Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-03-09
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

Tho army appropriation occupied the at
+ention of the House on the 2Sth, but its
consideration was not completeu. Il ne us
cussion was marked by controversy pc
tween the members of the appropriations
and military committees over the amounts
carried to the bill and hodors WeFe about ut
nav $1,000 each to the widows OF TWO san
francisco firemen who lost their lives in the
recent fire on the transport Me po,,, was was
for more thar 300 clerks employed in the
staff and at army division headquarters also
went out when it was shown that there was
no authority in law for their employment.
A resolution was adopted calling ON the
postmaster general for all information on
which he based his order withholding the
rights and privileges of the mails from the
Peoples United States bank of st. Louis
Adjournment until the next day was taken
at SOB p. m.
appropriation bill, carrying about $69,O00,~
600 Provision for cable ship for the At
lantic coast and for ship for mine plant
ing on the Pacific were eliminated on points
of order. The powder trust came in for an
attack in the debate, and an attempt by
Democrats to have the government begin
the manufacture of it's own powder con-
sumed considerable time, but met with de-
feat. The Foraker bill providing for the
marking of the graves of Confederate dead
in the north was passed unanimously. The
Senate Joint resolution continuing the tribal
government of the five civilized tribes of
Indians in Indian Territory until their prop
erty shall have been disposed of was agreed
to- AT 4:45 p. m. adjournment was taken
until next day.
The first private claims session of this
Congress occupied the House on the End,
twenty-five bills being passed, all for small
amounts Opposition to many of the meas
ures accounted for the small number put
through Five which were reported favor
ably by the committee went over because
there was no quorum at $50 p. M, when
the House adjourned until Monday
Legislation by unanimous consent under
suspension of the rules enabled the House
TO pass several bills of considerable inn
portance on the 9Th. A resolution of in
curry as to whether any criminal prosecu
ern Securities was adopted after some
heated debate. Mr.. Shackelford of Mis-
souri, attacked the concentration of power
in the hands of the speaker in Il speech OH
a bridge bill. The Senate measure provid-
ing for delegate to Congress from Alaska
was passed A bill providing for the eX-
pcnditurc of 100000 instead of $4,000 for
the purchase of metal for nickels and pen
MES and providing for the minting of these
coins at Denver, New Orleans and San
Francisco was passed At 4:30 O'Clock the
House adjourned until next day.
unanimous resolution was passed,
the 9th declaring Anthony Mchalek a citi
zen of the United States, a resident of IL
linois and a duly elected member of the
Fifty-ninth Congress. The bill permitting
tobacco growers to sell leaf tobacco through
agents without paying the tax of cents
pound heretofore charged was passed with
out discussion. The remainder of the day
was devoted to tariff discussion, precipj-
tated by the Indian appropriation bill. AT
) D. IN. the House adjourned until next day.