Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-15
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=, anu resolution a.
thorizing the printing of 1lO.oOo l'D a.. 1u'
of a recent report on the beet s snn copies
dustry. Mr.. Hepburn spoke in D' gar m
of the pure-food law, adyorot;sna support
McCumber bill instead of tho w. a,, Tie
bill. The Senate adopted ro aopoam
asking the Department Of Agrio D'1uoA
to submit report of the result, '"'.ue
investigation of drugs. Considcrot;Oo,n rs
the postoflice appropriation bin waa Of
suined, and Mr.. Quarles SPOKE ron re-
amendment increasing the pay of us
carriers. Messrs. Money, Nelson 'ua
La1imer opposed abolishipg flo ana
delivery privileges of the rural co r%,S
Finally the amendment by Mr. 0nng @
was ruled out of order The comm,,
amendment to permit carriers to roa',
newspaper and magazine subscyint;,.'
and deliver parcels was agreed IA '' =,
q fiye-hour session the House passed N
entecn bills relating to the Distriot .,
Columbia, including one incorporating ~
Carnegie Institute. 1t also passod !"
Bowman omnibus claims bill corrr ~'
approximately $22S,000 for the no rm.'
of small claims; agreed to the conn.,,
ence report on the Notifications bin ,I
insisted on it's disagreement to an omon,
ment in that bill providing for Tho mn,
chase of submarine boat The AlasI,
delegate bill was taken up, and n.
Cushman of Washington made opg a,
PLANTATION of the measure.
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The Senate Thursday listened TO sn.
gies of the late Senator Hanna n,
galleries were well filled and the sDp.
ers were given close attention. Tbn
who spoke were Messrs. Foraker, Sa4
Cockrell, Platt Comm, Cullom Bs&.
burn, Elkins, Fairbanks, Daniel Pa,
kins, Depew, Beyelidge, Dolhr
Kearns and Dick. The Swayne imppa5.
ment proceeding was disposed Of in fn
minutes by the House by the adoptoDn
q resolution making the case speGd
order for Dec. 13 next. In the meantime
the judiciary committee is to take ada
tional testimony in the case. After dis
posing OF q conference report on tia
army appropriation bill, the House took
up the bill extending the coastwse LAWS
to the Philippines. BY vote Of ~
to 100 special rule was adopted Jo&
on the bill after debate of two hon
This was exhausted save five minutes
when the session ended.
The contracts for the cancelng ma
chimes in the Postoflice Department wen
debated at length in the Senate FF1q
in connection with the poStotlice BILL Al
amendment by Mr. CulberSon limiting
the rental of the machines to their cost
was defeated The consideration O@
bill was not completed. The first ha
of the session was devoted to diScusSe
by Mr.. Patterson of the Chinese gus
ton in which he maintained that III
exclusion laws would be ineffective alta
Dec. Z unless there was additional P:s
lation. The House passed the PhAf
pine shipping bill, the only amendnNi
being to extend the time when The IH
shall become operative until July l. l@
The bill appropriating $415,00O in ada
the Lewis and Clark Centennial Expos
ton to be held in Portland, OTer Vs
passed without division.
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In the Senate Saturday Mr. SpOOH
replied to the Democratic strlctuFS
the conduct of the PostOtiice DepaTIma1
He defended the course Of the foS'sa
ter General and charged that the Vl"
on the part of the Democratic eea'%'
to secure congressional inquiry va
in the interest of party politics heAs
defended the President against a''a.N
No progress was made on the tv ,S
bill. The conference report Oh 'N
diam appropriation bill was party l"l
but further consideration was IvSpysLI
on the suggestion that the conleIV' |
inserted provisions that had nv ,r W.
passed upon by either house 1ne"M .a'
the aid of the Portland, ore, ePo a.
was nassed. as was the Philippine %s
ping bill. In the House MI. O,S
spoke on his resolution dlrectIno a. -
curry by the judiciary comni''Wg ~, NJ
whether there was authority III lt ,+r.
for the recent executive ord't =, i.' ~
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to pensions for age disability l|
mittee on rules had reported III .S S,' nM
recting the resolution to lie Vi ' his ii
Mr.. Cockran's remarks were t ~" Nm
since his entry into the Fifty-el5a~ ,fr
Grass He said his resolution was WI ~
"a solely 70 vindicate the dignity , %1
House. and charged the execut's t %
1, M u
tive. He declared that 'le ,,ambes
LOST caste and urged the , n'yn~ Da
stand up for their rights N TS, rat
coll and Grosvenor replied. a'e , %
zen w." ,ras laid on the table by F ,@
lated yea and nay vote ol 'V'
mo cn,borson amendment to t9. the s e
oa, Inc o 0u,o, BILL providD,9!s.
oancn UPON to investigate the fcpI
Department, was before ,; .ao form q
of Monday, and in a mou,u'u was qb
nendinr when the session via olsa iofs
Mr. G0rmon MIR Mr.. Adrcn in '.d 5P9 Nd
INV ti,ee smendment as finally modI'. snr 4
nothing, and declared ,n" N they rse
cific charges were broos"' Senilsg
be looked into by Congress 60, yessr
zeal speeches were MADE florence rl
ler and Simmons. The coni :n Nn ~
. nn1 '' tpe indian appropriation ~ lpt
recommitted to the colll nsnd the BY
affairs. The House . p"oSv On rivers
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