Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-12
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On Thursday the Senate, by a vote
/ 33 to %, agreed to the conference I'd
port on the army reorganization bill. III
shipping bill was discussed during III
latter part of the day, and some progres
was made on amendments. A speech b!
| Mr.. Rawlins of Utah against the bill wa
in progress at the close of the day. The
House passed the Notifications appropfiw
alton bill and made fair progress with
the postoffice appropriation bill. During
the general debate upon the former bill
Mr.. Lanham of Texas delivered nota
BILE speech upon the future of the Demo (
cratic party, making Il strong plea fol-
the necessity OF united Democracy and
counseled the burial of the Ratchet and
the welcoming back of those who in the
last two presidential campaigns have de-
clined to support the nominees of the par
/ ty. Many amendments were offered to 4
the postotfice appropriation bill in the in
terest of various claims of postofiice EN-
ployes, but they all went down heforeN
points of order raised by Mr.. Loud thee
chairman of the postotfice committee
who was in charge of the bill.
The Senate spent Friday considering
| the shipping bill. The House passed an
omnibus bill carrying 191 claims for
stores and supplies taken by the Union
army during the rebellion. The claims
were passed on by the court of claims
and aggregated $344 $50. Practically
all the benefciaries reside in the South.
Considerable opposition to the bill was
displayed under the leadership of Mr..
Cannon, the chairman of the appropria-
tons committee, but Il tlattened out latei
and the bill finally was passed without
division. The dill to amend the Chinese
exclusion act, with view to preventing
the fraudulent entry of Chinese into the
United States, was PASSED.
The senate net at ii o'clock Saturday
and with the exception of an hour and N
hair at the beginning of the session de
voted the entire day to the discussion OF
the ship subsidy bill. Mr.. Turner and
Mr.. Mallory were the speakers in behalf !
Of the opposition. Mr.. Turner'S speech
was based largely upon exceptions which 4
he had taken TO Mr.. Frye'S criticisms OF
his former speech. Mr.. Mallory opposed !
the bill on constitutional grounds. Passed
bill authorizing the construction of pub Z
lie building at Hammond, Ind, to cost
S125, 600 The House spent the day Uu-
til o'clock in the consideration of the
postoffce appropriation bill. The strug-
gle over, the question of restoring this ap 4
preparation for pneumatic tube service
and of the reduction of railway mail pay
were prccipitated by amendments offer
ed, but no action was taken. At II
! o'clock public business was suspended tov
| permit the members to pay tribute toI
| the late Senator Davis of Minnesota.
The ship subsidy bill was laid aside in
| formally by the Senate ON Monday toI
permit consideration of the appropriation
bills. The shipping bill holds its place
/ and as unfinished business can bel
taken up when the appropriation bills areI
not occupying attention. The greater|
| part of Monday was given to a speech by!
! Mr.. Bacon of Georgia on the right of the
Senate to demand information on file in|
| the executive departments. He took the
! position that the departments are theI
creatures of Congress, and that depart
mental denial Of any demand for papers|
on file was preposterOus, contending thatl
for hundred years there had been prac-
| tically no refusal to recognize this right.
! Secretary Longs letter regarding Santi-|
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which Senators upheld their course in|
! this matter. The House passed the SEM
ate bill to create n commission to adjudi-
cate the claims of United States citizens
against Spain which the government of
the United States assumed by the treaty
of Paris, after having amended the bilkI
so as to refer the claims to-the court of
claims instead of to Il commission. A
strong effort was made to vote down the
amendment and pass the Senate bill but
the advocates of this course were defeat
ed by a majority of 30. A bill was pass
ed without debate to extend the charters
of national banks for another period Of
twenty years after 1902, when the pres
ent extension expires. Bills to ratify the
agreement with the Crow Indians Of
Montana and to provide for the redemp-
! ton of Hawaiian coin at par were de-
feated. About an hour was spent on the
postoffice appropriation bill in the discus
sion of the amendment to reduce the rail
way mail pay, but no action was taken.
The Senate on Tuesday passed District
of Columbia appropriation bill and partly
considered bill making appropriations
for support of West Point military acad-
envy. During day ship subsidy bill by
vote of Senate was formally laid aside
and superseded as unfinished business
The House continued discussion Of con
tr0verted questions in connection with
postofIice appropriation bill. Mr. Griggs
(GG.) spoke against organizations of pos
tai employees formed with view to forcing
legislation in their interest. Mr.. Moody
(Mass.J discussed question of railway
mail pay from standpoint of member of
joint postal commission. Mr. BromwelT
Ohio and Mr. Gaines CTenn) assaulted
appropriations for special mail facilities
from New York to New Orleans, and Mr.
Catchngs (Miss.) and Mr. Meyer O.a.g
defended these appropriations as neces-
sary for expedition of Southern mail.
The Senate on Wednesday passed the
military academy appropriation bill and
the war revenue reduction measure Con
sdered the shipping bill at night SEES
sion. In the House debate on the post
Office appropriation bill consumed the
day. 1t was agreed before adjournment
that the debate should close Thursday
at 1890. p. m, when the votes should be-
taken upon the several pending amend
ments.
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