Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-13

of the civil war were ueldlneu IL
confederate prisons and also granting
such veterans s12 per month in add
ton to the per diem allowance, also
by Representative Cousins, Qa.) re
pealing the national bankruptcy act.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The senate
gave practically all of its time TO
listening i The reading OF the presl-
dents message. The document re-
ceived the closest attention. At 2:50
o'clock the senate adjourned as
mark of respect to the memory OF
the late Benjamin f. Marsh, member
Of the house from Illinois.
President Roosevelt's message re-
ceived the attention of the house for
two and half hours, AMI it was ap-
plauded. Preliminary steps Were
taken toward appropriat.,s the need
ed emergency funds for the Panama
canal. The hose received and or
Iered referred to one of the regular
election committees a protest from
the fifth congressional district of Illi-
nois stating that Anthony Michalel1,
who was sworn in as a member of the
house from that district, is not a citi
zen of the United States Upon mo-
ticn of Mr.. Goldfogle of New York
resolution was read expressing the
sympathy of the American people for
the distressed Russian Jews. Or
the announcement of the death OF
John NJ. PincEney, late a member
from Texas, the house agreed to reso-
buttons in his memory, and adjourned,
Washington, Dec EN- the senate
there were resolutions dealing with
the question of national regulation of
insurance companies, Incorporation of
interstate railroad companies and con
tribution of funds to political parties
by national banks. Senator Foraker
presented his railroad rate regulation
bill; Gallinger his marine subsidy
bill; Lodge, a bill providing for
maximum and minimum tariff rate
schedule in the interest of reciprocity,
and Culbertson, a bill making it a
penal offense to use the money of in
surance companies in politics. The
nearest approach to a controversy
arose over a resolution presented by
Senator Newlands, directing the in
terstate commerce commission to draw
up national incorporation act for
railroads. Senator Spooner criticised
the proceedings as unworthy of the
Il
consideration of resolution offered
by Senator Tillman for the investiga-
ton of the subject of national bank
contributions for campaign purposes
and the resolution went over for
day. Senator Culbertson's bill relat-
| ii a felony for an insurance company
or any other corporation to contribute
money or anything of value toward the
election of president or vice presi-
dent Of the United States 1t is like
wise made felon. for any person to
knowingly use for such campaign pur-
poses any money contributed by a
corporation. The bill prescribes a pen
atty of not less than two years or
more than 20 years Imprisonment,
The restoration of pensions to remar-
ried widows after their second hps-
band has died or the woman has been
divorced through no fault of herself
is provided for in a bill introduced by
Senator Burrows. Senator Cul9erson
introduced a joint resolution setting
aside onehalf of the unappropriated
public lands in the Philippines belong
ing to the United States to create a
permanent public free school fund.
With an opportunity for unlimited
debate en- the subject of the Panama
canal, the house exhausted its oratory
en- that subject. The bill appropriates
$16,50O,000 for canal work. The
feature of the debate was the critl-
cism INDUCED in by both republicans
and democrats regarding the inconr.
pleteness of the statement of expendi-
lures and estimates furnished by the
canal commission. The bill is still
pending. Among the bills introduced
were BY Henry of Texas, to COM
bine third and fourth class mail mat
ter under the title of merchandise;
limiting the weight of parcels to IL
pounds, the rate to be one cent for
less han three ounces and increase to
rs cents for parcels of the maximum
weight; by Grosvenor OF Ohio, provid-
ing that all oleomargarine and reno
waited butter and cheese not made of
pure and unauthorized milk and
cream shall be subject to the laws of
the state into which it is shipped for
consumption.