Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-11
WORK OF CONGRESS-
IN THE HOUSE

The agricultural appropriation hin
completed and passed, on the 81 ~ IN wa
the provision for the free distrihnttiiou uih
SEEDS, Which was carried by yoto os
10 o. Inc Dill carries $1,4S1440. Tn MI, -
Iary academy appropriation hin narn uii'
u, 663, 10. also was passed. oftsr CtHtIFlns
ncfency appropriation of 81 500 ono ~ ue
plete improvements at West Point had E E
stricken out. At 500 p. m. adion ,iu "eeI
until next day was taken. "ulenE
The naval appropriation hin v-,;., 1
ries nearly 100000, 900. was tar SnIcn cay
the House on the Bird. Mr.. F0sS any
planned the measure and the geueroI ~
bate which followed at once took m q" OK Hes
lines The tariff again forged to the f S,mp
with the prices of steel rails ohrooT AZ atoHs
main object of interest. 1t is eynn"+o as lhq
general debate will be concluded tonorr .na
after which the naval bill will be toEnn
by sections At 5:15 D. m. thn U ,%Meh ~
jorrned until the next day "'I
The House spent the day on the 4tb CON
Siderllg tne naval appropriation bill. Nil
Burton (Ohio) delivered a speech agoS,S
what he termed the needless cnIar~9m,nn[S 81
of the navy, while Mr.. Butler Pal and Nh
Calder On. " supported the bill 0thni
speeches, covering a wide range of suhiec+I
were made by Mr.. Flood (VaD, Mr.. TIo~ll
(Ela) and Mr.. Shackleford MOL Adiomr
ment until the next day was taken af I'D y
p. IN.
General debate on the naval aDpronria q >.
bill terminated with the close of the spSSio,
of the House on the 9TH one parapranh az
the bill being read in order to make # IND
continuing order before the House adiorrI
ment. International arbitration, the rodnr,
ton OF armament, carefully prepared nd
dress OH the achievements of the navy and
a defense of the naval programme for 10O-
together with speech in favor of a noun
ment ON Kings Mountain battlefield were
the features of the legislative day. ThoSe
who addressed the House formally were Mr.
Bartholdt of Missouri. Mr. Johnson nf
South Carolina, Mr. Webb of North Caro-.
lima, Mr.. Tirrell and Mr. Weeks of Massa.
chusetts. Mr. FosS of Illinois, in charge of
the bill, stated that the naval budget proh-
ably would be completed after two DAYS
debate under the five minute rule M
Payne, the floor leader. thought it would
take a day longer. At 40 D. M the HouSe
adjourned u.;til Monday
Despite the fact that this was Speaker
CannOn's birthday, the House on the It'll
after Il splendid demonstration in the pre-,
siding officers honor, settled down to one
of the heaviest business days of the SEES.
sion. Congressman Williams, minority lead.
er, developed at once into a mild ibuSter,
as usual of late. Beyond an occasional roll
call, however. or the suggestion by some
Democrat of the absence of a quorum, there
was no serious delay, and forty-fve impor-
tant bills, covering a wide range of sub
jects. were passed. Adjournment was taken
until next day.
The House on the Sth devoted the day &c
the naval appropriation bill and accom-
plished the reading for amendment of the
first fifteen pages. Mr.. Cooper CWiS.) made
Il point of order against the appropriation
for the naval training station at Lake Bluff
Ill. but was overruled. He then made 4
motion to strike out the section but was
voted down. The army appropriation bill
was sent to conference with all of the Sen
ate amendments disagreed TO. A bill allow
ing the bridging of the Missouri river at
Kansas City was passed. At p. m. ad
journment was taken until the next day.