Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-13
Congress.
WORK OF CONGRESS
BRIEFLY SUMMED UP.

= PfIVate acts ........-.... 1,2J0 +
!. Total acts ................ 1885 Z
+ Number of joint resolutions. 800 +
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The chief event of Saturday was the
passage by both houses OF what is known
as the omnibus public building bin. 1t
increases the cost of buildings in thirty
two States by S2.000,O00. The day was
dergid of exciting incident in either
house. though the galleries were tirong
ed with sightseers. The Senate passed
the deficiency bill. Throughout the day
the House was in the throes of the clos
ing hours of the session, with many
measures clamoring for attention, and
with crowded galleries looking down up
on the weary legislators. Work began
at a. m. and procet ded until ) O'clock
IN the afternoon, when a recess was tax
en- until $3.50 p. m. to permit conference
reports to be framed. Under suspension
of the rules number of important bills
We're passed, including those for a ma
tional standardizing bureau, for confer
ring bronze medals on the enlisted men
Of the navy and marine corps for dis
tinguished heroism, and to amend the
public buildings bill The legislative APP
preparation bin was also finally disposed
of. and many conferences were advanced.
Both houses put in large share of
Sunday under the legislative fiction that
it was still Saturday. The House was
in session from = to 6 in the afternoon,
and resuming at o'clock it worked on
into the night TO dispose of the confer
ence reports which crowded in upon it,
There was a big fight over the Senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill, which
linked together the fate of the st. LOUIS,
Buffalo and Charleston exposition appro-
pfiatiens. The House refused to concur
The conference report on the deficiency
appropriation bill was concurred in, thus
disposing of that measure. Conference
agreements were reached on general def
cheney, postofice and naval appropriation
bills, the Senate receding on Holland
submarine boat amendment to the last
named. The Senate passed bill urged
by labor men regulating safety app
ances ON lAilroad trains.
Senator Carter of Montana talked the
river and harbor bill to death Monday
and the Senate adjourned at Los o'clock
without giving out the pork" contained
in that great appropriation measure.
Starting in early in the morning, Mr..
Garter began his speech with the ayowed
intention of continuing until the life of
the Fifty-sixth Congress should have ex-
PRED. After a few weak and futile eff
forts to interrupt him the other Senators
gave up all idea of preventing him from
completing his talk. Finally at 1855
o'clock the Montana Senator closed his
remarkable address and Senators Hoar
of Massachusetts and Cockrell of Mis-
souri, announced that the Fifty-sixth ses-
sion of Congress had completed its work.
The action Of the Senate on the sundry
civil bill was followed by the Senate re-
ceding from the Charleston amendment
to the St. Louis exposition bill, which
had passed the House as a separate meas
ure. This action passed the bill appro-
priating S5,000.000 for st. Louis. Very
little interest attached to the proceedings
of the House.
Vice-President Roosevelt entered upon
the discharge of his official duties as pre-
siding officer of tie Senate when that
body met on Tuesday at noon. He was
soon required to make ruling. During
the reading of the journal Mr.. Money de-
sired to interrupt the proceedings, that
Mr.. McLaurin, his colleague, might take
the oath of office. Mr.. Morgan objected.
saying that the reading of the journal
should be completed. Il am of the i'm
preston that the rules require the read
ing of the journal first" announced Mr..
Roosevelt when the matter was submit
ted TO him for a decision. The announce
ment was quietly received, although it
We rAfiaaI fhnf ha Hfna- l. I
used a personal pronoun instead of saw
ing ''the chair is o. the opinion Dur
ing the session the Presidents nomina-
tons for cabinet positions were received
and confirmed.
IF there is any applause or disorder
the sergeant-at-arms will clear the gall
leries." This was Vice President Roose-
velt's stern announcement as he took his
place to preside over the Senate on We'd
nesday and raped sharply with his
gavel. 1t was called out by the burst of
applause which followed his entrance into
the chamber. Applause is strictly forbid
den by the rules of the Senate, and the
new Vice President does not propose to
allow the rules to he violated even by
persons who wish to show their appre-
citation of himself Mr.. Morgan (Alal,
who on Tuesday offered resolution de-
claring the abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty between the United States
and Great Britain. addressed the Senate
for nearly two hours upon his PROPOSE
ton. His admonitions TO Great Britain
were particularly sharp.
Senator Frye of Maine was on Thurs
day unanimously elected as president pro
tempore OF the Senate 10 preside during
the absence OF Vice President Roosevelt
Nothing was done in the Senate aside
from the confirmation of batch of nomi
| nations and the election of the president
pro fempore. Mr.. Morgan concluded his
remarks on his resolution for the abro-
CATION of the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Adj
miral Dewey has been rewarded for his
participation in the battle of Manila by a
check for $3.50. which represents the
judgment rendered in his favor by the
| court of claims.
Odds and Ends.
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