Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-04-20
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

After nearly ten days of general uepate,
with the postoffice appropriation Dlil as tn Tue
vehicle for the discussion OF a Wlue ianse
of TOPICS the House reached the cohsl4 1eti
tion Of the measure itself late on the llth,
an hour being given to readlng IL ~ az, -,
wears has there been so much tdla oia an ~
one appropriation bin under tue nc'i There
were a number of lively exchanges Det"e
the members during the day, AZ pa So1 T. 49,
adjournment was taken until next ua''
The feature of the proceedings IN Tue
uouse on the 18th was the speech OF MT.
Cochran, who was given an no1r 10 eiu on
date the subject of general depate on on
appropriation bills Progress was ''o oioh IT.
cen of the twenty-nine pages DelnS CON On,
pIeted The few amendments adopteu . Ii.l
not change the amount OF tue app ep < ~ ~,
tions to any considerable extent AZ o,o4
- m adiournment was taken until the next
day. 49,, ,o+h =,
Obliged i'm a heated controversy over certain
remarks by Mr. Hopkins Ky.), which had
been extended in the Record and which
criticised Mr.. Bennett N. ". Inc mater
at once took on a partisan cast anu aiaa NJ n n,
the floor when they were ordered TO thelf
seats by the speaker. The postoihce appfo-
priation bill was passed, after roll can on
the southern fast mail subsidy proFlsloh'
which was retained. At CHS p. ~ the
House adjourned until next day.
EuIopies of the late Senator Platt of Con-
necticut were the special order OF business
in the House ON the 14th. MI SpeTry
Comm was the principal speaker; Twelve
other members participating. Wnen the
journal was read several members insisted
on corrections in the record OF the vote on
the Southern Railway mail subsidy, ana
the vote now stands 81 in its favor to 20
opposed The conference report on the Dill
for the settlement Of the affairs of the nVe
civilized tribes of Indians was agreed to-
Adjournment until Monday was taken at
2:15 p. m.
Rules were suspended and a number of
important measures passed by the House
on the 10th. One was for the removal OF
the fax on denatured alcohol rendered unht
for beverages. Another forbade the i'm
portation or carriage by inters ntie1os COM Of
precious metals. A third extended the time
when the coastwise laws of the United
States shall apply to the philippines to
April II, 1909 The bill permitting natio 31a
banks to loan 10 per cent. of their capital
and surplus to one individual or corporation,
instead of 10 per cent. of the capital alone,
was passed as was concurrent resolution
authorizing the clerk to restore to the bill
providing for the disposition of the affairs
of the five civilized tribes the part pro
posed to be stricken out in one of the
amendments of the Senate. AT Clio p. M
the House took recess until 1870 a. m.
the next day, when the consideration OF
measures under suspension of the rules
will continue.
The House on the 18th cleared the decks
by passing under suspension of the rules
number of bills of general interest.
Among them were the following: Estab-
fishing Il national quarantine against cpl
denies; regulating appeals in criminal
cases by permitting the government to have
decision reviewed when a demurrer to an
Indictment has been sustained: creating a
bureau of the reclamation service in the
interior department; providing for the entry
of agricultural lands within forest reserves.
In addition 572 private pension bills We're
passed. The measure extending the ma
tional irrigation act to the state of Texas
was taken up as unfinished business and
at 3 p. III. the House adjourned until the
next day.