Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-06-29
ROUTINE IN CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

The House on the goth cleaned up consid-
cradle business, among the bills passed un-
lowing: Appropriatng $25,0 600 for the trav-
cling expenses of the President; increasing
the efficiency of the bureau of insular ar
fairs by comforting the rank and pay OF
brigadier general upon the chief or the
bureau; regulating the checking OF bag
gage by common carriers. The joint reso-
luton increasing the terms of representa-
tives to four years and providing for the
election of senators by direct vote of the
people failed to receive the two-thirds vote
necessary for its passage. The same fate
was meted out to the bill permitting ma
tional banks to make loans on real estate
as security. Conference reports on the
executive, legislative and judicial appropria-
ton bill and the measure providing for the
subdivision of lands entered under the re-
clamation act were adopted. rule was
passed to begin consideration of the pure
food bill Thursday and after twelve hours
of debate to vote on the substitute to the
Senate bill without intervening motion.
At $50 p m. adjournment until next day
was taken.
Before taking up the pure food bill the
House on the 21st discussed the conference
report ON the naval appropriations bill. by
a close vote the conferees were instructed
to concur in the Senate amendment pro-
viding that the type, displacement and ton
mage of the proposed record breaking battle-
ship must be reported to Congress before
any bids for her construction are accepted
Several minor amendments also were ac-
cepted, and then the report was disagreed
to, the conferees being reappointed. Ihe
pure food measure then occupied the atteh-
session, Mr.. Mann Qll.) speaking. Az 5:4o
p. m. the House adjourned until the next
day
Pure food held the attention of the House
throughout the day on the 22d. but vote
on the measure was not reached. The lead
ing lawyers debated the constitutional feat
ures os the bill, the Democrats dividing on
the question of state rights The Senate
resolution of sympathy for the Russian
Jews was adopted by unanimous yose.
The conference report on the Notifications
bill was accepted and at $40 ,. IN. the
House adjourned until next day.
The pure food bill was passed by the
House on the 23d, the vote being 24o to II,
and the conference report on the railroad
rate bill accepted, PIC to 4. Two other
conference reports were, adopted-on the
District of Columbia and postotf1ce appro-
priation bills--which passes these measures.
The sundry civil bill was sent to confer
ence, The report of the committee on cleo
lions No. 2, seating Harry M. Coudrey as
a member from the Twelfth congressional
district of Missouri, was adopted. me
House also passed a resolution that NJ. L.
Brooks is entitled to the seat for the sec.
ond congressional district of Texas. AT 6:15
D. m. adjournment until Monday was taken.
The immigration bill, on the 25th, was
discussed for three hours in the House and
passed without yea or nay vote being per
mitted OH any of the paragraphs. The mead
tax of So prescribed in the original bill was
changed to 81, and as substitute Tor the
section relating to the educational test an
amendment providing that the matter Do
submitted to a commission was passed by Il
close vote. The most important features
of the measure were thus eliminated. The
House insisted on its amendments to the
pure food law bill and asked for confer
ence, Messrs. Mann, Hepburn and Ryan
being appointed confereeS. A conference
report on the naval appropriation BILL leav-
ing only one item in disagreement, that re-
lating to the transfer of the naval station
at Port Royal, S. C., to the Rhode Island
station, was adopted, and the conferees in
structed to insist upon the transfer. The
general deficiency appropriation and omnf-
bus public building bills were reported At
5:35 p. M recess until O'Clock was TAX
en-, and night session of three hours de.
voted to oratory followed, the discussion of
the bill to simplify the law relating to the
collection OF revenues being the order OF
business.
The omnibus public buildings bill, carry
ing in round numbers an appropriation of
$21 100000, was passed by the House, on
the Goth, one hour being consumed in its
reading and consideration. The general
deficiency bill, the last of the great supply
measures, was taken up for consideration.
but was not completed. The request of the
Senate for another conference on the rail
road rate bill was acceded to, and Messrs.
Hepburn, Sherman and Richardson reap
pointed conferees. The Senate bill repeal
ing the so-called twenty eight-hour law by
fixing the maximum of time in transit of
live stock to thirty -six hours on the written
request of the owner Of the shipment was
passed. Mr.. Lafean Pa) presented a resO-
luton providing for the appointment of q
committee of five members of the House to
make an investigation of a shoe contract
recently awarded by the secretary of the
navy. The bill for the improvement of the
harbor at South Haven, Mich, was passed,
as were conference reports on the military
academy appropriation bill and the measure
for the control of the waters of the Niagara
river At p. m. recess of two hours was
taken, followed by a night session for con-
revenue laws, at which a number of politi-
cal speeches were made.