Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-25

Washington, Dec. 15.-The house
devoted four and three-quarters hours
to lively debate on the possibilities
of controlling insurance CO
Two set speeches were the features.
One, by Sherley of Kentucky, bore
on the doctrine of states rights, ana
the other, by Cochran of New York,
who proposed that congress through
It's taxing power should confine an
insurance companies to the state in
which they are organized. Mr.. Mann
OF Illinois outlined a proposed means
OF control that he will later present
in the form of a bill, leaving it to
the insurance companies to voluntarily
submit to federal examination ana
approval. Digressions were INDUCED
in, first, to send message to the
senate returning its bill regarding
canal bonds as a usurpation OF the
constitutional right of the house to
originate revenue legislation, and
again, to discuss hazing at Annapolis.
The Panama canal was again I'm
der consideration by the senate ana
Senator Tillman spoke. He did not
indicate any intention of opposing the
passage Of the appropriation bill, but
he criticised the methods OF the canal
commission in many of it's transac
tons He raised a question as to
whether President Shonts is still in
the employ of the Glover Leaf raj!
road and said the railway register
still carries his name as the head OF
that roed. He also sharply criticised
the employment of Secretary Bishop
as press representative Senator Hale
Joined in this censure, saying tina,
Bishops employment in that capacity
is a reflection not only ON congress
but on the press. Part of Senator
Tillmans remarks were devoted to
criticism of the presidents policy In
Santo Domingo and Senator Spooner
defended the presidents course.
Washington, Dec. 18.-Insurance,
hazing, suffering Russian Jews and
immigration were all topics of discus
sion in the house. The only business
done was to send the canal appropria-
ton bill to the conference. Mr.. Ian
dis of Indiana made his maiden speech,
taking his insurance bill as the text
and applying it as a remedy for all
insurance evils. Mr.. Underwood of
Alabama spoke against the continu-
ance of immigration from southern
Europe.
Whether the senate is warranted in
ignoring a senator convicted in the
court on charges of misconduct and
in not assigning him to places on
standing committees yet leaving his
name on the senate roll, was dis
cussed for two hours by the senate
and then dropped without a ruling.
Several senate leaders took up the
subject. On account of the delicacy
of the question the debate naturally
was not as open as would be neces-
matter. Senator Bailey raised the
point by inquiring of Senator Hale
when the latter presented new list
of standing committees, whether every
senator had been provided with a
place. Senator Hale responded that
every senator except Burton of Kan
sas had been given assignments and
that he had been left off the commit
tees at his own request until the
charges against him had been dis
posed of by the courts. Senator Bailey
protested against any senator's name
being kept on the roll unless he was
given work to do and argued that it is
the duty of the senate to itself, to
Kansas, and to the country, to investi-
gate the charges against Burton and