Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-03
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The Senate met at IL O'Clock Thurs
day, but spent only an hour and twenty
minutes in open session. This time was
devoted TO routine business and passing
bills of no great general Importance.
The Senate spent the entire day Fri
day in executive session considering the
Panama canal treaty. and at 5:25 p. m.
took a recess until Saturday at IL o'clock.
No vote was taken on any of the amend
ments which have been prepared by Sen
ator Morgan. The House passed the
Notifications appropriations bill. adopted
the conference report on the bill for the
protection of the President, and on the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, and then spent three hours
wrangling over the Fowler currency bill.
The latter bill had been given privilege
by the terms of special rule adopted
Monday, but when the decks had been
cleared for it the Democrats began
filibuster. Mr.. Bartlett (Ga) declaring
that it was useless to waste time on
measure which it was not intended should
become a law After half-dozen roll
calls the House finally got into commit
tee of the whole is consider the bill. hut,
it then being o'clock. ON motion of Mr..
Fowler the House adjourned.
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The Senate spent nearly the entire day
Saturday in executive session. 1t was
the legislative day of Thursday, as the
Senate had taken recesses, instead of
adiourning. The Senate met at II o'clock,
opened the doors at y. and for more than
an hour disposed of routine business,
consisting of the presentation of petitions
and reports, the introduction of bills, and
the passing of unobjected bills on the
calendar Upon resuming the executive
session, the Colombian canal treaty was
taken up. Senator Quay had report
read, and Senator Pettus spoke at some
length. The day in the House was de-
voted to debate upon the Fowler currency
bill. Mr.. Fowler. the author of the meas
ure, spoke for over two hours. The other
speakers were Messrs. Thayer (Mass.),
Lowering (Mass.), Lewis (Ga.) and Prince
CID. A communication from the Prcsi-
dent, transmitting a request of the an
taracite coal strike commission, asking
for authority to publish 5000 copies of
its report when completed, was laid be-
fore the House.
A large crowd was attracted to the
Senate Monday, most of them visiting
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Washington's Farewell Address was read
by Mi. Dubois of Idaho Tha omnibus
pubic building bill was passed, and the
postoffice appropriation bill was consid
cred, without final action. Mr.. Tillman
spoke for nearly two hours, principally
in reply to Mr.. Spooner. on the Indianola
postoffice case. He said that if the pol
icy of the administration in regard to the
equality of the negro was carried on and
Booker Washington should be appointed
to the cabinet. he would vote for his con-
frmation. He did not conclude his re-
marks. The House passed the general
deficiency appropriation bill, the last of
the regular supply bills. 1t carried $13,-
Cos, 7S1. The only amendment of impor
lance was one appropriating $l,lo0,OOO
to replace the stores and storehouse at
the Rock Island arsenal, recently de-
stroyed by fire. The bill to amend the
rallrOuu safety -dppiidiiSS aSb was SNhb
to conference, ard the conferees were in
| structed not to insist on that portion OF
| the House amendment giving the inter-
state commerce commission power to re-
duce below 80 per cent the number of
cars equipped with patent air brakes.
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The Indianola Miss. postoffice case
| occupied the major portion of the time
of the Senate Tuesday. Mr.. Tillman
spoke for three hours in continuation of
his remarks on the race question and was
followed by Mr.. Carmack. During the
morning hour consideration was given
the bill to further provide for the safe
keeping of public money on deposit in
national banks. A resolution was adopt
ed calling on the Postmaster General to
| furnish information regarding the effect
on the revenue of the Postoffice Depart
ment in the event of the adoption of the
amendment to the postoffice appropria-
| ton bill giving all periodicals the same
rate and terms as those now given week
| ly periodicals. The agricultural appro-
priation bill was considered, and the COM
mittee amendments agreed to, except the
| statehood rider, which was passed over.
| The House, by a vote of 136 to 100,
passed the Philippine currency bill, ac-
| cepting the Senate bill SO Ear as it re-
lates to the islands, The committee
amendment striking out the International
monetary conference was agreed to. The
contested election case of Wagner VS..
Butler was under consideration for a
| time.
The Senate Wednesday made rapid
progress. The statehood riders to the
agricultural and postofice appropriation
bills were withdrawn and both bills
! passed. The House amendments to the
Philippine currency bill were agreed to
with but slight discussion, thus sending
the bill to the President The sundry
civil bill was nearly completed. \ large
number of pension bills weEa also passed.
There was lengthy discussion Of the
| appropriation of 100000 for Queen Lii
| iuokalani for the loss of the crown lands
| in Hawaii The House adopted the con
ference report on the army appropriation
| bill and sent the bill to the President.
| The bill to establish a union station in
this city also was finally passed. the
| House abandoning its amendments TO re-
| duce the amount TO be given to the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Rail
| roads from S1,500,000 EACH as fixed in
the Senate bill. to S1.000.000 each, as
fixed by the House The Fowler curren-
CIV bill was debated in a desultcry way
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