The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-03
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN The HOUSE.

The House on the 25tn began the consid
Grafton OF the agricultural Appropriation
bill, and the ears OF the American farmers
must have burned because Of the lavish
praise of the men OF the soil voiced by Mr..
Gambler (Miss.) and Mr. Dawson uowa).
Mr.. Grosvenor seized the opportunity TO
make a speech in favor of the ship sub
sidy bill. The Presidents message recon-
mending an appropriation OF 100000 fot
the Mare Island navy yard was read and re-
ferrcd TO the committee on appropriations.
The senate amendments to the act permit
ting the building of dams across the north
and south branches of the Rock river III
Rock county, Illinois. were concurrcd in.
At 500 p. m. adjournment was taken Until
next day.
The agricultural appropriation bill again
was before the House, on the 10th. but the
discussion seldom wandered in its direction,
Mr.. Hepburn uowal spoke on the tar.n.
Mr.. Boutell Qll) defended the watch com
panies, Mr. Sulzer On " eNpounded the
cause OF the merchant marine and MI.
Simms Tcnn.l brought up the subject Of
rural free delivery boxes The conference
report OH the Alaskan delegate bill was
agreed to. At 5:l5 p. m. Adjournment was
taken until the next day.
The tariff debate in the House on the
9th was further continued by Mr. Williams
Miss, who held the floor for two hours
expounding the Democratic doctrine OF
tariff for revenue only. He will finish his
address tomorrow. An emergency appro-
priation hill carrying Si1o.OJD for the benc-
fit of the sufferers ut San Francisco and
the employment OF iaborers at the Mare
Island navy yard was passed. During the
day 80 pension bills were passed and al
agreement was reached to conclude general
debate on the agricultural appropriation
bill tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. Adjournment
was taken ut $40 p. m until next day.
In the House on the 2Sth Mr.. Williams
concluded his speech on the tariff. Mr..
Cushman (WashD started 10 reply, but was
taken from the floor before he really hal
begun, owing to the conclusion of the gen.
cral debate on the agricultural apprupria-
Foss Uil) reported the naval appropriations
bill FOR the fiscal year OF 1907 At 3:@)
p. IN, adjournment was taken until Monday,
when cUlogicS on the late John NJ. Pinck-
ney OF Texas will he delivered.
Discussion Of the agricultural appropria-
of free seeds, occupied most of the day III
the House ON the Both RESOLUTIONS that
the thanks of Congress be rendered Gen.
Horace Porter for his work in recovering
the body of Jean Paul Jones and that Gen.
Porter's speech at Annapolis on the occa-
sion of the intermcnt of the body be print
ed in the Congressional Record were passed,
Representative Hearst introduced rcSo'
luton that an additional S2,JpD,un be APP
propriated for the relief of the San Fran
cisco fire ana earthquake sufferers. At l:JO
D. m adjournment was taken until the mex;
day.
BY a vote of 1913 to IS. on the LIST, it WAS
decided to continue the free distribution of
seeds. Many of the items in the a@ricul
tural appropriation bill broadening the
scope of the department Of chemistry We're
eliminated Mr. ShormHn's request to have
the Indian appropriations bill taken from
the speakers table and sent to conference
was refused on objection of Mr. Williams
Adjournment until next dag was TAX.
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