Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-11-25
WORK OF CONGRESS
IN THE SENATE.

The Senate on the 18th was in session
only twenty minutes, and the greater part
ton of bills and presentation of petitions
Most of the bills were for positions and the
| bulk of the petitions related to the case
of Senator Smoot of Utah. At 1910 D. NJ.
after an executive session. the Senate ad.
jOurned.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Gallinger
presented a petition from The Danes OF
! 1886 for the increase to $50 month OF
all pensions granted on account of the Next
can war. He said the pension committee
would give due consideration to the petition
but called attention to the fact that all sur
vivOrs Of the Mexican war now receive pen
siOns of $12 On motion of Mr.. SpoOner
the Senate ordered printed additional copies
of the treaty between the United States and
New Granada, which was made in 1886 and
proclaimed in 184S. At 1920 the Senate adj
journed.
The Senate on the 10th transacted no bust
ness in open session beyond the receipt OF
bills and petitions. The Only incident OF
unusual nn character was tna appearance CT
ordered at 1925, and at O'Clock the Sen
ate adjourned until the Goth
The bill passed by the House on the 2Oth
to carry into effect the Cuban reciprocity
treaty was laid before the Senate and, on
motion of Mr.. CullOm, was referred to the
committee on foreign relations, after CON
siderable debate, in which those opposing
the motion were Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Teller
and those favoring it were Mr.. Lodge. Mr..
Spooner, Mr.. Aldrich and .lr. Allison.
Il2 measure was referred without division
and IT 3:15 O'Clock the Senate adjourned
Iii Monday next.
Panama and Cuba engaged the attention;
lf the Senate the 23d. Mr.. Hale moved
to reconsider the vote by which the New
| land joint resolution for the annexation of
| Cuba was referred to committee, and sev
erai speeches were made on the motion
without disposing Of it. Messrs. Hale,
! Lodge and Plat Comm disavowed any de
sire on the part of the United States to ac-
| quIre Cuba and expressed regret that the
re.olution had been introduced Mr.. NeE~
! lands defended the measure as presenting
neutral solution of the problem of the re
| latlonShp between the two countries. The
! Panama question came up in connection
! with the announcement of reorganization Of
the Senate committees, Mr.. Morgan Dem,
! Ala.) being relieved from the craftsmanship
| OF the committee on interoceanic canals.
! Before the order went into effect Mr.. Nor
! gan discussed the entire canal question,
| with liberal criticism Of the President for
! his course. He had not concluded when the
! Senate adjourned. In executive session sew
| eral appointments of pOstmasters, consuls
! at minor points and promotions in the army
were confirmed. On motion Of Mr.. Allison,
Kew. j. +. Prettyman was appointed cEsc-
lain OF the Senate for the present session.
! Mr.. Culom presented the report of the com
| mittee IN foreign relations on the bill to
| put into effect the Cuban reciprocity treaty
and it went to the calendar. Mr.. Culom
also presented an agreement that the Cuban
| reciprocity bill shall be taken upon tbe
converting of the regular session of Con.
! gress, December Z, and remain the order
! of business each day after the routine morn
! ing business until the 18TH on which date
vote shall be taken. the time on the 18th
and 10Th to be equally divided between the
friends and opponents of the bill. The
agreement was accepted without dissent
and at 4:OI p IN. the Senate went into ex.
ecutlVe session, adJourning at 4:39 p. m