Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-06-21

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cal unanimity the house yesterday
adopted the substitute amendment for
the Beveridge amendment to the agri.
cultural appropriation bill relating to
meat inspection, the obiectional feat
ures of former amendments being
eliminated and the amendment per.
fected to meet the presidents wishes.
An effort was made to extend the
time of debate, but Mr. Wadsworth,
chairman of the committee on agri-
culture, desiring to get the bill into
conference as soon as possible, OBJ
jected to granting additional time, al
though nearly an hour was consumed
in explanation and debate upon the
measure. After the adoption of the
amendment, the bill was sent to CON
ference, the conferees being Messrs.
Wadsworth, Scott of Kansas and
Lamb of Virginia.
Immediately after disposition of the
agriculture appropriation bill, bills
under Suspension of the rules were
passed. Among the more important
were the bill in relation to the inn
munity of witnesses in government
cases, to establish standards of value.
to provide for a coinage system in the
Philippines, and granting the right to
st. Louis to erect free bridge across
the Mississippi river at that point.
Through efforts of Messrs. Clark of
Missouri and Williams of Mississippi,
the bill known as the subsidiary silver
coinage measure failed of securing
enough votes to pass it under the rule
Hospitals ReestabIished.
The secretary of the treasury has
issued an order reestablishing several
marine hospitals, among them the one
at Carlo, ILL.,, and one at st. Louis,
which were discontinued by the secre-
tary on the eighth instant. Congress
has made provision for the mainten-
ance of the hospitals.
House Rules Laid Aside.
Under suspension of the rules, the
house passed large number of bills,
among them the following:
Granting part of the Fort Robinson
military reservation, Nebraska, to the
village of Crawford, Neb,. for park
purposes.
Establishing naval militia and de-
fining its relations to the general gov
eminent.
Increasing the efficiency ordinance
department of the United States army.
A concurrent resolution providing
for joint commission house and sen
ate to revise and codify the statute
laws of the United States.
Authorizing Olso, Marshall county.
Mimi, to construct bridge across
the Red River of North.
Providing for a commission to ex-
anime and report concerning the use
by the United States of the waters of
the Mississippi river flowing over
dams between St Paul and Mime
apolis.
Granting a condemned cannon for
a statue to Governor Steven T. Mason
of Michigan.
Knox Favors Lock Canal.
Senator Knox addressed the senate
at length in support of the lock type
for the Panama canal, contending that
in point or feasibility and economy it
is far superior to the sea level type.
He took direct issue with Senator
Kittrdge as to the safety of Gatun
dam.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
containing the meat inspection pro
vision was received from the house
and the house substitute was ordered
printed for the information of the SEN
. ate. The senate ordered another con-
ference on the naval bill.
Can't Confirm Wickersham.
The senate, in executive session,
devoted nearly an hour to an effort
to confirm the nomination of James
Wickersham to be Judge of the United
States court for Alaska. The opposi-
ton remained firm, however, and it is
doubtful whether any action can be
had on the nomination at this session