Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-03-14
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The Senate on Friday agreed to final
conference reports on the Indian. post.
ONCE, naval and sundry civil appropria-
ton bills. partial report from the
conterees on the river and harbor bill
was accepted, and a further conference
ordered. The joint resolution continuing
in force the Spooner law for the tempo
rary government of the Panama canal
zone and for continuing the work on the
canal was unanimously adopted. A bill
was passed permitting two young China
men to receive instruction at West Point.
At the evening session the conference
report on the river and harhor bill was
agreed to, passing the measure. The
conferees on the general deficiency bill
made a partial report, which was accept
ed, and the conferees were ordered to
insist on the Senate's position in oppo-
sition to the House mileage amendment
joint resolution was passed authorizing
the acceptance of Yosemite Valley as an
addition to Yosemite National Park The
House agreed TO conference reports on
the naval. Indian, sundry civil and post
Office appropriation bills, which finally
passed those measures.
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The Senate convened at 10 o'clock Sat
urday, with practically no business be-
fore it. A resolution was adopted to
provide for the expenses of the Inaugural
ton, and a resolution of thanks to Presi-
dent Pro Tempore Frye was presented
by Senator German and unanimously
passed. Senators Allison and Bate, who
were appointed members of the joint
committee to notify the President that
Congress was ready to adjourn. reported
that the President had no further COM
munication to make The oath was adj
ministered to ce-President-elec Fair
banks, who. at the conclusion of his
speech. declared the Senate adjourned
sine die. Immediately following the new
Senators and old Senators who had been
reelected We're sworn in, the new Sena-
tors being Bulkley of Connecticut, Bur
kett of Nebraska. Carter of Montana,
Flint of California, Hemenway of In
diana, Nixon of Nevada, Piles of Wash
ington, Sutherland of Utah and Rayner
of Maryland. The Senate then proceeded
to the outside platform to execute the
order of the Inauguration of the Presi-
dent On returning to the chamber an
order was adopted fixing the hour of
meeting during the extra session at l.
o'clock each day, and at 1:25 the Sen
ate adjourned until Monday The House
met at 10 o'clock, continuing the legis-
fitive day of March 2 The conference
report on a bill prohibiting the selection
of timber lands in lieu of lands in forest
reserves was adopted. The usual COM
mittee was appointed to join a commit
tee of the Senate to notify the President
that Congress had completed it's bus-
ness, and then the House, at IL 10, took
a recess of twenty minutes, during which
Joint caucus" was held to present low
ing cups to Speaker Cannon and John
Sharp Williams, the minority leader.
Upon reconvening appointments were an
nounced of visitors to the military and
naval academies, temporary committee
ON accounts, commission to examine into
public printing and the committee to at
tend the opening of the Portland, Ore.
exposition. A resolution of thanks of
the members, irrespective of party" to
the Speaker was unanimously adopted,
and at 1855 the House adjourned sine
die.
The special session of the Senate open
ed Monday with new figure in the
presidents chair-that of Vice President
Fairbanks. The Vice president was re-
ceived with loud applause. and imme-
diately called the Senators to order. The
new Senators were warmly greeted by
their colleagues and then the chamber
went into executive session to take up
the Santo Domingo treaty. A message
received from the President related to
the treaty and it was the first thing
taken up. 1t called attention to the
protocol of an agreement with the gov
eminent of Santo Domingo by which the
United States viii undertake to- conduct
ne republics customs affairs in an eff
FOR: to liquidate its debts to put the isl
end government on a more stable footing
Will. other counties. The treaty was
l%aG in Connection with the message in
order to have both referred to the Com
nlittee on Foreign Relations. General
discussion of the message followed the
reading
The President Tuesday sent to the
Senate the following nominations: Treas
urer of the United States. Charles T.
Treat, New York; collector of internal
revenue, Charles w. Anderson for the
second district of New York; district
judge, Aston e. Dayton, northern dis
trict of West Virginia: secretary of en-
bassy, John Ridgely Carter Maryland.
at London; second secretary of embassy,
Craig W. Wadsworth. New York, at
London; third secretaries of embassy,
Louis Ejnstein. New York. at London;
William Blumenthal. New York, at
Paris The most interesting of the ap-
pointments were those of Charles III.
Treat. present collector of internal reve-
nue., 10 be treasurer of the United States.
and Charles w. Anderson. the "Colored
Demosthcnes,' to be collector of internal
revenue, to succeed Mr.. Treat. Both of
the New York Senators have "acGui-
esced" in the Anderson appointment. and
there will be no objection to his confrma-
ton.
President Roosevelt on Wednesday
sent a second message to the Senate. in
which he showed how the San Domingo
treaty would prove beneficial to both
nations. The Senate committee on for
eign relations has loaded the treaty with
30 many amendments, by which the orig
inal meaning of the instrument is consid-
erably changed, that it may possibly be
rejected by the President
In the Nai;nral Capital.
Secretary Wilson gave his annual din
ner in honor of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt at the new Willard hotel
Senator Crane introduced a bill appro-
priating $250,000 for the establishment
of a leprosarium for the segregation of
lepers on some abandoned military res
ervation.
The House committee on immigration
and naturalization has authorized fav-
orable report on the Adams bill to pro-
hibit the entry into this country Of more
than $4,000 persons from any one coun-
try in any one fiscal year.
Replying to representations to the
state Department that serious strike
had occurred in the village of Rio
Grande. Porto Rico, Secretary Hay re-
reiyed q cable report from Gov Win
g Dor.o Rico that the Stritos a