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The Commoner,
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 48.
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I THE WEEK AT WASHINGTON
rich bill of tho last congress. A pro
vision is included in the bill author
izing tho secretary of the treasury to
On December 7 tho houso of repre
sentatives convened In regular session,
and llstoned to the .reading of the
president's annual message to con
gress. Tho nouse naving orgamzuu.
lour weeks ago the ceremony of the
opening day comprised merely a roll
call to develop tho presence of a
quorum and tho customary notification
to tho president and tho senate.
The senate closed tho extraordinary
session on December 7 and entered
upon the duties of the regular session.
. After tho reading of the president's
message, the Cuban reciprocity bill
was road, Mr. Cullom, who has charge
of tho measure, making a speech ad
vocating its passage.
sell these bonds, but not more than
SlO.000,000 may be sold in any ono
month.
By tho failure of the extraordinary
session of congress to adjourn sine
dio, thus eliminating thc possibility
of a recess between tho two sessions"
4ind tho opportunity for President
Roosevelt to renew his civil and mili
tary recoss appointments, it was be
lieved that many of tho appointments
made by the president would fail of
confirmation by tho , senate; but on
December 7 the president sent to the
senate the nomination of General
Leonard Wood to be i- major general
of the army and also tho nominations
of 1G7 other ffmy officers whose pro
motions depend on that of General
Wood. The senate committee inves
tigating into the official conduct of
Genoral Wood while he was serving
as governor of Cuba is being contin
ued, and the committee has announced
that it must have all. tho witnesses
in tho case before December 16.
The" sacretary of tho treasury trans- '
mitted to tho congress on December
7 tho estimates of appropriations re
quired by the government for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1905. The
appropriations asked for aggregate
$624,505,146, as against $589 ISn.U
aslced for tho year 1904, and $605286,
990 tho amount of the appropriations
for that year." The present estimates
and tho appropriations under each
head for 1904 are recapitulated as fol
lows: Appropriations for 1904: Leg
islative $12,863,806; executive ?363,
008; state department $3,835,046;
treasury department $174,643,184; war
department $132,763,515; navy depart
ment $87,284,137; interior department
$165,708,855; postoflice department $2,
201,513. Estimated for 1905: Legisla
tive $11,687,255; executive $320,000;,
state department $3,133,966; treasury
department $168,659,064; war depart
ment $131,259,033; navy department
$105,825,470; interior department
$163,093,386; postoflice department
$10,824,759.
A sharp discussion took place in
the senate on December 8 between
Senators Gorman and Lodge, in regard
to the recent investigations into the
postoflice frauds. Mr. Gorman inti
mated that tho investigation by the
department had been partisan in char
acter. Mr. Lodge derended the de
partment's work in the investigation,
and the resolution introduced by Mr.
Penrose in regard to the investigation
being referred to tho committee on
postofllces went over without action.
Tho houso of representatives has
authorized tho committee on post
ofllces and post roads to request the
postmaster general to supply the com
mittee with information in conpection
with the recent investigation of the
department.
On December 8 Senator Nelson of
Minnesota introduced a bill on tho
seme lines as the Aldrich financial
bUl that was introduced in the Fifty
seventh congress. On the,same day
benator FryeMintroduced a bill to reg
ulate commerce between the United
States and the Philippines, providing
that on and after June 1, 1904, all mer
chandise to and fro between the Phil
ippines and this country shall be car
ried in American ships.
The first annual report of the sec
retary of commerce and labor was
given out on December 9. In this re
port the duty of this department is
set forth in detail, and the personnel
of tho department is given as compris
ing 1,289 employes in Washington and
8,836 in the country at large. The ap
propriation to be expended under. the
direction of the department is given
at $9,796,847.
A bill was recently introduced es
tablishing a postal currency, provid
ing for notes in the denomination of
five, ten, twenty-five and fifty cents
to be issued by the postmaster gen
eral and kept on sale by all postmasters.
