The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-26
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

The San Francisco disaster hung like n
pail over the House, on the 18TH legislation
being carried on In n perfductorv way. a
resolution was adopted directing the war
aud navy departments to place at the dis
position of the mayor Of SAN Francisco
such supplies MS may be necessary. \
resolution of sympathy also was passed
The bill extending the national irrigation
law to Texas was passed. and the confer
ence report on the pension appropriation
bill agreed to. An appropriation OF SltHi
to bring home the bodies of the men Killed
on the hattlcship kearsarge was voted. Ihn
speaker LAID before the House aud bad read
.he message of the President relating to the
decision of Judge Humphrey in the beef
cases Speaker Cannon said he had In
structed the journal clerk to omit the names
of John \. Williamson Oregon ana Mai
colin L. Patterson CTcnnl from the future
rolls of the House. as they have not at
tended sessions and have not been sworn
in. He said this statement WAS due 10y
reason of his ruling that 191 members con
stitute Il quorum. As II mark of sympathy
for the stricken cities of California the
House at 10 D. III. adjourned until next
day.
The House on the 10Th voted the appfo.
priation of 81 $4,000 for the sufferers In
san Francisco and other ruined California
cities and gave the secretaries of war, navy,
treasury and commerce power to cooperate
with the authorities of the stricken cities,
Mr. Williams, the minority leader, gave no.
ticc that there would be no more leciSla
ton except under the rules of the House OF
I special rule until the confrcres on tn"
statehood bill had made report. Several
speeches were made on the tariff, and adj
jourument was taken until next day.
A scriols alteration between Gen. GroS
yenor of Ohio ANA Frank Clark of Florida
was narrowly aycrtcd in the House on the
10th through the diplomacy of MIR. vii
IiamS who had their language stricken
from the record. Before the trouble had
been Smothed over. however Mr.. Clark
made a threat of personal violence against
Mr. Grosvenor. sixty five pages of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill were
considered and the national quarantine bill
was sent to conference. At $50 p. m. ad-
iournmtnt was taken until the next day.
In the House oh the DIST joint resolution
making an additions appropriation of 81.
600 900 for the relief of the California sur.
fcrers was adopted The District of Column
another measure providing for the transpor.
tation of dutiablc merchandise without ap.
praisemcnt. The message of the President
citing the necessity for an additional appro-
priatlon for the California quake victims
was laid before the House. II was decided
to hold no session on Tuesday, SO that the
members may attend the interment of the
body of John Paul Jones at Annapolis.
Monday eulogies will be pronounced on the
Patterson late representatives from Penn
sylyania. A 2:2o p. III. the House ad-
journed until Monday.
The House. on the 23d, concurred in the
Senate amendment to the joint resolution
appropriating 81 100000 for the relief OF
the California sufferers and spent the rest
of the day in discussing legislation affecting
the District of Columbia. At $40 y. IN.
adjournment was taken until Wednesday.