Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-02-28
Congressional Notes

at the expense of aged veterans, wild
ows and mothers of veterans who hap
pen to be living abroad AS reported
| to the house, the pension appropria-
| tion bill contains a provision abolish
ing the peAsionable status of persons
on the pension roll who are residing
abroad permanently.
The report was current among DEM
ocratic leaders in the house that the
extra session of congress would be
called to convene in the first week
of April
The Newport News Shipbuilding
company's bid of $7235,OOO for con-
struction of the new dreadnaught
Pennsylvania with Curtiss turbine en-
gines was the lowest of all proposals
opened at the navy department.
The largest pension bill ever report
ed to congress, carrying $180,3o0, 600,
was passed by the house by vote of
219 to 40. An amendment will make
necessary an additional appropriation
of more than $1,0OO,000
Bills appropriating for the diplomat
ic and consular service and for the
support of the Military academy at
West Point were reported to the SEN
ate The diplomatic bill carries
total of s3,745,642, an increase of $685.
900 over the amount in the bill as it
passed the house. The academy bill
carries $1.119,092, or $94,720 more
than the house bill.
The house refused, by vote of 213
to ia, to pass the Dillingham-Burnett
immigration bill over the presidents
negative to the affirmative, would
have given the two-thirds necessary
to override the veto.
Secretary MacVeagh told the house
committee on treasury department ex-
penditures that 35,O00,000 in the
treasury. above current liabilities, was
practicable working balance, and
that in emergencies it could be run
below that amount.
|, With the shadow Of possible Next
| can Intervention hovering over Con
gress generally, legislative activity in
beth houses practically it at stand
still
Memorial services were held in the
house of representatives for the late
Representative w w Wedemeyer, of
Ann Arbuf, Mich; John G. McHenry
of Benton, Pa, and Richard K. Cor
nell of Pougr ,eepsie, n. Y, and Sen
ator George s. Nixon of Reno, Nes.
Former Senator Eugene Hale OF
Maine is reported 20 be in a critical
condition from paralysis with which
he was stricken. Because of his ad-
vanced years, Senator Hale's friends
are apprehensive that he may not re-
cover.
Chas. P. Higgins of st. Louis viii be
supported by Senators Stone and Retd
of Missouri for sergeant-at-arms OF the
United States senate during the VIII
son administration
Senate Republicans who mapped
out a Legislative program" at a eau
Gus have little hope that any OF the
bills recommended for passage will
go through, the railroad physical val
| uation bill being the only one indorscd
by the caucus, which is believed to
have the slightest chance.
An increase of nearly s3,O00OOO in
the annual postoffce appropriation
bill was made by the senate commit
tee on postoffices, which reported the
measure to the senate
r. G. Bucixland, vice president of the
New Haven Railroad and Steamship
company, headed delegation of off.
cials who testified before the house
shipping trust Investigating committee
to refute charges that the New Ha-
ven has monopoly on water and rail
traits in New England.
The withdrawal of the United
States from the Philippines would be
an act of cewardice and folly that
would result in conditions worse than
now exist in Mexico, declared Repre-
sentative Olmstead of Pennsylvania in
a speech against the Jones Philippine
independence bill, which he described
as remarkable and dangerous.
Friends OF the house amendment in
the river and harbor Appropriation bill,
giving the Mississippi river commits
sion jurisdiction over the levee dis
tricts in Illinois and Missouri, fear
that Senator Burton OF Ohio has sue
ceeded in defeating the amendment in
the senate committee on commerce.
The senate devoted days session
to memorial ceremonies commomora-
tive Of the lifes character and public
works of the late Vice President
James S. Sherman of New York. Pres
ident Taft, members OF the cabinet,
the speaker, members Of the house of
representatives. the chief justice and
associate justices Of the supreme
court, ambassadors and ministers to
the United States and other important
dignitaries were present.
A call, signed by employees Of every
department of the government ser.
vice was sent out to- all federal civil