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Show 5i$ KHiaHs Up Issues war in Manner pa for Years. IfGOVKKXMKNT, WRKBBLS" TENTS KinHis Opposition. Ko Support in Ktitudc. Wpy Fob. " Protesting B-Sfrovcrnmcnt fonts for confederate veterans at B&niou in Mobile, Ala., Kator Ileyburn of Idaho, Eday made t,ic sharpest Rhc issues of the civil Kgccn heard in congress BIngainst men in "rcb-Eoiug "rcb-Eoiug permitted to oc-Knt oc-Knt properly or Ihc being allowed to fly Kjly ho drifted into tbo Bering men by placing Ktlic hall of fame and Kkablc inference con-Bon con-Bon of Virginia in send-Kfof send-Kfof General Iiobcrt E. Byand worship it if yon Sift intrude it upon the BiTot want it." Brats Aroused. Bnators moved uneusilv Bfrconvcrsiug with each Kfrowning, during the BHcvbiirn had conelud-Kfaea'd conelud-Kfaea'd of Alabama said: Bho senator from Tdaho Wei and i ask for a Hp' shouted a dozen or Band hands went, up in motion from every part Bcswas "had on the tent-Hon, tent-Hon, all Democrats and Kcxccpt Mr. Ileyburn ml was reached in its jMr. Ileyburn was Hlan ob.ieelion. and rr. Ki3 alert in moving the Kjfardlcss of tho objec- K-as evident that the Soused some feeling, for tic and animated voice, Kir" sat near Mr. "Bank-Kthat "Bank-Kthat if iliis resolution Koideruo other btisi- V, Unanimous. S3 motion being unde.-iate unde.-iate immediately pro-pc pro-pc and no vote on the mivhether tho resolution Jl'.up. This was decided ivc unanimousl", Mr. Kthen spoke for prob-ites prob-ites in which he wont. Kw issues of the war and Hkas much a patriot now Kin 1S62-P?. G l There nl interruptions, but all iKl T'ith evident intcr- Tcnators held a humed IBule the Tdaho senator wjand decided to make jMVhon Mr Ileyburn had 3KcoDtcnted themselves H&8 question to go to a JBhtfonic remark by Mr. With Majority. i K thaf. Mr. Ileyburn 's HOr Borah of Idaho, was 1 Republicans to be Rroll ciill. Without a enanco, he voted in fa-iKl'ion fa-iKl'ion of the resolution Kr.JIrvburn had so re- K ?nepch was delivered A though in well mod- Bion refers in terms to aBWtcrans ' reunion at a Kt' Rid, ''aud it. pro-pvcrnmcnfc pro-pvcrnmcnfc of t.ho Unit-fc.ecocnition Unit-fc.ecocnition of its pnr- ! tho jiropertv of the Mjnift T shall not be P. faith when 7 nv that fMjII'urod from a K'nal'M-fKJcd K'nal'M-fKJcd in this measure (LoccaFion the men en-jpolebralion en-jpolebralion would wear HmP und his reply was Wyo. I asked him fnr-najr fnr-najr was to be car-iBffiTOpcrlv car-iBffiTOpcrlv of Uh United "Plied that both tho Ktf.?"on flaps were al-Ktheso al-Ktheso reunions." 2Muiei Proi'PPded to sav 7pa:no. want to open t.h'n he still thought Mft great 'mislakr Mt rd bppn told that tho ,'lln,.rhc Iiabit, of mak KJhp CJrand Annv of 9 he thanked God thai. ff f.n,en liad l"10 f Hie union and a glorious and hon- Sothe: n 1 !llUM.,0rt ,n th" MMa i'BM,-s :,Tfi "iaocf? J''-'o'ii- now ft :"1 can thov wp?i hp s,jb,,t f tiro know it i h0 iKt. iion.IIf,yburn rccciva sWt nr- it Wl liut awaitinc hUCK miestion of the WORK Of CONGRESS AND COMMITTEES Continued from Page Ono. "that tho senator roprosoulB 2G1 nig-gors nig-gors in his state." Responding to tho last interruption. Mr. Itcyburn said if thoro wore 2G4 negroes in his state, ho intended to try to roprosent thorn. JIo added that he was not a senator from his state alono, but a senator of tho United States as well. As for his participation in tho war he stated that ho had been too young for that, but that he had boon very anxious to enlist while tho war was in progress. Appeal to Sectionalism. Mr. Heyburn said that if thoro were senators who thought that it was proper prop-er that tho "rebel" flag should wave over the property of thu United Stales, they could vole for the moasuro, but he would remind them that there wore millions of people in tlio United Slates who havo implanted deep in their hearts tho spirit of patriotism and who would not follow them in that course. From the consideration of the pending pend-ing resolution Mr. Heyburn turned temporarily to tlio question of the wisdom or placing a statue of General Leo in tho nail of fame in tho national capitol. lie did not mention General Loo by name, but left no doubt that he had him in mind. Ho spoke of tho fact that the object of his remarks had been an officer iu tho army of the United Slates when tho war broko out and said he had done much to rendor moro serious that conflict which had cost the country millions mil-lions upon millions of money and thousands thou-sands upon thousands of lives. He appoalod to the people of