Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-04-06
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN he HOUSE.

The House on the 9th witnessed a most
unusual scene when Speaker Cannon arose
on the floor in the midst of a spirited dis
cussiOn on reciprocity and tariff revision
to reply to attack by Mr.. Shackleford.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed and a
few paragraphs of the legislative appropria-
ton bill were considered, Messrs. Prince
and Hardwick continuing to defeat many
provisions by point of order bill per
hitting the building of dam across the
St Joseph river in Berrien county, Michi-
adjourned until the next day.
In order that the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill might be
considered without being subject to limit
less points of order the House, on the 28th.
passed rIle prohibiting that method OF
lighting the measure, by Il vote of 100 to
minority. This appears to have been the
first special rule ever reported from the
committee on rules directly affecting an
appropriation bill The remainder Of the
day was devoted to the consideration of the
measure, and more progress was made than
in all the days heretofore given to it. AT
D p. IN. the House adjourned until next day.
Considerable progress was made with the
Legislative, executive and judicial apprOpri-
alton bill in the House on the 29th The
committee on appropriations suffered a de-
feat in committee Of the whole, when, by
a vote of % to -, paragraph relating to
the division of the railway mail service was
eXpunged from the measure, on the ground
that it was properly a part of the pOstof-
flee bill. For confidential agents of the i'll
terror department to aid in ferreting out
land frauds $4,000 allowed. The con
ference report on the consular bill was
adopted. 1t was agreed that debate on
the pure food bill will commence April 10
and continue at least two days. At .. IL.
the House adjourned until next day.
After two weeks consideration the House
on the Both passed the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, carry
ing $3O,0OO,0OO, less by nearly 100000 than
the last bill for similar purposes. The fea-
ture of the days proceedings was the elm
inatiOn of the provision in the bill to drop
from the government service clerks past a
certain age limit. Efforts to discontinue
the sO-called postage stamp agency and
trade conditions abroad failed. At D. m
adjournment was taken until the next day
This being war claim day, only those di-
rectly interested in legislation on the mi
vate calendar were in attendance The
House, on the 31St, in four hours. passed
10 bills, and many were sent to the court
of claims for adjudica ton. One of the
bills passed awarded ST, 712 to the French
Transatlantic Cable company for the cut
houses during the war with Spain. At /
O'Clock adjournment was taken until Non
day.
The personal liability bill, favored by the
army Of railway employees in the country
was passed, on the End, as was a measure
permitting the fertilization of sweet wines
and levying d tax of 3 cents a gallon on the
wines thus fortified. The pension appro-
priatiOn bill was sent to conference, and the
hazing bill was adopted. 4 number of
measures of local interest were passed IN
der suspension of the rules. and at 800 D.
Ill. the House adjourned until next day