Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-06-07
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, May 29.-Speaking to
the committee amendment increasing
from $4,000 to 100000, the ap-
preparation for gauging of streams,
investigation of underground cur
rents and other purposes Senator
Wolcott (Col.) made d rigorous and
humorous attack upon the geological
survey. He declared the work for
which 1865, 900 had been expended was
not worth So cents. 1t was not a
scheme to gauge streams, but to gouge
the people. He denounced the whole
scheme as gold brick game" Sen
ator Butler n. c. made an appeal for
amendment to increase the amount ap
prOpriated to quarter million dollars.
Senator Buffers amendment was
agreed to 33 to "a. The amendment as
amended was then agreed to- Al
amendment was agreed to authorizing
the president to appoint an architect
and landscape architect to aid in
the enlargement of the white house.
An amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Gallinger authorizing the president
to appoint a commission to study and
make full report of the commercial
and industrial conditions of China and
Japan, appropriating $4,000 for that
purpose. Senator Allison made the
point of order that the amendment
was new legislation and it went over
A few minutes before adjournment
in the evening the senate added to the
sundry civil appropriation bill an
amendment appropriating $5,000000
| for the Louisiana purchase exposition
| to be held in st. Louis in 1903 on con-
ditiOn that 100000 900 be raised by the
exposition authorities. Senator Bacon
| (Ga.) addressed the senate at some
! length on the Teller resolution ex-
| pressing sympathy for the beers after
which the resolution was referred to
| the committee on foreign relations
Washington, May 29.-The house
| by vote Of 107 to 124 refused to &C
| cept the senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill relating to
armOr plate, and adopted a modified
proposition reading as follows: THAT
the secretary of the navy is hereby au-
! thOrized to procure by contract, armor
Of the best quality for any or all YES
| sells above referred to, provided such
contracts can be made at a price which
in his judgment is reasonable and
| equable, but in case he is unable to
make contracts for armor under the
| above conditions, he is hereby author
lied, IN his discretion, to procure
| site for and to erect thereon a factory
for the manufacture of armor, and the
sum of 100000 is hereby appropri-
ated toward the erection of said fac
tory" With regard to the ocean
and lake surveys the house re-
fused any appropriation for
surveys by the navy and tied up the
conferees with instructions. 1t also
refused to concur in the senate amend
ment to abolish a two years sea cruise
for naval cadets. With the above ac-
ton the naval bill was sent back tC
conference, the conference report of the
other items having been agreed to. The
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preparation bill agreeing on all items
except the senate amendment appropri-
ating $225,000 for the pneumatic tube
service, was adopted and the house
then concurred in the excepted amend
ment. The opponents of the extended
service in the house were reconciled to
their concurrence in this action on the
ground that the S225,00O simply carried
but the existing contract. The bill now
goes to the president.