Virginia and the' south to tako tho statuo hack. Roforcnco to Lee. ; "Tn sending us figures for tho national na-tional hall of fame, I would advise you," ho said, "not to overlook your Marshalls, your Earlys, Lees, your Monroes and your Henrys. "Don't violate a sontiment which you know to exist and' which oxists today us it did in the 'GOs. "1 ask you in the interest of I03'-alfy I03'-alfy and harmony to say to tho pco-plo pco-plo who havo sent hero this imago to come and lake it away. It ma3r bo dear to 'ou, but it is not dear to us. Tako It and worship if 3-011 please, but do not intrude it upon tho people "who dp not want it. Take him homo place him in tho most sacred spot; give him tlio dearest place in your local temples, tem-ples, hut for God's sake, don't again start this spirit out oC which the terrible ter-rible troubles of tho past arose." Mr. JIc3'burn horo declared that he had no personal feeling in tho matter and that it was not his intention to "wave tho blood3' shirt." "I am," ho said, "as far from do ing that as an3' man 3011 over dreamed of, but I love ni3' country too well to see it drifting On the snores of discontent dis-content and personal strife." Declaring that he would stand against such legislation as was proposed pro-posed if his was tho 011I3' voico to be raised in opposition and that he would vote against it if no other senator did, he insisted that he did not desiro to bo interpreted as imputing disloyahy to an3' senator who might differ from'him. EAYNER, OPPOSED TO POSTAL SAVINGS BILL WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Admitting that ho had given no consideration to merits of tho postal savings bank bill, nnd declaring that ho was not influenced in-fluenced by tho banking interests, Sonator Rayner today addressed tho senato in opposition to the measure on purol3' constitutional reasons. "I have not," he said, "been ablo to find any constitutional ground whatever what-ever for this measure. No one who has read the constitution of tho United States will contend for a moment that it comes under an3r of the express powers of tho instrument, and tho utmost ut-most that will bo claimed for it, I suppose, sup-pose, that under the eighteenth clause of section 8 of article 1, it is necessary and proper law to carry into exocution tho delegated powers. I havo searched in vain for an3' decision sustaining this contention. It is not 'a law neccssar-and neccssar-and propor to carr3r into execution tho clause which gives congress the power to borrow money on tho credit of the United States, becauso this enactment does not purport to be for an3' such purpose." Conceding that tho government has a right to organize a bank as an instrumentality in-strumentality of government, ho contended con-tended that no such purposes woro embraced em-braced in the pending legislation. He also argued against any possible contention con-tention that the' proposed law was authorized au-thorized by the constitutional provision regarding postoffico. "General Welfare" Clause. Mr. Ra3rner took up a statement made b3' Mr. Burkett that authority is found for tho legislation under the genoral welfare clause. He declared that there is no genoral welfaro clause in tho constitution as an independent grant of power, that no text writer, ho commcntor, and no court has over announced an-nounced the proposition that Senator Burkett contended for. "I know' tho constitution under the Inst administration was in a state of collapse," continued Mr. Ra3'ner. "Upon "Up-on a number of occasions upon this ilopr I attempted to show how it received re-ceived blow after blow until it was almost sont staggering to its gravo. The predecessor of our present pros idont, whatever else he may havo hcen, was not a student of the constitution: he did not care for its restrictions and did not consider himself bound by its limitations. Wo havo an occupant of that office now, who is thoroughly familiar fa-miliar with the landmarks of his power, pow-er, who. with his judicial temperament, not only will hold himself in equilibrium, equili-brium, but proposes to hold in proper poise and balance the checks and safeguards safe-guards of governmental power. As to Taft's Attitude. "lie has never said in his message to us under what grant of constitutional power ho has proposed this important legislation. Ono thing I feel suro of, and that is, that ho will novor regard the general 'welfare clause of the con- : .1 , 1 .. t i. - power, Such an interpretation as this would .convert us into a centralized