Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1908 — NATIONAL LEGISLATURE [ARTICLE]

NATIONAL LEGISLATURE

Synopsis *f th* Proceedings in the Senas* and in the House of Representative*

Th* senate on Monday held a short legislative session, nearly half of which was consumed by Heyburn In a filibustering speech against a conference report on a bill to increase homesteads on nonirrigable lands from 100 to 320 acre*; this report was withdrawn. The conference report on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill was approved. An executive session was held. The passage by the house of the general deficiency appropriation bill, carrying an appropriation of (17,308,572. ended the list of great supply bills. A joint resolution waa agreed to providing for the payment of an annuity for life of 1125 a month each to the widows of Surgeons James Carroll and Jesse Lasear, U. 8. A., in recognition of their discoveries in connection with the transmission of yellow fever by mosquitoes.

A Democratic speech prepared for circulation in the coming political campaign was delivered in the senate on Tuesday by Taylor (Tenn.), devoted chiefly to tariff and currency matters. The senate agreed to the conference report on the agricultural bill. The house agreed to the conference report on the legislative appropriation bill. The bill making an appropriation of (1.500,000 for representation by the United States at the Tokio exposition In 1912 was passed, as were also two omnibus bills embodying forty separate measures having to do with public lands and matters in the territories.

Rayner again made an appeal to the senate on Wednesday for a vote on a resolution “authorizing and requesting" the president to appoint a court of Inquiry to investigate charges against Colonel William F. Stewart, but the matter went over on objection. The omnibus public buildings bill and a bill to prevent the desecration of the flag of the United States were passed. The conference report on the fortifications appropriation bill was adapted. The house adopted the report of the committee which Investigated Lilley's submarine boat charges —157 to 82. The report vigorously condemns Lilley and declares the charges without basis. A partial conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill was adopted.