Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26
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The Senate spent the entire day Satur-
day debating the bill TO incorporate a ship
canal connecting Lake Erie with the
Ohio River, but took no action on it.
Senator Patterson attacked the measure
as being in the interest of speculation,
and it was warmly defended by Senators
Knox and Nelson. Senator La Toilette
offered a number of amendments. but they
We're tabled. The House, by vote of I29
TO 50, adopted the Serate resolution pro
ruing for the purchase OF material and
equipment for use in the construction of
the Panama Canal of domestic manufac-
lures and of the lowest responsible bidder
unless the President shall in any case
deem the bid extor5ionate or unreasoH-
able. The sundry civil appropriation bill
was passed. 1t carries total of S94, 5S7,-
070, of which nearly S2G000,000 is for
the Panama Canal. A bill establishing
SUPPORT of entry at Superior, Wis, also
was passed. By unanimous consent the
consideration of war claims was post
poned until next Friday. Tne confer
ence report on the diplomatic bill was
agreed to.
The Senate Monday passed the Lake
Erie and Ohio River ship canal bin by
e vote of Il to IL. Senators TilIman and
Hopkins engaged in a spirited debate
ever the affairs of the Walsh banks of
Chicago and the formers resolution for
an investigation of national bank contri.
buttons 10 political campaigns. but no ac-
ton was taken. The Senate decided to
insist upon its amendments to the naval
appropriation bill and TO ask for new
conference with the House. Without
sending the nomination of John G. A.
Leishman to be ambassador to Turkey to
the committee on foreign relations the
Senators confirmed it a short time after
1t had been received from the President
A bill granting pension of $50 a month
TO Gen. Edward $. Bragg of Wisconsin
was passed. In the House Mr.. Wads-
worth secured unanimous consent for the
recommitment of the agricultural appro-
priation bill with the meat inspection
amendment to the committee on agricul-
ture.
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Senator Knox addressed the Senate
Tuesday in support of the lock type for
the Panama canal, The agricultural APP
preparation bill, containing the meat in
spection provision, was received from the
House, and the House substitute ordered
printed for the information of the Sem
ate. Another conference on the naval
bill was ordered. The conference report
on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was adopted. A bill
amending the act creating the Spanish
claims commission so as to permit the re-
view of decisions of the commission by
the Supreme Court on writs of certiorari
was passed. By a vote of II to % an
amendment to a street car extension bill
providing for a franchise tax Of u per
cent on the net earnings of all corpora
tions in the District of Columbia was
lost. The House adopted the substitute
for the Beveridge meat inspection amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill and the measure was sent to confer
ence. Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were passed: Defining the
conditions giving immunity TO witnesses
in government suits: establishing the
standard of value and providing for a
coinage system in the Philippine Islands :;
granting to the city OF st. Louis the right
tc build a free bridge across the Missis-
sippi river; increasing the efficiency of
The militia and providing an appropria
ton for rife practice; establishing a
naval militia and defining its relations to
the general government; providing for
an additional associate justice of the SUI
nreme Court of Arizona; providing tor
the retirement of enlisted men and petty
officers of the navy; increasing the eff
cheney of the ordnance department of the
army; to promote the efficiency of the
revenue cutter service. The subsidiary
silver coinage bill failed to secure enough
votes to pass under the rule.
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The meat inspection provision of the
agricultural appropriation bill was dis
cussed in the Senate Wednesday on a
motion to grant the conference requested
by the House, and speeches were made
by Messrs. Proctor, Beveridge and Lodge
against some features of the House
amendment. Messrs. Morgan and Per
kins made speeches on the Panama canal
The sundry civil appropriation bill, car
rying $102,347 ,279, a net increase Of 81
10000 over the sum passed by the
House, was reported. In order to expe-
dite the consideration of this measure a
night session was held. The House clean,
ed up considerable business. among the
bills passed under suspension of the rules
being the following Appropriating $50.
600 for the travelling expenses of the
President; increasing the efficiency Of the
bureau of insular affairs by comforting
the rank and pay of brigadier general
upon the chief of the bureau; regulating
the checking of baggage by common car.
riers. The joint resolution increasing
the terms of Representatives to foar
years and providing for the election of
Senators by. direct vote of the people
failed to receive the two-thirds vote nee.
essary for its passage. The same fate
was melted out to the bill permitting ma
tional banks to make loans on real es.
tate as security. Conference reports on
the executive. legislative and judicial APP
preparation bill and the measure provid-
ing for the subdivision of lands entered
under the reclamation act were adopted
In the National Capital.
The railroad rate bill was sent back to
conference by the Senate, the old con-
ferees being reappointed, with inS1ruc-
tons to insist upon the Senate amend
ments.
1t is reported in Washington that Gif-
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