Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-03-02
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

In the Senate on the 23d Messrs. Bacon of
Colorado spoke on the Panama canal
treaty, after which the Senate went into
executive session. When the open session
was resumed the agricultural appropriation
bill was taken up, and an amendment pro
viding for an additional $4,000 for stock
breeding experiments was opposed by Mr..
Lodge of Massachusetts and Mr.: Bailey of
Texas After some controversy the amend
ment was agreed to. The Senate at 5:25
O'Clock D. NJ adjourned until tomorrow.
Most Of the time on the oath was spent
in the Senate discussing an amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill, striking
out the House provision giving the secretary
of agriculture authority to inspect imported
food products when nlisbranded suspect
ed of impurity. Finally the Senate agreed
to substituting the act of 1900 bearing upon
the same point, but amended to make the
provision applicable to impure food only
leaving out all regulations relating to mis-
branded and falsely labeled articles. Final
action on the bill was postponed until to-
morrow. Mr.. Cullom reported the legis-
lative. executive and judicial appropriation
bill. and will ask tomorrow for its consid-
Grafton. resolution by Mr.. Daniel asking
the judiciary committee to investigate the
eXpediency of enacting law prohibiting
ments IF any executive Office, agency or
commission while in Congress, adopt
ed. Mr.. Proctor introduced a bill to in
crease the efficiency of the medical depart
ment of the army. The bill has the appro-
val of Secretary Taft and Mr.. Root The
Senate passed the following bills: Provid..
Iowa to the extent of $40, 800 for moneys
expended In eQuipping troops in the Span
sh war; authorizing the KiOwa, Chickasaw
and Fort Smith Railway company to sell its
road in Indian Territory; defining the limit
of navigation of the Usage river in Mis-
souri,: authorizing the Yankton and Norfolk
Railroad company to construct a bridge
across the Missouri river at Yankton, 5.
ID. At $40 O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
When the Senate convened on the 25th
the agricultural appropriation bill was TAX
en- up again, and after Il number of minor
amendments were made 1t was passed An
amendment offered by Mr.. Hepburn author
iZing the secretary of agriculture to prohib-
ii interstate shipments of misnamed and
misbranded fruit trees provoked a long dis.
cussion, in which Messrs. Hepburn, Clark
of Wyoming, Tillman, Lodge, Hale, Teller,
Proctor and Bailey talked at length on
economy OF government. The agricultural
bill was passed. The legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill also was
passed. The Senate adjourned at $40
O'Clock D. N.
The Senate on the Goth considered at
some length the bill requiring the use of
American ships in carrying government
supplies, but took no action, a quorum
was not present. The bill was criticised
by Democratic senators as being in the
charge of the measure, defended 1T against
this attack. and championed 1t being in
the interest of American shipping. Early
in the day an agreement was reached to
take up on Monday next the bill author,
zng the erection of joint building for
the departments of state, justice and com
merce, and to devote Thursday to legisla.
ton in the interest of Alaska. Mr.. Scott
from the committee on public buildings pre-
scented q report on the condition of the old
government printing Office. saying that the
walls are in such condition that 1t is a
menace To the lives of hundreds Of govern
ment employees, and recommended that the
building he torn down. No action was TAX
en- on the report Bills were passed provid-
ing for the confirmation of entries under the
homestead law when outside the land dis
trict in which the land is situated and
authorizing the holding of United States
courts Mt Great Falls Mont. The Senate
at AIS p. III. adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th motion by
Mr. Carmack to recommit the bill requiring
the use of American vessels in transporting
government supplies was defeated - An.
amendment of Mr.. Hale to provide that the
government be relieved from enforcing the
operation of the proposed law in cases
ceed those Of foreign ships to the extent of
10 per cent was tabled. Efforts to Ak the
figures at Is and then at 20 per cent. also
were defeated. as was an amendment ex-
tending to 1909 the time for the law to
take effect. An amendment excluding from
the benefits Of the bill American vessels en-
to reside In the United States was offered
by Mr.. Patterson and was defeated Mr.
Hale in charge of the bill. consented to
strike out the section authorizing the presi-
dent to suspend the act and also consented
to amend it so that In case of excessive
charges the matter may be settled by exist.
ing laws An amendment by Mr.. Hoar,
striking out the section giving the secre-
taries of war and navy the right to enforce
the act, was adopted. Unanimous agree
ment was reached to vote on the measure
next Tuesday. The Senate, at 5:OS p. m,
adjourned to next Monday
The architectural changes made in the
white house were the subject of much adj
verse criticism in the Senate on the 29th
1t being held generally that they are far
short of the improvements which should
have been secured with the S5OO,O0O appro-
priated for the purpose. The discussion
arose in connection with the consideration
of the bill providing for the election of
building for the joint of the depart
ments of state justice and commerce ana
labor. which was not concluded. The Sen
ate passed the following bills: Authorizing
terms of the district and circuit courts for
the southern district Of Florida at Fer,
nandina: providing for the holding of the
court of the southern district of Indian
Territory at Marietta: providing for APP
peas and writs of error taken from the
federal courts at Beaumont. Texas. to be
heard at New Orleans. and appropriating
100000 for the erection of federal build
ing at Bluefeld w. Va. The Senate went
into executive session at o:34 p. M, and at
j 80 y. N. adjourned.