Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-02-26
OFFERS AMENDMENTS
MORGAN WOULD CHANGE PANA-
MA CANAL TREATY.
SENATOR PETTUS SPEAKS
House Devotes Day to Fowler
Currency Bill, Which Cannot Pass
Inquiry Into Cost of White House
improvements.

Washington, Feb, 22.-The senate
spent nearly the entire day in execu-
tive session. 1t was the legislative
day of Thursday as the senate had
taken recess instead OF adjourning.
The senate met at IL o'clock, opened
the doors at IL and for more than an
hour disposed of routine business, con.
sisting of the presentation of petitions
and reports, introduction of bills and
passing of unobjected bills on the cal
endar. Upon resuming in executive
session the Colombian canal treaty
was taken up. Senator Quay had a
report read and Senator Pettus spoke
at some length Senator Platt
Comm, also discussed the treaty.
Senator Morgan offered two new
amendments to the canal treaty. One
provides that nothing in the treaty
shall be construed to alter the terms
of the Spooner act. The other is an
agreement that the rights of citizens
of the United States under their con.
stitution shall not be contravened by
the provisions of the concordat of
1888 between the pope and Colombia
nor by the laws of that country fixed
in the furtherance of that concordat
In the House.
The day in the house was devoted
m debate Ilpnp thp Enu1or. aurrapoy
bill. Mr.. Fowler, the author of the
measure, spoke for over two hours.
Other speakers were Messrc. Thayer
| (Mass), Lowering (Mass.), Lewis
| (Ga.), and PRINCESS Qll). The gen.
eral conviction is that the bill has no
chance to become law and the fact
that there are divergent views on both
sides of the house detracted from the
interest in the debate.
Representative Gaines of Tennessee
introduced resolution requesting the
president to transmit TO the house at
the session a detailed statement of the
character and cost of repairing, re-
modelling and adding to the white
house; also requesting the president
to have the work examined by skilled
persons to see if the contract require
ments have been met. Mr.. Gaines al
so introduced a resolution directing
the superintendent of public buildings
and grounds to transmit to the house
an inventory of all public property in
the white house, giving the cost of
each article, it's condition if in use,
and the disposition of such articles as
have been removed.
| Representative Goldfogle of New
York introduced bill to prohibit the
use or keeping of explosive matches,
commonly called parlor matches, in
any government building. A fine of
$3.50 or six months Imprisonment is
provided.
| Representative Gaines of Tennessee
introduced a resolution calling upon
the secretary of the navy for informa-
ton as to the contracts made for
plans for the new naval academy
| buildings.
! The conferees on the senate bill tr
| increase the pensions of those who
have lost their limbs in military ser
! vice or are totally disabled have
agreed, the rates fixed by the house
amendments being accepted. These
provide pension of $40 per month
for the loss of hand or foot, SAC for
an arm off at or above the elbow or
| leg at or above the knee, $55 for an
arm or leg entirely lost, $50 for the
loss of one hand and one foot, 500
for the loss of both foot. The house
amendment for an increase of $50 for
certain persons drawing pensions
under the act of June 81, 1890, was
stricken out.
The house committee on appropria-
ton completed the general deficiency
till and authorized it TO be favorably
reported to the house. 1t carries $13,-
| 6S1 1856.