Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-12-15
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The Senate on Monday closed the ex-
traordinary session M noon and immedi-
ately entered OH the duties of the regular
session. The unusual features were
the close of the called session
by announcement from the chair
and the offering of two prayers in the
Senate within a half hour of each 9TH
ar. The business transacted consisted Of
the reading of the Presidents message
and the beginning of the discussion of
the Cuban reciprocity BILL The Panama
Canal treaty was sent to the Senate but
as there was no executive session after
its receipt. it was not referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations. The
House convened in regular session and
listened to the reading of the Presidents
annual message More than an hour and
4 half was consumed in the reading of
The message. 4 considerable amount of
routine matters necessary to facilitate
he work of committees was transacted
Representative Prince. of Illinois. intro
duced a bill providing that $100,00G000
Of the public moneys now deposited with
national bank repositories shall be in
vested by the Secretary of the Treasury
at the rate of $5.000.000 a month in
pay interest at not less than per cent
Representative Dwight. of New York.
introduced bill establishing a postal
currency providing for notes in the de-
nomination of 5, 10, % and 80 cents, to
be issued by the Postmaster General and
kept on sale by ak postmasters. Rep
resentative W. A. Smith, of Michigan,
introduced a bill making McKinley's
birthday, Jan. 20, national holiday, to
be known as Mckinley Day" Letter
carriers will. during their first year of
service. receive 5000. during the second
$500 and during the third and subse-
quent years $1,000 provided a bill which
Representative William Alden Smith, of
Michigan. introduced becomes law. The
House adjourned at $3.50 out of respect
to the memory of Henry Burk Pa.).
member who died Saturday.
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The recent investigation into the
frauds in the Postotfice Department was
the basis of a sharp debate in the Sen
ate Tuesday by Mr.. German and Mr.
Lodge. The resolution went over with
out action Mr.. Teller made speech in
opposition to the Cuban bill. He criti
cised General Wood and declared the
bill was in the interest of the sugar
trust Mr. Clapp spoke briefly, holding
that the Senate has absolute power in
making treaties. \ resolution presented
by Mr.. Hoar calling upon the Secretary
of State for the correspondence relative
to claims against the republic of Colon
bia on account of damages sustained at
Colon, and calling for information as to
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was adopted. Senator Frye introduced
q bill to regulate commerce between the
United States and the Philippine archi-
pelago providing. on and after July l,
1904. under the penalty of forfeiture, no
merchandise shall be transported by sea
or any passengers carried between ports
of the United States and ports and
places in the Philippine archipelago in
any other than vessels sailing under the
flag of the United States. The House
authorized the Committee on PostofIices
and Post Roads to request the Postmas-
ter General to supply the committee with
papers in connection with the recent in
vestigation of the Postoffice Department.
1t also instructed the judiciary Commit
tee to make inquiry and report whether
the Isle of Pines can be coded to Cuba
without the concurrent action of the
House and Senate. Representative Hep
burn reintroduced the pure food BILL
Representative Tirrel, of Massachu-
setts. introduced bill to prevent the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in buildings
and upon premises owned or controlled
by the government.
In the Senate Senator Teller conclud
ed his speech in opposition to the Cuban
reciprocity bill Wednesday, and Senator
Morgan also was heard in opposition to
that measure. Mr.. Payne, chairman of
the Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported when the House convened reso-
luton providing for the reference of the
Presidents message to committee, and
the House went into committee of the
whole for its consideration The resolu-
ton. amended so as to give the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs jurisdiction over
matters relating to Cuba (AIr. Payne ex-
plaining that his committee recommend
ed this because Cuba now is a republic),
was favorably reported to the whole
House and adopted without debate. A
bill for the upbuilding of tine navy, cred
tied as the plan suggested " Captain
Hobson. of Merrimac fame. was intro
duced in the House and carries an APP
preparation of $4,000, 100000, to be
spread over twenty years, the allowance
for the last ten years to be at the rate
of S150,000,0NO a year. Representative
Gardner, of Massachusetts, introduced a
bill creating commission to consider
legislation for the development of the
American merchant marine. The com
mission is to be composed Of the Secre
tary of the Navy, Postmaster General,
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and three members each of the Senate