Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21

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1p,ebir-,or roc ot-,rbc dn,, :, CON.
~rcss w.s &C ro,Ion.e'
Sonate--Mct at noon.
p.egca ,,,r,ic.r-,ti,, ,i1 hv , ,oto al
ki,o
rntors.,,o ,.,,,,,,,,,.,, ,.,,rr,itto, aocidod
10 hold furtbor hearings ON President
Svi,son,s railroad Inrisratiyc recommenda-
.ions ,ftcr tbc boiida,s
Resumed crnsidoration of Tho biu to
}rrohibit .nar1,ractiiro and sale Of Iiauor
IL tho Distri,, Of colu,,,1,i,
t,Io,,toI Sn,a,,,. ,-,r,ard s;,,lsn,-,, oe
pc,awarc nrcsidnnt rro tenn. to sncccod
tho late Senator GA r,e cf Arkansas
Adic,t-,.d al 5.r, N, IN roo, r,It,,..-
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!'u"ae~sNc' ~ I'"'"
tive appropriation biu
House leaders agreed to Christmas re-
cess from December - to January =.
Judiciary committee favorably rcnortcd
national prohibition constitutional amend
nent ordered a report without recon-
,,ncndation on universal suffrage amend
ment and fave. ably reported Eorland
resolution on cost OF living.
''0N' 'eu at 90 ~ Ill., - NOON II ldaE'
washington, Dec l4-Tha military
committee OF the House was told that
more than 10000 men we're expected to
take voluntary military training at the
CIVILIAN training camps next year Nearly
10000 attended last summer and as many
moro than applied for training in the
spring.
Il am utterly opposed to these camps"
declared RcprescntatN. Mcclellan. They
arc just delightful vacations"
You would change your tune if You
Ven, 20 one ana took mat training re-
Rcnrosdntati,o cro.,'' ,.-.
bro,e,bt 90, a., .t,,o,,.-, a., nv.
ss4 os nor NM, =, ,o,,,r,t, a. l,,,,, vs.,
said Il couId hc rbn,,,. ,t,a, u.s., a'il
where universal tr,iri,,.. ,.s ,i,.,,, ai !,
no such n,icc ,:o,,,.ai rI,,r,, n,.rr.,,,
with hin, ~
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LODI ~ l i'LHl 'I'N l1'O EN-.
senator Willard salisbury, democrat,
or Delaware was elected president pro
tempore al the S"natr to-day. receiving;
al votes to - for Senator Gallingor re-
publican. and five for senator Clapp Of
Minnesota the candidate Of the progress
;'Fe republicans
. AMMlo' lion BILL PASSED
Inc immigration bill, cont aiming the
TcstrctIVe itcracy test for admission of
Aliens winch has caused three presidents
10 veto such measure. was passed by
the senate To-day, "a TO :.
Z Tho bill, as amended in the Senate,
no" goes TO the Housc. II passed the
tHousa last season. The Senate consd-
-ereo inc ciause TO cNcludc anarchists as
propasanoa' An amenonchi permitting
entry OF persons VINO advocate doStruc-
tion OF properly IN war, lhSurr"cu'n'
or ieVolutlon' puI not olhtr"isc' va"
euop'eo'
WILL ABOLISH MAIL. TUBES.
me aooiition OF pneumatic tube mai!
&oe'FerlcS IN chicago, fhlIadelphla' hoS-
t'oii' ana 81 LOUIS ana Il curldllhltni OF
ms service III New YORK. VIII pronauIy
be provided for in the postoitice appropria-
non Dill soon 70 nc reported 10 the House
! ne sentiment OF the Rouse committee
on postonlces is apparently WIN the post,
foiice uepdrtnleht' "lllch recommended
such action.
among the nineteen Nc" YORK cry
a"7ocia'iotis represented III oppoS',''H ~
to-days nearing were the Chafnpef 81
commerce, Merchants association ana
INC fhth avenue associauoh'
FRIDAY IN CONGRESS-
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE day in Con.
rress was a.. follows:
Senate
Pesurned debate on nrohibi,io, hill fo,
pstrict NJ Columbia
Adonted resolution nv serator Eoryor
10 direct Investigation into covernnen,
use of n-int manor with Wow 70 iretitu.
ting economies
Military affairs COMMITTEES an,o;ptea
sIh-conmittco IN hold hearings IN mi.
Nersal military training
Adjourned at 5:o5 r. m 10 noon s.tur.
uav.
MONDAY IN CONGRESS
1y,sbin,,ton noc 1s-Tbo d.v IN con,
rress was as follows:
senate
Mot ar mann
Nt;1;tar-, afai.s s,,h-co,,,,,i,+oo horro,
haarioe-s ~, ,,rt,.ar.sI +r.i,,nar hi,, Me-
.r,.rarsI scott arro,, cbief of et,ff ro,op,
,nsndirr the yol,in,eer svstcn, no dis
vcgarded
priv,Ieges and oloctio,s roron,it,e,
tparoed suh-cor,on,ittco IN redraft corrun
-ao.io<a I'm
Ioin+ srh-cor,r,;.,so nm nublic Iard
.a,,n roncns,dnr,,io, ~ -, lava loaein,
III
Resumed debate on District Of C'olunlhi,
Adjourned at $50 r. m. to noon Tues
day.
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