Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-03-11

close not later tnan the mluule OF April.
The early adjournment slogan means
death to practically all pending legisla-
ton of a public nature. Already the
proper committees have officially declar-
ed against the introduction at this ses-
sion of both rivers and harbors and
public buildings bill. Some of these items
will be included in the sundry civil bill,
which will be one of the last to come be-
fore the House. Already the appropria-
ton bills have made astonishing pro-
gress, due in large degree to Speaker
Cannon, who has directed the commit
tee work, with n view to eXpediting pub
lie business. The appropriation bills for
the civil establishment, foreign inter
course, military establishment, pensions,
agriculture and urgent deficiency have
already passed the House, as also the
naval establishment bill, which was sent
to the Senate last week. The Indian
affairs and postal appropriation bills are
ready to report. Then will follow the
sundry civil bill, the District of Column
bia bill and another deficiency bill and
the work Of the lower house will be
done.
In the Senate the Panama treaty has
occupied much time, but the foreign in
tercourse bill has already passed and the
remaining appropriation bills will follow
in short order. Long appropriation bills
have been known to pass the Senate
within an hour after they reach final
reading.
Tariff and Finance to Wait.
No bills on finance or tariff will see the
light of day this session if the present
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project is dead, and it is doubtful if eth
err of the big labor bills--the eight-hour
law and the Grosvenor anti-injunction
and anti-conspiracy bill-will get farther
than the House calendar, if as far. Early
adjournment will play havoc with such
bills as require earnest consideration in
committee and upon the floor OF either
house.
Speaker Cannon has had the hearty
cooperation of the Senators in his meth
DDS Of hurrying up the business Of the
house, and the promise has been made
that the upper house will do it's share
toward clearing up its calendar Speaker
Cannon has introduced new methods, I'M
der the unanimous consent rule, of dis
posing of bills for claims against the gov
eminent, and upon it's first application no
less than 300 bills were disposed Of with
in q comparatively short time and half
the legislative day was saved for the
consideration of other business. The
new plan is that Of passing such meas
ures en- bloc, merely reading the title
of the bills and passing the whole by
one vote. When understood by the
House it met with hearty approval from
the members.
The one piece Of prospective legislation
which shows any signs Of life at all
seems to be the service pension bill, for
which veterans Of the Civil War are
united in a clamor for its passage. At
first the powers that be were inclined to
favor the passage Of, such measure,
carrying with it pension for nearly all
the soldiers who saw service in that war
and adding to the pension list an appro-
priation Of $20,O0O,000 annually. There
are many amendments pending to such a
bill, such as limiting the payment Of
pensions to all veterans over 65 years Of
age who care to apply for it. A con-
ference on this project will probably be
held between the Senate and House lead
ers, but it is doubtful if the upper house
will consent to such measure at this
session.
1t is probable also that the Senate
committee on postotfices and postroads
will vote down the pending resolution to
investigate the postoffice scandal. 1t
has even been suggested that the nomi
nation of Gen. Leonard Wood to be a
major general be allowed to go over until
the next session, the President in the
meantime to continue him in office by a
racasS annnintmant