The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-28
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.


Monday, March 19.-Passed the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill,
carrying more than $25, 900, 900. and the
measure providing for the appointment Of
OF the people Of the United States growing
out Of the war with Spain. For brief time
the Porto Rican government and tariff
aker in charge Of the BIZ submitted some
committee amendments. A few of them
were agreed to, but the important ones are
still pending. A free trade amendment to
the bill was offered by Senator Beveridge
Tuesday, March 20-Received majority
report from the committee on privileges and
elections declaring Senator Scott of West
extended speech by Mr.. Morgan on the
Porto Rico bill.
Wednesday, March 21-Mr. Turner
tWash.) stated he was Informed by the gov
ernor OF Alaska that exclusive concessions
for gold mining in the bed of the sea near
Cape Nome, Alaska, has been granted by the
secretary OF war; and upon that statement
he based a resolution Of inquiry Senator
Turner said if such u grant had been made
1t was 20 shame, a reproach and a scam
d1l." The resolution was agreed to. The
additional urgent deficiency bill was passed
Thursday, March 22-Passed resolution
by Mr.. Butler asking the secretary of the
treasury for information as to the bank
charters granted since the passage of the
corning the operations of the new law. De-
voted the rest of the day to debate on the
Po-t Rico problem.
Friday, March 23.-Agrecd to send the
Passed the Porto Rico $4,000, 900 appropra-
ton bill as amended in conference by
vote of 30 to Is.
Saturday. March 24.-Recommitted the
bill providing for civil government for
Porto Rico. Accepted a statue of Oliver z.
Morton from the state of Indiana to be
placed in Statnary hall Passed bills to
equaliZe the duties of district federal
judges in Alabama to pay James Drake
marshal of Washington, $3.50 expended by
him and approprating $4,000 to pay the
mercial conditions in the Orient.
Monday March 19-Refused to concur in
the Senate amendments TO the Porto Rican
tariff bill and cOnferees were appointed.
| Rest of the day devoted to District of Co
lumbja business
Tuesday, March 20.-AIr. Sulzer Of New
York attacked the administration in a
speech upon his resolution calling upon the
war department for information as to what
Notifications Great Britain was erecting on
the Canadian border. The committee ON
military affairs submitted reply Of Adjt.-
Gen. COrbin, saying such information was
secret. but that Great Britain was erecting
no works which threatened American rights.
The committee recommended that the reso-
luton lie upon the table and this was done
Loud bill to restrict the character Of publ
cations entitled TO pound rates as second
class mail matter was then taken up. Mr..
Loud defended it in long speech. The
other speakers were II. C. Smith (Mich.),
in favor of the bill, and Messrs. Little
(Ark), Bell (Col.), Henry Miss, Stokes Is.
c. and Brown (O) in opposition to it.
Wednesday, March 21.-During the debate
upon the Loud bill relating to second-class
mail matter Mr.. Mcpherson CRep., Ia)
charged that Mr.. Lentz Dem., o. was the
attorney of the lobby which is fighting the
bill Otherwise the debate was without in
cident. Mr.. Loud agreed to accept amend
ments to increase the number of sample
copies which newspapers can send out as
second-class rates from 500 to 1000 and to
separate their mail to those having in ex-
cess of 5000 circulation. The speakers to-
day were Messrs. Bromwel (Ohio), Griggs
(Ga.), Mcpherson Gowa), Burke (Texas),
Bingham (Pa.). Heatwole (Minn.) and Lati-
mer Is. CO in favor of the bill and Messrs.
Moon (Tenn.l, Lentz Ohio, Vandiyer (Mo.)
Snodgrass (Tenn.), Cochran (Mo.) and Ne
vile (Neb.) against it. Il.
Thursday, March 22.-By a vote of 14S to
= % recommitted to the committee on post
office the Loud bill relating to second class
mail matter 1t is not thought the bill will
reappear in the present session.
Friday March 23.-Passed the bill, intro
duced at the request of Northwestern lum-
bermen, authorizing the secretary of war
TO make regulations permitting the running
of loose logs, RATS and lumber on streams
in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Passed 142
private pension bills. Agreed 10 vote on the
conference report Of the Porto Rican appro-
priation bill at 1 O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
March "a.
Saturday March 24.-Agreed to the con-
ference report on the Porto Rico relief bill
by vote of 135 to 81. Passed the bill APP
proprating $4,000 for plans for Grant
memorial to be erected in Washington.