Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-15
IN THE L-1NATE.

The Senate on the 9th passed the naval
appropriation bill carrying a total of S1o3-
1850 The conference report on the rate
bill was taken up and the discussion show I'd
that The measure Will be sent back to con.
ference. A resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution which would
permit Congress to enact uniform laws for
marriage and divorce was indefinitely post
poned. Adjournment until next day was
taken.
The conference report on the railroad rate
bill continued to be the leading subject BE-
fore the Senate on the 9th, and Mr. Spoon
er was tn" principal speaker, attacking the
antipasS provision as unjust. Other feat
ures were criticised by Mcssrs. Hale, Till
man, Bailey, McCumbcr. Teller, Lodge
Morgan, Piles, Pcttus and Patterson Sen.
ator Daniel made an Intellectual attempt to
nave reconSidercd the vote by which the
railroad employers liability bill was passed.
bill authorizing the attorney general and
other officers of the department of Justice
to begin and conduct legal proceedings in
any courts of the United States was passed.
Adjournment was taken until D. M next
day in order that senators might attend the
funeral of the late Senator German.
After day devoted almost exclusively TO.
discussion of the rate bill the Senate on.
the It'll decided to send that measure back
to conference. The dominant sentiment was
favorable to sustaining all Senate pro
visions. Senator Foraker gave notice that
report on the statehood bill, probably next
Tuesday. The bill providing for the con
troll of the waters of Niagara river was
passed. At 6 p. IN. adjournment until the
next day was taken.
The Senate on the Sth listened to two set
speeches, one by Mr. Morgan in support of
his resolution providing for an investigation
by Senate committee of the affairs of the
Isle OF Pines, and the other by Mr. Hop
kins in opposition to the sea-levcI Panama
canal bill. Neither measure was acted
upon. Some time was spent in considering
the District of Columbia appropriation bill
before adjournment was taken until next
day.
The Senate on the 9th passed the District
of Columbia appropriation BILL which car
rieS total of S102OO,000. 1t was amended
so that tie provision prohibiting the private
use Of horses and vehicles allowed to the
district commissioners for official purposes
is much more stringent. Another measure
passed increases the salaries of teachers in
Washington about IA per cent and rcor
ganizes the school system. The House joint
resolution including i'll the Yosemite ma
tional park, the Yosemite Valley and the
MaripoSa big tree grove was passed. The
consular and diplomatic appropria ton bill.
carrying $3,1j4,5 94, an increase of $422, 62j
over the amount passed by the House, was
reported The Senate also passed the bill
prohibiting corporations from making money
contributions to political campaigns Adj
jOurnmcnt until Monday was taken.
The conference report the Indian APP
propria tion bill was adopted by IA vote of
30 to 16 i'll spite of objections to parts Of
it by Senators La Toilette, Spooncr Till
man, Simmons and others in the Senate on
the 11th Tn" diplomatic appropriation bill
carrying S3,154, 594 was passed. After Il
brief discussion between Senators Tllman
and Hopkins, Senator Aldrich, chairman of
the committee on finance, promised that the
Tillman resolution asking an inquiry into
the banking methods of John r. Walsh
should be taken up in committee Tuesday.
senator from Maryland, took the oath. AID
jOurnment until the next day was taken.