Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-14
WORK OF CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.

The House convened at u O'Clock on De De
eelnber /. and Joseph g. Cannon OF LII
Sharp Williams of Mississippi. Officers of
the House were sworn in and the oath ad-
m:niStered to the new members. The rules
Of tie ffty-eighth Congress were adopted.
and seats were assigned by lot. Delegate
Mcclure Of Oklahoma introduced & bill pro-
viding for the admission of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory to the Union oPe state.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa introduced
q bill appropriating S16,50O coo to be i'm
mediately available for the Panama canal.
A bill providing that any midshipman in
the naval school guilty of hazing be ex-
PEELED was introduced. Bills providing for
an income tax, free trade with the Philip
pines and the establishment of the joint
high commission with Canada were intro
duced by Representative Williams. Repre-
sentative Payne of New York introduced
a bill providing for free trade with the
Philippines except on tobacco and sugar,
and providing that the tariff on these be
cut to % per GENT. of the present rate:
Representative Snapp Of Illinois introduced
a bill providing for the establishment of
postal savings bank. Resolutions providing
for the investigation of campaign funds,
insurance companies and expenditures on
resentative Robinson of Arkansas. Other
bills were introduced providing for O fed
eral investigation into child labor, to fix
salaries of senators at 900 and the vice
president at $50, 900. and to place hides on
the free list. The House adjourned at 1885
p m.
the attention of the House for two and 4
half hours, on the 9TH, and it was applaud
ed. Preliminary steps were taken toward
appropriating the needed emergency funds
for the Panama canal, and this matter will
be the business for Wednesday. The House
received and ordered referred to one of the
regular election committees a protest from
the fifth congressional district of Illinois
stating that Anthony MichaIek, who yes
terday was sworn in as member of the
House from that district, is not a citizen OF
Tod tot TTnT1 Of Mn
Goldfogle of New York resolution was
read expressing the sympathy of the Amerl-
can people for the distressed Russian Jews
The resolution was ordered printed in the
public record and referred to the committee
on foreign affairs. On the announcement Of
the death of John NJ. Pinckney, late q mem
Der from Texas, the House agreed to reSO-
lutions in his memory. and at o'clock ad-
journed until Wednesday as further mark
of respect.
The House, in committee of the whole,
on the 9th, considered the emergency APP
propriatio bill for the Panama canal, after
the committee rules had prepared a rule
to force consideration of the measure, and
providing for unlimited debate. The ora
tory Of the members was exhausted, and
the bill will be read for amendment and
placed on its final passage tomorrow. The
House adjourned at 4:15 p. M.
The House on the 18th passed the Panama
canal appropriation bill without opposition
after adopting an amendment by Mr..
Bonynge of Colorado cutting the amount
from S1O,0OU,OOU TO SiI,OOOOOO anu ue1eil-
ing amendments by Mr.. Williams of Mis-
sissippi limiting the appropriation to &c.
S5S 333 and by Mr.. Prince of Illinois fixing
the sum at 100000. An amendment by
Mr.. Williams striking out the bonding fea-
ture Of the bill under which tax disability
against the proposed bonds is removed was
defeated, 152 to 10Y. Messrs. Williams and
Prince protested against the issuance of
bonds for canal work when there is $780,
100000 cash in the treasury and 500, 100000
in national banks drawing no interest. An
amendment by Mr.. Mann of Illinois requir-
ing detailed statements Of canal expendi'
lures and estimates to be furnished to Con-
gress at each regular session and restrict
ing all expenditures to money appropriated
by Congress was adopted. Adjourned at
$50 D. N until Monday.