Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-18
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provides for the use of the island gov
eminent OF the revenue thus raised. The
isthmian canal commission in its report
to Congress recommended the Nicaragua
route. the cost of a canal being esti-
mated at $3.50. s64, 062 Senator Hoar Of
Massachusetts, and Senator Burrows of
Michigan proposed bills covering assas-
sins ton or attempted assassination OF
the President. A new treaty with Eng
and concerning the Nicaraguan canal
was laid before the Senate.
On Thursday Senator Hoar suggested
establishing an anarchist colony on one
of the islands recently acquired by the
government, where there shall be neither
laws nor rulers and where the peculiar
ideas Of the anarchists may be carried
out Full text OF the HayPauncefote
agreement concerning the Nicaraguan
canal was made pa5iic by the Senate.
United States alone is to control the
waterway. A bill was introduced by
Senator Lodge for the construction of an
executive building for the Presidents
use The presiding Officer announced the
following Senators as the committee to
act with the committee from the House
to consider by what token OF respect
Congress may express its deep sensibiity
az the death VI the late President Nc
Kinley: Foraker of Ohio, Allison, Iowa;
Fairbanks. Indiana; Kean. New Jersey;
Aldrich, Rhode Island; Nelscf., Mime
sofa; Perkins. California; Jcnes. Arkan-
sas; Morgan. Alabama; Cockrell. Mis-
souri,, and McEnery, Louisiana.
On Friday the Senate Foreign commit
tee made favorable report on Hay-Paun-
cefote treaty, which insures its ratifica-
ton. The President sent to the Senate
names of 2,479 nominees for office.
Speaker Henderson in the House an
nouneed the appointment of two impor-
tant committees-ways and means and
appropriations. The committees are:
Ways and means. Payne. New York,
Dalzell, Pennsylvania; Hopkins, Illinois;
Grosvenor, Ohio; Russell. Connecticut;
Steele Indiana Tawney, Minnesota; Me-
Call, Massachusetts; Long, Kansas; Bah
COCK, Wisconsin; Metcalfe. California.
Republicans: Richardson, Tennessee;
Robertson, Louisiana; Swanson, Vir-
gina; Mcclellan. New York: Newlands,
Nevada; Cooper, Texas. Democrats. APP
preparations, Cannon. Illinois; Bingham.
Pennsylvania; Hemenway, Indiana; Bar
ney, Wisconsin: Moody. Massachusetts;
Van Voorhis. Ohio; McCleary. Mime
sofa: sLittauer, New York; Browniow.
Tennessee; Gardner. Michigan; Burkett,
Nebraska, Republicans; Livingston,
Georgia. McRae. Arkansas: Bell. Colo
RADIO; Pierce. Tennessee; Benton. Mis-
souri,. and Taylor, Alabama, Democrats
Representative Hepburn of Iowa intro
duced his isthmian canal bill. which, by
reason of his being the author of the bill
passed last year and his probable contIn-
uance at the head Of the House COM
merce committee. is regarded as the
measure which will serve as basis for
action by the House. 1t differs from the
Hepburn bill passed last year in making
the total appropriation $lS0,000000 in
stead Of S140,000.000 Congressman
Crumpacker again introduced his bill to
reduce Southern representation in Con
gress.
On Monday Senator Tillman detied his
colleague, Senator McIaurin, in a Senate
discussion of their troubles. and challeng-
ed him to resign. Their seats may be de-
clared vacant President Roosevelt sent
several hundred nominations to office to
the Senate, including that of Cornelius
Van Colt. postmaster of New York.
The new subsidy bill WIS read in the
Senate. Principal items which aroused
antagonism in the last Congress have
been left out. Senator Hoar introduced
bill to punish as murderers all who par
ticipatc in a lynching.
On Tuesday Speaker Henderson an
nounced the House committees for the
present session of Congress. The Repub
lican leaders have agreed upon bill
I'll, IL. frn oil tos
to goods coming from the Philippines
The islands are treated as foreign coun
try. 4 bill was introduced into the
House to pay Miss Stones ransom. Presi-
dent nominated c. II. Darling of Yer
mont for Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Senator Morgan introduced bill
providing for the construction of the
Nicaraguan canal.
On Wednesday a stormy discussion in
the executive session of the Senate plac-
ed the Hay PauneefOte treaty for an
isthmian canal in peril of an early death.
1t was contended by Senators CulbGrson
and Bacon that the treaty gives Great
Britain equal rights with the United
States over such canal The new agree
ment was praised and defended by Sena-
tor Cullom Congress SHE'D at the prof
fered S10,000.000 gift from Carnegie be-
cause it consists of stock in the steel
trust. and change Of the offer to cash or
United States bonds is predicted. The
Democratic Senators in caucus decided
to fight the plans of Republicans to in
crease party representation upon the
committees.
On Thursday the Senate fixed upon the
following Monday as the time for the
vote on the new Hay-Pauneefote treaty.
Senate committee on isthman canal au-
thorized a favorable report on Senator
Morgans bin for acquiring Nicaragua
right of way Senator William Il. Ma
son Of Illinois reported to the Senate on
the discoveries made by his pure food
commission Senate agreed TO the House
resolution providing for holiday recess
from Dee ~ 70 Jan. q. President re-
appointed Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Charles \. Prouty of Vermont.
Affairs in Washington.
Russian artist MakonSky, is painting