Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-04
WORK OF CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

The House on the 25th began the conSid-
Grafton OF the agricultural appropriation
bill, and the ears of the American farmers
must have burned because of the lavish
praise of the men of the soil voiced hy Mr..
Gambler (MiSS) and Mr. Dawson uowa).
Mr.. GroSvenor seized the opportunity to
make 4 speech Ill favor of the ship sub
sdy bill. The Presidents message recon-
mendinG an appropriation of 100000 for
the Mare Island navy yard was read and re
ferrcd to the committee on appropria tons
The Senate amendments to the act permit
ting the building of dams across the north
and south branches of the Rock river in
Rock county, Illinois, were concurrcd in.
At 90 z. N. adjournment was taken CntiI
next day.
The agricultural appropriation hill again
was before thc House. Oh the 10Th. hut the
discussion seldom wandered in its direction
Mr. Hepburn uowal spoke on the tariff
Mr.. Boutell Ull.l defended the watch com
panies, Mr.. Sulzer On. " expounded the
cause OF the merchant marine and Nil.
SlmmS tEcnnl brought up the subject of
rural free delivery boxes. The conference
report on ;he Alaskan delegate bill was
agreed to-. AT 5:l5 p. m. adjournment was
taken until the next day.
The tariff debate in the House on the
9TH was further continued by Mr. Williams
CMlsS.i. who held the floor for two hours
eXpoundinS the Democratic doctrine of
tariff for revenue only He will finish his
address tomorrow. An emergency appro-
priation bill carrying $4,000 for the benc-
MT OF the sufferers at San Francisco and
Iht tiiIioN LISlJ Oh laDOrcrS at the Mare
Island navy yard was passed. During the
day SO pension bills were passed and ala
agreement was reached to conclude general
ueDate on the agricultural appropriation
Dill tomorrow ut $50 p. m Adjournment
was taken ut o:10 p. m. until next day.
In the House on the 2Sth Mr. Williams
concluded his speech on the tariff. MI
Cushman CWash5 started to reply. bar was
taken from the floor before he really had
begun. owing to the conclusion of he gen
eraI debate on the agricultural appUOpril-
ton bill. which was hcf0r" the House. Mr.
FoSS CID reported the naval apprupria tIun
bill for the fiscal year of 1907. AT $50
when culogies on the late John NJ pmck
ney Of Texas will be delivered.
Discussion OF the agricultural appropril-
ton bill, ana incidentally the distribution
of free seeds. occupied most or the day in
the House on the Seth Resolutions that
the thanks of Congress be rendered Gen.
Horace Porter for his w0rl. in recovering
the body of Jean Paul Jonrs, anu that Gen.
Porter'S speech at Annapolis on the Occa~
sion of the intermpnt of the body be print
ed in the Congressional Record were passed.
Representative Hearst introduced Il rCSo-
luton that an additional 5000 900 be APP
propriated for the relief of the San Fran
p. IN. adjournment was taken until the next
day.
BY vote of 153 to IS, on the 1st it was
decided to continue the free distribution of
seeds. Many of the items in the agricul-
tural appropriation bill broadening the
scope of the department of chemistry were
eliminated. Mr. ShcrmlnS request to have
the Indian appropriations bill taken from
the speakers table and sent to conference
was refused on objection of MIR. Williams.
Adjournment until next day was tax
en- at $40 p. IN.