Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-22
IN THE SErATE.

The conference report on the statehood
bill was withdrawn from the Senate on the
18th and n new report, containing the com
promise provision agreed upon by the con
ferees of both houses, presented. No action
was taken. bill extending to thirty six
hours the time that live stock may be AR
ried in transit without unloading was
passed. A measure giving the President au-
thority to reappoint such of the midShip-
men at the naval academy recently dis
missed for hazing os may be reinstated
without prejudice to the service was passed
as was a joint resolution appropriating $780,
600 to supply deficiency in the postoffice
funds. At 6:1O p. M, the Senate adjourned
until the next day
The Senate without division adopted the
conference report on the statehood bill on
the 18th. Previous to this Senator Willard
argued in opposition to the sea level pana-
ma canal bill, and there was further debate
on the Lake Erie and Ohio river canal
measure, which was not acted upon. Ad-
journment was taken at Go p. III. until
next day.
The Senate on the 18th decided to vote
next Thursday on the Panama sea level
canal bill; accepted the conference reports
on the diplomatic and naval appropriation
bills, the former complete and the latter
partial; passed bill limiting the liability
that may be assumed by individuals to
national banks; adopted Senator Morgan's
resolution relative to the control Of the
Panama railroad; admitted A. w. Benson
TO seat as the successor of senator Burton
of Kansas; received the credentials of Sell
ator-eect Dupont of Delaware; listened to
a speech by Senator Dryden in support of
lock canal at Panama, and passed several
bills of semi-private character. Adjourn
ment was taken until next day.
The time of the Senate on the 10Th was
divided between the Panama canal bill and
the Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal
measure On the former there were
speeches by Messrs. Teller and Morgan,
while in connection with the latter a num-
her of senators engaged in a controversy
over the policy of granting national char
ter to an interstate canal Senator Beacon
took positive ground against such a course.
At 6:15 D. m. the Senate adjourned until
the next day.
The Senate spent the entire day, on the
10Th. debating the bill to incorporate a ship
canal connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio
river but took action on it. Senator
Patterson attacked the measure as being
in the interest of speculation, and it was
warmly defended by Senators Knox and
Nelson. Senator La Toilette offered num-
Der of amendments, but they were tabled.
Adjournment until Monday was taken at
4:3O p. m. for want of quorum.
The Senate on the 18th passed the Lake
Erie and Ohio river ship canal bill by a
vote Of Al to II. Senators Tillman and
Hopkins engaged in a spirited debate over
the affairs of the Walsh banks of Chicago
and the formers resolution for an investiga-
ton of national bank contributions to poll
teal campaigns, but no action was taken
The Senate decided to insist upon its amend
ments to the naval appropriation bill and to
ask for new conference with the House.
Without sending the nomination of John d.
A Lefshman to be ambassador to Turkey
to the committee on foreign relations the
senators confirmed it short time after it
had been received from the President.
bill granting q pension of 500 month to
Gen. Edward S. Bragg of Wisconsin was
passed. Notice of Representative Testers
death was brought up at 80 p N. and adj
journment until next day was taken as
mark of respect.