On December 7, Representative
Prince of Illinois, a member of the
banking and currency committee, in
troduced a bill providing that $100,
000.00Q of tho public moneys now de
posited with- national bank depositor
ies shall be invested by tho secretary
of the treasury "at tho rate of $5,
000,000 a month in state, county and
municipal bonds, which pay interest
at not less than 2 per cent. The
bonds which may, be acquired are1 the'
same as those designated in the Aid-
On December 9 Representative Gard
ner of Massachusetts' 'introduced a bill
creating a commission to consider and
recommend legislation for the devel
opment of the American merchant ma
rine. The commission is to be com
posed of the secretary of the navy,
postmaster general, tho secretary of
commerce and labor and three mem
bers each of tho senate and house.
The commission is to investigate and
to report to congress at its next ses
sion what legislation is desired for
the development of the merchant ma
rine, and incidentally for a national
ocean mail service of adequate aux
iliary naval cruisers and naval re
serves. Tho investigation is to be
conducted by hearings.
The opening session of the Ameri
can Forestry association met at Wash
ington on December 9, and Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson presided. The
reports submitted indicated a substan
tial advance in the forestry movement.
The membership of. the association
lumbers 2,107.
elected president of the, society for
life, and the board of trustees elected
is as follows: Senator Hoar, John G.
Carlisle, Richard Olnoy, Georgo B. Mc
Clelland, General Miles, Messrs. Eu
gene D. Fisko, Samuel M. Jarvis, S.
B. Hayes, Charles A. Baker, P. V.
DeGraw, S. W. Brlggs, Miss Clara
Barton and Mrs. John A. Logan.
On December 10 a brief was filed in
the United States supreme court by
tho counsel for the Northern Securi
ties company in the proceeding of tho
United States against that company
for violation of ' tho Sherman anti
trust law. According to the terms of
this brief, it is contended that the
company organization is perfectly le
gal and it is declared that the right of
the company to acquire stock of other
concerns is a natural one.
The house adopted a resolution on
December 10 directing the judiciary
committee to inquire into the official
conduct of Charles Swayne, judge of
the United States district court for tho
northern district of Florida, who is
charged with misconduct.
The territory of New Mexico is again
applying for statehood and hearings
on tho bill to the effect were recently
given in the house by the committee
on territories.
A spirited debate concerning the
now Panama republic took place in
the house on December 11, the debate,
being participated in by Mr. Dinsmqre .
of Arkansas, Mr. Hitt of Illinois, -Mr.
Williams of Mississippi and others.
The war department has prepared- a
bill to be submitted to congress provid
ing a method qf award for distin
guished services," in the military in
which the , president shall have the
power to grant to officers of distin
guished service commissions of pro
motions which are not, however, to in
terfere with the regular commission
held by the officer so far as the priv-'
ileges of rank and command are con
cerned. .
The ropublican. national committee,
presided over by Senator Hanna, met
in Washington on December 11 for'
the purpose of deciding the time and"1
place for the next republican conven
tion. - The committee will be in ses
sion for some daysv Perry S. Heath
still acts as secretary for the commit
tee, in spite of some opposition to him
on account of his connection with the
postal scandals.
A Washington dispatch under date
of December 9 says: James K. Jones.
chairman of the democratic national
committee, today issued a call for thb
committee to meet at tho Shoreham
hotel in this city Tuesday, January 12,
for tho purpose, of deciding upon the
time and place .for holding the demo
cratic national convention.
A resolution was introduced by Sen
ator Patterson on December 11 direct
ing the committee on judiciary to In
vestigate the strike among the min
ers of Cripple Creek and Telluride,
Colo. In tho preamble to this resolu
tion, among other things, the action
of Governor Peabody in establishing
military control is termed an outrage
and misrule.
On December 11 Senator Bacon in
troduced a resolution calling for In
formation as regards the operation of
the tariff law on exports and imports
in the Unitod States, and as to Ameri
can manufactures sold in Europe.
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