Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-29
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view of the amendments 10 the rate regu-
lation bill made in committee of the
! whole, covering more than half of the
measure. The pipe line, rebate and anti
pass amendments were slightly modified.
| The section granting to the interstate
| commerce commission power to fix rates
was reached and a motion by Senator
| Tillman to strike out the words I'm its
| judgment was pending when the Senate
adjourned. After two weeks debate the
House, by vote of III TO III, passed
! the naval appropriation bill carrying $780,
10000 An amendment providing that
the Secretary of the Navy could go into
the open market to purchase certain sup
plies, if it appeared that they could be
secured cheaper than if made by the gov
ernmenl was defeated by vote of 11S
to 1919. By a close vote an amendnent
allowing a per cent differential to old
ders from the Pacific coast on the new
ships was agreed 10. After the passage of
the naval budget the House in committee
os the whole resumed consideration of the
so-called naturalization bill. Little pro-
gress was made.
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ed the railroad rate regulation bill by
vote of II to after having adopted the
Teller amendment eliminating the words
I'm its judgment" from the section giving
to the interstate commerce commission
power to fix rates. The House passed the
bill to pay TO the estate of Samuel Lee
of South Carolina $10,4S2 for allowances
made by reason of his election as a negro
contestant for a seat in the Forty-seventh
Congress The Democrats. under the
leadership of Mr.. Williams of Mississippi,
conducted vigorous ilibuster lasting all
day, but were defeated.
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BY vote of 107 to &C the House Sat
urday refused to pass the anti-graft bill,
so-called, dealing with cotton leaks and
other matters of a confidential character,
which, should they become publicly known.
might have a tendency to affect markets
because the conferees had recommended
that the members of Congress be in
Guided within the scope of the bill. The
opposition was led by Mr.. Mccall of Mas
| sachusetts, assisted by Mr.. Crumpacker
| (Ind.), Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) and Mr..
! Gardner (Mass.), while the friends of the
measure were represented by Mr. Burle-
son (Texas) and Mr.. Jenkins (Wis.).
The Senate was not in session.
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| In the Senate Monday the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was passed within three hours from its
| first reading. 1t carries appropriations
aggregating 500, 5,259, an increase of
| $59,545 over the amount reported to the
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ures were passed Notwithstanding that
| the leader of the minority, Mr.. Williams
| of Mississippi, insisted upon the presence
of a quorum throughout the day, delaying
as much as he could the orderly procedure
| of legislation, the House passed twenty
| two bills, six Senate mad sixteen House
measures. Among the bills passed was
! one to amend section of an act entitled
IAN act to define and fix the standard of
| value, to maintain the parity of all forms
| of money issued or coined by the United
States, to refund the public debt, and for
other purposes" approved March IA, 1900
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For an hour or more Tuesday the
| House of Representatives could not de-
| eide whether to go into committee of the
whole on the diplomatic and consular bill
or to follow the lead of Mr.. Gardner of
Massachusetts and take up the immigra-
tion bill. Assisted by Mr.. Williams, Mr..
| Gardner led a mild filibuster against TAX
ing up the consular bill. Hhe Republi-
cans, however, had a quorum of the House
present, and eventually the consular bill
was taken up and general debate begun.
| The Senate devoted the greater part of
the day to the immigration bill, bat be-
| fore it was taken up Senator McCumber
made a personal statement contradicting
an article printed in a New York paper to
the effect that the railroad rate bill had
been so amended at his instance as to rem
der it ineffective. A resolution directing
the committee on privileges and elections
to consider the course to be pursued in the
case of Senator Burton was adopted.
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Half dozen bills to which no objec-
ton was made were passed Wednesday,
after which the Senate devoted the re-
mainder of the day to the immigration
bill, consisting of a series of amendments
to the existing law designed to bring about
a better distribution of the immigrants
throughout the country. After long dis
cussion the bill was passed. Republican
and Democratic leaders clashed in the
House, clearly defining the issues of the
next campaign. The fireworks began
when the session opened, Mr.. Williams de-
handing a roll call on the motion to go
into executive session for further con-
sheraton Of the diplomatic and consular
service bill. This he failed to get Charles
b. Lands of Indiana made 'stand-pat"
speech on the tariff, and Mr.. Williams
replied to him. Mr.. Longworth spoke ad
vocating the ownership by the government
of the legations abroad.