Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

The naval appropriation bill, carrying
| nearly $1OO,OOO,OOO, was completed In the
House on the 10Th. An attempt TO oeIeat
the appropriation for the largest battle snip
| in the world was voted down, as was an
amendment leaving the construction OF this
| ship to the discretion of the secretary OF
| the navy after the second Hague CONFER
| ence final vote on the bill will be ia ken
next day. The House adjourned at 6:lO
| p. M
After two weeks debate the House on
the naval appropriation bill carrying $685.
| 1854 GOO An amendment providing that the
secretary of the navy could go into the open
| market to purchase certain supplies, II 1t
appeared that they could be secured cheap
er than if made by the government, was
defeated by vote of 11S to 129. BY
close vote an amendment allowing a per
cent differential to bidders from the Pa
| cfc coast on the new ships was agreed to.
| After the passage Of the naval budget the
House in committee of the whole resumed
| ,onsidera ton of the so-called naturalization
bill. Little progress was made before the
House adjourned until the next day.
The House, on the 18th, passed the bill
to pay to the estate of Samuel Lee of South
Carolina $1O,4S2 for allowances made by
reason of his election as negro contest
ant for a seat in the Forty Con-
gress The Democrats, under the leader
Shin of MI Williams of Mississippi, con-
Quoted q vigorous tilibuster lasting all day,
but were defeated.
By vote of 1O7 to &C the House on the
10th refused to pass the anti-graft bill, So
called dealing with cotton leaks and other
matters of confidential character, which,
should they become publicly known, might
have a tendency to affect markets because
the conferes has recommended that mem
beers of Congress be included within the
scope of the bill. The opposition was led by
Mr. Mccall of Massachusetts, assisted by
Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd), Mr.. Grosvenor
Ohio and Mr. Gardner Nass.), while the
friends of the measure were represented by
Mr.. Burleson (TeXas) and Mr. jenkins
CWis) Early in the day the Democrats
made their last stand against the Lee bill,
from further tilibustering, the consideration
of the "antileak" bill taking up the rest of
the day. Adjourned until Monday
Notwithstanding that the leader of the
minority, Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, in
sisted upon the presence Of quorum
throughout the day, delaying as much as
ton, the House on the DIST passed twenty
two bills six Senate and sixteen House
measures. Among the bills passed was one
to amend section of an act, entitled AN
to maintain the parity of all forms of money
issued or coined by the United States, to
poses" approved March IA, 1900 After five
and one-half hours work the House. at $50,
adjourned until noon the next day.
For an hour or more on the 22nd the
House could not decide whether to go into
committee of the whole on the diplomatic
and consular bill to follow the lead of
Mr. Gardner of Massachusetts and take up
consideration of the immigration bill. As
sisted by Mr. Williams, the minority lead
| en- Mr. Gardner led Il mild iibuster against
taking up the consular bill. The Republic
ans. however, had a quarum present, and
eventually the bill was taken up. Speeches
were made on variety of subjects, the
speakers including Mr.. Jenkins (Wis) on
the rate bill. Mr.. Randell (Texas), who ar
raigned the House machine;" Mr. Bannon
(Ohio) who urged retention Of the tariff on
raw hides: Mr.. Goulden IN. ", who op-
posed the ship subsidy bill, and Mr.. May
nard (Va), who spoke in favor of the appro-
priation for the jamestown exposition. At
) o'clock the committee of the whole laid
the diplomatic bill aside. After sending
several pension bills to conference the
House at $40 adjourned until next day.