Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-18

was on mans right to the soil" He
was the author of the free homestead
act. His speech today was regarded
as his valedictory to public life. His
conclusion was that some sort of CO.
operation between labor and capital
was the only solution of the impending
problem.
Washington, Dec 1.-THE senate
passed with several amendments the
bill fixing the compensation of the
strike commission and it now goes 10
the conference. The sentiment of the
senate was in favor of allowing the
members of the commission who are
not in the civil or mlntary service of
the government a lump sum for their
service and after considerable debate
$4,000 was settled upon as the proper
amount, thus taking the matter out of
the hands Of the president as the bill
originally provided. The statehood
bill came up but went over until
Monday
The house devoted the whole day
to the discussion of a resolution to
limit the period for taking the testi-
mony in the Wagoner-Butler con-
tested election case to 40 days and fin
ally adopted the resolution by party
vote of 155 to 1IS Mr.. Butler, the
sitting member, was unseated at that
session and again returned at the last
election to fill vacancy. He had
over 5000 plurality on the face of the
present returns, but the returns are
contested. Mr.. Sulzer of New York
introduced bill the purpose of which
IS to give publicity to the affairs OF
large corporations by requiring them
to make annual returns to the govern
ment authorities.
A bill introduced by Representative
Pugsley of New York authorizes the
issue of circulating notes under
prescribed conditions. These notes
may be issued to any national bank
to the extent of one-tenth of the face
value of the bonds deposited by the
bank with the treasury and are to be
secured by approved notes, bonds or
bills receivable, double in value the
amount of issue. The aim of the Till
is to render the currency more
elastic and responsive to the financial
and commercial requirements of the
country" Representative Jenkins of
Wisconsin resigned from the member
ship of the house committee on
irrigation.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The house
devoted the day to a consideration of
private pension Hills. The calendar
was cleared 173 bills being passed.
The bill to appropriate $1,000 900
for the eradication of the foot and
mouth disease in New England was
made the special order for next Tues
day. Bills were introduced ap-
propriating $4,000 for a military
camp in Kentucky and 100000 for
one in California, also one authoriz-
reciprocal agreement with Great
Britain whereby the coal mined in the
United States may be shipped into
Canada free of duty and Canadian coal
admitted into the United States free
Washington, Dec. 13.-The house
entered upon consideration of the
legislative, executive andjudicial ap-
preparation bill and made rapid
progress, so of the 143 pages having
been completed. The house Judiciary
committee heard the arguments of
number of representative on bills
affecting the trusts and combines
One of these was Representative H.
c. Smith CT Michigan. who introduced
a joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution comforting
upon congress the power to regulate
and dissolve trusts and monopolies.