Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-04
DEMOCRATIC IN
CURRY PREVAILS
PRESIDENT MUST SAY If HE
GAVE ALL THE FACTS.
STILL HAS DISCRETION
Need Not Give information Dangerous
to the Public Interest-House De-
bates Question of Whether Mem
bers Can Charge the Government
Mileage They Never Used.

Washington, Jan. S0.-The senate
yesterday adopted the resolution by
Senator Culbertson from the demo
cratic caucus wnIcn calls on the pres
ldent to state whether the senate has
been supplied with all the facts bear
ing on the Panama controversy. The
vote was unanimous but there was a
roll call on the amendment as suS
gested by Senator Cullom, from the
republican side, calling for the lnfor-
nation only in case the president
should consider it not Incompatible
with the public interest to supply It..
This amendment was adopted, SO to
20, all the republican senators pres
ent voting for the amendment and all
the democrats except Mclney, who
voted with the republicans.
The Culbertson inquiry no sooner
had been disposed of than the Bacon
resolution looking to an adjustment
of our differences with Colombia by
arbitration was considered. Senator
Bacon made an extended speech in
support of the proposition, holding
that even If there was no truth in 60
lombias charges, the mere fact that
the charges were made raised an is
sue which should be met in a concili-
tory manner.
New Pacific Gable.
Senator Mitchell introduced a bill
yesterday authorizing the North
American Telegraph and Gable
company to operate lines OF
cable between the shores oil
Alaska and Washington in order TO
reach the Aleutian islands, Siberia
Manchuria, China, Japan and the Phi
lippine islands. The company is re-
quired to establish line within five
years between the United States AM
any of the Aleutian islands.
Double Mileage Debate.
The house considered whether mem
bers of congress are entitled to be paiC
mileage a second time. The controver
sy arose on an item in the urgent de
ficiency bill providing for two pay
ments of mileage for senators ant
members Of the house on account o
the extra session, which was mergeC
into the regular session. A point of or
der was raised by Mr.. Maddox (demo
crat of Ga.) against the payment o
the mileage a second time and he wal
supported by Mr.. Littlefeld, (republi
can CT Maine) who contended there
had been interregnum and consequent
ly but one session of congress anC
there was no authority of law for {
second appropriation for mileage. Th'
shown by the fact that there were few
empty seats on either side of the
chamber when the mileage item was
reached. Mr.. Littlefield received close
attention and was piled with numerou.
questions as to his Interpretation O.
the law and the constitution Adjourn
ment was taken before a conclusion
was reached.
Consideration of the amendment fol-
an increased appropriation for the ex
penses for the district land offices pre-
cipitated a discussion on the subject Of
alleged land frauds. Mr.. Mondell
republican of Wyoming, the author OF
the amendment, in urging the in
crease of the appropriation, called at
tention to the increased volume OF
business. Mr. Robinson, democrat oil
Indiana, asked If the increased bust
ness was not due to fraudulent entries
Mr.. Mcndell replied that he had nc
acknowledgements to that effect and that
he believed the reports of fraud great
ly exaggerated by the persons in
whose interest it is to have such re
ports circulated.
The provision in the urgent deficien
cy bill to defray the expenses of the
international exchange commission
and another authorizing the consolida
ton of customs collection districts,
were stricken out.
May Abolish Examining Board.
The house committee on invalid
pensions heard Commissioner of Pen
sions Ware and Chief Surgeon Hus-
ton of that bureau in favor of the
Scott bill to abolish the local medical
examining boards and appoint 500
surgeons to make the examination of
pensioners and claimants for pen
sions. The committee took no action
in bn