Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-11

Washington, June 29.-The congress
sional situation was such that con-
gress can adjourn at once All APP
preparation bills have been passed.
Only the omnibus public building bill
is in disagreement. There may be
another deficiency bill to carry pub
lie building items, but that can be
passed with little delay The senate
devoted most of its time to the con-
sideration of conference reports, in
Guiding the reports on the railroad
rate bill, pure food bill and meat
inspection provision of the agricul-
tural bill. All were adopted. Sen
ator Proctor presented the report
bill containing the meat inspection
provision. He said that because of
the great principle involved the SEN
ate conferees had decided to advise
the senate to yield on the meat in
spection amendment and suggested
that it would open the way for new
packers, for hereafter the govern
ment stamp would be a guarantee of
the character of the meat. Senator
Nelson declared that the bill had
been shaped in the interest of the
packers and range cattle men, and
that in the absence of a correct label,
it seems a legislative abortion and we
must submit like licked dogs and
accept their meat not knowing
whether it be fresh or as old as Me
thusaleh. | for one do not feel like
submitting and l should not do so
if The provision had not been attached
to an appropriation bill" Senator
McCumber said: I'VE have met the
enemy and we are theirs; indemnity
SO, 100000" He opposed the motion
to recede. Senator Proctor withdrew
his motion and the bill went back
| 70 the conference. Late in the after
thccn the conferees returned to the
senate and Mr. Proctor presented the
report. 1t was read and without
comment agreed to- 1t carried the
meat inspection provision as pre-
scented by the house. The house
then adopted the conference report.
This passed the bill. The conference
report on the pure food bill was ia
voraD1y acted on in the senate and
the house. This passes the bill.
! The senate, after discussing without
action Senator La Follette's blA
| limiting trainmens required hours
of labor to 16 consecutive hours, ad-
| II fny he y,{oht hnth
houses adopted the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill The appropriation of 49,
100000 for buildings for the de-
partments of state, justice and com
merce and labor was stricken out,
that being provided for in public
| building bill. Among the items of
$4,000 or more agreed to by the
conferees on the public building are
| he following for Wisconsin: Eau
Claire. $4,000; Green Bay, $35 900;
Wausau, $4,000; Sheboygan, $50, 1000;
Chippewa Falls, $4,000; Marinette
$50 900; Kenosha, $4,000; Manito-
woo, $4,000; Platteville, $4,000; APP
pleton, $4,000; Beloit, $4,000, and
Waukesha, $4,000. The house passed
under a special rule the bill to aid
the Alaska Railroad company in the
construction of railroad, telegraph
and telephone lines from Cordova
Bay to Eagle and the Yukon river.
The house amended the resolution of
the senate, making ., rate bin eff
fective from the time 1t was approved.
The total amount carried by the
sunGrv civil bill as finally agreed to
and passed is SOS, 257,1S4 The joint
postal commission of the senate and
house elected Senator Penrose chair
m&a and Representative Overstreet
vice chairman. The commission Is
to investigate the cost of transpor-
tation Of second class mail and see
If it can be made to pay the cost of
handling
President Roosevelt vetoed the I'll
ito provide for an annual pro rata
distribution Of annuities of the Sac
and Fox Indians of the Mississippi
between the two branches Of the
tribe" The measure carried an ap-
preparation Of 100000"
Washington, June S0.-For the first
time in the history of the government,
coporass nd lourned on the day which