The National tribune., 1910-04-21
Senate.

control of dams.
The House adjourned at 4:45 p. m.
Senate.
April 12.-Senator La Toilette spoke
four hours in opposition to the railroad
bill. and severely criticized the Attor-
ney-General.
Senators Lodge and Gallinger replied
briefly to charges made by Mr.. La Fol-
lette concerning the merger of New
England roads.
Representative Mann, of Illinois,
Chairman of the Committee on Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce, presented
an explanation of the Administration
railroad bill in an extended speech.
Some of the more militant insurgents
held conferences on a plan to ouSt Mr..
Cannon from the Speakership in retali-
alton for his challenge of Monday. They
were discouraged from immediate ac-
ton by the moderates of the faction.
At a hearing before the Foreign At
fairs Committee protests were made by
representatives of the American Red
Cross against the use of the societyS
emblem by business firms in advertis-
ing.
Arguments in favor of the bill to pre-
vent the desecration of the American
Flag were made before the Judiciary
Committee. Among the speakers for
the bill were Representative Goulden,
of New York, author of the bill; Col.
Ralph Prince; Representative Gardiner,
of Michigan; Representative DENLY, of
Michigan; Representative Austin, of
Tennessee; Maj. Mawson, Conductor
Spanish-War Veterans; Mrs. Kate B.
Sherwood, Past National President Wo-
mans Relief Corps; Hon. w. V. Cox,
and Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, Chairman
nT ho MOI INIT nf ha
r. c. on Prevention of Dissertation of
the Flag.
The taking of testimony before the
select committee TO investigate the al
legged ship subsidy lobby was continued.
The House adjourned at 4:40 p. m.
Senate
April 13.-The railroad bill was un-
der consideration, and two amendments
were agreed to.
Various bills on the calendar were
passed
Senator Rayner will speak to-day on
the railroad bill.
Several bills of local Importance were
passed under the rules of calendar
Wednesday, among them the Senate bill
creating the Glacier National Park in
the Rocky Mountains in Montana.
John Penton, secretary of the Mer-
chant Marine League, was the star wit
ress before the special ship subsidy in
vestigation committee.
The Committee on Expenditures in
the Treasury Department, after con-
ference between Chairman Hill and
President Taft, decided to report the
Fitzgerald resolution asking for Con-
gressionaI investigation of the customs
frauds in such a form that the Presi-
dent can withhold the information re-
Guested
Representative Parsons introduced
resolution providing for an investiga-
tion of the prevalence of tuberculosis
among cattle and hogs and the exami-
nation of dairy products.
The Warner-Townsend volunteer re-
tired list pension bill was reported to
the House by the Military Affairs Com
nlittee.
The House adjourned at 5 o'clock.
Senate.
April 14-The railroad bill was dis
cussed, one amendment adopted. and
the measure laid aside until Monday.
The bill authorizing the disposal of
Eurplus water from Government irriga-
ton projects, against which Mr.. Hey
burn has been conducting a one-man
flibuster, was passed.
House.
The Fitzgerald resolution, asking the
President to inform the House what
reason, ''if any, exists, that makes IL
ineXpedient TO hold Congressional in
Quiry into the customs frauds, amend
ed so as 10 give the President authority
to use his own discretion, was adopted
by almost party vote.
Representative Rainey, in a speech
preceding this vote, made implied
charges against the Attorney-General
and Henry w. Taft, the Presidents
brother. Permission was given him TO
publish his long Sugar Trust speech
in the Record.
Representative Mann completed his
explanation of the features of the rail-
road BILL and Representative Adamson,
of Georgia, made speech on the meas
ure.
By a vote of 144 to 12l the House
tabled the Martin resolution, calling on
the Secretary of War for information
concerning the sale of friar lands in the
Philippines
The House adjourned at o'clock.
Senate.
April 15.-The rivers and harbors
bill displaced the railroad bill, and
came up for lengthy debate. which NAV
continue several days. Senator Burton
tHt III Il lfGet-hOuf
speech. Practically the entire time of
the session was taken up with the de-
bate.
An attempt was made to consider a
resolution appropriating s65,000 for the
employment OF experts and specialists
IN connection with the cost of living in
vestigation. 1t went over on objection
of the Democrats.
House.
The session was devoted to the con-
sideration OF private claims.
The House defeated the Sulzer bill
providing for the promotion of Maj
Gen Daniel r. Sickles to the rank and
pay OF a Lieutenant General, retired
by vote of 149 to 6s.
A bill fixing the beginning of Gen.
Frederick D. Grants military service
ct the time he served as a dispatch
kearer for his father in the civil war
Has passed.
Representative Bennett, of New York,
made an unsuccessful effort to have a
1Gft of Mr. Rainey's speech of Thurs
Gay expunged from the Record.
The House adjourned at 6 o'clock.