Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-01-30

a new commission, also to be known
as the interstate commerce commits
sion to be composed of seven mem
bers. A court to be called the court
of commerce is created, which is to
consist of five circuit judges of the
United States. These are to be
designated each year by the chief
Justice of the United States supreme
court. Exclusive original jurisdiction
is conferred on the court of commerce.
Power is given the court to bring be-
fore it all parties named as defendants
or respondents in proceedings before
it. in whatever part of the United
States they may reside, and subpoenas
may run into any judicial district. The
proposed law is to take effect April 1,
1905.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Mr. Beve-
ridge made another Intellectual effort
in the senate to have time fixed for
voting on the statehood bill. The OPP
posing senators were unwilling to vote
on the bill until the amendments are
disposed of, and Mr.. Beveridge would
not consent to a vote on them without
an agreement extending to the bill it
self. The Notifications appropriation
bill was passed after rejecting the
amendment to strike out the provision
for insular Notifications. Winthrop
Murray Crane of Massachusetts was
sworn in. A joint resolution appro-
priating $1,000 to pay the necessary
expenses of the inaugural ceremonies
was passed.
The session of the house was de-
voted to the consideration of bills re-
lating to the District Of Columbia. Mr..
Baker IN. Y.) moved that an adjourn
ment be taken out of respect to the
Russians killed in the ST. Peters
burg riots, but the only affirmative
vote was by Mr.. Baker himself. The
proposition of rate control was dis
cussed at length by Mr.. Burgess
(Texas) and Mr.. Hepburn (Iowa). The
house concurred in the senate amend
ments to the omnibus claims bill and
sent it to conference.
Washington, Jan. 24.-Preliminary
steps for the impeachment trial OF
Judge Swayne were taken in the SEN
ate. The conference report on the
Philippine railroad bill was agreed to.
The army appropriation bill was re-
ported. Resolutions were adopted call
ing upon the commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia for a statement of
the number of convictions for wife
beating IN the last five years and call
ing upon the interstate commerce com
mission for a list of the stockholders
in railroad corporations. Mr.. Bacon's
resolution making inquiry of the pres
tdent as to the agreement between the
United States and Santo Domingo was
referred to the committee on foreign
relations. Mr.. McCumber spoke in
support of his amendment to the state
mood bill providing for the admission
of each of the four territories as a
state.
Bills were passed by the house
authorizing the Kensington and East
ern Railroad company to build a bridge
across the Calumet river in Cook coun-
ty, Illinois, and extending the time for
the completion of bridge across the
Missouri river at Oacoma, S. D. The
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was taken up. A proposition to in
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trict was lost.
Washington, Jan. 25.-In the senate
the consideration of the army appro-
priation bill brought on vigorous de-
bate over the amendment to reduce the
pay of retired army officers above the
rank of major while on service with
militia. Several amendments were
suggested, but action on them and on
the provision went over. Some 200
pension bills were passed. A resOlu-
ton calling on the postoffice depart
ment for information covering the
dealings Of that department with the
railroads since 1873 was adopted. The
controversy was begun by Senator
Lodge, who criticised in sharp lang
uage the provision of the army bill
prohibiting the awarding of extra pay
or allowances to retired officers as
signed to active service, when they
exceed those of major on the active
list Senator Lodge declared that the
provision was directed at Gen. Miles
and was most unfair. Senators Lodge,
Proctor, Plat of Connecticut Spooner,
Bailey, Patterson. Carmack and Money
took part in the debate which follow
ed. Senators Spooner, Plat and Money
contended that the enactment would
have the effect of limiting the salaries
of all retired officers assigned to
active duty to majors pay, regard