government of inherent and unlimited function; would sweep to oblivion the reserved rights of tho stales; would render ren-der the enumerated powers of the char-tor char-tor absolutory superfluous and unncces-sar3'; unncces-sar3'; would givo congress the right to pass any legislation whatever, that, in its arbitrary discretion, or. from political politi-cal motives, it .ma3' determine upon, and, in my opinipn, destroying mo autonomy au-tonomy or the states and obliterating tho inviolable decision of tho tenth amendment; would mnkc such a gaping wound in the heart of the constitution that tho blood that gave it lifo would wither in its veins." Sutherland Inquisitive. When Mr. Ra3'tior concluded, Senator Sutherland pronoundod a number of questions intended to show that the function of a postoflicc had been so enlarged en-larged as to extend the meaning of the word and rondcr tho establishment of postal savings banks valid under tho postoffico clnuso of tho constitution. The inquiry developed genoral discussion. discus-sion. Mr;. Kaynor declared thoro was no moro connection between tho postoffico and a savings institution than thoro is between an army and a savings bank. Mr. Bailev declared that the postal service had been seizod upon for tho savings scheme merely because of its convenience; if thoro wore a customs house in ovury village it probably would bo used. Mr. Bacon argued that the govornmont had just as much authority to go into gold mining or lifo insurance business as into the savings hank business. busi-ness. Mr. Carter interpreted' Mr. Raj'nc.r's speech as an nsquicsccnco in tho doctrine that while tho constitution does not specifically warrant tho establishment of a postal savings bank, it docs not specificalb" don3- such right. TAFT WILL NOT PRESS FEDERAL INCORPORATIONS WASHINGTON". Feb. 7. Tho federal Incorporation bill, introduced in congress today Is not to bo pressed for passage at this session. If tho bill should pass, President Taft has stated hia willingness to stand as Its sponsor and to tako the responsibility for having recommended it. Further than this, tho president told several callera today that ho would not malto the incorporation bill an administration adminis-tration measure. lie declared ho felt he bad no right to do so, and that it did not ranlc with tho proposed amendments to tho Intoratato commorco law, tho postal savings-banks and tho mca-surcs designed for thu conservation of natural resources. Theso latter were promised in the platform upon which the president was elected, and lie feels that the party is responsible for their passage at tills schhIoii of congress President Taft believes that there are many things in tho incorporation bill that will commend themselves to tho legislators. legisla-tors. Ho will not attempt to influence senators or representatives In its favor, however. The bill now goes to tho Judiciary committee com-mittee of congress for consideration. Wall Street Awakened. Wall street interests, Inclined at first to look upon the Idea of a federal charter char-ter with the utmost favor, wore rather rudely awakened when it was learned that tho president would Insist that In any bill passed on this subject there should be included the provision that nothing in the net should be construed as exempting corporations from the op-oration op-oration of the anti-trust act. A great many corporations, it is said, were looking look-ing forward to a federal charter as an Indication that past sins were forgiven, provided there were no more transgressions transgres-sions In the future. Frank D. Vanderllp and George W. Perkins of Now York, who saw the president presi-dent last week, told him that tho corporate cor-porate Interests were anything but pleased with the character of tho proposed pro-posed measure and that few. If any, corporations, cor-porations, would take advantage of tho act. Tho president, it Is understood, retorted retort-ed that the act was a voluntary one and that the corporations that did not care to come undor federal control could not bo made to do so. He thought in time, however, once the provisions of the act were complied with, would appeal to corporations, and that they would come to see the many advantages advan-tages that the act contains. Exemption Not Possible. As to exempting companies with federal fed-eral charters from the operation of the anti-trust, law, the president said that was impossible Tho constitutionality of the proposed act is a serious question, however, as It would deprive tho states of Jurisdiction