Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-22

NolVtng the seat or. MI. LARK OF MCpldnG
was postponed until Tuesday. Mr.. Gal
linger addressed the Senate at length on
his resolution. declaring that the pres
ent phenomenal prosperity of the country
is due TO the policy of protection as en-
bodied in the Dingley tariff law" Bill
appropriating $3.50. 600 for the cree
lion of public building at New Orleans
was passed Joint resolution concerning
certain Chippewa Indian reservations in
Minnesota. the project being to preserve
forests on the reservations as a national
park, was passed. 1t creates commits
sion 10 Investigate the question whether
it is practicable and desirable for the
United States 10 create a national park
upon and within the lands known as the
reservations of the Mississippi, Chippe
wa. Leech Lake, Winnebagoshish and
Cass Lake Indians il Minnesota, the
said lands comprising an area of about
SSo.063 acres. including Leech, Winnie
bagoshish Cass and numerous smaller
lakes, together with the Mississippi and
other rivers and streams, comprising
about one-fourrh of the entire tract as
water area. Euloges on the late Rep
resentative Baird of Louisiana were de-
liyered by Senators Gallery, Chandler,
Berry. Sullivan and McEnery. The
House by the very narrow margin Of two.
votes unseated Mr.. Crawford of North
Carolina. Democrat, and seated in his
place Mr.. Pearson. The minority reso-
luton declaring the sitting member en-
titled TO the seat was defeated by one
vote.
After an all-day discussion in the Sen
ate on Friday an agreement was reach
ed 20 vote on the armor plate section at
3 O'clock May II. During the discussion
notable speech was delivered by Mr..
Lodge upon the necessity of building up
the United States navy without delay.
Mr.. Daniel presented an extended argu
ment in support of the immediate con-
struction by the Government of an armor
factory, while Mr.. Allison opposed the
project of Government factory on the
score Of economy. In the House Mr..
Esch (Wis.) called up and had passed the
bill to amend the law so as TO provide for
the Communication of travel and subsist-
ence allowances of discharged officers and
soldiers. He explained the bin proposed
TO allow a uniform rate of 4 cents per
mile for officers and enlisted men, The
House then went into committee of the
whole to consider private pension bills
and broke all records, passing $50.
On Saturday the Senate 10y cl,.se vote
rejected the proposition TO erect, without
reference to the price at which the Gov
eminent could secure armor plate for it's
warships, an armor plate factory, The
vote upon the direct proposition was %
to n, and subsidiary amendments we're
rejected by about the same vote When
the committees proposition was about
10 be voted upon tilbuster was organ
lied, the quorum of the Senate was brok
en- and the question is still in he air.
During the debate Mr.. Chandler deliver
ed a sensational speech, in which he
charged that the Government had been
defrauded in the adoption of the Harvey
lied armor. He declared similar frauu
was proposed in the attempt TO force the
Government TO adopt the Krupp arnor.
Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Hale made notable
speeches deprecating the war talk Friday
hy MIR. Lodge. Neither the Senator from
Wisconsin nor the Senator from Maine
was fearful that we might become :nyolv-
ed in difficulty with Germany on account
of the Monroe doctrine. Mr.. Hoar pro
tested against the ''wretched iinperiaiistic
business" and the talk that this nation
had only recently become world pow
err" asserting that il had been world
power since the war of 1872.
The Senate on Monday passed naval
appropriation and free homes" bills.
The House passed the general deficiency
appropriation bill. The bin carried So,
S39,021 and was passed substantially
without amendment. The general debate
was devoted principally TO political top
les. the feature being Al severe arraign.
ment OF the administration by Mr. De
Almond (Mo).
On Tuesday the Senate received the
resignation of Mr.. Clark OF Montana.
Devoted the rest Of the day to considera-
tion Of the bill of Mr.. Ross, providing for
civil service in the country's new island
possessions, refusing, by vote Of 10 yeas
TO 81 nays. TO indefinitely postpone the
measure. The House sent to the Senate
the military academy bill, the last of tho
general appropriation measures, and
agreed that the bill providing q civil gov
eminent for Alaska should next be taken
up.
Ia the Senate on Wednesday Mr.. Ba
con spoke at length on his resolution di-
ItFtlHS the committee on felutlOnS with
Cuba 10 make an investigation Of the con
duct Of financial affairs of the island
The following measures were passed.
House bill repeating the provision Of law
allowing merchandise passing through the
United States from any foreign country
to be transported free Of duty. so far as
The Mexican free zone Is concerned:
resolution offered by Mr. Lodge calling
upon the Secretary of the Treasury for
information in regard to the influx OF
japanese iaborers into the country and
whether there had been any violation Of
law; bill granting a pension Of 500 Der
month to the widow Of Gen. Lawton. bin
for the erection Of a public building at
Eas st. Louis. The House passed tho
Senate bill 10 incorporate the American
National Red Cross No progress was
made with the Alaskan code bin owing
TO the inability OF the two sides to agree
as 10 the time 10 be allowed for general
debate. The conference report on tho
District Of Columbia appropriation bin
was returned after extended debate.