Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Senate.

The Senate was deeply stirred on the
9Th by the reading of a letter from Chief
Forester Pinchot to Senator Dolliver
warmly defending l.. r. CLAWS and Mr.
Price and Mr. Shaw, the minor officials
connected with the Alaska coal lands
eases, and unfolding the criticisms of
Secretary Ballinger. Mr.. Pinchot went
so far as to intimate that President
Taft himself had acted under a misap-
prehension. The Presidents message
transmitting Attorney General Wicker
sham's report defending Mr.. Ballinger
was received and the report was referred
to the committee on public lands. Sena-
tor Jones resolution for investigation
into this case was referred to the same
committee. The Senate adjourned until
Monday.
The Senate was not in session on the
9TH.
The Senate was not In session on the
9Th.
The Senate on the 10th adopted unani-
mousiy the joint resolution providing for
the Ballinger Pinchot investigation,
amended so as to let the House elect, in
stead of the speaker appoint, the mem
bers of the House committee, thus pre-
venting reopening of the fight on
Speaker Cannon. The bill relieving AS
sistant Treasurer BOidenweck of respon-
sibility for the $4,000 Chicago sub
treasury theft was passed President
y
was read as a special compliment.
That the committees OF tee Senate
have not taken up the work of the Ses-
sion in earnest was made evident on the
18th when, after a sitting of fifty-tive
minutes, the calendar was exhausted,
and it became necessary for the Senate
TO adjourn for the day.
In the Senate on the 18th the greater
part OF the session was taken up by
the introduction of new bills. The reso-
luton calling upon the secretary Of the
treasury to certify to the claims for eX-s
ira allowances for postmasters who
served from 1864 to 1874 was discussed
at length. A resolution formally accept
ing the statue of Gen. Lew Wallace,
placed in Statuary hall, was passed.
House.
In the House on the 9th n resolution
was adopted asking the revenue cutter
service to show how much money had
been spent in the recent search for John
Jacob Astor's yacht Nourmahal. a res
olution was introduced providing for a
laboratory to study criminology. After
declining to enter upon discussion of the
Joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Hum
phrey the House adjourned.
The House en- the 18th received the
Presidents me ssage and referred it to
the proper committee. The insurgents
and Democrats voted down the Republic
ans in adopting a resolution to lnvesti-
gate the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy,
taking away the power of the speaker
in appointing the members of the House,
who will do the Investigating.
In the general debate on the Sth on
the army appropriation bill Representa-
tive Hull of Iowa, cha irman Of the com
mittee on military affairs, explained that
the bill carried an appropriation of 3d.
i212,71S for the maintenance of the army
in 1911. and stated that the estimates
had been pared to the bone. Mr.. Bar
itholdt indicated he would offer an amend
iment providing for the restoration of the
army canteen. Mr.. Kustermann of Wis
eonsin spoke i'll opposition to ship sub
sidy legislation. Mr. Smith of Califor-
mia spoke in opposition to the government
Exercising control over water power sites
in the west. Mr.. Goulden of New York
spoke Ill favor of deeper water ways
Mr.. Henry of Texas took the Repub-
iicans severely to task for violating the
Iparty's pledges in failing to give the
country revision downward"
The House on the 10th almost conclud-
ed consideration of the army appropria-
ton BILL Mr.. Mann's amendment to cut
Ethe $1,300,000 appropriation for national
fguard encampments to S1.000,000 was
defeated after a lively debate. Mr..
Townsend introduced the administration
bill amending the interstate commerce
law. Mr.. Sulzer introduced joint reso-
luton recognizing Gen. Estrada as Pres
ident of the Legitimate government of
Nicaragua.
After passing the army appropria-
ton bill. carrying the sum OF $4,000
600 for the maintenance of the army dur
ing the fiscal year of 1911. the House on
the 18th proceeded to consideration of
one of the so-called white slave" bills
Opposition developed to that portion of
the measure reported by the immigration
committee which makes it felony for
any person to assist another to go from
one state to another for the purpose of
engaging in prostitution. 1t was contend
ed by Representatives Bartlett of
Georgia, Goebel of Ohio and Richardson
of Alabama that such action would be
an encroachment upon states rights, as
under the constitution each state had the
sole power to regulate its own morals.
The bill still was under consideration
when tae House at 4:3O p. m. adj
journed.
The House could not agree on the SEN
ate's amendment to the Ballinger- Pin
rhot inquiry resolution on the 18th and
sent that measure to 4 conference The
Bennet-Sabath white slave bill was
passed in spite of the efforts of Repre-
sentative Mann, father of rival bill.
10 sidetrack it.