Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-03
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The Senate Monday adopted the resolu-
ton of Mr.. La Toilette providing that the
Investigations of the Interstate Commerce
Commission be extended so as to include
the grain business. The Long resolution
calling upon the commission for informa-
ton concerning the suits brought under
the interstate commerce, Sherman anti
trust and Elkins laws was accepted. The
pure food bill was called up and it was
voted not TO concur in the House amend
ments. A request from the House for a
conference was agreed to and Messrs.
Hepburn, McCumber and Latimer ap-
pointed conferees. The conference reports
on the bill relative TO the control and reg
ulatien of the waters of Niagara River
and military academy appropriation
measure were accepted. The rate bill
was taken up and Senator Tillman spoke
in opposition to the pipe line provision.
which, he said, Showed that the Stand
ard Oil had got in its work" The report
of the conferees was not disposed of. but
it was made evident that another confer.
ence will besordered. About 800 private
fNA'tohA Ltti9 anu q AutdSNlt pIOuADlLlIS
shanghaiing in the United States were
passed. The immigration bill was dis
eussed for three hours in the House and
passed without a yea or nay vote being
permitted on any of the paragraphs. The
head tax of So prescribed in the original
bill was changed to 81. and as substi-
tute for the section relating to the edu-
cational test an amendment providing
that the matter be submitted to a commits.
sion was passed by close vote. The
most important features of the measure
were thus eliminated. The House insist.
ed on its amendments to the pure food
law bill and asked for a conference
A conference report on the naval appro.
priation bill, leaving only ere item in
disagreement, that relating to the transfer
of the naval station at Port Royal. s. c..
to the Rhode Island station. was adopted
and the conferrees instructed to insist
upon the transfer The general deficiency
appropriation and omnibus public build
ing bills were reported. At , 80 p. m. a
recess until 8 o'clock was taken. and
night session of three hours devoted to
oratory followed, the discussion of the
bill to simplify the law relating to the
collection of revenues being the order of
business.
The Senate Tuesday sent the rate bill
back to conference, again designating
Messrs. Tillman. Ekins and Cullom as
conferees. The naval appropriation bill
finally was passed. the Senate recedine
from the amendment concerning the naval
training station at Port ROYAL. s. c.,
which was the only point in controversy.
Mr.. La Toilette secured consideration of
bill limiting to sixteen hours the time
railroad employees engaged in the move
ment of trains may be employed consecu-
lively, but no action was taken on it. The
request of the House for a conference
on the immigration bill was granted, and
Messrs. Dillingham;, Lodge and McLaurin
appointed conferees. A resolution direct
ing the Secretary of Agriculture to in.
vestigate the possibility of draining the
swamp and overlooked lands of the Unit
ed States was sent TO the committee on
agriculture. Mr.. Tillman gave the con-
dition of his health as an excuse for not
calling up the resolution for an investi-
CATION of the Mrs. Minor Morris affair.
In executive session the treaty with Mex
leo concerning the division of the waters
of the Rio Grande river for irrigation
purposes was ratified The omnibus pub
lie buildings BILL carrying in round num-
bers an appropriation of S21 100000, was
passed by the House, one hour being CON
stImed 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 confer
ence on the railroad rate bill was acceded
to, and Messrs. Hepburn, Sherman and
Richardson reappOinted conferees The
Senate bill repeating the so-called 2S-hour
law by fixing the maximum of time in
transit of live stock 10 thirty-six hours on
the written request OF the owner of the
shipment was passed. Mr.. Lafean (Pa.)
presented a resolution providing for the
appointment of committee of five mem
bers of the House to make an investiga-
ton Of a shoe contract recently awarded
By the Secretary of the Navy.