The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-13
WORK OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Monday, June 4.-Extended speech on the
Philippine question made by Mr.. Teller
Resolution declaring Clayton BuIwer treaty
abrogated reported by Mr. Morgan, who will
call it up Tuesday. At night session speech
on Philippine question made NV Mr. Petit
grew. Number of bills on the calendar
passed. none of them of general interest.
Tuesday. June 5.-Heated partisan debate
between Messrs. Hanna, Carter, Foraker,
Bacon and Pettigrew marked the session.
BY vote of 43 to 20 sent the House anti
trust bill to the Judiciary committee. Adopt
ed the conference report on the Alaska code
/ nomination of w. D; Bynum as general APP
praiser at the port of New York. Approved
the conference. report en- the bill to pro-
vide better facilities for the deposit Of pub
sessions,
Wednesday, June 6.-The debate in the
Senate over the armOrpate amendment
grew personal at times and produced some
exciting cimaxes. Mr.. Tillman of South
Carolina termed the proposed amendment
scandal as infamous as any in our his
tory. The proposition which Mr.. PenrOse
of Pennsylvania made leaving the purchase
or armor in the discretion of the secretary
OF the navy at any price that to him seems
reasonable, and making it mandatory for
MIN 70 construct an armor-plate plant
should he fail to procure armOr at a reason
able price. threw the Senate back into it's
+ OLD held OF discussion and materially pro-
longed the session. Nothing new was dis
closed by the discussion, the old straw be-
ing beaten again; but upon roll call slim
majority was shown in favor Of receding
from the Senate's position and accepting
the House amendment. This cleared the
way for an agreement between the houses
and a recess was taken at both ends of the
capitol to permit the conferees to further
consider the bill.
Thursday, June TN the Senate at 4:30
O'Clock the President announced his sigma
! ture to the naval appropriation bill. The
committee reported from the President that
! he extended to Congress his Fluctuations on
the great amount of work accomplished in
so short a time and replied that he had no
iItiOE OF thanks to MIR. Frye, president pro-
tenn. Of the Senate. was adopted At ;
O'Clock the Presidents gavel fell and Mr..
Frye declared the Senate adjourned sine die.
HOUSE.
Monday June AGREED to Senate amend
ment to sundry civil bill appropriating 49,
100000 for st. Louis exposition. Also
agreed to Senate item for Improvement Of
Mississippi river, with an amendment re-
dueing the amount to $50 600 BIZ sent
report on District OF Columbia bill.
Tuesday, June 5.-Heard Mr.. Cummings
IN. y read letter from W. J.. Bryan de-
nying he had stated constitutional amend.
ment was necessary for the regulation of
trusts. Mr.. Lentz (O.l and Mr.. Hull Ga.)
engaged in a bitter clash over an attack
by the former on Adjt.- Gen. Corhin. Adopt
ed the conference report on the Alaska code
bill Refused to concur in the Senate
amendments to the military academy appro-
priation bill. providing for the promotion OF
Gems. Miles and Corbin, and sent the bill
to conference.
Wednesday, June 6.-The House repudi-
ated the action of its conferees on the naval
approximation bill ana Representative FoSs
of Chicago refused to serve longer on the
committee. He was accused OF betraying
the House and resented the charge in bitter
language. Mr.. Cannon unbuttcned his col
lar took Off his necktie and hit the con-
ferees sedge-bammer blows while the
crowds in the galleries. cheered the veteran
in his attack. The House. excited and an
CRY. named new cOnfercGS to carry out the
policy of no surrender. and then adjourned
to 10 O'Clock Thursday. The deadlock is on
conferees surrendered 20 the Senate.
Thursday. June THE principal feature
of the closing day in the House was the
reversal of its action last night in turning
down the conferees on the naval bill for
yielding the item relating to ocean sur
veys. Over night the sentiment of the
House underwent complete change To-
day the members voted by large majority
tc accept outright the Senate amendment,
which goes much farther than the compro-
mise which the cOnferecS offered last night.
The new conferees, led by Mr.. Cannon, who
had brought in compromise which they
considered more satisfactory, were igno-
miniously pushed aside. 1t was distinct
victory fol the old conferees-M essrs. Foss
of Illinois, Dayton of West Virginia and
Cummings of New York. The closing day
was the course of Mr.. Lentz of Ohio in
blocking unanimous consent legislation. For
three days he has objected to bills because
the majority would not allow the testimony
in the Occur d'Alene investigation to be
printed, and he maintained his position to
the end
Record of the Session.
Thursday June 7.-Congress adjourned
sine die this afternoon at O'Clock, the
House in scenes of excitement, the Senate
Sedate and decorous.
This Congress will go into history one
n Industrious record
session as the shortest long session on
record. In 1871 working days both houses
have passed 1915 bills, of which 2S3 are
public acts of general Importance and 932
are private acts granting pensions, paying
claims and giving relief to people who have
been injured or suffered damage in some
large number of the private acts were pen
sions growing out Of the war with Spain.
The best previous record was 123 bills in
During the session 1852 bills have been
introduced, so that 10 per cent. Of them
have been enacted into laws which is an
other remarkable record. The bulk OF this
business exceeds the work of the four pre-
vous congresses combined during their
long sessions.
passed without great deal of debate and
the Congressional Record for this session
will make ten big volumes Of 700 large
pages with two columns of tine type to the
page.
failed of passage are those for the con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal and TO
tax oleomargarine. The House passed the
Nicaragua BILL but it was held up in the
Senate until the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
could be amended. That treaty pledges the
United States not to build a canal across
the isthmus. Several of the best lawyers
in Congress believe that the treaty is dead
but there is SO great difference Of opin
ion that the President instructed the secrc
tary of state to negotiate for the formal
revocation of the canal item, to which Eng
land promptly assented, but the Senate re
fused to ratifv the new treaty for fear of
antagonizing the Irish vote. 1t will be rati
fed after election however. and the canal
bill made special order for the 10th Of
December.
Tn the meantime tho secretary of state |
will have IN opportunity to negotiate trea-
ties with Nicaragua and Costa Rico secur- |
ing for the United States a right of way |
across their territory for the canal.