Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-01-27
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Proceedings in the House.

Proceedings in the House.
The House on the 10th considered the
Hepburn pure food bill, but did not com
plete It, recess was taken until 11:55 to-
| morrow. This course will retain the hill
before the House without interruption. A
bill transferring certain records relating to
the Indian wars from the interior depart
| ment to the records and pensions division
Of the war department was passed A re-
guest for an immediate appropriation to de-
tray the ,7 expense OF the diplomatic service
Panama was transmitted from the state de-
partment The draft of an act fixes the
salary Of the minister at $4,000 annually
600 was requested of the House by by Post Post
ishment OF rural free delivery routes after
| March l. when the present funds will be
exhausted. Representative Brooks of Colo
RADIO introduced bill appropriating $3.50
900 to enable the secretary Of agriculture to
| conduct experiments in the non-corn-grow-
Ing states and territories in the fattening
ton by the Iowa Central Railroad and
Bridge company Of bridge across the Mis-
sentative Bartholdt Of Missouri introduced
joint resolution extending an official invi
tation on the part of Congress to the inter.
international arbitration to hold It's annual
conference in September at St. Louis An
| APPROPRIATION OF $OOUOO lS made to dofFay
the expenses of the meeting. At 5:25 o. m.
| the House took recess until 1856 a. m.
! tomorrow.
The House on the 10th passed the Hen.
/ burn pure food bill on a rising vote Of o01
to 6S. 1t was amended to 60 into effect
February 1. 1904 Mr. Hull uowa), chair
man Of the committee on military, affairs:
| gave notice that he would call 1t up to-
morrow. substitute. by Mr.. Payne for
the Hitchcock CO t,a resolution calling on the
| House information regarding the number
Of carriages furnished his department at
government expense. was agreed to. The
committee on merchant marine and fisher
| les reported in favor Of the bill authorizing
q. commission to consider the question Of
ship subsidy. Representative McDermott
| of New Jersey introduced bill providing
that vessels entirely owned by citizens Of
the United States should be granted Ameri
can registers, regardless Of where they were
| constructed. Mr.. Zenor Qnd) was granted
/ forty five minutes for speech on good
roads. AT $50 p. IN. the House adjourned.
The army appropriation bill was under
| consideration in committee Of the whole of
| the House the Dist for five hours, most
Of which time was devoted to a general dis
cussion of the tariff. Mr.; Williams made
and declared the party had become one of
negation. The only opposition to the army
bill was by Mr.. Baker On. ". resolution
was ADOPTED asking the secretary of com
merce and labor for q statement showing
| the number of horses and carriages main
taiLed at. government expense for officials
in his department, and the names of those
using them Mr.. Spalding On. d. intro
duoed bills appropriating 100000 each for
| monuments to William Mckinley and Alex
| ander Hamilton in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Hitchcock (Neb) introduced a resolu-
| tioh asking the war department the amount
and source of money expended In flying
the appropriations committee. MIR. Thayer
| (Nfass) introduced by request an amend
| ment to the constitution providing that the
I 10 pdc Of thp TTuitn6 States shall no
| yided as to give each citizen eight acres in
as nearly square piece as possible. Mr..
| Palmer PENN introduced bill to define
and punish bribery in elections and political
| conventions. The Senate resolution, provid-
ing for filling vacancies in the regency of
! the Smithsonian institution, was passed.
| At 5:12 D. IN the House adjourned until to-
morrow.
Is The House on the ed passed 200 pen
sion bills and also resolutions calling on the
| secretary of war and the attorney general
| for information as to the number of horses
and carria ges maintained at government
expense for officers of these respective de-
partments. a bill permitting the withdraw
al Guty Tree from the St. Louis exposition
of articles donated to religious. scientific
education or literary institutions also was
passed. At $50 p. ~ the House adjourned
until tomorrow.
The House devoted the entire day on the
23d to consideration of the army appropria-
/ tion bin in committee of the whole Mr.
| Robinson Dem, lnd.) criticised the war de-
partment for the expenditures in connection
| such expenditures were without the sane
ton of Congress, and that, the airship was
one pages of the bill had been read for
amendment when the House adjourned. The
provision In the bill for the construction Of
/ a submarine cable from Stka to Fort Lis
| cum Alaska, went out on point Of order.
Mr. Hemenway, chairman Of the appropria-
ton e. and mfaqn
| the army The Dreyfus case, French novels
and the character of the books in the de-
discussed An amendment prevailed pro-
! vidinr for the purchase of technical and
professional works only. "A resolution call
| ing upon the secretary of the navy for in
formation as to the number of carriages
! maintained at government expense for the
| use Of bis department was adopted. bill
| the Mississippi river river between Wright
and Sherburne counties, in Minnesota, was
passed At s4a P Pin m t the House adjourned
| appropriation bill carving approximately
| S75. COG, 900. A resolution calling Oh the
secretary of state for information as to the
| number of carriages maintained by the
! government for the state department was
adopted. Bills defining the limit of naviga-
ton on the Usage river in Missouri and
authorizing the construction of bridge
across the MonOngahela river in Pennsyl-
vania were passed Representative Mann
introduced bill appropriating 100000 for
| the purchase of site and the erection of a
public building at South Chicago. Secre-
tary Shaw transmitted an estimate for an
| appropriation OF S944,3OO desired by the war
department for the erection of buildings on
the recently acquired military reservation
near indianapolis. A request from the war
department was transmitted from Acting
Secretary of State Adee for the necessary
legislation to permit Senior Alfonso Zelaya,
son of the President of Nicaragua to at
! tend the West Point Military academy
! Delegate Kalanianaole of Hawaii intro
duced bills prohibiting the employment of
! Mongolians on public works in Hawaii and
making eight hours a days work in such
employment: appropriating $250OOO for a
| survey of the harbor of Honolulu: also. ap-
nropriating 100000 for survey Of Hilo
harbor and the construction OF a break
water there. At 4O5 p. m. the House ad-
iourned until tomorrow