The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04
SENATE AVID HOUSE
NORKING FULL TIME
Commerce Committee of Up
per Chamber Agrees to Re-
port Shipping Bill.
HENRY MAKES A SPEECH
Texas Democrat Defends
Governor Wilson and AS
sails Taft and Roosevelt.
HENRY MAKES A SPEECH
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.--Following
a long executive session the senate
named December :, 1912, as the date
for the trial of Judge Robert ". Arch
bald Of the commerce court. The SEN
ate was divided upon the question of
postponing action in this case and nine
teen senators voted to fix an earlier
date.
Arguments today by Archbald's at
torney. A S. Worthington, for a post
ponement and by Representative Clay
ton. on the part Of the house man
ayers, consumed most Of the session OF
the court OF impeachment. Before the
senate took up the Archibald case, the
steel conferees' report. carrying a "a
per cent duty as against 341a per
cent duty of the Payne Aldrieh bill,
was adopted
The report of the legislative con-
ferees was next taken up. Senator
Cummins, in discussing the Coville sys.
tenn which is proposed in the bill MAX
ing government reappointments every
seven years, denounced this provision
as return to the spoils system.
Works Makes Speech.
Senator Works addressed the senate
upon the provision made for the aboli-
ton of the commerce court, calling at
fention to the fact that no provision is
made by the bill for handling the OK
ira work il imposes upon United States
district courts
4 substitute for Senator Culberson s
bill was reported from the privilege
and elections committee making il IL
legal and under heavy penalties for any
corporation or national bank to contrib.
ute to any campaign fund and fixiuc
a limit of $4,000 upon all political cam
paign contributions.
The senate commerce committee
agreed to report the shipping bill which
grew from the Titanic disaster and
which will work sweeping reforms in
navigation and steamboat inspection
laws.
Consideration of the conferees report
on the wool bill was begun by the SEN
ate late in the day.
Senator La Toilette gave notice that
he Will call the wool bill for further
consideration at noon Monday. The
house adopted the conference report on
this measure today.
FOllCICS In house.
Representative Henry of Texas, a
Democrat, spoke for more than an hour
IN defense of Governor Woodrow Will
son, the Democratic presidential nom
lnee. His speech was a reply TO the
attacks of Representative ROdenburg,
who recently criticised Wilson as an
enemy Of labor, the old soldier and the
principles of Thomas jefferson. The
Henry speech was marked by bitter
criticism OF President Taft and former
President Roosevelt.
The subcommittee Of the judiciary
committee made its report on the par
tial Investigation of the impeachment
charges against Judge Cornelius II.
Hanford of Seattle. The subcommittee
recommended that impeachment pro-
ceedings be dropped. as Hanford had
resigned during the investigation. The
Judiciary committee will so recommend
to the house.
The Wilson bin to abolish involup-
tary service on the high seas was
passed. The seamen S bill has been
under debate in the house Mt intervals
for the past two weeks.