Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-26
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The Senate Thursday discussed the
Panama osnal emergency appropriation
BILL but did not come to vote. A
separate biz regulating the issuance of
bonds for the canal and placing them
on the same basis as other government
bonds was passed without debate. A
pure-food bill was reported by Mr.. Hey
burn. Mr.. Elkins made a statement
from the committee on interstate COM
merce expressing the opinion that the
committee would report a rate bill with
in reasonable time. Debate on the
recommendation in the Presidents an
nual message regarding insurance regu-
lation occupied the House again without
conclusion. The pending resolution re-
fers the question to the ways and means
committee, and in it's defense Mr.. Payne
argued that the only way Congress could
control insurance was through the taxing
power. After a number of long speeches
the House adjourned.
The Senate Friday adopted a resolu-
ton of Mr.. Stone requesting the Post
master General for information as to
whether college periodicals are admit
ted to the mails as second-class matter
and whether a preference is shown
some such periodicals over other similar
publications. Mr.. Gallinger reported
the merchant marine bill. The Panama
Canal bill was laid before the Senate
and Mr.. Bacon presented an amendment
requiring quarterly reports giving lists of
officers and employees of the commission
above the grades of laborer and the sal
aries paid them. After debate by Messrs.
Tillman, Spooner, Money, Hale, Gull
berson and Allison an agreement for
vote was reached and the Senate ad-
journed. The House devoted nearly all
of the session to a lively debate on the
possibilities of controlling insurance COM
panies. Mr.. Shtrley Qky.) stood for the
doctrine of States rights and Mr.. Cock
ran On. - attacked the officers of the
big life insurance companies. A mes
sage was sent to the Senate returning its
bill regarding canal bonds as a usurpa-
ton of the constitutional right of the
House to originate revenue legislation.
The hazing incidents at Annapolis came
up for much criticism.
The emergency bill appropriating SILL
000.0 for the Panama canal was pass
ed by the Senate Saturday, after a de-
bate which practically excluded all other
business. A substitute offered by Mr.
Il e e.. > i =.
fcally requiring that Congress shall be
supplied with regular estimates of all
salaries except those paid to laborers
was accepted. Mr.. Hale made the au-
thorized announcement that Secretary
Bishops duties as press agent would be
abolished. The House INDUCED itself
again to the extent of four hours in an
academic discussion of federal control of
insurance. The holiday recess was fixed
from Dec. 81 to Jan. f. For the pur-
pose of bringing out information show
ing the existence of a civil pension list
the House asked the President for the
number Of civil employees of the govern
ment who have reached the age of 20.
Whether the Senate is warranted in
ignoring 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 for two hours Monday
and then dropped 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
IF X bo Lee
quest. A resolution providing for ad-
journment from Dec. 81 to Jan. was
adopted. The message from the House
disagreeing with the Senate amendments
to the canal appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate. A motion that the
Senate insists on the amendments and
agreeing to a conference was adopted.
The ship subsidy bill was taken up,
which makes it the unfinished business.
A resolution calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for the names and locations
of national banks and the amount of de-
posits of United States moneys from
June 30, 1901, to 1905 was adopted. In
surance, hazing at West Point and Ann
apolis, the sufferings of the Russian Jews
and immigration were the topics of dis
cussiOn in the House under Il general
leave of talk The only business done
was to send the Panama canal appro
priation bill to conference.
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The Senate Tuesday accepted the re-
port of the conference committee on the
Panama canal emergency appropriation
bill, which incorporated the Senate
amendment as article 1, making the
canal bonds available as a basis of ma
tional bank circulation There was a
brief discussion of the restoration of this
provision and of the attitude of the
House in resenting the Senate's action,
in which speeches were made by Messrs.
Spooner, Aldrich and Teller. All ex-
pressed the opinion that the Senate had
not exceeded its prerOgatiyes, but the
finance committee was asked for an opin-
ion A bill was passed establishing a
fish culture station in Illinois, $4,000
being appropriated The House contin-
ued debating topics of local or national
interest, under the guise of referring the
message of the President to committees.
Federal control of insurance was the
main feature in the remarks. A plea
against the destruction of the old frigate
Constitution was made by Mr.. Sulzer
On. ". When the conference commit
tee reported on the canal appropriation
bill Mr.. Williams, the minority leader,
objected to action on it and the report
went over a day.
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