Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-28
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

Announcement Of the death Of Representa-
i've george A. Castor Of Pennsylvania was
mace, on the 10th, and the House took an
iiinInediate adjournment out of respect to
l nas,, I Ilttt Speaker Cannon appointed
committee conn to join a Senate committee to at
tend the funeral in PHILADELPHIA
Chairman Hull of the military affairs
committee presented the army annronria-
subject the Senate on the 2ist has passed q
the necessity of complete preparedness for
total appropriation of 500, SIS, 500 Whicb is Is
less by 81, 521, 15S than the amount asked
by the department; Mr.. Hopkins CKyJ IN
ton to the United States, which he CON
demned. Mr.. Sheppard (Tex) urged tariff
reform to obviate retaliatory tariffs by
other nations Mr.. Powers Me) spoke
against the abolition of custom houses as
matter of economy, and Mr.. Macon (Ark.)
answered his arguments. At 4:47 p. m. the
House adjourned until the next day.
The House refused to adjourn in celebra-
tlon of Washington's birthday on the 22d,
and its members participated in a general
Held day of debate on the army apprOpria-
ton bill. The system of promoting and
Prince Qll), who elected many interjected
comments from members III disapproval of
the methods for which he said the Presi-
dent and Senate were responsible, and
which he pointed out has resulted in a
retired list costing yearly s2,7O0,OOO, con
sisting of officers who, he said, were hold
ing the flag with one hand, while the other
was in the treasury for money that had
never been earned. The ship subsidy bill
also discussed. General debate on the
army bill was exhausted, and that measure
will be read for amendment when the
House meets on the ODD.
The Tillman-Gillespe resolution calling
for an investigation of the ownership of
coal and oil properties by the railroads was
passed on the 23rd, after being amended so
that it will have to go back to the Senate
for consideration. The famous MusseI
Shoals bill, providing for the development
of water power on the Tennessee river in
Alamaba, sent back by the President for
amendment, was passed. At 400 p. m. the
House adjourned until next day.
In Il two hour session on the oath the
House passed 416 private pension bills, be-
sides q number of minor measures by unani-
cure the passage of the bill making the
records of the internal revenue bureau avail
able for court evidence against violators of
the prohibition and local option liquor laws,
but as the proceeding was by unanimous
consent a single objection blocked the meas
ure.
Legislation for the District of Columbia
on the Goth, occupied the first hour of the
session, eight local bills being passed. Two
hours of hot debate the question of al
lowing the incorporation of the Lake Erie
and Ohio River Ship Canal company fol-
lowed, but the matter did not come to a
duced q bill providing for the reduction of
the representation Of the southern states in
Congress because of the Acknowledgement
of the negro. Resolutions of sorrow at the
death of David B. Henderson were passed,
and at AIS p. m, a further token Of re-
spect to the memory of the former speaker,
the House adjourned until next day.