Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-06-15
ROUTINE IN CONGRESS,
IN THE HOUSE.

The members of the minority NJ ~
House. on the 9th, believing that tho M,
jority had taken undue advantage of tho
in Limiting general debate on the sundr
civil bill to one hour. started another i'll
buster and for two hours roll calls ~
points of order kept the chamber in tn
mol. Later, when the bill was taken NJ
under the five minute rule only fpv 49,
were considered before adjournment ny
of the time being devoted to a discrsSioA
of the sale of the old custom-hous in Nd
York city, a yearly occurrence. Mr. SUN
van (Mass.l made speech attacking Ia
administration.
An attack on the President and n sniritaS
defense were the feature of a busy dav r.
the House on the 9TH. Mr.. Brundage (ArkN
aSSailed the items for the executive denart
ment and the care of the white house an
grounds as grossly extravaganza and hronnhN
up the Mrs. Minor Morris case Mr. eros
venor (O) championed the appropriations IA
the name of the American people Tba
naval appropriation bill was sent to con-
ference After completing twenty-five pageS
of the sundry civil bill the House adjourned
until next day.
In an hour spent on pension legislation III
the House on the Sth, 357 bills wera
passed During the remainder of the ses1
sion considerable progress was made on I'M
sundry civil bill. Under the lead of Mr.
Keifer Ohio the House refused to auth0rJ
iZe the transportation of silver coins anI
other money by registered mail, insistin.s
that the business should be handled by tie
express companies. as at present. The con-
ference report on the bill to prohibit aliens|
from fishing in the waters of Alaska w0s
agreed 10, also the Senate amendment M
the bill forbidding the importation, exporI
tatlon or carriage i'll interstate commerce.
of falsely or SpuriouSly stamped articles off
gold or silver or their alloys. These meas1
ures now go to the President for APPROVAL
Adjournment until next day was taken.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
before the House on the 9th, and on a point3
of order by Mr. Williams Miss the item
appropriating $4,000 for the travelling en-
penseS Of the President was ruled out byl
Mr.. Watson Qnd.) in the chair. An amend-l
ment by Mr. Sulzer On. W, which provided
that the salary of the President should bel
made 100000. that of the Vice President
$4,000 and that eX-Presidents should REL
ceive $4,000 annually shared the same fate.
Adjournment was taken until Monday.
Four bours We're spent in the House ora
the 18th in consideration of legislation afI
fecting the District of Columbia. In comj
mittee on the whole the House refused TOD
make an additional appropriation for mark
ing the places where American soldiers fen
and were inferred in Cuba and China Ata
$40 a. IN. the House adjourned until next
day.
The House passed a rule sending the rail-
road rate bill back to conference without
even an expression of its wishes While
the Sundry civil bill was under consideration
an amendment prohibiting canteenS in soil
diers' homes was adopted. The conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill was;
accepted. The Tillman bill prohibiting cOr-I
porations from making compaign contribu-l
referred to the committee election of
the President, vice president and members
Of Congress- AT $40 p. m, adjournment
until next day was taken.