The National tribune., 1910-04-07
CONGRESS. Il
Report of Proceedings From Day
to Day.
Senate.

600 for the Tariff Board
No Senator being prepared TO CON
tnue the discussion on the railroad Dill
the Senate adjourned at o'clock.
House.
Practically the entire time Of the Ses,
sion was devoted to the consideration ol
the District of Columbia business.
Attorney-General WickSrsham' III d
letter read by Representative Eehnet'
made a formal denial of Representative
Martins charge that he had Dceh ceuii
sci for the Sugar Trust.
Indications pointed TO at least tenn
porary peace between the regular anu
insurgent Republicans, and the eAl eul-
ton of the Administrations legislative
program.
Senate
Tuesday, March 29.-The Senate met
al noon.
senator Pearcy, of Mississippi, who
succeeded Gordon, who served 80 days
denies knowledge of bribery Chio Ees.
Roosevelt criticized in land Withdraw
ais.
Chamberlain would empower Presi-
dent to withdraw land.
District bill still held up.
Adjournment in honor of Brewer s
memory opposed by Bailey.
The Senate adjourned at 1:50 O'clock
House.
The House met at noon.
Retired officers Army bill to go 10
House as amended.
Nichols wants probe in Mexican ar
rest cases.
Immigration Committee hears Mrs.
Quackenbos on tricks played On lmml-
grants to get them here.
Wickersham again attacked by Mar
tin in Sugar Trust case.
The House adjourned at 4:49 O'Clock.
Senate.
March 3O-Mr Root began an eX-
tended speech in favor of the Admins
tration railroad bill.
Mr. Bailey opposed the House bill
fixing the liability of common carriers
as an invasion of the rights of the
States, and it went over until to-mor-
row.
Senator Elkins, on behalf of organ
ization Republicans, submitted num-
ber of proposed amendments to the
railroad bill.
From the Committee on Foreign Re
1ations Mr.. Lodge reported bill to re-
jmburse those who contributed to the
fund for the ransom of Miss Ellen NJ.
Stone, the missionary.
The nomination of James L. Pugh, to
be Judge of the Police Court of the
District, was confirmed.
The nominations of members of the
new Court of Customs Appeals were
confirmed
House.
The bill providing for the appropria-
ton of one-twentieth of one per cent of
the amount granted for armament, to
promote the cause of peace, was de-
feated.
Representatives Mann and Hobson
engaged in a lively tilt during the con-
sideration of this measure. Mr.. Hob
son took exception to some of Mr..
Mann's statements, and the Illinois
Representative made reply, which Mr..
Hobson accepted as an apology.
Democratic members threatened to
denounce from the floor the failure of
Representative Gaines, of West Virgi- |
mia, in charge of the measure, to report |
the bill providing for the publicity of
campaign contributions.
Representative Bennett, of New York, |
introduced a resolution to erase from
the House records the report of the
special committee which criticized parts
of the Secret Service" message sent to
Congress by President Roosevelt.
The House adjourned at SOP p. m.
Senate.
March 31-Senator Root continued
He did not finish. owing to Interrupt
tions, but is expected to do so to-mor-
row.
The employers liability bill was dis
cussed further, without action being
taken.
a large number of promotions in the
Diplomatic Service, consisting mainly of
secretaries and attaches, was confirmed.
House.
under the rules of general debate, pre-
ceding the discussion of the naval ap-
preparation bill.
Representative Sherley, of Kentucky. |
made speech in favor of his resolu-
tion providing for method to bring
from committee to the floor of the
House any pending bill.
Representative Padgett. of Tennes-
see. made an argument in favor of
one e-battleshjp-a-year program.
The House adjourned at p. m.
Senate
April 1.-Mr. Root concluded his
speech in support of the Administra-
lions railroad bill.
The employers liability bill was
passed
Senator Dillingham; submitted a re-
port from the Immigration Commission
bearing on immigration into Canada.
Senator Bailey introduced bill re-
nuiring publicity OF campaign contribu- |
lions.
Senators Crawford and La Toilette |
will occupy most OF next week in a dis |
cussion of the railroad bill
EuIogies of the life and character of |
the Kte Representative Dayey, of Lon |
Eiana, will be delivered tomorrow.
House.
The House amendment sent from
conference containing the publicity fea- |
ture of the corporation tax law was
further amended to restrict the author
ity TO make the returns public of the |
President
Representative Fitzgerald made an
effort to bring up the tariff question bv
introducing an amendment providing
for the repeal of the Payne-Aldrich
law. il was defeated by a party vote.
AT meeting of the Public Lands
Committee il developed that there were
Lhfee factions, two of Republicans and |
the other made up of the minority. on |
the question of the construction of a |
bill providing for the withdrawal of |
pubilf lands for conservation purnoses
The House adjourned at %. m.
Capture of Fort Fisher.
G. f. Lowry, 18th Ind, Lafavetto |
Ind, takes issue with J. w Keenan, 2d |
n. y. l.. A, who says (NationaI Trib- |
une, Dec 23) that the Sd, Il2th, 117th
and 142d n. Y. captured Fort Fisher
Jan. Is, 1865. COmrade Lowry savs.