Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-16
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The Senate was in session Thursday
enc hoeF and five minutes most of which
time was spent behind closed doors. At
ter the reception of number Of bills
and petitions and the adoption If a con
| current resolution calling on the presi-
! dent FOR the papers in the P;0us fund
case, recently arbitrated before The
| Hague tribunal. Mr. Bcveridls mad read
the resolutions adopted by the delegates
10 the oklahoma non-partisan convention
lavoring the admission of Oklahoma and
indian Territory as one State and oppos-
| ING the House omnibus statehood hili.
The Serate then went into executive ses-
sion, and az 100 adjourned until Mon
day. The House was NOT in session.
The House devoted Friday 10 bills
ON be private calendar Fhe most inipor-
tant bin passed was one to adiudicate in
shs Court of Claims the claims az certain
importers of steel blooms. who between
1879 ana 1882 paid customs duties oquiv-
alent to 10 per cent ad valorem, when. it
I is claimed, die correct rate should have
been 80 per cent. About $350.000 is in-
volved. 4 bill 10 pay Smithmeyer and
Pelz. architects of the Congressional liz
bary, $4,000 additional compensation
was defeated.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal tAe House on SATURDAY entered
upon the consideration Of the pension
appropriation bill Mr.. Barney (WiSa.
IN charge Of the measure. explained that
the appropriations it carried. asgrcgat-
n.Sf139, $4,000 were practically ;dea.i-
cas- with those for the current year, ani
that it coatained no new legislation The
till then was passed without a word of
comment Bills were passed to Increase
the maximum period IN which live stock
can be ,slniined ia cars without unload
ing from twenty-cight 10 forty hours: to.
grant right of way FOR telegraph and
telephone lines in Alaska; 10 increase the
size of hoInesteads in Alaska frem eighty
20 $50 acres; TO set aside certain lands in
South Dakota as public park 20 be
known as Wind Cave National PARK, for
the relief Of certain settlers upon Wis
consin Central Railroad and the Dalles
military road grants.
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The Senate on Monday adopted all
the committee amendments 10 the immi-
grafton bill, with the exception of one
prescribing an educational test and alsn
the action of the committee in striking
out section 36, prohibiting the sale of
intoxicantS within the capitol building.
and then laid aside the bill until Tuesday,
and passed three unohieeted pension bills.
The amendment fixing So head tax Ola
each immigrant coming into the United
States furnished the principal topic for
debate. i'm the House resolutions in
memory of iormea Speaker Reed we're
read and the House adjourned as an nd
ditional mark Of respect
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The Senate on Tuesday considered the
bin TO amend the militia laws of The
United States An amendment offered
by Mr. CCckrel Alol was adopted Dr.
signed to prevent future controversies he-
tween the States and tic United States
MS TO when man became United
States soldier Tie hill then went over
until Thrrsday, Mr.. Lodge then called
mp the immigration bill Ar amendment
by Mr. Matchmaker (N. d. WINS adopted
including professional beggars as among
those excluded from admission TO the
United States. On motion Of Mr.. Nc
Comas the section of the bill relating 10
INC tAtEuhN1U u auLftAllNtH WIS uIitbilti
SO as e make il specifically provide for
the exclusion of anarchists who aavo-
cate the destruction Of the government
Of the United States or Of all govern
ments by violence" An amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Bailey (Texasl was adopted
providing chat skilled labor may he ms
ported IT labor of like kind cannot he
found in this country. There waa con
..f Il
fcred by Mr.. Burton dlan.) TO admit
Chinese laburers to Hawaii. II met with
considerable opposition and finally was
laid on the table. In the House after
four hours debate the London dock
charge bill was killed by striking out the
enacting clause by vote Of 1873 TO 129.
The Senate bill TO regulate the duties aud
fix the compensation OF customs inspec-
tors at the port OF New York was passed.
rs was hill To provide additional dis
tricts in the Indian Territory where lcgm
Instruments can be filed. Mr.. Payne IN.
W, chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means. called mp the resolution
which provides for a holiday adjourn-
ment frora Dec 20, 1902. to Jan. ..
1903. and &c was adopted
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Almost thejcntire session Of the Sehatc
on Monday was devoted 20 discussion of
the omnibus statehood bill, but no action
was taken A bill 10 refund internal rev
enuc taxes puid by owners Of private dies
was passed. as was the House bill TO
relieve the conditions growing ont Of the
repeal Of the duty on tea. The House
Immediately after converting went into
committee III the whole and passed q bin
designed 10 relieve he ten importers from
the effect 81 the recent decision u the
Circuit Cont IN New York imposing the
10-cent wa9 duty Oh tea imported in
bond prior ID the time when tea is re-
stored TO the free list. Jan /. 1908. An.
other bill. e refund the duties collected
on merchan.lise from Porto Rico and the
Philippines during the period between
the ratification Of the treaty Of Paris and
the congressional revenue acts for those
islands. also was passed The pure food
bin was ma6e n continuing order, not 20
interfere With appropriation bills, until
il il disposel Of The House then en-
tered upon The consideration If the resn-
luton for tAe distribution If the Presi-
dents message. This course was pursued
to permit AIi Grow 0a), the venerable
ex-Speaker. 10 make probably his last
nublic spces4A He discussed principally
the relations Of labor and capital IN the
United States The resolution was
adopted
In tile National Capital