Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-07-09

tees report on the Lake Erie and
Ohio river ship canal bill was ac-
cepted without debate. The La
Toilette bill regulating the hours of
employment for trainmen was dis
placed by the building bill Senator
Tillman found opportunity to make
his long deferred speech on the ejec-
ton in March last Of Mrs. Minor
Morris from the white house by
direction OF Assistant Secretary
Barnes.
Washington, June 29-The congress
sional situation was such that con-
gress can adjourn at once. All ap-
preparation bills have been passed.
Only the omnibus public building bill
is in disagreemen There may be
another deficiency bill to carry pub
lie building items, but that can be
passed with little delay. The senate
devoted most of it's time to the con-
sideratiOn of conference reports, in
Guiding the reports on the railroad
rate bill, pure food bill and meat
inspection provision of the agricul-
tural bill. All were adopted. Sen
! ator Proctor presented the report
/ Of the conferees on the agricultural
bill containing the meat inspection
! provision. He said that because of
the great principle involved the SEN
ate conferees had decided to advise
the senate to yield on the meat in
! spection amendment and suggested
! that it would open the way for new
i packers, for hereafter the govern
ment stamp would be a guarantee of
/ the character of the meat Senator
/ Nelson declared that the bill had
/ been shaped in the interest of the
! packers and range cattle men, and
that in the absence of correct label,
! it seems a legislative abortion and we
must submit like licked dogs and
| accept their meat not knowing
whether it be fresh or as old as Me
thusaleh. 1 for one do not feel like
submitting and l should not do so
if The provision had not been attached
10 an appropriation bill" Senator
McCumber said: I'VE have met the
enemy and we are theirs; indemnity
$3,000,O00." He opposed the motion
to recede. Senator Proctor withdrew
his motion and the bill went back
to the conference. Late in the after
noon the conferees returned to the
senate and Mr.. Proctor presented the
report 1t was read and without
comment agreed to. 1t carried the
meat inspection provision as pre-
scented by the house. The house
then adopted the conference report
This passed the bill. The conference
report on the pure food bill was ia
vorably acted on in the senate and
the house This passes the bill
The senate, after discussing without
action Senator La Follette's bill
limiting trainmen's required hours
of labor to IS consecutive hours, ad-
journed for the day. At night both
houses adopted the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill The appropriation Of 3d.
100000 for buildings for the de-
apartments of state, justice and COM
merce and labor was stricken out,
that being provided for in public
building bill Among the items of
$4,000 or more agreed to by the
conferees on the public building are
the following for Wisconsin: Eau
Claire, $4,000; Green Bay. $4,000;
Wausau. $4,000; Sheboygan, $4,000;
.Cnippewa Falls. $4,000; Marinette,
$4,000: Kenosha, s75,O0O; Mantle
voc. $4,000; Platteville, 100000 Ap-
pleton. $4,000: Beloit. $4,000. and
Waukesha, $4,000 The house passed
under a special rule the bill to aid
the Alaska Railroad company in the
construction of railroad, telegraph
and telephone lines from Cordoya
Bay to Eagle and the Yukon river.
The house amended the resolution of
the senate, making the rate bill eff
fective from the time 1t was approved.
The total amount carried by the
sundry civil bill as finally agreed to
and passed is s9S.257.1S4 The joint
postal commission of the senate and
house elected Senator Penrose chair
man and Representative Oyerstreet
vice chairman The commission is
to investigate the cost Of transpor-
tation of second class mail and see
If it can be made TO pay the cost of
handling
President Roosevelt vetoed the bill
TO provide for an annual pro rata
. distribution Of annuities of the Sac