Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-18
Sixty-first Congress.
Washington, Jan. Is.
SENATE.


The Senate today passed the resolu.
lion appropristiug $40, 600 TO break the
ice porets In the Ohio river that threat.
en- he deslruction OF much government
pronerty knd of lives and priVite prop
eriy. In.
we're introduced by Senator Nelson.
They vese Mae 10 number and cover
eyery feature OF legislation desired BY
the president 10 protect national re-
sources.
In offering the bills, Senator Nelson
said they were intended to make tffec'
tive the presidents message read yester'
day and ct the request Of the secretary
of the interior he presented The meas-
ures.
By declaring that the nine bills we're
introduced at the request OF Secretary
Ballinger, Senator Nelson absol7ed him
self frem all responsibility for the iegls'
lat!on proposed In them
The bills were all referred to the COM
mittee on public lands.
The civil war came up In the Senate
TODAY when Senator Hepburn offered
concurrent resolution calling on the sec.
rotary Of the treasury for information as
10 whether an order was Issued closing
the customs house a! Newport News on
JAP. 10, 1910, the anniversary OF Gen.
Robert E. Lees birth. II there was
such an order, the secretary was asked
to state by what authority 1t had besn
Issued.
Clippings we're submitted by Mr..
HEPBURN shoslug the exceptional and
unprecsdented honor done the memory
of Lee, These were read In full. All
commented on the Innovation and urged
that there should DO uniformity Ia such
recognition and other birthdays mem
toned should be given simllsr considers'
tion.
Senator Davis objected, but imme'
dIately withdrew, saying 1t was merely
done to teach Mr.. Hepburn a lesson 10
senatorial courtesy, be having done the
sAme yesterday.
Senator Money did not object, but
said both Virginia senators we're absent
and requested deferment until one OF
them could be present. He hoped the
matter would not be discussed now.
The resolution was passed without
further comment.
Senator Stone wanted to know "if
this is q new adventure" when the reso-
lutlon passed by the H 1use spproprist.
ing SIC, 900 to aid the War Department
In preventing 8 dangerous Ice gorge In
the Ohio river, cams rp. There had
recently been 8 bad Ice pack at 81. Louis,
doing great damage, ard II breaking Ice
BY the government Is to become prac-
uce, Mr.. Stone thought there should DO
a regular fund for the purpose.
Senator Hale said there we're many
precedents for the proposed action. He
did not want the situation complicated
by making the application general.
The resolution wss passed.
A Joint resolution changing the Law
relstiog to compensation for census
enumerators was passed by the Senate,
being iavorably reported from the COM
mittee on csnsus BY Senator La Fol.
lette.
The act providing for the thirteenth
census was amended by the joint reao.
otion TO permit maximum aud minimum
Remuneration. A maximum OF 20 per
diem sni SO for allowances was fixed.
The appropriation committee reported
tie District appropriations bill AMI In
crossed the House bill by about $780,
900.
A bill providing O new and compre-
heusiye form eff civil government for
Alaska was introduced by Mr.. Beverage.
HOUSE.
"The OWL Service Commission always
acuuiesced 10 Mr.. Rootevelps wishes 10
craven spirit" cri'd MI Fl rrlson
(1en.N ", In the House tsday.
'1sn't 1t rather unpsrllamentary Ian
gusge ?" demeaded Mr.. Douglas (ssP.,
NJ
"Not at ALL" retorted NJ. Il urlsou.
Everybody In Washington knocked
under to HIM and 1t made no difference
| to them whether the preslden! wanted 10
violate the Law or not"
Mr.. Gullett (rep., Ms"), and Mr.
Bennett Yep, N. ~, both came to the
defense OF ex.Presldent Roosevelt and
lMr. Fitzgerald (dsm., N. ~. helped
out Mr.. Harrison on the attack. Mr..
| Gills!t said that whenever Mr. Roosevelt
made exceptions to the civil service
rules he had a perfect legal right to do
90 and furthermore very good re'sou.
WASN'T 1t because be or soma other
good republican wanted tas places for
some OF their friends ?"
u don't believe It," cried Mr..
Gillett.
J "Well, know" said Mr.. Fitzgerald,
'phst 10 every one Of those cases there
was something under the surface thai
wouldd't look we'll 10 print"
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