Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-24
Sixty.tirst Congress.
Second Session
SENATE
Washington, March "a.

Washington, March "a.
"The people of the Uoited States su'-
FIR an annual loss of 600, 600 lives that
might be prevented by the corporation
OF the federal and state governments,
each within strict constit9t oual limits"
This statement was made today by
Senator Owen In speech before the
senate in support of his bill to create
Department OF Health, the head OF which
should be member of the presidents
cabinet. "These Deaths" be said, "sre
ecu .sd by polluted water, impure and
sdu terated food, and drugs, ep:dsmIcs,
varieu, preveptable diSeaBes-tnbercul-
osiv, typhoid fever, mslarial fevers and
80 forth-rpclsau cities and bad santa.
ZION. Meas u, ling the money value OF an
American cit zsn ct $780," the sena-
tor continued, s'this preventsble loss by
death Is one Thousand millions of dollars.
The bookWorn which, be said, effect
90 per cent Of the children In one OF the
southern states could be wiped oct as
was the yellow fever In Havana BY the
government operation. ''The bubonic
plague" Owen declared, lis now among
t1e ground squirrels and rats on the
Pacific coast at scstt red points over
l 900 miles apart, due 10 The thoughtless
ignorance, interest and pre- ju lice OF The
comm ercisl iultr,ts of San Francisco
that suppressed the faithful epd intel
ligeut work ct empted to be discharged
by the Ulcers OF the Marine Hosp tai
Service.
The legislative, e1eeu'iv and judicial
sppropriS ton bill was taken up. 1t carries
sppro1ips ely sS4, 900, 900.
TIE item cresting tie office OF prt fec
slonal nsss;ur at a salary of 81, 800 per
year, with two assistanls and janitoi
for the bathiug rooms 10 the Senate office
building went thr. ugh wltatu: word OF
comment.
Thu allowance OF $500 year for
driving, maintaining and csrlug for the
vice. presidents automobile WAS also &C.
copied in silence.
The same proved true regarding a
similar provision for the speaker OF the
H9use
The speaker amour ced the appoint.
ment t ,day of Mr.. Foster ('ep., w. as
Chairman of the House committee on
foreign affairs. Mir. Foster takes the
place Of tho late Mr.. Perkins, of New
York. Mr.. Foster was in line for the
pace. Mr.. Beunet (ep., N. ~ Was
ru. on the committee.
The announcement OF Mr.. Fo.t.t's
retirement SO chairman Of The commi t:e
on expenditures 10 the Department OF
Commerce and Labor was also msde.
Mr.. Glrdner (rep., Mich. } WE made
chairman OF this committee.
The dollar day pension bill fathered
by Mr.. Sherwood (iem., o was today
reported favorsbly t, the Htu's BY the
military affairs committee. The bill
which has been before the committee for
six or .even yesrs gives 81 day to every
federal civil var veteran who is now ir-
capacitat:d.
81 got this bill reported by the COM
mlttee last year, said Gan. Sherwood,
himself civil war veteran, "tu: Speaker
Cannon refused to recognizes me st any
time during the session and It died"
During the consideration OF the PEN
sion appropriation bill tbls afternoon
Mr. Taylor made speech In defence OF
the II existing pension agencies through
cut the country which the measure sims
to abolish. The abolition oftbese agencies,
he said would result 10 q loss of $780,
900 to the government, II the 400 clerks
in these Offices are no! to bs dropped. He
offered az amendment to the bill proVid.
ing Tor the appropriation of The money
needed by TIE agencies.
Among the bills introduced we're tie
folio aipg: To prevent combinations m
trolling The distribution and sale OF food
stuffs In The DiHr.ct tf Colnmbis; 10
provide for The establiAhment of par
cells post; To license regulating the
practice OF os'eopathy In the District OF
Columbia.