Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-18
IN THE HOUSE.

The House was in session on the 10th less
than half an hour, an early adjournment
being taken out Of respect to the memory
of Mr.. Foederer Pa.l and Boreing (Ky.j
deceased members The Presidents mes
sage was read and referred to the commit
tee on ways and means, the membership
of which is yet to be announced. The mes
sage also was ordered printed. The speaker
announced the committees on rules anf
mileage, the former consisting of himself
DalZell (Pa.), GroSvenOr (O.), Williams
Miss and d Almond MOI Aside from
making provision for the payment of milo
age of members no further business was
transacted Adjournment was taken nj
1927 p. m.
The session of the House on the 18th
lasted only five minutes. After prayer by
the chaplain and reading of the Journal q
C. Reed and Minor Wallace and T. B. KYLE
of Ohio were sworn In as members, and
then the House at 1905 o'clock adjourned
In the House on the 10Th Mr.. Payne in
troduced bill to make effective the Cuban
the ways and means committee. Following
the reading of the journal Mr.. Ball of Texas
was sworn in, and the speaker announced
the ways and means committee. At 1910
the House adjourned.
The House was in session on the 18th sew
enteen minutes adjourning at 12:17 p. III.
until Monday. Mr.. Payne On. ", chairman
of the committee on ways and means, re-
ported the Cuban bill and gave notice that
on Monday he would call 1t up for con-
sideration. BY unanimous consent the mi
nority OF the ways and means was given
further time in which to submit a minority
report. Mr.. Livernast (Cal) rose to ques-
ton of personal privilege. and started to
criticise President RooSevelts Panama pol
icy. but ruled out of order
Consideration of the Cuban reciprocity bill
was taken up in the House on the 10TH
Mr.. DalZell Of Pennsylvania reporting a res
olution providing that the bill reported from
the ways and means committee should be
considered to the. exclusion of all other
business until 4 o'clock Thursday, when
vote will be taken without intervening mo-
ton. On n yea and nay vote this resolu
ton was adopted by 176 to 155. Those OPP
posing the resolution in speeches were Mr.
ard Mr.. De Almond of Missouri. Those
speaking in support of it were Mr.. DalZell
of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio and
Mr.. Payne of New York. Mr.. Williams
asked unanimous consent to propose an
amendment to the rule for a yea and nay
vote on the amendment proposed by the
minority, with twenty minutes debate on
each side, a vote then to be taken on the
BILL Objected to by Mr.. Payne. The mi
nority voted solidly against the rule, in
company with the following Republicans:
w. A. Smith, FOrdney, Loud and McMorran
of Michigan, Brooks and Hogg of California.
a message from the President was referred
to the committee on foreign affairs, and the
House went into committee of the whole,
with Mr.. Sherman Of New York in the
chair. Mr.. Swenson of Virginia discussed
the perils which he fears threaten our for
eign commerce by the tariffs passed in other
countries in retaliation for the Dingley act.
Mr.. Robinson of Indiana made speech ar
guing against the Republican financial pol
icy. At :45 p. m. the committee rose and
the speaker announced the following mem
Messrs. Wacher Md, Burke Pa.), Wilson
Qll), f. X Lands Qnd), Lloyd (Mo.), john
son IS. CO and Liyernash (Cal). The last
three tn are ID Democrats A letter from Mr.
was read. The House adjourned at $50
p. N.