The National tribune., 1911-02-23
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.


DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Senate.
Monday, Feb. 13-The feature of the
Senate session Was a speech of Senator
Pailey. OF Texas. defending the title of
Senator Lorimer, of Illinois, to his scat
in the Senate.
Senator Charles, Curtis. of Kansas.
spoke briefly on the resolution for popu-
lar election Of Seua tors, in which he
defended the amendment of Senator
retaining Federal control
over such elections within the States.
The bill creating a Tariff Board was
read and the committees amendments
adopted. but 10 further progress was
made with .he bill.
\ memorial from the Illinois Legis!a-
ture in support OF the Sulloway pension
bill was read.
Among the important committee re-
ports was one from the Committee ON
Pensions, which, by q vote of to 4.
reported favor..bI9 to the Senate che
pension bill. The bill was
IN the form in which it passed
the House, except that the maximum
rate for veterans who Eavc reached the
age of IS was reduced from s36 a
month in the House bill to $50 a
month.
BY a vote of los TO 121 the House
voted to sidetrack District Day in favor
OF the Mccall reciprocity bill.
Senate.
Feb. 1i.-Senator Bailey, of Texas,
concluded his speech in support OF Sem
ator Loriiner'5 right to a seat in the
Senator Norris Brown, OF Nebraska,
spoke in favor Of tn. popular elections
of Senators. I
In a speech IN support of the popular
elcf ton of Senators. Senator I.n:;r'... ii
gen plan OF popular government
Senator Scott. of West Virginia, tried
to secure consideration for the Sulloway
pension bill that was passed by the
House and reported in the Senate Mon
day. He warned Senators who objected
to the consideration of the measure that
they would be held to political account
for their attitude on the measure. A
demand for the regular order, which
was the resolution for popular election
of Senators, prevented consideration of
the pension measure.
House.
The day was given over in the House
10 the consideration of the Mccall bill,
the terms of the reciprocity
agreement negotiated with Canada by
President Taft. The measure was passed
by vote of 221 to 90. Eighty-seven
and five Democrats voted
against the bill. which was opposed by
such. leading Republicans as Represen-
tative Dalzell of Pennsylvania, and
Keifer. of Ohio.
Senate.
five hours TO the consideration of the
bill which, has come to be known as he
White Mountain and Appalachian forest
reserve bill. The measure was passed
after considerable debate by vote of
81 to Q. The bill was passed in the
form in which IT, came from the House,
without amendment, and will therefore
go direct to the President for his sigma
ture.
The House gave further considera-
ton to the Moon bill providing codifi-
cation OF the laws of the Federal jul
dietary. An amendment was incorpor-
ated in the measure increasing the sal
aries of the Justices of the United States
Supreme Court.
Senate.
Feb. 16.--The Senate considered the
resolution for the popular election of
Senators. Senator Borah. of Idaho who
has charge of the resolution, spoke at
length in support of it. being interrupt
ed frequently by Senators Nelson, Car
Ter and Sutherland.
Senator Depew, in charge of the bill
providing a civil government for Porto
Rico. sought to have the Senate agree
10 vote on the measure either Friday
Or Saturday, but the request was OBJ
iected to by Senator Scott, of West Fir-
ginia, who insisted that he could not
yield his consent until the Senate had
acted upon the Sulloway pension bill.
House.
Conference reports on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
and the Army appropriation bill occu-
pied the attention of the House. The!
to the Army bill increasing
the salary of the Secretary to the Presi-
lent from $4,000 TO 100000 year was
defeated by large majority.
1t was announced on the floor that
soon the House must sit from 10 o'clock
IN the morning until midnight in order
to complete its labors.
Senate.
Feb. 1.-THE Senate gave up most
Of the day to the consideration of the
resolution proposing a constitutional
for the popular election of
Senator's. Speeches We're made by Sem
ator Carter, of Montana, and Senator
Hepburn, of Idaho, in opposition to the
resolution In the form in which it was
reported, and by Senator Rayner, of
in support of it.
After going into executive session the
Senate confirmed a few nominations
and then adjourned until Saturday. The
action indicates that the resolution is
probably defeated, as 1t is expected that
i will be displaced as the unfinished
business of the Senate some time next
week, and may not reach vote this
session.
Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, reported
TO the Senate the stock bill, which
passed the House last session, prohibit
ng dealings in cotton for future deliv-
Try.
House.
good old-fashioned filibuster
marked the proceedings in the House
Mann, of Illinois, led the
who desired to prevent con-
sideration of the war claims bill, a