne thft
| tie treasury is ready II Issue bonds. Tho
present Law, be said, is taaly on account
OF q mistake made In the original Payne
bill.
"If you exempt theae certificates iroc,
tsxa:iop you would remove tins OF action
| to the income tex anentrneot urged by
CIV. Hughes" said hr. HaEr!aon Diem.
N. ".
"Wpy not help th, poor ard hungry
too, as veil az the holders Of bonds p
| asked Mr.. Fitzgerald, "wh!le you are
pitching up the Payne I'LL. hear ths!
I Representative Foelker is TO Iu in q
| req lation putting M 3 products on the
free list. Will you accap. sn amend
m ant 10 ibis resolution pulling meats on
| tho free lisi
II would say n0-a thoTnand times
DO" shouted Mr. P4yne, 'bscause 1t
| would open up the sh0!e tstif question
aud 'usIue's you'd De paral. z,d-ousi.
ness that has gone forward ny leaps and
b. II IDS sisca the bill Tss agned by the
! president. 49,,
MIR. Underwood ('em ALA J, said he
vas sorry that the Payne bill cannot
raise enough money to carry on the gov.
erument, but tha. The democrats ought
to hep the reE ,licaus raise the money
since the gov rnment hasn't enough.
"If we can't sell these b ,nds wilhoulex.
EN- ping them from tsxation," he said,
III suppose we'll have to help them"
The bill pa'ssd.
Charging tbst The house committee
on pubic lands Is not ia sympathy
With Ptesidsn. Tait's conservation re-
commentators Mr.. Msnp, today served
notice that be will prever. The public
lands committee from pocketing the
bills.
Il understand tia! the presidents
bill have no. even been introduced in
the House because no one on The public
lands committee would father them,"
said Mr.. Manu,
A RESOLUTION was f ,slIy passed putsing
The Presidents Communications in The
hands Of the public land committee.
Mr.. Mann ssys that bis water power
bill will be reported soon foT ac!iou BY
the House.
The HOUSE. todsy considered the sg;i.
cultural appropriation bill.