The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-05
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
IN he HOUSE.

In order that the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill might be
considered without being subject to limit
less points of order. the House, on the 18th.
passed Il rule prohibiting that method Of
hghting the measure, by n vote of 160 to
100. twenty Republicans voting with the
minority. This appears to have been the
first special rule ever reported from the
committee on rules directly affecting an
appropriation bill. The remainder of the
day was devoted to the consideration of the
In all the days heretofore given to 1t. AT
8 p. IN. the House adjourned until next day.
Considerable progress was made with the
legislative, executive and judicial appropri-
alton bill iii the House on the 10Th The
committee on appropria tons suffered n de-
feat II committee of the whole, when, by
Il vote of IS to -, paragraph relating to
:hc division of the railway mail service was
eXpunged from the measure, on the ground
that It was properly part of the postof-
flee bill. For confidential agents of the in
land frauds $4,000 was allowed. The con
ference report on the consular bin was
adopted 1t was agreed that debate on
the pure. food bill will commence April 10
and continue AT least two days. At ) p. IN.
the House adjourned until next day,
After two weeks consideration. the House
the 3Oth passed the legislative, ex"cu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, carry
ing S3OODD,UD, less by nearly 100000 than
the last bill for similar purposes. The fea-
turc of the days proceedings was the elm
ination of the provision in the bill to drop
from the government service clerks past Il
certain age limit. Efforts TO discontinue
the so-called postage stamp agency" and
the services of special agents to investigate
trade conditions abroad failed. At p. IN.
adjournment was taken until the next day
This being war claim day. only those d-
rectly interested in legislation on the pri.
vate calendar were in attendance. The
House, ON the 31st, In four hours, passed
40 bills. and many were sent TO the court
of claims for adjudication. One of the
bills passed awarded STLTl2 to the French
Trans Atlantic Gable company for the cut.
ting of the cable and destruction of cable
houses during the war with Spain. AT
O'Clock adjournment was taken until Mon.
day.
The personal liability bill. favored by the
army of railway employees in the country.
was passed, on the md as was Il measure
permitting the fertilization of sweet wines
and leyying Il tax of cents ii gallon on the
wines thuS fortified. The pension appro.
rration bill was sent to conference, and the
conference report on the naval academy
ha2ing bill was adopted \ number of
measures of local interest were passed I'M
der suspension of the rules, and nj I.O3 =.
III. the House adjourned until next day
Mr.. Long of Kansas spoke at length i'm
the Senate on the Sd IN support of the rail
road rate bin. Several senators who were
not ut the recent conference AT the whit"
house when the Long amendment was con
Sidered made inquiry concerning its pro
cccdiugS, but both Mr.. Long ANA Mt. Ali
son declined to diyulgc anything Mr.. Long
assumed complete responsibility for the
Mr. Tillman presented his
daily letter on the railroad aud coal Situ1-
tion, ii being complaint from {. W. EedrS
of Ballstun spa, y. Y. a retail dealer who
charged that the Delaware X Hudson Rail
road company had crowded him our Of hu>I.
ness. The conference report On the indian
bill WAS considered, but no action was
taken. AZ $50 p. M the Senate went into
executive session. ana five minutes later adj
iOurucd until next day.