Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-03-06
passed under suspension of rules. The
amount appropriated is $25O,OOO.
Conference Reports Sent Back.


Conference Reports Sent Back.
J The conference reports on the fort-
| fcations and agricultural appropriation
bills were agreed to, while the confer
ence report on the naval appropriation
bill after being partially agreed TO was
J sent back for further conference after
| a lively debate over the question OF IN
vestigating the cost of armor plate and
| the building of an armor plate plant.
Amendments by Mr.. Vandiver OF Mis-
souri,, designed to have investigation
| conducted by a special naval board
| were voted down, as was also motion
by Mr.. Rixey of Virginia, to concur in
the senate amendment to have the in
vestigation made by the secretary OF
the navy. Among other items still in
dispute is one providing for an in
crease of 1900 officers and men in the
marine corps.
Special Treaty Message.
President Roosevelt will send to the
senate next Monday special message
relating to the Santo Domingo treaty
which is pending before that body.
| The nature of the message has not
been divulged, but it will present in
concrete form the circumstances of
| the negotiation of the convention and
| the arguments on which it's ratification
! is urged by the administration.
Another Contract Scandal?
Representative Butler of Pennsyl-
yania introduced a resolution author
izing the naval committee to investi-
gate the action of the navy depart
ment for making the award for blue
| flannel cloth for the navy. The, pre-
amble recites that the contracts were
rot let to the lowest bidder.
Statehood Conferences Fail.
Numerous conferences on the state
hood bill again failed to bring about
an agreement by which legislation
for one or two new states may be had
at the present session. The confer
ees adjourned until morning without
any proposition having been advanced
during the day that even approaches
the promise of ultimately compromis-
ing the difficulties.
The general deficiency bill carrying
| $29, 769, 466, was passed.
The house bill for the celebration of
the anniversary of the first English
speaking settlement in America and
appropriating $250,000 for the purpose
was passed.
I Canal Bill to Fail.
At the final meeting of the confer
ees On the Panama canal bill yester-
day after the senate cOnfereeS had
reported verbally the inability of the
representatives of the two houses to
get together and were sent back to
try again, the futility of attempting a
compromise was admitted and the
conferees decided to ask for their
discharge.
/ If this decision is accepted by the
two houses, and it is the general I'M
be to kill the canal bill entirely. I'm
der the Spooner act it is conceded
that the president is empowered to
go ahead with the construction Of the
canal The only question is the au-
thority of the executive to exercise
the desired government of the canal
zone, which is provided for in that
portion of the bill continuing in force
until the expiration of the session OF
the 59th congress, beginning in De-
cember, 1905, the authority now vest
ed in the president, which expires
/ M fr hN1f III
many persons in congress that the
president has the authority in any
event to continue such control, burt ii
it should he decided otherwise by a
Joint resolution such authority could
be extended later.
Practically the only difference be
tween the two houses was over the
provision of the house bill which abol-
ishes the canal commission. This
was stricken out by the senate, a
compromise for reducing the commits
sion was suggested by the senate con
ferees, but the house would not ac
cept any proposition that did not abol-
ish the commission.
War Refund for Wisconsin,.
The comptroller of the treasury has
revised the decision of the auditor FOL
the war department on the claim OF
Wisconsin for interest paid ON bonds
issued to raise money to aid the Unit
ed States in the civil war. The state
has already been paid on this account
$45S,677 and the comptroller finds still
due $725,9S1.