Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-10

The next Friday was set by the Senate
Monday as the day for beginning to vote
on the amendments to the railroad rate
bill. Mr.. TiIlman endeavored 10 have
May set as the date for voting on the
bill as whole, but failed. Senator CLARK
of Arkansas occupied most of Monday
with speech opposing the pending meas
IRE. The House emergency bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the Mare Island
navy yard and the San Francisco post
Office was passed. Discussion of the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill, and incident
ally the distribution of free seeds, occu-
pied most of the day in the House Res
olutions 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 Annapo-
lis on the occasion. of the interment of the
body be printed in the Congressional Rec
ord We're passed. Representative Hearst
introduced a resolution that an additional
S2,5O0,000 be appropriated for the relief
Of the San Francisco fire and earthquake
sufferers.
Mr.. Daniel occupied large part OF
Tuesday in the Senate with his speech on
the rate bill. After debate the resolution
thanking Gen. Horace Porter for recover
ing the body of John Paul Jones was
referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations. Mr.. Allison explained the dispo-
sition which has been made of the money
appropriated for the relief of the San
Francisco sufferers Nh Tillman pre-
scented a resolution directing the commit
tee on the District of Columbia to inves-
H., g Y
from the White House, and especially to
inquire whether the superintendent of po-
lice and one of the chief witnesses against
Mrs. Morris have since received recogni-
ton by the appointment of near relatives
to Office" No action was taken. By a
vote of 1913 to IS it was decided to con-
tinue the free distribution of seeds. Many
of the items in the agricultural appropria-
ton bill broadening the scope of the de-
partment of chemistry were eliminated.
Mr.. Newlands on Wednesday introduced
a resolution directing the finance commit
tee Of the Senate and the ways and means
committee of the House to consider the
feasibility of the government guarantee
ing bonds to be issued by San Francisco
to provide money for the reconstruction
Perkins of California deprecated the in
PRODUCTION of the measure at this time,
and said the California delegation should
have been consulted. The resolution was
referred to the committee on finance. Mr..
Daniel concluded his speech on the rate
bill, and then the army appropriation bill
was read. An amendment appropriating
100000 for supply depot at Fort
Mason, San Francisco, was accepted, as
was one appropriating 100000 for
cable to Panama. In the House the ,agri-
cultural appropriation bill was completed
and passed, including the provision for
the free distribution of seeds, which was
| carried by vote of 1913 to 80. The bill
carries S7,4S1 40. The military acad-
envy appropriation bill, carrying $1,663,-
| 115, also was passed, after the deficiency
appropriation of 81 100000 to complete
improvements at West Point had been
| stricken out.
The last day of the general debate on
the railroad rate blu in the Senate Thurs
| day brought out mach criticism of federal
Judges. Mr.. Tillman, by citing individual
cases, attempted to show that the powe"
of granting temporary injunctions should
be taken from the inferior United States
| courts in interstate commerce commission
cases. He was followed by Messrs. Ba-
| con. Bailey, Teller and Foraker. The
army appropriation bill, carrying about
| S74. 100000, was passed. The naval APP
preparation bill, which carries nearly
! S1OO,O00,000, was taken up in the House
Mr. Foss Ill.) explained the measure
and the general debate which followed at
once took on other lines. The tariff again
forged to the front. with the prices of
steel rails abroad as the main object of
| interest.
The Senate Friday entered upon consid-
GRAFTON of the amendments to the railroad
rate bill under the fifteen-mnute rule.
The measure was changed so as to in
clude OIL pipe lines as common carriers,
not excepting the one on the Isthmus of
Panama. A proposal by Mr.. Foraker to
exclude refrigerator cars from the opera
tions of the measure was voted down, as
was an amendment by Mr.. NcCumber
making the requirements concerning these
! cars more stringent than in the original
bill The Senate adjourned until Mon
day. The House spent the day consider
ing the naval appropriation bill. Mr..
Burton (Ohio) delivered a speech against
what he termed the needless enlargement
of the navy, while Mr.. Butler Pa.) and
Mr.. Calder IN. " supported the bill.
Other speeches. covering wide range of
subjects, were made by Mr.. Flood (Va.)
Mr.. Clark (Fla.) and Mr.. Shackleford
MOI. President Roosevelt's message,
accompanying the Garfield report, was
read in both houses.
-
The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. General debate on the naval appro-
priation bill terminated with the close of
Saturdays session of the House one par
acraph of the bill being read in order to
make it the continuing order before the
House adjournment. International arbi-
tration. the reduction of armament, a
carefully prepared address on the achieve
ments of the navy and a defense Of the
naval program for 1907. together with a
/ speech in favor of monument on King 5
Mountain battlefield were the features of
The legislative day. Those who addressed
the House formally were Mr.. Bartholdt
of Missouri. Mr.. Johnson of South Caro-
lima. Mr. Webb of North Carolina, Mr..
Tirrer and Mr.. Weeks of Massachusetts,.
Notes or the NationaA SapitaA'
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of Julius Jacobs to be
assistant treasurer of the United States
at San Francisco. Cal.
Sir Mortimer Durand. the British am
bassador, was at the capitol making in
ouiries regarding methods of Congress. the
information being collated at the request
of the British government.
Senator Lodge denies the report that
he will offer the Philippine tariff bill as
an amendment to the House bill removing
| tho tax from denatured alcohol and nIsn