Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-11

Washington, April Good Friday
was devoted by the senate to an almost
continuous discussion of political cues
tons. The time until o'clock was
devoted to consideration Of Senator
Carmack's resolution proposing an in
curry into the Legality of the recent
executive old age pension order. Sena-
tor Mallory was the principal speaker
but he was frequently interrupted by
republican senators. He cOntended
that Secretary Hitchcock had tran
seconded the limits of executive author
ity il issuing the order. The latter
half of the day was devoted to the post
office appropriation bill but no appre,
cable progress was made with the
measure. the speeches on it being in
the main political and of a general
character There was a spirited de-
bate between Senators Simmons and
Beveridge en- a question of propriety
of an congressional investigation into
the affairs of the postoffice depart
ment, during which the prospective
presidential nominees of the two politi-
cal PARTIES in the next campaign were
freely discussed. Speaking of the
campaign Secretary Simmons said the
republicans already had i'm effect
named as their presidential candidate
the present incumbent of the white
house. He described the president
as "a man of spectacular propensities,
rash. hot-headed and impulsive, a man
believed BY thousands aye, by mil
lions, including many CT the repubn-
can party, to be by nature and tenn
permanent untitled for the presidency
because dangerous TO be entrusted
with supreme power" Senator Sim
mons admitted that there are now
factiOnal differences in the democratic
party, but he said that they would be
healed and the party would give the
country "a candidate who would be
sober and of a judicial temperament;
of sound mind and judicial disposition;
a man who will get a large republican
vote because republicans will know
their interests are safe in his hands"
A number of republican senators de-
malded the name of the candidate and
some suggested Parker, but Senator
Simmons declared that he would not
"show his hand" Senator Beveridge
in replying warmly praised President
ROCsevelt's leadership. The house
passed the sundry civil appropriation
bill after voting down a proposition by
Mr.. Sulzer to recommit it with instruc-
tons tc strike out the appropriation
of S136, 500 for rent of the New York
customhouse. The remainder of the
day was devoted to discussion OF the
conference report on the army appro-
priation bill. The president sent to
congress a report on the progress of
the beet sugar industry in the United
States during 1903. The report in
cludes the results of personal obser-
yations in the 56 factories in the
United States, and says that the in
duStry can be no longer treated as an
experiment; that successful beet
raising and sugar producing are as
sured facts. -Four factories have been
placed in operation since the last re-
port.
Washington, April 2.-Three hum
dred and nineteen pension bills were
passed by the house. Another hour
was devoted to rapid fire legislation
by unanimous consent, in which a
large number of bridge bills and other
matters of minor importance were dis
posed Of. Postmaster General Payne
transmitted to the house a number of
petitions from railway mail clerks
giving their preference on the matter
of the retirement plan. Two schemes
are favored. First. appointment as
third or fourth class postmasters on
retirement from the railway service;
second. retirement on henson tn be