Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-07-05


business preparatory to adjournment.
Interest conferred about the confer
ence reports on the rate bill and ag-
ricultural appropriation BILL but both
were considered and adopted under a
blanket rule permitting consideration
OF conference reports without being
printed in the record The house ex-
pressed it's confidence in its con-
ferees on the agricultural bill by in
structing them not 20 recede from
the meat inspection amendment. by
vote of 1913 to As. Among the bills
passed were: To pay $1,000 each
to the widows of Captain Charles w.
Dakin and Thomas ]. Hennessey of
the San Francisco fire department,
who lost their lives fighting the fire
on board the United States army
transport Meade; to pension Cen
eral E. S. Bragg of Wisconsin at
$50 per month and appropriating
$4,000 to raise Commodore Perry's
flagship Niagara, to be kept on free
exhibition in the Pennsylvania SOL
diers' home. Messrs. Neill and
Reynolds, who made the report on
the beef investigation to the presi-
dent, were taken to task by Repre-
sentative Wharton of Chicago in the
house. He called them the "privy
council' of the president. Their re-
port, he said, was ''slipshod." Presi-
dent Roosevelt's recent pronounce
ment against the accumulation of
large fortunes was made the text
Tor speech in the house by Mr.. pad
gett OF Tennessee He regarded if
as the most vicious statement in its
effect ever uttered by any public man.
Inc senate passed the general de-
iciency appropriation bill, CARRYING
an appropriation of about $1,000 600.
Senator La Toilette criticised the
porivision for payment of the Chero-
kee removal claim of s1,134,24s, with
interest at the rate of per cent.
since 1888, bringing the total up to
about 100000. He said the attor-
neys would get about $75O,O0O. Sem
ator Morgan moved to strike ont the
house provision legalizing tariff
duties collected in the Philippine is
lands prior to 1902. The motion was
lost. An amendment appropriation Of
$4,000 for the payment of expenses
OF the United States court in China
was accepted. The bill then passed
The senate consumed the Greater
part OF the day in discussing the pub
Tic building bill, the time being oc-
cupied in the main by efforts on the
part OF individual senators to secure
increases OF amounts allotted for pub
lie buildings In cities and towns of
their respective states. In no in.
stance of this character were thew
successful, but in the case of San
Juan, Porto Rico, Senator Foraker
secured an advance from 5000, 900 to
100000. The conference commit
tees report on the Lake Erie and
OHIO river ship canal bill was ac-
cepted without debate. The La
Toilette bill regulating the hours Of
employment for trainmen was dis
placed by the building BILL Senator
Tillman found opportunity to make
ms long deferred speech on the eiec-
ton in March last of Mrs. Minor
Morris from the white house by
direction Of Assistant Secretary
Barnes.
Washington, June 29-The congress
sional situation was such that con-
gress can adjourn at once. All an
preparation bills have been passed.
only the omnibus public building bill
Is in disagreement. There NAV be
another deficiency bill to carry pub
nc building items, but that can be
passed with little delay. The senate
devoted most of its time to the con-
slderation of conference reports. in
.cluding 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
OF the conferees on the agricultural
Dill containing the meat inspection
provision. He said that because of
the great principle involved the SEN
ate eonferees had decided to advise
the senate to yield on the meat in
specfion 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 Ola torrect label.
1t seems 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
II The provision had not been attached
to an appropriation bill" Senator
McCumber said: I'VE have met the
enemy and We are theirs; indemnity
SS.OO0,O00." He opposed the motion
to recede. Senator Proctor withdrew
his motion and the bill went back
to the conference. Late in the after