The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-03-08
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

The army appropriation occupied the at
tenton of the House on the 2Sth, but Its
consideration was not completed. The dis
cussion was marked by "A controversy be-
tween the members of the appropriations
and military committees over the amounts
carried to the bill, and honors were about
evenly divided proposed amendment to
pay $1,000 each to the widows of two San
Francisco firemen who lost their lives in the
recent fire the transport Meade was
ruled out on a point of order Provision
for more thar 300 clerks employed In the
staff and at army division headquarters also
went out when ii was shown that there was
no authority in law for their employment.
\ resolution was adopted calling on the
postmaster general for all Information on
which he based his order Withholding the
rights and privileges of the mails from the
Peoples United States bank of st. Louis.
Adjournment until the next day was taken
ut 1903 p. III.
The House on the LIST passed the army
appropriation BILL carrying about $50 Co.,
900. Provision for cable ship for the At
lantic coast and for ship for mine plant
ing on the Pacific were eliminated on points
of order. The powder trust came in for an
attack in the debate, and an attempt by
Democrats to have the government begin
the manufa cture of its own powder con-
sumed considerable time, but met with de
feat The Foraker bill providing for the
marking of the graves Of Confederate dead
in the north was passed unanimously. The
Senate joint resolution continuing the tribal
government of the five civilized tribes Of
lhulallS III iHulun ItTTllplH uutll tntlT prop
erty shall have been disposed of was agreed
TO. Al 4:45 p. m. adjournment was taken
until next day
The first private claims session of this
Congress occupied the House on the 2nd
twenty bills being passed all for small
amounts. Opposition to many of the meas
ures accounted for the small number put
through. Five which were reported favor
ably by the committee went over because
there Was no quorum at $50 p. IN, when
the House adjourned until Monday.
Legislation by unanimous consent under
suspension of the rules enabled the House
TO pass several bills of considerable i'm
portance. on the 9th. a resolution of in
quiry as to whether any criminal proSecu-
tons have been inauSurated in the North
crn Securities case was adopted after some
heated debate Mr.. Shackeford of Mis-
souri, attacked the concentration of power
in the hands of the speaker in speech on
Il bridge bill. The Senate measure provid
passed. A bill providing for the eX-
pCudturc of 100000 instead of $4,000 for
the purchase of metal for nickelS and pen
MES and providing for the minting Of these
coins at Denver, New Orleans and san
Francisco was passed. At 40 O'clock the
House adjourned until next day.
4 unanimous resolution was passed, on
the 9th, declaring Anthony Michalek Il citi-
zen of the United States, a resident of II.
lnois and duly elected member of the
Fitty-ninth Congress. The bill permitting
tobacco growers to sell leaf tobacco through
agents without paying the tax of g cents Il
pound heretofore charged was passed with
out discussion. The remainder of the day
was devoted to tariff discussion. prccipi-
tatcd by the Indian appropriation bill. At
) p. m. the House adjourned until next day.