Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-26
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Monday was suspension day and the
House passed 102 private pension bills
Passed bills to divide Kentucky and
West Virginia into two judicial districts
and to create another district Judge in
the northern district Of Ohio By a vote
of 81 TO 105 defeated bill to give old sol
diers and sailors preference in the matter
OF Federal appointments Passed a bill
10 place Congressman Charles A. Bon
telle on the retired list as a captain in
the navy. Passed an urgent deficiency
bill carrying S1S2, 800 for contingent ex-
/ penses of the House Of Representatives
Indian affairs, District Of Columbia and
the national home for disabled volunteer
soldiers.
The Senate was in exc .utive session
practically all day Monday over the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty, and Senators Money
and Mason occupied the time In making
speeches upon the treaty Senator
Moneys speech was fiat protest against
the entire proceeding in connection with
| the treaty. He talked for two hours.
contending fof$he right Of the United
States TO net in this matter independently
| of other uatior Senator Mason smoke
| in support OF suggested amendment
| authorizing the nited States to defend
| the canal as it may deem proper in case
| il constructs the canal. Just before adj
| iourning an agreement was reached to
take vote upon the treaty on Thursday
On Tuesday the House passed Senate
| bill amending act authorizing construc-
| tion of bridge across Mississippi river at
| Dubuque, Iowa; also bill changing time
l Of h,f, i,,fi ~
| vit ,eof Iowa. Devoted rest of day to
| Cos. .aeration Of Senate bill to change
| terminal. facilities of PENNSYLVANIA Rail
road Company in Washington and ele-
vate its tracks across the Mall. south of
| Pennsylvania avenue. Bill was antag
| onized on ground that it gave the road
| thirty-four and one-half acres of govern
| ment land and would destroy scheme to
| beautifg the Mall from capitol TO Wash
] iRgtopu
! Five treaties were ratified by the Sen
| ate Tuesday in secret session. The most
/ importantHwa Il treaty with England
| extending the time for the ratification of
/ the Hay-Hauncefote treaty. Although the
i fact was not anown outside of diplomatic
] circles, the time for the ratifiea ion of the
| Hay-Pauncefote treaty expired FIVE
| months ago. and the treaty until this ac-
| tioh es the anate was in reality dead.
| The &C Aventi IN ratified extends the time
| of the accordance of the -Pauncefote
| treaty by lhe United States until March
| 4. The o .ler treaties ratified are extra
/ dition treaties with Chilli and Bolivia and
| treaties extending tbs time for the ac-
1 ceptance of the reciprocity treaties with
| Barbados and Argentina. The remainder
| of the day was spent in consideration of
| the Hay -Pauncefote treaty in executive
| session.
| The House on Wednesday at the end
| Of a spirited contest extending over two
| Gays passed bills to compel the Pennsyl-
| wanna and Baltimore and Ohio railroads
| to al dish grade crossings, to alter their
| routes into the city and to change their
| terminal facilities. An amendment was
| nj 4ced upon the Pennsylvania bill TO re-
| cuire the ro2d to build new station to
| cost not less ,han S1.500,000. The bills
| were vigorously antagonizeG by portion
| of the minority under the leadership of
| Mr.. Cowherd Mo-, on the ground that
they were too lSt raj to the roads.
/ On Wednesday the Senate passed
| House resolution authorizing President
| Mckinley to appoint Congressman Bou-
| telle tMaine) captain on retired list of
| the navy Passed urgent deficiency bill.
| Passed bills giving pensions of $50
monthly to widows of Gems. John VI.
Palmer and John A. McClernand.
The House on Thursday passed Indian
and military academy appropriation bills.
Former carries $9,036,526 and latter
$T00,1 51 Neither provoked much dis
cussion Just before the House adjourn
ed Representative Hopkins Qll.), chair
man Of the census committee, presented
the majority report of that committee in
: favor of a reapportionment under which
the House would retain its present mem
bership, 33T Representative Burleigh
Mel, a member of the committee, pre-
scented the minority report in favor of
bill that would give the House $50 mem
beers, and Mr.. Crumpacker Cnd.), who
signed the minority report, presented a
supplemental report in favor of his bill
for q House of 3T4 members.
The Senate on Thursday by a vote of
So 10 Is ratified the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty containing the Davis and Foraker
amendments Six roll calls were neces-
sary before final action, and all amend
ments except those adopted by the COM
mittee on foreign relations were rejected.
| The Senate was III executive session for
| about an hour before the time for v0t-
ing arrived, listening to speeches by Sen
| ators Thurston, Gallnger, Wolcott and
Bard, explanatory of their attitude. n
spirited debate was precipitated over the
resolution of Mr.. Chandler to discharge
the committee on contingent expenses
| from further consideration Of the resolu
ton authorizing an investigation of the
Montana senatorial case. The exchange
between the advocates and opponents of
the resolution took political turn and re-
suited in some lively colloluies. No ac-
ton upon the resolution was taken.