Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12


On Thursday in the Senate the sundry
civil bill was passed carrying an amend
ment appropriating $5,000,000 for the
Louisiana purchase exposition at St.
Louis in 1908. Mr.. Gallinger offered an
amendment for the appointment of
commission of FIVE men to study trade
conditions in the Orient. Sharp opposi-
ton developed. Mr.. Pettigrew made n
point of order against it that it was new
legislation Mr. Stewards amendment
appropriating 100000 to settle the civil
war claims of Nevada was adopted. Mr..
Daniels amendment providing 500. GOO.
TO begin work on the memorial bridge at
Arlington was adopted BY vote of
141 to lis the House adopted an order
devoting the day and evening to eonsid-
Grafton of the Republican antitrust con
stituhonal amendment, and providing for
a vote on the resolution on Thursday at
p. m. The order also devotes Saturday
to the bill amending the Sherman anti
trust law. There was a sharp debate on
the adoption of the order. The minority
amendments were declared out of order.
and the formal discussion of the resolu-
ton was begun.
The Senate ON Friday sent back to
conference the naval appropriation bill,
insisting upon the Senate armor pLsee.
amendments. This was done after als
effective speech by Mr.. Hanna against
the proposition to purchase no more ar
NOR plate until Government factory
was erected. Passed the military acads-
envy appropriation bil with amend
ments giving Gen. Miles the rank Of
lieutenant general and Adjt Gen. Cor
bin the rank of major general. Agreed
to all the committee amendments on the.
urgent deficiency BILL The House BIS a
vote of 154 yeas to 131 nays failed to
pass the joint resolution proposing a corr
stitutional amendment empowering Con-
gress to regulate trusts. A two-thirds
vote was needed and the vote was prac-
tically along party fines. At the night
session the bills to ratify the treaties,
made by the Dawes commission wicm
the Cherokee and Greek Indians were
passed; -asE
The Senate on Saturday passed the bill
providing for the extradition of persons
who have committed crimes in Cuba from
the United States to the island the Grim
inals to be punished under the laws of
Cuba as administered by Cuban courts
Passed the last of the appropriation bills
the general defeenGy-as also the
emergency river and harhor bill provid-
ing for numerous surveys and for certain
other public works. MrtRllay and Mr.
Stewart addressed the Senate at length
on the, questions involved in the govern
ment OF our insular possessions. The sesr,
sion was concluded with eulogies ON the.
late Representative Green of Nebraska.
The House passed the bill amending the
Sherman antitrust law by a vote of 272.
to !, Mr.. Mann tll) voting against it.
In the Senate on Monday an extended
speech on the Philippine question was
made by Mr.. Teller. Resolutions dec!ar--
ing Clayton Bulwer treaty abrogat-
ed reported by Mr.. Morgan. AT
night session speech ON Philippine.
question made by Mr.. Pettigrew.
Number of bills on the calendar
passed, none of them of general interest.
The House agreed to Senate amendment
to sundry civil bill appropriating SIS.
100000 for S.. Louis exposition. Also,
| agreed TO Senate item for Improvement
of Mississippi river, with an amendment
reducing the amount to $2,250,00O. Bill
sent again to conference. Agreed 10 CON
ference report on District Of Columbia
BILL
Congress was busy on Tuesday. wind
ing up the business of the session. The
Senate buried the House antitrust bill
in committee, confirmed the appointments
of Elwell S. Otis to be major general of
regulars aud nf InSapl
brigadier general of regulars and re-
Jected by tic vote the nomination of
w ID. Bynum TO be appraiser general
at New York. The nomination OF john
Il. Hazel TO be United States districts
judge for the western district of New
York and of all Porto Rican appoint
ments sent in on Monday were confirm
ed. The sundry civil bill, the river and
harbor bill emitting the Ohio river sur
vey, and the extradition bill (the Nicely
bill) were adopted and 90 to the President
for signature. The extradition bill was
amended to promote Maj. Gen. Miles and
AdJt. Gen. Corbin to be lieutenant gen
eral and major general respectively. was
passed by both houses and goes to the.
President
Representative Cannon led fight iu
the House Wednesday which delayed the
hnal adjournment of Congress. Person
aities were frequent IN both House ana
Senate, the speech Of Congressman Can
non being bitter in denunciaton OF tho.
House conference committee and certain
Navy Department officials. The differ
ence between House and Senate involved
the matter OF whether the coast surrey
bureau shall make the ocean surveys, tho
lower body sticking to its point in the
negative. The naval appropriation bin
SO amended that the Secretary Of tho
Navy shall use his own discretion in mat
ter OF armor plate, was adopted, as were
other appropriation measures.
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