Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-02-04
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a. 1NA1tS NNh1AS 4AuESuNN Wiltn COnSit- |
Grafton OF the Department Of Commerce |
bill was resumed. The pending question !
was the amendment offered by Mr. Pet |
tus of Alabama providing thar the De- |
partment Of Labor be not transferred to |
the proposed new department. Mr.. Pet |
tus made brief argument in support of |
his amendment. and he was supported by
Mr.. Bacon. In reply Mr.. Nelson. in
charge Of the pending measure. said he
had heard no protest against the trans
fer until recently an official of labor
organization had objected to it. He
maintained that il was a mistake to leave
the labor department without the juris-
diction of an executive department MIR.
Hanna said the establishment Of the new
department was in the interest OF both
capital and labor. In the House the con-
sideration of the Nrgent deficiency bill,
which has been under debate since Mon
day. was completed. but owing to the
lateness of the hour passage Of the bill
was postponed until Friday. A success
full effort was made TO increase the pay Of
rural free delivery lrriers from $500 TO
5000 per annum. l.r Hill OF Connect
cut made the motion to Increase the APP
preparation for this purpose. 1t was re-
sisted by Mr. Cannon. Mr.. Loud. chair
man of the postoftice committee. and Mr..
Payne the Republican floor leader on
the ground that the method was irregu-
lar, hut the members with rural con-
stituenees supported II and it was adopt
ed by vote of 100 to rs
On Friday vote was reached on the
urgency deficiency bill The item that had
aroused Democratic opposition was in
gepiously amended so as TO appropriate
100000 for 'the protection and shelter"
of American troops serving in the Phil
ippines, instead of specifically for bar
racks. In its original form the item had
received the support OF only one Demo
crat. Mr.. Cummings Of New York. When
the vote was taken upon il in amended
form it received the support Of sixteen
Democrats in addition TO the full Repub-
liean strength, the vote being IFS TO l05.
An animated and prolonged discussion
was precipitated In the Senate IN Mon
day over the right of army officers TO
criticise uuerances made in the Senate
or elsewhere on the conduct Of affairs in
the Philippines. At times it became
somewhat acrimonious, officers in tie
Philippines being taken sharply to task
for statements attributed to them in dis
patches from Manila. The House adopt
ed resolution calling for documents re-
lating TO the old training ship Vermont.
which was placed ont of commission last
summer. and also passed a bin 10 pro-
vide for the compulsory attendance of
witnesses before registers and. receivers
of the general land Office. A bin 10 APP
propriate 100000 for establishing homes
for the teaching of articulate speech %
deaf children was defeated. The House
adjourned until Wednesday.
Philippine debate grew so bittee in the
Senate on Tuesday that prsonal encoun-
ters were narrowly averted. The storm
ragged for three hours and the chairman
was Kept busy maintaining order After
years OF patient effort commercial organ
izations and business men We're rewarded
by the Senate passing the bill for rhe
creation OF department Of commerce
ami labor. The measure goes TO the
House in substantially the form in which
it was introduced The most important
change is in the name OF the DEPART
ment. As originally suggested ii was 10
be the department of commerce and in
dustry. No material opposition in the
House is anticipated Its quick passage
is confidently expected. \ bill 10 permit
the extension for twenty years Of The
charters OF national banks was favorably
reported 10y the Senate committee on
finance just before the adjournment of
the Senate Senator Spooner introduced
. substitute for the Nicaragua canal bill.
The new bin is practical authorization
20 the President Of the United States to
choose between the Panama ana the
Nicaragua routes.
Senator Cullom. as chairman Of the
committee OH foreign relations, virtually
appealed TO the Senate on "Wednesday
from the decisi Of his committee on the
question OF reciprocity treaties. Broadly
he took the position that a treaty is the
supreme law of the land, superseding
acts of Congress. and that under the con
stitution the President by treaty ratified
by the Senate can do anything Congress
can do. For an hour the Senate had I'M
der discussion the question whether
censorship Of press dispatches exists N
Manila. The debate for a time was very
spirited. The Secretary of War was
quoted as saying that no press censor
ship now existed in the Philippines and
Il itkttI rum At'Is N'lNtA9 NAAt'l ff-titii
officer Of the army, was presented by Mr..
Beveridge OF Indiana, making the state
ment officially that there was no censor
ship and that 'the press is entirely free
1t was contended by the opposition that
censorship did exist in the Philippines,
and that copies Of every news diStaieh
filed with the cable company were filed
with the military authorities. The House
adjourned after being in session only
twenty-five minutes. Mr.. Hopkins Of
Illinois reported the permanent CENSUS
bill and gave notice he would call it up
Thursday. A request TO make the oico-
margarine bin special order for the fol-
lowing Monday was objected 70 o.; tile
Democratic side.