Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
QUAY TURNED DOWN
CANNOT GET SENATE TO VOTE
ON STATEHOOD BILL.
MORGAN OPPOSES TREATY
Continues His Remarks Against Rati-
fication Of Panama Canal Agree
ment and Introduces Resolutions
Bearing on 1t Which are Defeated
To Enforce Nebraska Fence Law

Washington, Feb. 19-There was u
lively debate in the senate yesterday
over Senator Quay's resolution declar-
ing it to be the sense of the senate
that there should be vote on the
statehood bill before the adjournment
Of congress. To this proposition Sen
atOr McCOmas offered Senator Platt'S
clOture resolution introduced two
years ago and a motion was made to
refer the whole proposition to the
committee on rules. This was pend
ing when the senate went into eXecu-
tive session. The discussion OF the
subject brought out facts strongly OPP
pOed to a clotUre in any form. The
debate was very general, a dozen
senators expressing their opinions
during the session.
Consider Panama Treaty.
The senate spent three and one
half hours in executive session and
listened nearly all the time to the
continuation of Senator Morgan'a
speech ON the Panama canal treaty.
At the close Of the days session Z
vote was taken at Senator Morgan's
request on his resolution requesting
an inquiry into the credentials Of
Thomas Herran, who represented the
Colombian government, and also sug
costing the irregularity of the Colon
bian government. The resolution was
defeated 10 to 80. There were two
calls for quorum during the session,
but the senators responded readily,
showing that while they were not
present in the senate chamber, many
Of them were in the nearby commit
tee rooms. Senator Morgan spoke
principally on this resolution and had
the clerk read long report on it
which he had prepared and had print
ed as minority report Of the commit
tee on inter-oceanic canals.
After the vote was taken on the
resolution Senator Cullom moved
the senate adjourn to meet at II
o'clock, saying he would ask that the
sessions be continued into the night
and until vote was take on the
treaty.
In the House.
The house by majority Of to
rejected the conference report on the
army appropriation because Of it's
provisions for the retirement of civil
war officers at an advised grade, and
permitting those officers to deposit
money with the government at per
cent. interest. The house emphatical-
ly voted against both propositions and
sent the bill back to conference The
proceedings on the conference report
were enlivened by a sharp personal
clash betwee Messrs. Hull Of Iowa
and Slaydon of Texas. The remainder
of the day was devoted to the naval
bill. Slow progress was made, only
20 pages being covered.
Postal Service Increase.
Senator Mason, from the committee
on postofices and post roads, reported
the pOstOff1ce appropriation bill in adj
dition to the amendment providing for
the admission Of Oklahoma, Arizona
and New Mexico as states. The bill
makes changes relating to the conduct
of the pOstOffice department. Other
amendments are: Increasing the ag
gregate amount of the salaries of post
masters to the extent of $753, 900; an
appropriation for the purchase and
rental of cancelling machines i'll
creased from 100000 to $4,000; the
aggregate for the free delivery service
to $19,028,800; increase $1,598, $50. The
authority is given to employ automo-
biles as we'll as horses in the postal
service and there is an appropriation
of 100000 for this purpose. The num-
Der of division superintendent of the
rural free delivery service is increased
from seven to ten, and the total appro-
priatiOn for that service is $12,626,5 800
instead of $9,529, 400, as in the house
bill. The salary of the superintendent
of the railway mail service is in
creased from So, 500 to $4,000, and his
chief assistant $4,000 to $4,000. The
appropriation for this service is in
creased to 81, 933,301.
Will Enforce FENCE Law.
If congress fails to pass the bill per-
hitting the secretary Of the interior to