Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-10

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The Senate Thursday listened to
speeches on the railroad rate bill by
Messrs. Clay, Car-1ack and Newlands.
All indicated a purpose to support the
measure, but Mr.. Clay favored a limited
court review amendment. The bill pro-
viding for the reorganization of the med.
ical department of the army by authoriz-
ing the appointment of officers to take
the place of contract surgeons was passed
by vote Of AZ to ). Among the other
bills passed was one authorizing a dam
across st. Joseph river at Berrien
Springs, Mich. Mr.. Lodge presented the
conference report on the consular reor-
ganization bill, which was agreed to- Con-
siderable progress was made with the ley
islatiye, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill in the House.. The committee on
appropriations suffered a defeat in COM
mittee of the whole, when, by a vote of IS
to %, paragraph relating to the division
of the railway mail service was expunged
from the measure, on the ground that it
was properly a part of the postofIice bill,
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There was no session of the Senate
Friday. The House passed the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, carrying $30,000,000 after con-
sidering the measure two weeks. The
paragraph creating an age limit for gov
eminent clerks, which had caused much
controversy, finally was eliminated Eff
forts to discontinue the so-called post
age stamp agency" and the services of
special agents to investigate trade condi-
lions abroad failed.
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The Senate was not in session Satur-
Gay. 1t being war claim day in the
House, only those directly interested in
legislation on the private calendar were
in attendance The House, in four hours,
passed 179 bills, and many were sent to
the Court of Claims for adjudication. One
of the bills passed awarded $77,712 to the
French Transatlantic Gable Company for
the cutting of the cable and destruction
of cable houses during the war with
Spain.
In the Senate Monday Mr.. Long intro
duced the court review amendment to the
railroad rate bill agreed on at the White
House Saturday, but could not get the
floor to speak on it. Mr.. Fulton of Ore
gon spoke in favor of the bill as it stands,
discussing its constitutionality and precip-
itariDg a general legal debate. Mr.. Nelson
and Mr.. Hepburn made brief speeches on
the measure. Mr.. Hale reported the ur-
gent deficiency bill and gave notice chat
he would call it up Tuesday. Mr.. Tillman
presented a complaint from John S. Will
liams & Sons, bankers of Richmond, Va,
alleging that the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Norfolk and Western roads Disseminated
against Virginia points in favor of Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, and took orders
from Pennsylvania railroad officials. A
joint resolution was passed reappointing
Andrew d. White as member of the board
of regents Of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Mallory BILL providing for federal
control of interstate quarantine regula-
tions was passed. The personal LIABILITY
bill, favored by the army of railway en-
ployc5 in the country, was passed by the
House, as was measure permitting the
fortifcation of sweet wines and levying
tax OF 3 cents a gallon on the wines thus
fortified.
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Mr. Long of Kansas spoke at length in
the Senate Tuesday in support of the rail
road rate bill. Several Senators who were
not at the recent conference at the White
House when the Long amendment was
considered made inquiry concerning its
proceedings, but both Mr.. Long and Mr.
Allison declined to divulge anything. Mr..
Long assumed complete responsibility for
the amendment. Mr.. Tillman presented
his daily letter on the railroad and coal
situation, it being a complaint from C.
w. Eedes of Balston Spa, N. Y, a retail
dealer, who charged that the Delaware
and Hudson Railroad Company had
crowded him out of business. The confer
ence report on the Indian bill was consid-
ered, but no action was taken The House.
by vote of POP to % passed the national
quarantine bill, which gives the general
government control of sanitary work in
epidemics, particularly yellow fever in the
Southern States. There was much opposi-
ton on the part of representatives from
the South, but the leader of the minority,
Mr.. Williams, the author of the bill.
spoke in its favor and the majority of
the southerners voted with him.
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In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. New
lands discussed the railroad rate bill. adj
vocating amendments providing for the
national Incorporation of railroads, and
announcing himself as favorable to gov
eminent ownership. Mr.. Daniel spoke on
the lack of representation from the South
ern States in the public service He bas-
ed his remarks on a provision in the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill for the
representation of the United States at the
next Pan-Amcrican congress in Rio ia
metro, and said the plans of the State
Department did not contemplate represen-
tation of the South or the far West. On
his motion the bill was amended so as
to provide for more delegates and as
amended was passed. The bill opening 70
settlement 100000 acres of land in the
Kiowa. Comanche and Apache reserva
tons in Oklahoma was called up in the
House by Mr.. Stephens tTexasD. who
stated that the measure had passed the
House early in the session. but some OBJ
lection had been made to it bv the COM
missioner of Indian affairs and it there
fore was recalled from the President and
the desired changes incorporated in it.
Mr.. Fitzgerald (New York; severely crit
icised the Presidents course in the mat
ter, but the measure was passed without
division. The postofice appropriation bin
was taken up and explained by Mr.. Over
street (Indiana). No action was taken
National Capital Notes.
President Roosevelt has removed Hor-
ace Speed, district attorney of Oklahoma |
on charges of misconduct in Office.
Provision for court rate review is de-
tended IN Senate debate on Hepburn bill |
by Senators McCreary, Bailey and Hey
burn.
Representative Hearst of New York |
has introduced a bill prohibiting secret
rebates, determinations and concessions,
and providing Imprisonment of one to ten
years for giving or receiving such re-
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