Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-02-24
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III, immense ctOwd was attracted TO
she Senate Friday TO hear the invocation
Of Gen. William Booth founder and
eoninander-in-chief of the Salvation
Army. The resolution Of Mr.. Morgan
eal.irg for the Correspondence of naval
ofhatlrs regarding the military occupation
of the bays Of Panama and Colon. was.
agreed to. When the statehood bill came
up MIR. Depew resumed his remarks. He
attaJked the Mormon Church. because,
he said, he believed its members still
clihg to the practice of polygamy. Mr.
RawIins replied, saying that if the Nor
mon& were not interfered with they would
work out their own destiny. The Elkins
bill 70 prohibit rebates to shippers was
passed by the House by vote Of 241
TO g. those voting in the negative being
Democrats The remainder of the ses-
sioa was devoted TO the sundry civil APP
Precipitation bill, which was practically
cosnuleted. Nc effort was made to pass
it, as there was no quorum present.
-
Ike Senate listened TO the reading of
tbs lpdian appropriation bill on Saturday
AMI spent some time in the consideration
of that measure 1t was not. however,
finalIs disposed of. The greater part of
the ss.mainder OF the day was given over
to eugogies of late members of the House
of Representatives. including Charles O.
Rrsssll of Connecticut. Joshua $. Salmon
Of Nhw Jersey, Amos j. Cummings of
New York aud r. 0. Crump of Michi-
gan. The Honse passed the sundry civil
bin, lind then broke all records in the
matt,r of private pension legislation 1t
was The last opportunity of passing pen
SIGN bills at this session. and the calen-
da- vas cleared, not only of House but
of Senate bills, 325 in all being passed.
Threl hundred and twelve is the highest
previous recoel, made in the Fifty first
cenTess.
There was no debate on the statehood
bisl in the Senate Monday. The Indian
appropriation bill and the Philippine cur
rency bill both were passed. Mr. Vest,
whla the Indian bill was up, called atten-
tqn 10 point Of order which had been
made against one of its provisions on
the ground that Il was new legislation
Tie Senate, he said, had passed the Phil
ippi1ie government bin as rider to the
army appropriation bill. and yet ruled
other provisions out. All rules, he said,
were Violated when a majority was in
favor of any measure. The House dis
posed of number of bills under suspen-
sion of the rules. defeating two. The
most important measure passed was the
Senate bill to amend the railroad safety
appliance law, A special order was adopt
ed which practically will make the Fow-
Ter currency oil n continuing order for
tie remainder of the session, not how
ever, to Interfere with conference reports.
appropriation bills, and other privileged
matters.
Tie Senate agreed to the conference
report on the army appropriation bill
Tuesday. Discussion of the statehood
bin was resumed, and Mr. Depew con-
tnued his remarks in opposition 20 It.
Toward the end Of the SESSION Mr.. Teller
declared that himself and the country
had been insulted by some of Mr.. De
paws references to the unequal repre-
sentation in .he Senate. Mr.. .Hoar, from
the Committee on Judiciary reported the
I.ittlefeld anti trust bill as amended. Mr.
Tlatt Comm of the committee. stated
that it was not unanimous report, and
that he was opposed to the measure. The
House began consideration of the naval
appropriation bill under the operation of
n rule which made the new legislation
relative TO the increase of the personnel
OF the navy aud for the increase Of the
naval academy IN order. The general
debate on the bill was without special
feat.Ire. The paragraph n the bill pro-
yiding S250,00O for a naval station on
tine great lakes went out on pnnt OF
order On completing thirty of thes sixty
five pages OF the naval appropriation bill
t1e committee rose The Senate amend
rients to tie Indian appropriation bill
we're disagreed to. and the bill sent to
conference.
There was lively debate in the SEN
Ste on Wednesday over Senator Quay's
resolution declaring il to be the sense
c,f the Senate that there should be vote
on the statehood bill before the adjourn
fnent Of Congress. TO this proposition
Senator McConas reoffered Senator
i'att's closure resolution introduced two
years ago, and a motion was made 10
sefer the whole proposition 10 the Com
Snittce on Rules This was pending when
che Senate went into executive session.
a'he discussion of the subject brought out
che fact that the Senate was strongly
opposed to cloture in any form. The
debate was very general, dozen Sela-
.0rs expressing their opinions on the
subject. Tie House by majority of
10 rejected the conference report Oh the
army appropriation because Of Its pro-
.isions for the retirement of civil war
officers at Din advanced grade. and per
shifting officers to deposit money with
1he government ut per cent interest
srhe House emphatically voted against
oota propositions anu sent the bill back
Ia conference. The proceedings on the
conference report were cnlivened by
sharp personal clash between Mr. nun
If Iowa. and Mr. Slayden. Of Texas.
The remainder Of the day was devoted
10 the naval BILL slow progress was
=, nln only fANenfv nages being cOYerrd.