Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
Congress.
3 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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On Thursday the Senate considered the
agricultural appropriation bill during the
day and the district code bill at a night
session. The House considered the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
The Senate ON Friday passed the agri
cultural appropriation bill, with an
amendment increasing from $4,000 to
$4,000 the sum for the distribution of
seeds. Mr.. Teller announced that he
would refuse to agree to a vote on the
shipping bill. In the House the entire
day was spent in flibustering. Mr. Cam
non of the appropriation committee want
"f the sundry civil bill taken up. As
, this day was the last private bin day of
the session friends of measures of that
kind set up the flibuster.
At the conclusion of the morning hour
on Saturday when the unfinished bust
ness-the shipping bill--was laid before
the Senate, Mr.. Spooner moved to pro-
coed to the consideration of the oleomar-
garine bill. BY a practically unanimous
vote-only two Senators voting in the
negative-the motion prevailed. Thus the
subsidy bill was displaced as the unhn-
ished business and the oleomargarine bilt
was placed in that order. After little
over an hours consideration of the meas
ure it was laid aside in order that unob-
jected bills on the calendar might be CON
sdered. Nearly 300 bills, including 1917
private pension bills, were passed during
the day. The House made little progress.
with the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The major portion of the time was spent
in, dol nv Nv
Hill Comm TO strike out the appropria-
ton of 100000 for the free transporta-
ton of silver coin. 1t was defeated, III
&c. At 4 o'clock public business was.
suspended to allow the members TO pay
tribute to the memory of The late Repre-
sentative HofTecker of Delaware.
In the Senate nearly the whole of Mon
day was devoted to consideration of the
pOstofice appropriation bill Amendment
appropriating 100000 for an extension
of the pneumatic tube service remains
undisposed of. Point of order was made
against it, but on the appeal of Mr. Ma
son the entire question was passed over
until Tuesday. Mr.. Pettus of Alabama
delivered Il speech in opposition to the
ship subsidy bill. Conference report Oh
the military academy appropriation bill
was submitted. Mr.. Daniel of Virginia
made 4 vigorous attack upon the provis-
ion which debarS Il cadet convicted Of
haZing Of holding commission in the
army, navy or marine corps. The report
is still pending. The House, under suS-
pension of the rules by vote of 191 to.
II, passed the bill appropri0ting $1,000
600 for the st. Louis exposition The
bill to define the word Conspiracy" III
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sundry civil bill was under consideration
late in the day and Mr.. Cannon, chair
man CT the appropriation committee, took
occasion 20 make detailed statement Of
the appropriations for the present Con-
gress.
On Tuesday the Senate Inv . vo+e Of S
to II rejected conferences renort an Mill
tary academy annropri,tion hin This
action came at concIusiop or sniritad 10
bate unOo Drovisions against having in
serted in hin by conferences committee
RpDort Of cnn forces ,vos raiactod booore,
regarded bv large majority of Senate rs
too drastic Mr. Dnbon dnIivorod lie 49,,
nounced sDpech unon \ic,roguo corol
advoro+in0 construction of ,,.o+a,.v,o,, I,,
J'nitod States Effort was p,,do 20 ,t
tain consideration foi. hill revivino grod,.
of vicc-admirol Of the navy for hene6t If
Rear AdmiralS Samson and Sphlev but
if was unayailinr. The House de,-o+ad
dov in copcidcr,tio,, of s,ndr, oi,,; m
propriation bill, debate being chiefly uno,s
national IRRIGATION of arid lands Pascal
resolution calling upon Secretary of state
and Secretary of Treasury regarding
SHIPMENTS To South Africa of horses