Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-10
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The Senate Thursday passed The public
building bill, reported from committee
with net increase Of $4.0S4, 500 over the
total as passed by the House. A confer
ence report on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, complete except for the meat in
spection measure, was accepted and an
other conference ordered on the disputed
point Consideration of the conference re-
port on the pure food bill was delayed un-
til Friday Conference reports on the
Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal bill
and the measure creating United States
court for China were accepted. Senator
Tillman made his long-deferred speech on
the election of Mrs. Minor Norris from
the White House. The general deficiency
appropriation bin, the last of the great
supply measures, was reported and a
night session held for its consideration.
1t carries a total of $11 ,549, 365 an in
crease of 1854, 400 over the amount voted
by the House, and was passed in that
form. The House adopted the conference
report ON the railroad rate bill and ac-
cepted a partial report on the agricultural
appropriation BILL inStructing its con-
ferees not to recede from the meat inspec-
ton amendment by the vote of 1913 TO 40.
Under a special rule the conference re-
ports on the immunity bill, the Chinese
court measure and number of minor
acts were put through. Fifty-ive bills
were passed, including the following: To
pay $1,000 each to the widows of Cap
rein Charles w. Dakin and Thomas Hen
messy of the San Francisco fire depart
ment, who lost their lives fighting the fire
on board the transport Meade: to pen
sion Gen. f. f. Bragg of Wisconsin, APP
propriating $4,000 to raise Commodore
Perry's flagship Niagara, TO be kept on
free exhibition in the Pennsylvania Sol
diers' and Sailors Home. The reSigna-
ton of Timothy d. Sullivan On. W as
a member of the House was read.
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The Senate Friday adopted the confer
ence reports on the railroad rate and pure
food bills and the meat inspection amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill. The action on the rate bin passed
the measure Senator's Tillman and Bal
ley engaged in a heated controversy on
The conference reports on the sundry civil
and general deficiency bill was sent to
conference, and at II o'clock Senator
Scott reported that there We're fourteen
items of difference between the two
houses, and it would be impossible to
complete the work that night. After a
discussion without action on the La Fol
lette bill. limiting the hours of labor for
trainmen, the Senate adjourned. The
House adopted conference reports on the
following bills, completing their passage
through Congress: Agricultural appropri-
alton with the meat inspection provision,
pure food. supdry civil, creating a bureau
of naturalization and immigration, and
Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal.
Bills to simplify the collection of reve-
nues and to aid the Alaska railroad in the
construction Of a railroad and telegraph
and telephone line from Cordova bay to
Eagle and the Yukon river were passed.
Considerable feeling developed during the
consideration Of the bill to grant an ex-
tension of time for the completion Of the
Alaska Central railroad, but it was pass
ed. A bill TO extend the time for the con-
Struction of a bridge across the MisSis-
sippi river near South Omaha. Neb, also
went through. Final action on the gen
eral deficiency bill was taken. The ON
nibus public building bill was sent to con-
ference, but late in the evening Represent
ative Bartholdt reported disagreement
on fourteen items. A motion instructing
the conferees not to agree ON the Senate
amendment appropriating $3,000,00O for
the purchase of a site in Washington for
a building for the Departments of State,
Justice and Commerce and Labor was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
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The conference report on the public
buildings appropriation bill was reported
in the Senate Saturday and Senator Scott
said the Senate confeFees had been forced
to yield the provision for the S3.0O0.OOO
building for the Departments of State,
Justice and Commerce and Labor. The
report was adopted. An appropriation
bill carrying into effect the provisions of
the omnibus buildings bill. with a total of
S1,OO0,O00, was passed. Owing to an
error in engrossing the sundry civil bill.
discovered after the President had signed
the measure, resolution was adopted TO
straighten out the tangle. There were
ing bills, and Senator Hale offered reso-
lutions directing the committee on rules
TO investigate the enrolling force of the
Senate and the committee on printing 10
make inquiry as TO the cause of delay at
che government printing office. Both were
adopted AT 10 p. IN. Vice President Fair
banks declared the final adjournment of
The first session of the Fifty-ninth Con
eress. The members of the House spent
tie day with humorous speeches and songs
during the intervals between the neces-
sary ballots on the final measures. The
conference report on the public buildings
bill and the bill making appropriations TO
carry into effect its provisions were pass
ed in short order, as was a resolution
Gearing the tangle on the sundry civil
bill. Speaker Cannon appointed Messrs.
Eartholdt, Burleigh and Bankhead com
mission to investigate a certain site for
the State. Justice and Commerce and La
boz building in the capital. At 10 7. N.
Speaker Cannon declared the final ad-
journment of the session.
Brief News Items.
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