Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
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In the Senate Saturday the forti6ca-
tons bill WAS taken up and all of the
amendments except those for the pur-
chase of Il submarine torpedo boat for
experimental Purposes and sites for de-
tense IN the Hawaiian Islands We're
accepted. Mr.. McLaurin (Miss-l took.
the hotr to deuy that the authorities OF
lhdianoia are engaged in arresting people
Tor selllng photographs of the President
and Booker i. Washington. In Sue
House Speaker Cannon announced the
special committee to investigate the I'm
dictment" report from the Posgoftice De.
partment as follows: Mccall tRep.
(Ohio), chairman; Hit (Rep.. no Bur
ton (Rep., Ohio, Metcalf Rep. CALI.
McDermott (Dem., \. j.. Bartlett
Dem, Ga) and Richardson dem. Ala.l.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: Directing the Secretary Of War TO
expend S125,000 heretofore appropriated
for deep-water channel through Sabine
Pass, Texas; the conference report ON the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bills; resolution calling on Che
civil service commission for Information
as TO how many times the civil service
law and regulations have been suspended
since its operation was agreed to; rak-
ing Salt Lake City port of delivery,
and 264 pension bills
In the Senate Monday Mr.. Hear
reported from the committee on Judiciary
a bin to correct irregularities in admis-
sions to citizenship, and it was passed
The fertilization appropriation bill Occur
pied the remainder of the day. Mr.. Kerry
made point of order against the appro-
priation of $250.0O0 for the purchase Of
a submarine boat to lie used for expert
mental purposes and the motion was
overruled after a debate. IL the House
q bill was passed authorizing an ex-
change of sites for the public buildings
of Garland County, Arkansas. Legisla-
ton for the District of Columbia fol-
lowed. and after disposing of matters of
local interest the House resumed cousid-
Grafton of the postotiicc appropriation
bill, in committee of the whole with Mr..
Boutell in the chair Mr.. Powers (Mass9,
in referring to the scenes in the House
the previous week, justified the show of
temper because of the postal report. Mr.
Moon CTenn) agreed and gave notice OF
an amendment TO the bill increasing the
appropriation for the detection of frauds
under the postal law.
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The Senate Tuesday passed bills ex-
tending the exemption Of immigration
head tax TO immigrants from Nwfound-
land, authorizing the eonstructm of
railroad bridge across Red Lake river
at Thief River Falls, MINI. and authof-
izing erection of $1,000,000 federal
building at Atlanta, Git Consideration
of the Notifications Appropriation bill
was resumed and the Senate agreed to
the committee's amendment for $500
600 submarine torpedo boat for expert
mental purposes, at the same time de-
feating an amendment providing for com
petition to secure the type of boat de-
sired. After amending the bill SO as TO
increase the appropriation for sites for
coast defenses in Hawaii, the Senate
passed the fortifcations bill. The de-
late in the House took a wider range
while in committee of the whole consid-
ering the postoflice appropriation bill.
Mr. Burton presented statistics on ma
tioIal expenditures. showing that other
nations had increased expenses more rap
idly than had the United States, but ar
gued there was no excuse for eNtrava-
gance in the fact that the nations
| wealth had increased. Mr. Rucker of
Missouri attacked the Republican party's
| protective tariff and Mr.. Fitzgerald of
| New York discussed labor legislation en-
acted in his State and decisions in be-
half of labor by Judge Alton B. Parker.
Mr.. Gricgs of Georgia and Mr.. Cooper
of Wisconsin had spirited argument
over the responsibility for headline in
the "Bristow report Mr.. Bates of
Pennsylvania spoke against the rural de-
livery system. Mr. Townsend gave no.
tice Of an amendment to increase the
nav of rural carriers from 5000 to $500
year.
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