Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-09
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The Senate Friday adopted the rcso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Culberson for
the Democratic caucus. which calls on
the President TO state whether the Senate
has been supplied all facts bearing on
the controversy of Panama. The vote
was unanimous. but there was a roll call
on the amendment suggested by Mr.. Gull
iom. calling for the inform8tion only in
case the President should consider it not
incompatible with the public interest TO
supply it. This amendment was adopted
by 80 TO 20. all the Republican Senators
present voting for the amendment and al
the Democrats except Mr.. McEnery (who
voted with the Republicans casting their
votes against it, The Bacon resolution
looking TO the adjustment OF our differ
ences with COLOMBIA by arbitration was
considered, but not acted upon. The
House considered Whether members of
Congress are entitled to Gwo payments of
mileage on account of the extra session,
which merged into the regular session
An adjournment was taken before con-
clusion was reached. Consideration of
the amendment increasing the appropria-
ton for the expenses. Of. the district land
subject of alleged land frauds.
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The House Saturday passed the urgent
deficiency bill The clause providing
double mileage for members OF Congress
was stricken ont by vote of 1877 to O.
Representative Shafroth of Colorado in
troduced resolution reciting the work
that has been done by the commission on
international exchange and authorizing
the commission ito agree subject TO the
approval of Congress, with other nations
upon uniform laws. which will tend to
preserve as much of the gold product of
the world for coinage and monetary pur-
pose as possible. A concurrent resolu-
ton accepting the statue of James Mar
ouette missionary and explorer, and pro
yiding that it remain in statuary hall in
the capitol, and extending the thanks OF
Congress to the people of Wisconsin, was
passed.
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska made
request Monday for an investigation into
charges on which he was tried recently
by a federal court in his own State and
the Senate granted the request, the presi-
cent pro TEN dpIfoihliAlS Il NNiAAAAiA11NS
consisting of Senators Hoar, Platt of
Connecticut, Spooner, Cockrell aad Pet
tus TO make the inquiry. The remainder
of the day was devoted to an argument
by Mr.. Morgan in support of the reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Stone directing
the Senate committee on foreign relations
to make am investigation into the Pana-
ma revolution. A Joint resolution giving
to the State of Wisconsin the thanks of
Congress for the statue of Pere Mar
ouette which has been contributed to
statuary hall was adopted. There was
spirited discussion of the Panama cues
ton in the House. Much District of
Columbia business was disposed of and
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bin was pending when the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate Tuesday Jas. z. Clarke,
the Democratic Senator from Arkansas,
who succeeded James X. Jones, chairman
of the Democratic national committee,
endorsed every position taken by the
President in connection with the Panama
revolt. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana
also spoke in favor of the treaty. The
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of religious service conducted by a
Protestant minister and a Jewish rabbi.
! The daily prayer was delivered by Rabbi
David Philipson. a professor in the He
| brew College ut Cincinnati. In the House
the resident commissioner to Congress
from Porto Rico was given additional au-
thority. equal in all essential respects to
that of a delegate from territory, the
action not requiring the concurrence OF
the Senate. Commissioner Degatau
thereupon introduced bill to declare the
citizens of Porto Rico citizens of the
United States, which was referred to
the committee on insular affairs.
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| The amendment to the urgent dehcien-
cy appropriation bill providing for loan
| of S4.6OO,O00 to the St Louis exposition
was attacked in The Senate Wednesday
| on the ground that the government had
| no right to make an appropriation OF
| this kind. The amendment was about TO
| be voted upon without discussion when
| Mr.. Bailey made point Of order Mr..
! Tillman followed in a speech in when
he characterized such appropriations as
.'steals." admitting that lie had helped
secure one for South Carolina. Mr.
Lodge and Mr.. Elllins spoke against the
appropriation, while speeches were made
for il by Messrs. Hale. Allison Cockrell,
Spooner, McComas and others. Indiana
and Kentucky locked horns III the House
and almost every member Of the delega-
lions from both States engaged in an
argument caused by the demand of Ken
tucky that Indiana surrender former
Gov. W. s. Taylor tliat he might be tried
for the assassination Of William GoebeL
The attack was led by Mr.. James (hy)
and the defense by Mr.. Crumpacker
| 0nd1. The argument was interrupted
by a speech on the reorganization Of the
| consular service by9AIr. Adams Pa.). but
II broke out again until Mr.. Nolsted
Mimi made long speech against Ca
madam reciprocity.
Notes of National Capital.
| Mr.. Merou, tie Argentine minister,
| called at the State Department to pre-
/ cont 70 the Secretary the new minister