Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-05
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

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other irregularities, authorizing the COM
mittee to visit Cuba il necessary to pursue
| sundry civil appropri@ ION bill without COM
! plotting It, and to District of Columbia bust
ness. One of the latter measures provides
extensive depot and terminal improvements
in Washington for .he Baltimore & Poto-
mac and Baltimore & Ohio railroads, and
for the removal of ne historic long
| bridge" the highway from the North to the
! South during the war of the rebellion
Passed the bill granting pension of $50
Il month to Mrs. Mary l.. StOtSenDerg, wild
ow of the late Col StotsenIerg of the First
Nebraska Volunteers, who was killed in the
| Philippines.
Monday, May 2S-Rcading of the sundry
! civil appropriation bill completed, but not
all Of the committee amendments disposed
| Of. A lively debate was precipitated over
Industrial commission ' until October 81. 1901
Charges were made that the commission
was being used as a Republican campaign
machine and that important testimony had
been suppressed. The committee amend
ment, however, was agreed to.
Tuesday, day 29.-The Senate added to
ment apprnpr:at ting s., 900, 900 for the Louis
lana purchase exposition, to be held in st.
| Louis in 1903, on condition t3at SIC, 100000
| in addition be raised by the exposition
thorities. The amendmen- was adopted
without debate and without division. Be
| cause an amendment offered by him subse-
| der, Mr.. Gallinger IN. H. moved to recon,
slider the st. Louis fair amendment, and
| that motion now is pending. Mr.. Bacon
| tGa.l addressed the Senate at length on the
! Teller resolution expressing sympathy Tor
| the Beers, after which the resolution was
referred to the Committee on foreign rela-
| lions by a vota C 40 to 2G. Mr.. Fairbanks
| Qnd) endeavrreI TO secure consideration
of the bill providing for the extradition Of
criminals from the United States to Cuba
but Mr.. Allison declined to lay aside the
appropriation bill for that purpose. Senate
adjourned until Thursday.
Thursday May 31.-The sundry civil bill
| mas n
priating S5,000,000 for the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition at st. Louis in 1903: Mr..
pointmcnt of commission Of five men 10
study trade conditions in the Orient. Sharp
opposition developed Mr.. Pettigrew made
Il point of order against it that it was new
legislation Mr. Stewards amendment APP
proprating $400, 000 to settle the Civil war
claims OF Nevada was adopted. Mr.. Dan
| ieIs amendment providing S20O,OOO TO Degln
work on the memorial bridge at Arlington
was adopted. After it had been agreed to
meet ut II o'clock tomorrow and on Sat
urday the Senate at Z O'Clock adjourned.
Friday. June 1-Sent back to conference
the naval appropriation bill, insisting upon
the Senate armorplate amendments. Thls
was done after an effective speech by Mr..
Hanna against the proposition to purchase
no more armCTpate until a government
factory was erected. Passed the military
academy appropriation biii with amend
ments giving Gen. Miles the rank Of lieu
tenant general and Adjt-G1n- Corbin the
rank of maj general Agreed TO all the
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cheney bill.
Saturday, May 26. = Practically COM
pleted the consideration of the Alas
ka civil government bill. few para
graphs, passed over during the reading
of The bill will be considered Monday Mr..
Cooper (Wis.) chairman of the committee on
insular affairs, presented favorable re-
port on the Hay resolution calling upon the
postmaster general for certain information
regarding the reports of +. G. RathDone, di-
rector of the posts in Cuba, ana the resoiu-
ton was adopted without division. Anoth-
er resolution from the same committee. in
PRODUCED by Mr. Jones (Va), calling upon
the secretary of war to report In detail the
payments made and to whom from the reve-
nue. Of Cuba and Porto Rico, was also adopt
ed.
Monday, May 2S.-Aiaskan civil govern
ment bill was passed and some odds and
ends of legislation were cleaned up. Mr.
Dalzell gave notice that the antitrust reso-
luton and bill reported by the Judiciary
committee would be considered Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday Of this week under Il
special order.
Tuesday, May 29.-The Hou-e by a vote
of 1O7 to 1914 refused to accept the Senate
amendment to the naval appropriation bill!
relating to arnOr plate and adopted modi-
fed proposition authorizing the secretary
of the navy to secure armOr by contract,
and if he cannot purchase it at what he
deems a reasonable price, he is instructed
to purchase Il site and erect factory for
rriating the sum of 81, 900, coo for this pur-
pose. with regard to ocean and lake sur
veys, the House refused any appropriation
for surveys by the navy, and tied up the
confereeS with instructions. 1t also re-
fused to concur iii the Senate amendment to
abolish the two years sea cruise Tor naval
bill was sent back to conference, the con-
ference report on the other items having
been agreed to. Inc condefeh nee report on
on all items except the Senate amendment
appropriating S220, 900 for pneumatic tube
service was adopted, and the House then
concurred in the excepted amendment. The
opponents of the extended service in the
House reconcied their concurrence In this
action upon the ground that the $4,000
simply carried out the existing contract.
The bill now goes to the President. The
House adjourned to "Wednesday.
"Wednesday. May 3O.-The programme of
the leaders contemplated the launching os
the debate upon the antitrust resolution
and BILL but there was strong undercur
rent in favor of adjournment on account of
decoration day. Mr.. DaZell, who present
cd the special order under which the House
was to operate, in Difference to this senti
nension bills might be passed. and after
they had been disposed of, as a further
mark of respect the House adjourned. The
Chinese commission bill, which was under
consideration several weeks ago. has gone
back to the calendar the motion TO strike
out the enacting clause having been defeat
ed.
Thursday, May 31.-By q vote of al to
118 the House adopted order devoting the
day and evening to consideration of the Re
publican antitrust constitutional amend
ment and providing for vote on the resolu-
ton on Thursday at 5 p. m. The order also
devotes Saturday to the bill amending the
Sherman antitrust :aw. There was sharp
debate on the adoption Of the order. The
minority amendments were declared out Of
order, and the formal discussion of the
resolution was begun.
Friday, June by vote of 154 yeas TO
131 nays failed to pass the joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment en-
towering Congress to regulate trusts. A
two-thirdS vote was needed, and the vote
was practically along party lines. At the
night session the bills to ratify the treat
les made by the Dawes commission with
the Cherokee and Creek Indians were
passed.