Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-13
WORK OF CONGRESS.


the passage Of the Cuban reciprocity law
and the treaty with Panama. Mr.. Prince
Qll) in a vigorous speech predicted fric-
ton between the general staff of the army
and the secretary of war. The military
academy bill was passed without amend
mcnt The House joint resolution authoriz-
ing the lowering by two feet of the height
of the government dams in the Illinois
river at Campsville and Lagrange, H., was
passed, as was the House joint resolution
extending the invitation of Congress to the
Interparliamentary Union for the Promo
ton of International Arbitration to visit
the United States and appropriating $780,
GOO for expenses and entertainment. Mr.
Gilbert (Ky.) introduced bill requiring the
attorney general and the secretary of COM
merce and labor to ascertain whether the
manufacture and sale of farming machin-
cry and implements are controlled by a
trust At 400 the House adjourned.
In a five-hour session the House on the
9th passed seventeen bills relating to the
District of Columbia, including one incor-
porating the Carnegie Institute. 1t also
passed the Bowman omnibus claims bill,
carrying approximately $22S,0 for the pay
! ment of small claims; agreed to the con-
ference report on the Notifications BILL and
ment in that bill providing for the purchase
of submarine boat. The Alaska delegate
bill was taken up, and Mr.. Cushman Of
Washington made a long explanation of the
| measure, setting out the necessities of the
| territory in the way of representation in
Congress. The House adjourned at $40
o'clock.
The Swayne Impeachment proceeding was
disposed of in five minutes by the House
on the It'll by the adoption of resolution
making the case q special order for De-
cember Is next. In the meantime the Judi
ciary committee is to take additional festi-
mony in the case. After disposing of a
conference report on the army appropria-
ton bin, the House took up the bin extend
ing the coastwiSe laws to the Philippines
BY vote of 122 to 100 a special rule was
adopted to vote the bill after debate
of cd
FIVE minutes, when the session ended An
| amendment to the bill postponing the opera
ton of the laws until July !. 1906, instead
of 1905. will be proposed: Representative
Hearst introduced a resolution calling on
the attorney general to furnish Congress
certain evidence offered by "a citizen of
New York in October, 1902, showing a con
spiracy in restraint of interstate trade
| among the anthracite coal railroads. If
this information is not received in seven
days the resolution provides that a COM
mittee Of seven members of the House shall
proceed to compile the evidence requested.
At $50 p. m. the House adjourned
The House the Sth passed the Philip
pine shipping bill, the only amendment be-
ing to extend the time when the law shall
! become operative until July 1, 1906 The
Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition to
be held in Portland, Ore, was passed with
out division. Other bills passed were as
follows: One hundred and sixty pension
measures; amending the law so as to pro-
vide for appeals from the decision of United
States consular and minister courts in coun-
tries having treaty relations with the Unit
ed States; accepting a statute of Gen.
Thaddeus kosciusko presented to the cti-
zens of the United States by Polish-Ameri-
can citizens; relating to the exemption OF
all private property at sea, not contraband
of war from capture destruction by
belligerent powers: in relation to the navi-
gable channel of the Calumet river in Hi
noiS and Indiana; granting to the state of
North Dakota as a memorial park GAO acres
of land embracing the Whitestone hills, bat
pf al
of land in Yuma county. Colorado, to the
Beecher Island Battle Memorial association
The Alaskan delegate bill was discussed
without action. Mr. Boutell introduced a
resolution requesting the secretary of the
treasury to inform the House Of the names
of the national banks which retired and an
from September. 1903. to March, 1904. to-
gether with the amount of notes involved
At O'Clock the House adjourned.
In the House on the 9th Mr. Cochran
spoke on his resolution directing an inquiry
by the judiciary committee as to whether
J there was authority in the law for the re-
age disability. The committee on rules
had reported al order directing the resolu-
ton to lie on the table Mr.. Cockran's re-
the Fifty-eighth Congress He said his
| resolution offered solely to vindcate
the dignity of the House. and charged the
of the legislative. He declared that the
House had lost caste and urged the mem.
bers to stand IN for their. rights. Messrs
DalZell and Grosvenor replied. The resoIu
J ton was laid on the table by recapitulated
yea and nay vote of 1G3 to 100 At 80 D.
IN. the House adjourned, when eulogies will
be delivered for the late Representatives
Burke and Foerderer of Pennsylvania
The House on the 18th passed the bill re-
ported by the committee on rivers and har-
bors, appropriating $3,OO0,O00 for the resto-
ration or maintenance of channels. or of
other river and harbor Improvements. Mr..
Burton, chairman Of the committee. urged
the adoption of settled principles with re-
gard to river and harbor work. Other bills
were passed as follows: To restrict the
unlimited transfer of merchandise in bond
eG warehouses; amending the ST. Louis ex-
position act so as to admit free of duty ar
tscles imported from foreign countries for
exhibition, and authorizing the sale or with
drawal of such imported goods in the ex-
position buildings and on the grounds, sub
ject to the payment of the import duty.
and also providing that where the articles
have become Worn or damaged the duties
TO be levied shall be based on the value of
the article at the time of the removal or
sale. formal invitation to the House to
attend the opening of the exposition at st.
Louis on April 30 was received. At sos
tIn