Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
Congress.


4 the lndI4n appropriation bill on Friday.
| Listened to a. speech by Senator I.epew
in favor Of the. shipping subsidy bill.
| Passed number Of private pension bills.
The House adopted the conference, re-
port on the army reorganization bill, and
seyenty-seven private pension bills.
c Saturday the Senate discussed ma
tional irrigation, the text being an
| amendment, to the Indian appropriation
bill providing for surveys, looking to the
construction of an irrigation dam and
bitches for the watering of the reserya-
ton of the Pima and Maricopa Indians,
at San Carlos on the ella river. Arizona.
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut led the opposi-
ton, and was assisted by Mr.. Quarles
of Wisconsin. Mr.. Stewart, Mr. Chand-
Ter and Mr.. Thurston argued for the ex-
pertinent. The report of the conference
committee on the army reorganization
bin was presented and Mr.. Hawley an
nouneed that he would call il up ON Mon
day. The House made good progress
with the bin to revise and codify the
postal laws. Only twenty-eight of the
POI pages remain TO be disposed Of. Eff
forts were persistently made to load the
bill up with amendments to effect changes
in the existing postal laws. The pressure
was especially strong in favor of re-
classifying certain classes of postoffice
employees, but Mr.. Loud of California,
in charge of the bill, fought all of them,
explaining that such amendments were
out of place on a codGcatfon bill, and
would, if adopted, mean its death in the
Senate. In this way every attempt to
amend the bill was successfully resisted.
The latter part of the session was de-
voted to eulogies upon the life and pub
lie services of the late Senator Gear of
Iowa.
In the Senate on Monday Senator
Towne of Minnesota made a speech on
the government of the Philippines. I'm
mediately after Mr.. Towne's speech Mr..
Clapp, his successor, was sworn in. The
remainder of the day was devoted to con-
sideration of the Indian appropriation
III. District of Columbia business oc-
enpied the most of the day in the House.
Bill to revise and codify postal laws pass
ed without amendment. Consideration OF
claims of Americans aggregating S2S.-
100000 against Spain deferred until the
following Monday. Bill to extend char
tiers of national banks twenty years call
ed up, but went over on objection of Mr..
Richardson.
In the Senate on Tuesday Senator FRYE
gave notice he intended to keep shipping
bill to the front, even as against appro-
priation bills not yielding to them with
out vote Of Senate. This indicated dispo-
sition on part of Senate leaders 10 force
70 early issue question whether shipping
bill is going to pass at this session. Mr..
Turner spoke in severe arrangement of
hill HaplaFipty n fr, b.a 10
cal raid upon the Treasury" in interest
of few private benefciaries and commit
ting government to expenditures acgre-
eating $270,000.000. Committee amend
ments were informally agreed to. In
dian appropriation bill was passed early
in day The House spent day upon agri-
cultural appropriation bill. Mr.. Corliss
(Alich.) made vicious onslaught upon bu-
reau of animal industry of Agricultural
Department, but his attack raised host
of defenders, and his amendment to re-
duce appropriation for bureau was over
whelmingly defeated. All that portion of
bill relating to reorganization of scien-
tifc bureaus of Agricultural Department
went out ON point of order raised by Mr..
Mahon Pa.)
Wednesday the Senate spent in debate
on the shipping bill after an unsuccess-
full attic 1t to secure an agreement to
the conference report on the army re-
organization bill. The House passed
the agricultural appropriation bill.
On Thursday the Senate by a vote of
81 to %, agreed to the conference re-
port on the army reorganization bill. The
shipping bin was discussed during the
latter part of the day, and some progress
was made on amendments. A speech by
Mr.. Rawlins Of Utah against the bill was
in progress at the close of the day. The
House passed the Notifications appropri-
alton bill and made fair progress with
the postoffice appropriation bill. During
the general debate upon the former bill
Mr.. Lanham of Texas delivered a nota-
BILE speech upon the future of the Demo
cratic party, making strong plea for
the necessity of united Democracy and
counseleds 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
the postoffiee appropriation bill in the in
terest of various claims of postofaice en-
ployes, but they all went down before
points of order raised by Mr. Loud. the
chairman of the postotfice committee.
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