Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-06
WORK OF CONGRESS
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

The bill authorizing the erection of an adj
ditional executive department building In
Washington was the subject of spirited
debate in the Senate on the Goth, but no
newed effort to pass the bill prohibiting the
Inisbranding of salmon, but owing. to the
measure is calculated 20 interfere with the
rights of individual states under the guise
of effort to control interstate commerce
a vote was not reached. The bill authoriz-
ing an investigation into payment OF the
claim of the Indiana state board OF aEricul-
ture against the United States on account
Of the occupancy OF It's buildings by troops
during the war with Spain was PASSED.
The Senate rejected the amendment OF Mr..
Gallinger fixing the fees of architects at
PA per cent. At $50 D. m. the Senate adj
Mr. McCumber addressed the Senate at
the opening of the session on the Both IN
support of his bill providing for a uniform
federal standard of classification and grad
ing Of grains. The postoffice appropriation
bill was taken up. Senator German spoke
for two hours, renewing the demand Of the
office department. Mr.. Penrose. chairman
of the Senate committee on postotfices, re-
piled that he had concluded none was need
ed Mr.. Lodge also replied to Mr.. German,
and Mr. Clay spoke in favor Of an investi-
CATION. Senator Dillingham; introduced Il
blu to amend the immigrati ton act of 1903
States from one to another point in con-
,tiguous territory without payment of head
tax After FIVE minutes executive session
the Senate a 5:15 O'Clock adjourned.
The bill for the repeal of the desert land,
the timber and stone and the homestead
Communication laws was taken up for discus
sion in the Senate on the 31st. Mr.. Clark
(Wyo) contested the position taken by MI.
Gibson that there have been great frauds
In the administration Of the lasd laws in the
west He declared that there is a lobby in
Washington in the interest of the repeal
bill and engaged In a colloQuy with Mr..
Datt which
the statements of the other as untrue. The
general debate on the postoftlce Dill was
confined largely to as speech a., by MI Nc
senator's. The following bills were passed !:
Providing for the appointment as members
Of the board of managers of the National
York. John NJ. Holey of Wisconsin, William
Ward of Missouri, Henry Nj. Markham Of
California. Henry f. Palmer of Nebraska
and Franklin Murphy OF New Jersey; set
ting apart 27OO acres Of land at Hot Springs,
S. D., public park. The conference re
port on the agricultural appropriation bin
was agreed to, and after brief executive
session the Senate at 90 D. m. adjourned.
The session of the Senate on the 1st was
devoted to an almost continuous discussion
of political questions. The time until
O'Clock was given to n consideration of the
Carrack resolution proposing an inquiry into
the legality Of the recent executive old age
pension order. The latter half of the day
was devoted to the postoffice appropriation
bill Mr. Culberson proposed an amendment
providing for an investigation of the depart
ment by joint committee of three senator's
and five members OF the House. The com
mittee is authorized To sit during the recess
of Congress and report on or before Deem
Der ) Part of the investigation proposed
is TO pass upon the postal laws. with view
to recommending changes. Mr.. Foraker in
troduced a bill to amend the act for the
government OF Hawaii. prescribing the man
their removal for cause by the governor.
All 5:2S p. III. the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate on the I'd Mr.. Mallory CON
tinucd his speech on the Carmack resolu-
lion looking to an inquiry into the od-age
pension order by Secretary Hitchcock. He
declared tie order was usurpation of leg
is.ative authority. Mr.. warren spoke OH
the land law repeal bill. opposing wholesale
repeal as against rapid settlement of un-
occupied areas. He said that in twenty
five years 100000 acres had been disposed
of by demonstrating. and that at this rate
it would take 500 years to dispose of what
was left Mr.. Patterson asked how the
Wyoming cattle men got their huge tracts,
and the reply was that the land had been
bought from railroads which had secured
them as bonuses from the government. Sen
ators Patterson, Newlands. Dubois and Tell
er took part iii the discussion. which COW
cred a wide range. AT $50 O'Clock p. IN.
the Senate adjourned
In the Senate on the 4th Mr.. Gibson re-
nlied TO the opponents of the measure re
healing the land laws and denied that the
proponents OF the bill were proceeding at
the instigation and in the interest of land
grant railroads. Mr.. Hansbrough in reply
mentioned by name George H. Maxwell.
who he said, was drawing a princely salary
for the work he did in this direction Con-
siderable progress was made with the post
office appropriation bill. Both divisions re
lating to sites for pOStCtfice purposes in New
York city as amended by the Senate com
mittee were agreed to. This allows $1,000
COO for the purchase of the Pennsylvania
railroad property and not exceeding S90OC0
for the rent of quarters of the New York
Central Other amendments agreed to pro
vide for the transfer of the rural free de-
livery service from the office of the fourth
assistant postmaster general t. the Office Of
the first assistant postmaster general and
eliminating the restrictions on first and
second class poStmasters in the matter ii
telephone service Mr.. Fairbanks presented
an amendment to the postol1ice bill appro-
pr'ating 100000 for the purchase Of Square
S24 in the city o. Washington as site fof
an addition to the general DoStOtfice. A
number of pension bills were passed and
after Il brief executive session the Senate