Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-02-01
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was granted the Birmingham, Columbus
and St. Andrews Railway Company by
the House on converting Monday. The
urgent deficiency bill was taken up, Dis
trict of Columbia day being passed over
until the next Monday. Senator'S Platt
and Depew were in their seats when the
Senate convened, the first appearance of
either for some time. Both gentlemen
were given warm welcomes and were
heartily congratulated upon their APP
pearing in good health. Senator Clay
addressed the Senate on his resolution
relating to the governmental power to
fix maximum future charges by rail-
roads.
In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. SpooneT
defended the course of President Roose'
welt in appointing delegates to the Mo
roccan conference and in relation &c
Santo Domingo. Messrs. Tillman anc
Cu.berson also spoke, insisting that III
the Dominican affair the executive had
Vsurped the powers of the Senate. In
the House the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill was under consideration. An
amendment abrogating the eight-hour day
for work on the Panama canal was de-
feated, and another providing that canal
commissioners may not receive additional
compensation besides their salaries, was
passed. The item of S2,615 to reimburse
the Department of Justice for an oil por-
trait of former Attorney General Knox
met defeat. A bill creating a new land
district in Montana, to accommodate set
tiers in the Great Grow reservation,
which will be opened for settlement in
August, was passed.
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In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Lodge
defended the course of the President with
regard to the affairs of Santo Domingo
and the Moroccan conference and Mr..
Teller spoke in support of the Senates
prerogative in treaty making. At 3 p. m.
an executive session lasting fifteen min
utes was had and then the private PEN
sion calendar was taken up. The forces
opposed to the joint statehood BILL con-
sisting of the Democrats and the Repub-
lican insurgents, met their first defeat
in the House when a motion ordering the
previous question on the adoption of the
rule for debate prepared by the Republi-
cans was passed by vote of 1872 to 165.
Several members had left the chamber
when the vote on the rule itself was TAX
en-, the result being 1877 to 157. Mr..
Crumpacker of Indiana took the chair
and debate on the bill in committee of
the whole was begun at once. After
passing a bill to create jury commission
ers in Oklahoma the House at % p. m.
adjourned.
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A discussion of foreign affairs occupied
the session of the Senate Thursday,
Messrs. Money and Hepburn speaking.
The consular reorganization bill was read
at length, but was not acted upon. At
4 10 p. m. the Senate went into executive
session and at t % adjourned until Mon
day. The House passed the statehood
bill by a vote of 194 to $50, according to
the schedule. Only thirty-three insur-
gents went on record against the meas
ure. The resignation of Claude A. Swan
son, recently elected Governor of Vir-
ginia, was presented to the House.
The first attempt at filibustering at this
session took place in the House Friday
in Democratic endeavor to defeat the
provision of the urgent deficiency bill
waving the eight-hour day for foreign
laborers on the Panama canal. The
amendment was placed in the bill after
much maneuvering. Secretary Wilson
came up for censure because of his re-
quest that more funds be given the De-
partment of Agriculture for meat inspec-
ton. The Senate was not in session.
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The House Saturday passed the urgent
deficiency appropriation BILL with the
amendment waving the eight-hour day
for alien labor on the Panama canal. The
vote on the amendment was 120 to 10S.
By special order the pension calendar
was cleared, 262 bills being disposed of
in sixty-fve minutes. After reading Mr..
Mann's omnibus bridge bill, making it I'M
finished business for Monday, the House
adjourned. There was no session Of the
Senate.