Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-12-20
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

The Senate passed a bill authorizing the
Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisville railroad
to construct bridges across the Ouachita
and other streams in Arkansas. Adjourned
at 20 p. N.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Allison
presented the report of the committee on
giving notice that he would call it up for
consideration on the 18th. A communica-
ton from Secretary Shaw saying that only
q few small campaign contributors had
been made by national banks was read
At 12:45 p. m. the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session and at 20 p. m. adjourned
The Senate on the 18th discussed the
Panama canal emergency appropriation BILL
but did not come to vote. separate
bill regulating the issuance of bonds for
the canal and placing them on the same
passed without debate. A pure food bill
was reported by Mr.. Hepburn. Mr. Elkins
made a statement from the committee on
interstate commerce expressing the opinion
that the committee would report q rate bill
within a reasonable time At 4:57 p. M
the Senate adjourned.
The Senate, on the 10th, adopted a reso-
luton Of Mr.. Stone requesting the post
master general for information as to wheth-
err college periodicals are admitted to the
mails as second-class matter and whether
preference is shown some such periodicals
over other similar publications. Mr.. Gal
linger reported the merchant marine bill
The Panama canal bill was laid before the
Senate and Mr.. Bacon presented an amend
ment requiring quarterly reports giving lists
of officers and employees of the commission
above the grades Of laborer and the salaries
paid them. After debate by Messrs. Till
man, Spooner, Money, Hale, Culberson and
Allison an agreement for q vote tomorrow
was reached and the Senate at 5:O5 p. m.
adjourned.
The emergency bin appropriating S11 ,OOO.-
600 for the Panama canal was passed BY
the Senate on the 10th, after debate
which practically excluded all other bust
ness. substitute offered by Mr.. Hale for
Mr.. Bacon S amendment, specifically requir-
ing that Congress shall be supplied with
those paid to laborers, was accepted Mr.
Hale made the authorized announcement
that Secretary Bishops duties as press
agent would be abolished. At 4:30 D. m
the Senate went into executive session, and
ut 4o3 p. m. adjourned.
Whether the Senate is warranted in ignor-
ing a senator convicted in the courts on
charges of misconduct and in not assigning
him to places on standing committees, yet
leaving his name on the roll, was discussed
without a ruling. The matter came up
when the list Of standing committees was
presented and it was stated that the name
Of Senator Burton of Kansas had been left
out at his request. resolution providing
for adjournment from December 81 to Janu-
airy was adopted. The message from the
House disagreeing with the Senate amend
mentS TO the canal appropriation bill was
laid before the Senate A motion that the
Senate insists on the amendments and
ship subsidy bill was taken up, which
makes 1T the unfinished business. A reso-
luton calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for the names and locations Of national
banks and the amount of deposits of United
States money from June 80, 1901, to 1905,
was adopted At 2:55 p. ~ the Senate
went into executive session and at 315 p.
IN. adjourned until next day