The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-28
ROUTINE IN CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

The House on the 10Th cleaned up consld-
cradle business, among the bills passed I'M
ger suspension of the rules being the 1oi-
lowing: Appropriating $4,000 for the trav-
cline expenses Of the President; increasing
the ehciency of the bureau of insular at
fairs by comforting the rank and pay Of a
brlgadler general upon the chief OF the
bureau; regulating the checking of bag
gage oE common carriers. The Joint reso-
luton increasing the terms OF representa-
uves TO Tour years and providing for the
election of senator's by direct vote Of the
people failed to receive the two-thirds vote
necessary Tor It's passage The same rate
was metcd ont to the bill permitting ma
uohal banks to make loans on real estate
as security Conference reports on the
executive, legislative and judicial appropria-
non bllI ana the measure providing for the
subdivision of lands entered under the re-
clamalon act Were adopted A rule was
passed 10 heGin consideration OF the pure
FOOD PHI Thursday and after twelve hours
OF debate 10 vote on the substitute to the
Senate biz without intervening motion.
At $50 =. IN. adjournment until next day
was taken.
Before taking mp the pure food bin the
House ON the list discussed the conference
report on the naval appropriations bill. By
close vote the conferees were instructed
10 concur In the Senate amendment pro.
vldlhg that the type. dispiac"ment ana ton
mage of the proposed ccurd-brcaking battlc-
ship must he reported to Congress before
any bids for her construction are accepted.
several minor amendments also were ac.
ccpted, and then the report was disagreed
to, the conferees being reappointed. me
pure food measure then occupied the atteh-
ton of the members until the end OF tne
session. Mr. Mann 0llD speaking. At 90
Day & M the House adjourned ""''' the "'N'
Pure food held the attention of the House
throughout the day on the 22d but Vote
ON the measure was not reached. Inc lead-
Ing lawyers debated the constitutional feat-
urcs of the bill. the Democrats dividing on
the question of state rights. The Senate
resolution of sympathy for the Russian
Jews was adopted by unanimous vote
The conference report on the fOrtiticauon-
hlll was accepted and at 5:45 p, N. the
House adjourned until next day,
The pure food bin was passed by the
House on the 23d the vote being no 10 II,
and the conference report on the railroad
rate bill accepted, 216 10 I. Two other
conference reports were adOptcd-on the
District of Columbia and postoiiicc appro-
priatiOu hills-which passes these measures.
The sundry civil bill was sent to coufot-
cucc The report of the committee on cleo
tions No >. seating Harry VI. Coudrcy aS
n member from the Twelfth congressional
district of Missouri, was adopted. The
House also passed resolution that VI. l..
Brooks is entitled to the seat for the sec.
ond congressional district of Texas. At 6:lj
D. IN. adjournment until Monday was taken.
The immigration bill, on the 10Th, was
discussed for three hours in the House ana
81
mitted on any of the paragraphs. The mead
tax OF 81 prescribed in the original hill was
changed To 81, and as Il substitute Tor the
section relating to the educational test an
amendment providing that the matter br
submitted to commission was pasScI by Il
close vote The most important features
Of the measure were thus eliminated. The
House insisted on its amendments to the
pure food law hill and asked for a confer
cucc, Mcssrs. Mann, Hepburn and Ryan
being appointed couforccS, A conference
report ON the naval appropriation bill, l"av-
ing only one item in diSa grcCmcnt. that re-
lating 70 the transfer of the naval station
mt Port Royal, $. G., to the Rhode Island
station was adopted. ana the confcrees in
struCt"d to Insist upon IN" transfer The
general deficiency appropriation and omui.
bus public building bills were reported. At
5.3j p. IN. recess until : o'clock was TAX
On. and night session of three hours de-
voted To oratory followed, the discussion of
the biz to simplify the law relating to til"
collection of revenues being the order Of
business.
The omnibus public buildings bill. carry.
Ing in round numbers an appropriation of
S21.Wn.oOp was passed 10y the House, on
the 10Th one hour being consumed in its
reading and consideration, The general
deficiency hill. the last of the great supply
measures, was taken up for consideration.
hut was not completed. The request Of the
Senate for another conference on the rail
road rate bill was accodod to, ana MessrN.
Hepburn. Sherman and Richardson reap
pointed cOufcrccs. The Senate bill repeal
Ing the su-cnllcd twenty-eighthour law by
fixing the maximum of time In transit OF
live stock to thirty six hours on the written
request of the owner of the shipment was
passed Mr. Lafcan UaJ presented a reSo-
luton providing for the appointment of u
committee ~ five members of the House to
make an investigation of a shoe contract
recently awarded by the secretary Of the
navy. The bill for the improvement of tho
harbor ut South Haven. Mich was passed,
rs were conference reports ON the military
academy appropriation bill ana the measure
for the control of the waters of the Niagara
river. At g p. m a recess Of two hours was
taken, followed by night session for con.
sidcring the simplfcatiou of the customs
rcyenu" laws, at which Il number of politi-
cal speeches were made