Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-16
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The Senate devoted Saturday TO the
army reorganization bill, adopting all the
committee amendments TO which there
was no objection. Mr.. Pettigrew adopted
tilibustering tactic, 20 delay legislation.
In the House debate upon the reappor-
tionment bill occupied the entire session.
The Senate devoted Tuesday to debate
on the army reorganization bill, killing
by vote of 43 TO ) the provision for
veterinary corps. In the House debate
upon the reapportionment bill occupied
the day. ft4 nl5 sN
In the Senate Tuesday was occupied
by discussion Of committee amendment
restoring canteen provision in army Feer-
ganizatfon bill Attachment supported
by Messrs Sewell. HaWiay, Money and
Car, and opposed by Messrs. Gallinger
and Hansbrough. The arguments on
each side we're along the customary lines,
opponents of the amendment asserting
the conteen led TO drunkenness, immor-
atty and consequent lack of disc.sline,
while its advocates declared the post
exchange promoted discipline and good
order in the army, as wei as reduced
drunkenness to minimum. The House
by vote Of 165ftte 102 passed Bureigh
reapportionment bill, which increases
Housa membership from 35I TO $50.
The Senate on Wednesday, by vote
of "a to 10, concurred in House provision
in army reorganization bill abolishing the
army canteen. Referred House reappor-
tionment bill TO committee on census.
The House devoted the day to considera-
tion of river and barber bill, but made
little progress.
The assaults upon the river and harbor
appropriation bill. which were begun the
previous day in the House in speech
delivered by Representative Corliss of
Michigan. were continued with yindictive
emphasis Thursday afternoon. Repre-
sentatives Grosvenor, Hepburn and Cush-
man We're the principal members who
spoke in opposition. Mr.. Hill of Connec-
ticut announced tie death Of Representa-
tive Frank q. Clara of New Hampshire
and at 4 o'clock me House adjourned.
Consider able progress was made by the
Senate with the army reorganization bill,
but the final vote upon the measure seem
ed to be still far off. An appeal was
presented by Mr.. Teller of Colorado from
more than 1000 persons in Manila urg-
ing the United States government to
cease its operations against the Filipinos.
The appeal is sensational in its state
ments and so unusual in form that Mr..
Hawley of Connecticut made vigorous
objection TO its publication as do,g-
ment.
The Burleigh reapportionment bill will
probably become a law within ten days.
The Senate committee ON census report
ed The measure favorably without a dis
senting vote and the Senate late Friday
afternoon passed the bill as it came from
the House. \ House of Representatives
of 1856 members, twenty mine more than
there are in the House at present. is the
meaning of the reapportionment measure.
Not since the Fifty-first Congress has the
House passed as many private pension
bills at a single sitting as it did Friday.
In all ITO special pension bills were pass
ed at the session. The most important
was one to increase the pension of Gen.
Americas V. Rice from $50 to 500. Gen.
| Rice was wounded several times during
| the Civil War and lost leg at Nieks-
| burg. He was formerly Il member of
| Congress from Ohio and was the author
| of the arrearages of pension act. The
| Senate had passed bill to increase his
| pension to $61 and the House raised the
amount to 800. Representative Loud
of California. from the postotfice com
mittee, reported to the House bin re-
vising and codifSing the postal laws. No
radical changes in existing laws are pro-
| posed in the bill. The Senate bill relat-
| ing to the accounts of United States
marshals and clerks of the district courts
| of Utah was passed.