Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-04-12

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considered.
When the house convened Payne,
chairman of the committee on ways
and means, presented the denaturized
alcohol bill. A judicial resolution
permitting the waving of the alien
immigration law in the case of Fannie
Diner, the Russian, who desires to
join her family in this country, was
passed.
Washington, April 5.-The bill
opening to settlement sos, 900 acres of
land in the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache reservations in Oklahoma was
called up in the house, on the 4th, by
Mr.. Stephens (Texas), who stated
that the measure had passed the
house early in the session, but some
objection had been made to it by the
commissioner of Indian affairs and it
therefore was recalled from the pres
ident and the desired changes in
corporated in it. Mr.. Fitzgerald New
| York; severely criticised the presi-
dents course in the matter, but the
measure was passed without division
The postoffice appropriation bill
was taken up and explained by Mr.
Overstreet Qndiana). No action was
taken.
In the senate on the 4th Mr.. New
lands discussed the railroads, and
announcing himself as favorable to
government ownership. Mr. Daniel
spoke on the lack of representation
from the southern states in the pub
lie service. E:e based his remarks
on provision in the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill for the representa-
ton OF the United States at the next
Pan-American congress in Rio
Janeiro, and said the plans of the
state department did not contemplate
representation 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
Washington, April 6-Following an
ancient custom the members of the
house on the 5th made the postoffice
appropriation bill the excuse for a
number of speeches having no bear
ing on the measure. but of general in
terest. The rights of labor were
discussed by Mr.. Towne IN. Y.),
good roads by Mr.. Lee tGa.), railway
mail pay by Mr.. Stevenson (Minn.)
and the tariff by Mr.. Rainey GID.
The bill making it obligatory for cir
cult and district court judges of the
middle district of Alabama to sit six
months in Birmingham was passed.
Mr.. Gaines wv. VI secured consent
to have printed in the record Judge
Humphreys opinion in the beef case,
the oral agument by the attorney
general and the several statutes re-
lating to compulsory testimony and
resulting immunity from prosecu-
ton, for the guidance of committees.
The discussion of the rate bill in
the senate on the 5th reached the
acrimonious stage, considerable i'll
feeling being stirred up over the fire.
quent tnrusts at the senators who at
tended the now famous white house
conference. Mr.. Dolliver, in defend
ing the right of senators to confer
with the president, charged that other
senators had been In consultation
with the presidents of railroad COM
panies Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Foraker
resented this and the debate grew in
tense until Nj. Dolliver poured oil up
on the waters. Mr.. Stone spoke in
support of the house rate bill.
Washington, April Elm making an
effort to get the senate to agree upon
a date for taking vote on the rail-
road rate BILL Senator Tillman made
the important statement that one
week more probably would exhaust
the general debate on ,-.e measure.
He failed, ohwever, to secure the
consent of Senator Aldrich, who said
; that he would not be willing to agree
, to a vote on the oil until it was more
: nearly perfect than 1t now is. During
the day there were three speeches
on the rate bill. The first was made
by Senator Elkins, who, while ex
pressing an opinion that the situation
, demands legislation, indicated many
defects in the pending bill. Debate
: followed in support of the bill and
: Senator Kean closed in opposition
: Among the bills passed by the senate
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