Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-09
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of soldiers. The subject came up with
private pension bills. 215 of which were
passed. BY unanimous consent a bill was
passed to confer jurisdiction upon the
court of claims to adjudicate the claims
for duties collected on goods going into
! Porto Rico between April IL. 1899. and
May /. 1900. The bill! provides that the
| claims found due shall bear interest at
6 per cenr. The refund of these duties
| is made necessary Dy the decision Of the
| Supreme Court. Mr.. Cannon. from the
committee on appropriations, reported the
sundry civil appropriation bill, and gave
notice that be would call it up on Mon
day.
Most of Saturday in the House was de-
| voted to the embarrassing the efficiency Of
/ the revenue cutter service. but considera-
tion of it was completed The opening
argument was made by Mr.. Sherman N.
". Speeches were made in its favor
| by Messrs. Minor (Wis.) and II. G..
Smith (sIich). and against it by Messrs.
| Richardson tAla.l, Little (Ark.l. Cochran
| (Mo) and Mann Qll). The general de-
bate was limited to eight hours. The
/ Chinese exclusion act was made 4 spe-
| cial order after the disposal of the rev.
| enue cutter bill. The Miles correspon-
/ dence called by the Burleson resolution
was laid before the House at the open
| ing of the session.
| During the entire session of the Senate
on Monday the oleomargarine bill was
| under consideration. Mr.. Lodge. chair
man of the committee on Philippines, re-
| ported the bill temporarily TO provide for
| the administration of the affairs of the
| civil government of the Philippine ISL
| ands. In the House consideration of the
! sundry civil appropriation bill was begun
! and general debate was ended before the
| close of the session. Little of the speech
making was pertinent to the bill. Mr..
| Cannon, chairman of the appropriations
| committee, who was in chrage of the
measure, in brief preliminary state
ment. explained that the bill carried S49,-
! 323. S95 being $12. 455. 542 less than the
estimates and S12,5T2.012 less than the
current law. He called attention to the
fact that the taxes collected are being re-
duced. Last year $41 100000 of war
taxes were removed and this year S70,-
| 100000 will go. making total reduction
of revenue in two years of Sill, 100000.
80
In the Senate on Tuesday an agreement
was cached to vote on the oleomargarlhe
bill before adjournment Wednesday. De-
bate on the measure was continued
throughout the session. Mr.. Stewart re-
ported the Indian appropriation bill and
gave notice that he would call it up at
an early date. In the House rapid prog
ress was made with the sundry civil APP
preparation bill, niuety-three of the l39
pages of the measure being completed.
Efforts TO amend the bin were success
fully resisted as rule by Mr.. Cannon,
the chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee. who was personally in charge of
the measure. Mr.. Sulzer IN. " offered
an amendment to appropriate $4,000 for
lighting the torch Of Bartholdi's statue
of liberty in New York harbor. 1t was
rejected by vote of 81 to 81. During
the day Mr. Robinson UndD discussed
the passing of the House" as a deliber-
alive body to which Mr.. Bell tColo) had
addressed himself Monday. The Senate
which now perfected legislation. he COM
planned. was dominated by thirty Sena-
tors representing fifteen States with less
population than either New York or
Pennsylvania. The present condition of
affairs in the House. he said. was due to
the concentration of all the power of the
House in the hands of the speaker and
the committee on rules. Mr. Grow (Pa)
discussed the question of electing Sena-
tors by popular vote. He favored a con-
stitutional amendment for that purpose.
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e H., 81.
again occupied most of Wednesday in the
Senate Bills were passed authorizing
the appointment of John Russell Bartlett
as rear admiral on the retired list of the
navy; transferring a lot in Woodland
Cemetery to the City of Quincy, H.. aud
extending the time for presentation of
claims to reimburse the Governors of
States and Territories for expenses in
Cured by them in aiding the United
States to raise and organize an army in
the war with Spain to Jan. /. 1908. Sew
enty-one private pension bills were also
passed. In the House the sundry civil
appropriation bill was passed, making the
eighth of the regular annual supply bills
which has passed at this session. Only
few unimportant amendments were at
tached to it. After it was disposed of
debate on the revenue cutter bill was re-
sumed. Messrs Sulzer tNew York;, Bel
lamy North Cardinal. Ryan tNew York;,
Lessler (New York; and Goldfogle (New
York; spoken for the measure, and
Messrs. Loud California; and Crum-
packer Qndiana) against it. Mr.. Loud
said he was opposed on principle to retire
ment with pay of employees of the govern
ment. Had he been member of Con-
gress when the law was enacted for the
retirement of naval or army officers he
would have altagonizcd it.
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The Seua.e devoted the entire ,lay
Thursday to discussion of the oleon ar
garine bill. which was passed by Vote
of 80 to 81. The Chinese exclusion bill
was made the unfinished business. In
the House the Senate bin to promote the
efficiency of the revenue cutter service
passed BY vote of 135 to 10. Tn: OPP
ponents of the measure fought it 70 the
last ditch. At the very end they att'mpr-
ed a filihuster. but were swept asi,le by
the overwhelming majority in favor of
the measure The discussion occupied
the entire session.
Washington Notes.
Senate Philippine committee his de-
cided upon a distinct coinage system for
the islands.
I,,ro,aan pa+ionS arc fo no OF con LIST