Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-25
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Mr.. Bacon succeeded Monday in Sc
! furlng an open discussion of the Moroc-
! Fan question in the Senate 1t came ND
| through the introduction of q resolution
making a general declaration against
! interference on the part of the United
| states IN any controversy among Euro
| pean nations concerning their internal
affairs. At Mr.. Bacon's request the res
| Dlution was referred TO the committee
On foreign relations. The merchant ma
| rine bill was laid before the Senate. Mr.
Gallinger offered number of amend
ments, relating principally to the naval
militia proposed by the bill, which were
adopted. General debate on the Philip
pine tariff bill was concluded in the
House. Mr.. Babcock (Wis.). the leader
of the Republican insurgents. took the
floor on a question of personal privilege
| to explain his attitude on the statehood
measure.
A discussion of the railroad rate ques-
| ton was precipitated in the Senate Tues
day when Mr.. Fulton took the floor to
explain an amendment to the Dolliver
bill, offered by him, giving courts of
justice authority to modify orders OF the
interstate commerce commission impos-
ing an unreasonable rate. Mr.. Scott
made a speech in support of the mer-
chant marine shipping bill. The bill
appropriating 100000 for a memorial
bridge across the Potomac river at
Washington was passed. The Philippine
tariff bill was passed by the House sub
stantially as it came from the ways and
means committee. The vote was 2oS to
II. Rice was made subject to the same
tariff as sugar and tobacco, % per cent
of the Dingley rates. Many amendments
were launched only to ne defeated after
a strenuous debate. The Democratic
substitute found support only with the
minority and was defeated 231 to JOG.
An effort to commit the United States
to the policy of granting independence
to the Philippines as soon as tie natives
can be prepared for self-gOvernment was
lost The House agreed to a resolu-
ton asking the Secretary of State to
transmit to the House all the correspond
ence and dispatches between this coun-
try and Austria Hungary concerning the
arrest. detention and fine of Marcus
Braun, special immigrant commissioner
of the United States.
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The recent forcible removal from the
White House of Mrs. Minor Morris was
made the subject of an emphatic denun-
citation by Mr.. Tillman in the Senate
Wednesday. His remarks called out re-
monstrances from Messrs. Hale, -4Op-
kins and Daniel, and led TO a sudden
adjournment. Previously a resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for in
formation as to whether any member of
the Philippine commission or any officer
of the army or navy owns any land in
the islands, particularly with reference
to the location of proposed railroads,
was adopted. The Philippine tariff bill
was received from the House and sent
to the committee on Philippine Islands.
The House took favorable action on 1866
pension bills. Forty-two of the benefi-
Charles are blind and sixty-eight para
lyzed.
In the Senate Thursday Mr.. Tillman
presented his resolution directing an in
vestigaton into the removal of Mrs.
Minor Morris from the White House. 1t
was laid on the table by vote of 81 to
s, without debate The rest of the day
was devoted to speeches by Mr.. McCum-
Der advocating the pure food bill and by
Mr.. Mallory opposing the shipping bill.
The House ordered an investigation to as
certain the amount needed to preserve the
frigate Constitution and paid a tribute
to the old ship. Nearly all the rest OF
the session was devoted to the perfection
and passage of a bill arranging for the
final disposition of the affairs of the
five civilized tribes in Indian Territory.
1t provides for concluding the enrolment
of Indians of the tribes and allotment of
lands to them. Many restrictions are
imposed. Mr.. Littauer reported the ur-
gent deficiency bill and gave notice that it
would be called up for consideration Fri
da-
The House discussed the urgent def
cheney appropriation bill Friday, much
of the debate relating to the necessity
for curbing the department heads in
their demands for additional money.
Mr.. Perkins On. " made short speech
favoring free hides. There was no ses-
sion of the Senate.
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Abuses in the expenditure Of appro-
nriations was the text of the discussions
in the House Saturday during the con-
sideration of the urgent deficiency bill. |
Little progress was made with the bill. |
The S2.G15 Knox portrait was again a
topic of unfavorable comment and de- |
partment heads generally came in for
criticism. The most animated debate
took place on the amendment to increase
the amount for the transportation of sill
yer coins. One argument advanced was
that to cut this appropriation meant
distress to the interior sections of the
country, where silver money is used, but
the opponents of the amendment de-
clared that the appropriation was abused |
by the express companies, for whose ben
eft. it was stated the appropriation was
made. The amendment was lost by a |
vote of 20 to IA. A bill was passed pro- |
viding for the holding of a Federal court |
at Grand Island, Neb. There was no |
session of the Senate.