Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-06-28
0lcTuM OF SPEAKER AND HOUSE
LEADERS,
MAY LAST ANOTHER WEEK
Adjournment of Congress Waits for
Solution of Problems on Meat In
speetion, Rate Bill and Other
Measurss-La Toilette Causes Con.
fiict

Washington, June 27.-Cougress will
stay in session until its work is fin.
nished. This IS the dictum of Speaker
Cannon and his lieutenants and is be-
ing emphasized at this time to coun.
teract any impression that the pure
food bin at least might so over until
the next session,
There Is also trouble on the meat
inspection bill and the tie up" on the
railroad rate bill indicates delay. The
immigration bill is also in conference,
as are several appropriation bills
All these things must be worked out
without any date of adjournment be.
ing set according to the decision OF
the house leaders, When the work is
done, the adjournment resolution will
be forthcoming in short order
While the situation now spells de.
lay until next week, the work on The
floor is progressing. Members say
there is no need of prolonging the SEES
sion beyond Friday if the conferees
make up their minds that the work
must be done or that agreements
which will meet the demands can be
arranged on all matters before that
time, and that if the idea of prolong.
ing the session for the purpose Of
killing certain bills is abandoned, this
week will see the end.
Back to Conference.
After two or three more speeches
on the conference report on the rail.
road rate bill, the senate
sent the bill back to conference.
again designating Senators Tillman,
Elllins and Cullom as the couferees.
During the day the naval appropriation
bill, which has been in conference sew.
eral weeks, was finally passed. the
senate receding from its amendment
concerning the naval training station
at Port Royal S. c., which was the
only item remaining in controversy
The most interesting incident was
conflict over motion by Senator La
Toilette to enter upon consideration
of his bill limiting to Is hours the
time railroad employees engaged in
the movement of trains may be en-
ployed consecutively. There was
great difficulty in securing a voting
quorum, but the requisite number ultl-
mately was obtained. Several
| speeches were made on the bill.
Skilled Laborers Get HaIf-hoIldays.
Saturday halfholidays during July,
August ar September have been
granted by President Roosevelt to
skilled mechanics and laborers and TO
all employees in the classified service
in the navy yards and naval stations
OF the United States 1t is provided
that if any skilled mechanic or Ia.
horer shall work more than four hours
on any Saturday during this time he
! shall be paid for such extra work at
the rate of so per cent. in abolition 10
his regular and normal compensation
me president yesterday signed tho
postoffice appropriation bill.
Political Speeches.
The house last night, in a session
lasting three hours, was occupied with
speeches on a variety of political sub
Jects, although the pending measure
was the bill ito simplify laws in re.
lation to collection of the revenue. A."
Mr.. Boutell of Illinois, replied to
speeches Of Messrs. Rainey Of Illinois
and Williams Of Mississippi. on the
watch trust"