over corporations holding federal charters. Already Attorney-General Wickcrsham Is being plied with Inquiries regarding various features of the bill. Ho has explained ex-plained that the organizations whose operations op-erations aro covered by it arc amenable to national authprlty for the reason that they thus havo but one master as against forty-six they might havo did the repeal of their charters or punishment for offenses of-fenses rest with the states. There are a number of reasons advanced ad-vanced why more satisfaction may bo secured se-cured by giving the federal courts Jurisdiction. Juris-diction. Litigation in tho federal courts Is moro economical and moro rapid and a federal Jury is less liable to prejudice. One of the main objections to the bill Is the denial of tho right of state jurisdiction juris-diction over the corporations, but the officials believe that after tho law has had a working chance it may bo possible to modify Its provisions to make them less objectionable from the state's rights point of view. Tho proposed law does not contemplate supervision of railroads, as they exercise the right of eminent domain. do-main. This is a matter that Mr. Wickcrsham says may be taken up later. TAFT'S PROCLAMATION AS TO GERMAN TARIFF WASHINGTON, Fob. 7. The president today Issued a proclamation under the provisions of the tariff act of August 5, 1900, In which he declares that Trcm and after March 31, 1910, all articles imported import-ed into tho United States or any of Its possessions, except tho Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tu-tulla. Tu-tulla. from Germany, are entitled to be admitted at the minimum rates of duty prescribed by section 1 of the present tariff act. The proclamation docs not Include the German colonial possessions, for tho reason rea-son that tho department of stato has not yet had sufficient time to investigate tho question as to whether such colonies unduly discriminate against importations from the United States. Inasmuch as the maximum rates of the United States do not go into elToct until March 31 next, ample time will be afforded to demand that question. The proclamation is identical with that published some days ago with respect to Italy and several other countries. BERLIN, Feb. 7. Tho official gazette today publishes the American tariff authorization au-thorization as adopted by tho relchstag on Saturday. It Is also gazetted that tho bundesrath, acting under this law, ordains or-dains that, beginning with tomorrow, the American Imports shall receive tho treatment treat-ment as agreed upon with the government govern-ment of the United Stales. Tho semi-official Norddoutscho Allege-mlne Allege-mlne Zcltung, anticipating that President Taft would Issue a proclamation today giving German imports the minimum rates of duty prescribed by the now tariff act, adds that the commerce between be-tween Germany and the United Slates will rest In tho future upon tho fundamental funda-mental principle of reciprocity and the j most-favored nation treatment, SAYS BAD MEAT WAS USED AT WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. That bad beef, somo of it ready to fall to pieces, was served at the While house during President Presi-dent Roosevelt's occupancy, was the testimony tes-timony of District Food Inspector Dodge today before the house committoo engaged en-gaged In investigating tho high cost of living in the District of Columbia. Mr Dodge stated that It was tho cus-tom cus-tom of tho steward at tho White house to buy a quarter of beef and hang It up until it was ripe, or "ready to fall to pieces," as the Inspector described It, when it could be cut up and served on tho Whito house table. Members of tho committee expressed- disgust over Mr. Dodge's revelations. Further, Inspector Dodgo tcatlfiod, many of the wealthy people of the national na-tional capital were accustomed to cat from choice meat that had turned black and was well on tho road to decomposition decomposi-tion because It was more lender. He related an Incident of one of his visits to a fashionable Washington market, mar-ket, where ho found a quarter of beef, black and apparently unfit for human food. He condemned It and was about to pour kerosene over it when tho proprietor pro-prietor Interfered and told him ho had many wealthy customers who always ordered or-dered from such pieces of meat. Whllo the Inspector was present a footman foot-man from a wealthy family came In and ordorod a cut from tho pieco vhlcn ho had condemned. "Gratification of canine