The Hayti herald., 1914-04-09
Congressional Notes

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Congressional Notes
Nine members OF the senate, headed
by Senator La Toilette, revolted
against proceedings behind closed
doors after an executive session in
which the senate, by vote Of SO to
q, confirmed the nomination of Win
throp M, Daniels of New Jersey to be
a member of the interstate commerce
commission.
Consideration of charges of miscon.
duct against Representative James T.
McDermott of Illinois was postponed
by the house judiciary committee The
committee is divided over whether it
has power to recommend censure or
expulsion from the house.
The house debated at length the
question of reducing the mileage paid
to representatives and senators for
generations. When the final test
came in the committee of the whole,
however, the existing rate of 20 cents
a mile each way was sustained
The senate passed Senator Ken
yon's resolution calling on Secretary
Houston for information concerning
the relation Of the general education
board of the Rockefeller foundation to
the work of the department of agri.
culture.
Steps that may lead to establishing
a line of swift naval vessels to carry
passengers, mail and freight between
the United States and South America
were taken when the senate adopted
Senator Weeks resolution calling on
Secretary Daniels for information on
the feasibility of the project.
Maj. Gen. w. w. Wotherspoon, now
assistant chief OF staff of the army,
has been selected to succeed Maj
Gen. Leonard Wood as chief of staff
at the end of Gen. Woods term, April
20.
Pensions for widows and minor chill
dren of veterans of the Spanish war,
the Philippine insurrection and the
Boxer uprising in China would be
authorized by bill which passed this
house by vote of 276 to 54.
Youssouf Zia Pacha, the Turkish
ambassador who has represented his
government in Washington since June
IA, 1910, is to be transferred soon to
another capital, it was said in Wash
ington on good authority.
After many days of debate, the riv.
ers and harbors appropriation bill,
carrying an aggregate of $4S,400,000,
was passed by the house without sub
stantial amendment. The measure
now goes to the senate.
President Wilson promised Miss
Matte Tyler, granddaughter of Presi.
dent Tyler, to personally investigate
her case and do what he could to con.
tinue her as postmistress at Court.
land, Va.
Apparently complete recovery from
virtually paralyzed the trade and
farming activities of the Philippines
last year was announced by the bu-
reau of insular affairs.
Congress will be on he Job all sum.
mer. Developments of the last week
in the house and senate have con-
firmed the impression that predic.
tions of early adjournment were mis-
leading.
The postal service for the first quar-
ter of the present fiscal year operated
at loss, according to the report OF
the auditor for the postoffice depart
ment. The revenues of the postal
service from July to Sept 80, 1913.
aggregated $64,420.763 S5, the audited
expenditures SCI, ,154, ,85902, and postal
funds lost by burglary, fire, bad debts
and other causes $1,318.47.
High praises for the officers and
men who participated in the Atlantic
fleets recent landing operations
against the advanced base forces at
Culebra, Cuba, were given by Capt.
w. H. Sims In report made public.
! The greatest and probably the most
important legislative battle of the