Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-04-06
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN NE HOUSE.

In order that the legislative
and judicial appropriation bin mn1ieSSutiye
considered without being subject tG be
less points of order, the House IN 10 70 limit
passed r1le prohibiting thar On ME ole 18th,
lighting the measure, by a vote az t'1 ,nd Of
100, twenty Republicans VOTING VI VI. i09 to.
minority. This appears to have WIN the
nrst speclal rule ever reported from me me
committee on rules directly affent ,n the
appropriation bill The remoindoU uLs an
day was devoted to the consderotior VI u. the
measure, and more progress was mnd vi the
In all the days heretofore given to ft 'han
p. H. the House adjourned until new IA. AL
Considerable progress was made Wei uaE'
legislative, executive and judicial onnno1 ene
alton bill in the House on tho ootbb opti'
committee on appropriations suffered ne
feat in committee of the whole Who" qe'
vote OF % 70 - a paragraph relating ~
The division of the railway mail spryicn 1.o 10
eXpunged from the measure, on the o.o MaS
that 1t was properly a part of thp 5n Stne
fee bill. For confidential agents of tboS'ot-
terror department to aid in ferretin~ o mn
land frauds $4,000 was allowed, TbSe gu Out
ference report on the consular bill T Was
adopted. 1t was agreed that deha+a was
the pure food bill will commence AMI, 9 On
and continue at least two days At : n ~ ="
the House adjourned until next day = H.
After two weeks consideration tha r1o,..-
on the Both passed the legislative n 1l9uSe
tive and judicial appropriation bin ( carsu
ing $3o,OOO,O0O less by nearly S7OOGo0 thSSn
the last bill for similar purposes. ma ' Fao
ture of the days proceedings was +b ne na"
nation of the provision in the bin Tue fo t dral
from the government service clerks nost0p
certain age limit Efforts to diScoppI fSD
the so-called postage stamp agency an6
the services of special agents to nv9stioottoa
trade conditions abroad failed AT ~ ~
adjournment was taken until the next da ~.
This being war claim day only those ii
rectly interested in legislation ON tba ri
vate calendar were in attendance, Tba
House, Oh the 31st, i'll four hours Dassn1
10 bills, and many were sent to the roTrt
of claims for adjudication One Of ' tbe
bills passed awarded $77,712 to the French
Transatlantic Gable company for tbp rnt
ting of the cable and destruction of cable.
houses during the war with Spain AT /
O'Clock adjournment was taken until Mon
day.
The personal liability bill, favored by tho
army of railway employees in the country
was passed, on the md, as was Il measure
permitting the fertilization of sweet wines
and levying q tax of cents a gallon ON tho
wines thus fortified The pension appro
priation bill was sent to conference. and the
conference report on the naval academy
haZing bill was adopted. A number of
measures of local interest were passed III.
der suspension of the rules, and at 1:05 D.
III. the House adjourned until next day.
Mr. Long of Kansas spoke at length in
the Senate on the Sd in support of the rail
road rate bill. Several senators who were
not at the recent conference at the white
house when the Long amendment was con
sdered made inquiry concerning it's pro
ceedings. but both Mr.. Long and MI Ali
son declined to divulge anything. Mr. Long
assumed complete responsibility for the
amendment. Mr.. Tillman presented his
daily letter on the railroad and coal situa
ton, it being complaint from c. w. Eedes
of Ballston Spa, n. y. a retail dealer, who
charged that the Delaware K Hudson Rail
road company had crowded him out of bust,
ness The conference report on the Indian
bill was considered, but no action was
taken At $50 D. m. the Senate went into
executive session, and five minutes later ad
journed until next day.