appetites," commented Representative Johnson of Kentucky, who asked Inspoctor Dodge If this class of meat was kept In tho same coolers with beef Intended for "clv-lllzod "clv-lllzod people." Tho Inspector ropllcd it was. HEARING- OF HITCHCOCK CHARGES IS DRAGGING WASHINGTON, Fob. 7.Though nothing noth-ing was brought out at today's hearings to substantiate Representative Hitchcock's Hitch-cock's charges of extravagance In tho goneral land office, tho house committoo on expenditures in the interior department depart-ment decided to defer reaching any conclusion con-clusion regarding them until after Chief Field Agent Schwartz of tho land ofllco had been heard. Mr. Schwartz, who figured conspicuously conspicuous-ly In the rumors which Mr. Hitchcock called to tho committee's attention, will be examined next Monday. Amos Hardly, chief of the supplies division, di-vision, tcstlllcd today that tho furniture provided under the million-dollar appropriation appro-priation for tlio protection of the public domain was no more expensive than that furnished other branches of tho public land service. BALLAINE'S PROPOSAL UNDER CONSIDERATION WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. Tho proposal of John B. Ballalne of Seattle to lease Alaskan coal lands and mine coal on the royalty basis was given consideration today by the senate committee on territories. terri-tories. Mr. Ballalne oxplalned In detail his suggestion for the development of coal lands and what the government may expect In returns for such grants. To carry out such a deal a great deal of legislation would be required, and the suggestion will be taken up later at an executive meeting. If tho plan is approved by tho committee on territories terri-tories It will be referred to the committee commit-tee on public lands for further investigation. investi-gation. Somo members of the committee fear the lensing plan might result in skimming skim-ming off the surface coal and leaving the more difficult mining to the government. govern-ment. HOUSE WRANGLES OVER ADOPTION OF RULES WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. Two and one-half one-half hours were consumed by the house today In tho discussion of ono of tho rules adopted upon tho Initiative of Representative Rep-resentative Fitzgerald of New York to facilitate tho business of tho house. The discussion developed in connection with the consideration of the "unanimous "unani-mous calendar" After a vote In which there were no party 01 "Insurgent" lines, the house decided that once a bill Is up for discussion it cannot be passed over without prejudice, but must be takon off that calendar, retaining Its place only on the other calendar upon which it appeared. ap-peared. SENATOR BRISTOW SEEMS WORRIED AND IN HURRY WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.Senator Brls-two Brls-two la growing anxious about his resolution resolu-tion for the election of United States senators by airect vote of tho people. Today he asked Chairman Clark of the committee on judiciary when that committee com-mittee would report tho resolution, and Mr. Clark was not able to make definite defi-nite reply. "Is there any prospect that the question ques-tion will bo considered?" asked Mr. Brls-tow. Brls-tow. "There Is," responded Mr. Clark. OVERMAN ASKS TO POSTPONE RESOLUTION WASHINGTON. Fob. 7. Senator Overman Over-man today introduced a bill providing for a postponement for sixty days of the date when corporations are required to make returns and assessments under the corporation cor-poration tax law. The tariff bill providing for tho levying levy-ing of the corporation tax requires that returns be made on March I, and the delay proposed, is to give the supreme court time In which to pass on cases brought to test the constitutionality of the tax. Drastic Prohibition. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. A drastic form of prohlbtlon for Hawaii Is provided for in a bill Introduced today by Representative Repre-sentative Scott (Republican) of Kansas. The bill provides that It shall be unlawful unlaw-ful to manufacture or sell or to give away, except In a private residence, any alcoholic liquors, The sale of alcohol for medicinal purposes pur-poses Is to be allowed under tho supervision super-vision of the governor of Hawaii. PLANS EXTRADITION ON "INFORMATION" GROUND WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 The senato today passed the bill providing for the extradition of criminals from one stato to another on "information," as well as Indictment proceedings. |