Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-06-30
CONGRESS QUITS,
TAFT IS HAPPY
BOTH HOUSES PROVIDE FOR IN
vEsTlcATioN OF BRIBERY
CHARGES.
PRESIDENT SIGNS BUT CRITl-
cISES RIVERS AND HAR-
BORIS BILL.

Washington, June 26.-President
Taft walked out Of the capitol at IL
O'Clock last night smiling.
The second session of the SlXty-hrSt
congress had just adjourned and ne
has signed practically all matters OF
legislation placed before him. He re-
ceived congratulations from his cab
met and from members OF Dotn
branches upon the successful passage
of most of his pet measures. he
shook hands all around. Each mouse
marked the closing hour by voting
for an investigation Of the McMurray
Indian contracts Instead OF the
usual scene Of comparatively unclg-
r;fed relaxation from business both
houses devoted serious attention 10
the charges of attempted bribery and
other forms of improper influence
made in the senate Friday by Mr..
Gore end consequently in the house
by Mr.. Murphy, of Missouri
Two separate investigations were
provided for, one in each house. Each
body passed a resolution creating
committee of five members to pursue
the inquiry to the bottom during the
recess and to report whether any OF
its members are, or have been, in
terested in any of these contracts.
During the proceedings of the SEN
ate in tle marble room" adjoining
the senate chamber, were eX-SenatOrS
Long of Kansas and Thnrston of Ne
braska, who have been mentioned in
connection WITH Indian contract mat
ters, as well as Attorney J. F. Nc
Murray, of McAlest6r, Oklahoma, who
Mr.. Gore named as the principal own
er Of the Indian contracts in question.
Speaker Cannon appointed the fol-
lowing committee to conduct the house
Investigation: Burke of South Dakota
chairman; Campbell of Kansas, Mil
l,r of Minnesota, Stephens of Texas
and Saunders of Virginia
Vice President Sherman announced
the following to conduct the senate,
investigation: Jones of Washington
Burton of OHIO, Crawford of South Da-
kota, Hughes of Colorado and Percy
Of Mississippi.
A message from the president stat
p ing that he had slgnero,,r rivers and
harbors bill but would never again
sign another similar one, enlivened
the proceedings of the senate. He said
that improvements should be made in
accordance with an approved system,
such as was not followed in the bill
but tnat he signed the bill in order
that important improvements would
not be delayed.
President Taft says that the piece
meal policy of making appropriations
to continue work from time to time
is the bills chief defect. He said
the government when it enters upon
n project should finish it in reason
able time and then take up others
and do the same. He favors expert
supervision to work out a business
like scheme. Mr. Taft also signed
the public buildings bill
The Appalachian forest reserve bill
the senate agreed to pass over until
February Is, next. The senate adopt
Su the MdllI Wullo slave OIL, pre-
viously passed by the house, receded
from its amendment to sundry civil
bill providing for tests of structural
steel and the conference report on the
bill was adopted by both houses.
The house and senate adopted a
joint resolution appropriating $1,000
coo for the protection of PROPERTY
along the lower Colorado river, Pres
ident TAFT having submitted a mes
sage calling attention to dangerous
conditions along the river bed
Both houses agreed to the general
deficiency bill; the house agreed to
the pensions appropriation bill passed
by the senate, appropriating $685.
00) 600; adopted the conference re-
port on the campaign publicity bill
providing for publication of campaign
funds after elections, and adopted
the conference report on the S20,000,-
600 issue of certificates OF indebted
ness to aid reclamation projects.
The conference report on the bill for
the creation of an employers liability
commission adopted by the senate
was agreed 10 by the house. SEN
ators Warner and Hughes and Repre-
sentatiVes DENLY of Michigan and
Brantley OF Georgia were named on
the commission.