Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-03-23
WORK OF CONGRESS.

rapidly than had the United States, but
argued there was no excuse for extrava-
gance in the fact that the nations wealth
had increased. Mr. Rucker Of Missouri at
tackled the Republican party's protective
tariff and Mr.. Fitzgerald Of New York dis
eussed labor legislation enacted in his state
Alton B. Parker. Mr.. Griggs of Georgia
and Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin had spirited
argument over the responsibility for head
line in the br sstpS gepGrt MI Bates Of
livery system. Mr.. Townsend gave notice
of an amendment to increase the pay OF
Cochran of Missouri spoke on what he
termed unauthorized government expendi-
lures. Bills were introduced to incorporate
the Great Council of the United States of
vide for a commission OF three arm officers
to secure site for memorial park in the
ditional clerk hire in third class postoffices.
AT $50 o'clock the House adjourned after
voting to limit the debate to five hours.
When the House met on the 10th it agreed
to devote Sunday, March 81, to memorials
on the life Of the late Representative Foer-
derer of Pennsylvania Resuming consider
alton of the postoffice appropriation bill,
he House listened to long discussion of
the negro problem by Mr.. Spight of Missis-
sippi and an arrangement of the policy of
substituting railroads to carry mails, by
Mr. Robinson OF Indiana, in which Messrs
Sibley of Pennsylvania, Lamb of Virginia,
Holiday of Indiana and Gaines Of Tennes-
see took part, Mr.. Pearre of Maryland BIT
tery attacked the sO-caled BristOw reDort
and Mr.. Crumpacker of Indiana replied. de-
Tending Gen. Bristow. Several members
favored increasing the pay of rural delivery
carriers. number of pension bills were
passed ard at 800 o'clock the House adj
iOurned
After setting aside Sunday. March 81, for
memorial addresses on the life of the late
Representative Burke of Pennsylvania the
House on the 18th resumed consideration
Of the postofiice appropriation bill but made
yertisng for bids was agreed to- In this
connection Mr. Maddox Of Georgia asked a
question and said since there were a lot of
rascals in the department the House would
be more careful in future. An amendment
to reduce the postmaster generals expense
allowance from $1,000 to $1,000 was lost
$500 to defray the expenses of delegates
to the universal postal congress at Rome
was reduced to 5000 Mr. Williams point
ployes as cashiers might superintend-
ents,' etc, which he said was for the pur-
pose OF promoting favorites. was sustained.
tion to reduce the salaries of postoffice
cashiers and the amendment was with
drawn. At 800 O'Clock the House ad-
journed with the postofTice appropriation
bill still under discussion.
Tie House on the 18th continued the dis
oussion of the pOstotfice appropriation bill.
The principal amendment adopted was the
insertion Of a new paragraph in the bill
providing for an appropriation Of SjO0OOO
for unusual business in third and fourth
class pOStOttceS. The postmaster general is
required to make public the regulations un-
der which the allotments are made before
using any part of this amount. similar
requirement was imposed in the expenditure
of the $1.OOOOOO for separating mails in
third and fourth class postoffices. The para
graph appropriat;ng $4,000 per annum for
the lease of a pOstoffice building in New
York city, to be erected by the New York
Central railroad, agreed to after it had
been amended so as not to interfere with
the discretion given the postmaster general
in the matter of the selection Of site
conference the speaker appointing Messrs
Hull 1Iowa) Stevens tMinn.) and Hay (Va)
conferees. The Notifications bill was sent
to the appropriation committee. The House
agreed TO the report of the committee on
elections No !. declaring the following con-
testants not elected: Alexander d. Dantz-
Julius Kahn. fourth California district and
James NJ Moody, tenth district of North
Carolina. This confirms the titles of Rep
resentatives Lever; Livernash and Gudger
resolution prov Ting for the investigation of
the trust question by committee of five
House adjourned until Monday.
After being in session short time on the
DIST the House adjourned out of respect to
the memory of the late Representative
Charles w. Thompson of Alabama ReSoln.
lions of respect and sympathy were passed.
MIR. Hepburn offered Il resolution reciting
certain statements by Mr.. Baker IN. "
contained in the Congressional Record of
honor of Mr.. Babccck CWis). Mr. Hepburn
explained that Mr.. Baker bad not delivered
the remarks on the floor of the House but
had entered them in the Record under 4
leave to print The amendment was adopt
ed after the Democrats forced roll call.
Mr.. Baker endeavored to explain his action
mt Sn2aker Cannon refused TO recognize
him. TIL" House, at 30 p. m. adjourned.