Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-22
ROUTINE IN CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE

The House passed rule sending the rail-
road rate bill back TO conference without
even an expression of its wishes. While
the Sundry civil bill was under consideration
an amendment prohibiting canteens in sol
diers homes was adopted. The conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill was
accepted. The Tillman bill, prohibiting cor
porations from making compaign contribu-
tons, was received from the Senate and
referred to the committee on election OF
the President, vice president and members
OF Congress. At 5:45 p. m, adjournment
until next day was taken.
There was applause from both sides of the
House, on the 18th, when Mr.. Hamilton
Mich) reported that the conferees on the
statehood bill had reached an agreement
and asked that it be printed in the record.
The day was spent on the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill The House refused to
sanction the adjustment of receivers of
land offices. Considerable time taken
up in debate over the appropriation for the
geological survey, in which the officials of
this service came in for much criticism.
Adjournment was taken at 5:o5 p. N. until
next day.
After eliminating the 100000 approprIa-
ton for the further gauging of the waters
or the United States, under direction of the
geological survey, the House grew weary
OF economy on the 14th auu increased the
appropriations for further tests of struc-
tural materials, lignites and other Goals. A
dramatic scene occurred during the adoption
or the conference report on statehood, i'll
which the speaker took exception to what
he interpreted as insnuations by Delegate
Smith OF Arizona that undue influence had
Deen used TO affect his position on the state
hood question. The conference report ON
the omnibus lighthouse bill was adopted.
The report of the conferees of the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was submitted.
Adjourned until next day.
By a vote of 10 to SO the House. on the
10Th, declared i'll favor of the lock type for
the Panama canal. The action was taken
on an amendment to the canal appropriation
VldcS that no part of the S21.0O0,UO set
aside for canal construction shall be used
on water way of the Sea-lcvcl type. BY a
decisive vote the House refused to sanction
the purchase of materials for the Panama
canal i'll foreign markets. \ provision for
the travelling expenses of the Keep commits.
sion was eliminated on n point of order.
An amendment terminating the codifying
commission December IL was adopted. The
conference report on the naval appropria-
ton bill was disagreed to and the measure
sent back to conference. The bill amending
the national banking law with the Senate
amendments was concurred in. War claims
were made the order for the 10th and the
House, at 5:45, adjourned until the next
day.
The House, on the 10th, 10y vote of 100
to s., adopted the Senate resolution pro
Tiding for the purchase of material and
equipment for use in the construction of the.
Panama canal of domestic manufactures
and of the lowest responsible bidder unless
the President snail i'll any case deem the
DDS CNtortOnate or unreasonable The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was passed II
carries total of S94. 5S7, O1O. of which near
~ S2600o,0o0 is for the Panama canal A
bill establishing Il SUPPORT Of entry at SUI
periOr, Wis, also was passed. BY unanl-
nous consent the consideration of war
claims was postponed until next Friday.
The conference report on the diplomatic
bill was agreed to. At 5:15 p. H. the House
adjourned until Monday.
the House on the 18th Mr.. Wadsworth
secured unanimous consent for the recon-
mitment of the agricultural appropriation
bill with the meat inspection amendment to
the committee on agriculture Tuesday
and Wednesday were made ..suspensinn;'
days The death of Representative Lester
of Georgia was announced and at 1112
O'Clock adjournment was taken until next
day.