Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

the navy, were confirmed 7'he extra
ordinary treuty with Denmark was
ratified.
The house passed the Panama
canal appropriation bill without op
position after adopting an amen dment
by Mr.. Bonynge of Colorado cutting
the amount frcm $16,50O,000 10 81.
100000 and defeating amendments by
Mr.. Williams Of Mississippi limiting
the appropriation to $6,S5S,333 and
by Mr.. Prince of Illinois fixing the
sum at 100000 900. An amendment
by Mr.. Williams striking out the bond
ing feature of the bill under which a
tax disability against the proposed
bonds is removed WIS defeated, 152
TO 107. Messrs. Williams and
Prince protested against the is
suance of bonds for canal work when
there is s135,O0OO00 cash in the
treasury and s55,000,00O in national
banks drawing no interest. An amend
ment by Mr.. Burgess of Texas giving
the Secretary of War authority to
fortify the canal at each terminal also
was lost. An amendment by Mr.. Mann
of Illinois requiring detailed state
ments of canal expenditures and
estimates to be furnished to congress
at each regular session and restrict
ing all expenditures to money appro-
priated by congress was adopted.
Both houses adjourned until Monday.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 11.-SpealI
er Cannon an, lounced the committees
of the fifty-n nh congress. The fol
lowing are the chairmen Of the i'm
portant committees: Ways and means
Payne, New York, appropriations
Tawney, Minnesota; judiciary, Jen
kins, Wisconsin,; interstate ana
foreign commeTcc. Hepburn, Iowa;
foreign affairs, Hit, Illinois; military
affairs, Hull, Iowa; naval affairs, Foss,
Illinois: postofffce and postroads, over
street, Indiana; Insular affairs, Cooper
Wisconsin. Representative Babcock
of Wisconsin again gets the chairman
ship of the committee on the District
of Columbia. Other Wisconsin rep
resentatives on committees, not chair
men, are as follows: Ways and means
J. w Babcot interstate and foreign
commerce, John j. Esch with Charles
E. Townsend OF Michigan foreign
affairs, Theobald Often; merchant
marine and fisheries, E. S. Minor. Mr.
Williams. minority leader of the house,
stepped on the lid" just in time to
prevent a revelation in the nature of
open criticism of the committee as
of certain of his colleagues
for which he is responsible.
With spirited debates on railroa4
rate legislation, arising through the
introduction of a bill by Senator TILL
man to authorize the interstate com.
merce commission to fix maximum
rates, and the Panama canal due to
over the reference of the
appropriation bill to a com.
mittee, the session OF the senate con
tinually proved interesting for more
than four hours Adjournment was
Senator Mitchell and so for the first
time the death Of a senator was per
mitted to pass unnoticed by the
senate. The erasure of MitchelFs
name from the roll follows. Chaplain
Hale called the situation to mind in
his prayer by referring pointedly to
corruption and death and by praying
that the members of the senate be
given strength to bear each others
burdens. The debate on the fillman
bill was engaged in by several
senators. Foraker declared that the
bill proved that it's author believed
the present laws were sufficient to cor
rect all alleged transportation evils ex.
cept excessive rates, and that there
was ample provision for the punish
ment of rebate giving. Tillman re
sponded that ne had thought the laws
sufficient until the investigation begun
by J''dson into Inc Santa Fe case han
terminated the pitiable fiasco
Foraker asserted that the law cou'd
not be blamed if some person. fell
short in his duty. He intimated in
his discussion that there would be
some extended controversies before
the railroad rate bills were dispose l
Of tlls session.
After more than score of senators
had discussed he Panama bill it was
referred to tie appropriations com
mittee.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Allison presented a report of the com
mittee on appropriations Gil the
panama canal bill. A communication
from Secretary Shaw regarding cam.
paIgn contributions by national banks
was read. The secretary enclosed a
letter from the comptroller of the
currency saying that the reports OF