Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
ROUTINE In CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.

For an hour or more on the 23nd the
House coulu not decide whether to 20 into
committee of the whole on the DIPLOMATS
and Soasr'ar biz or TO follow the lead Of
Mr. Gardner of Massachusetts and take IN,
consideration of the immigration bill AS
sisted hg Mr.. Williams. the minority lead
er: Mr.. Ga'dlcr led a mild tilihuster against
taking up the consular bill. The Rcnuhlir-
ans, however, had a Quurum present, ami
eventually the bin was taken up. Speeches
We're made on Il variety of subjects. the
the rate bin. Mr.. Randell CrexaSt, who ar
raigned the House machine" Mr. Eanuon
tOhiol, who urged retention OF the tariff ON
raw hides: Mr. Goulden a. w. who on
posed the ship subsidy bill. and MIR MAY
nard Nal who spoke in favor of the appro-
Prlation for the jamestown exposition. At
. o'clock the committee of the whole laid
the diplomatic bill aside. After sending
several pension bills to conference the
House ut $40 adjourned until next day
Republicans and Democratic leaders
slashed in the House ON the 23d, clearly de
ming the issues of the next campaign. The
fireworks began when the session opened.
Mr. Williams demanding Il roll call on the
motion to go into executive session for fur
ther consideration of the diplomatic ami
consular service bill. This he failed to get.
Charles B. Landis of Indiana made
Williams replied TO him, Mr.. Longwortn
spoke, advocating the ownership 10y tnr
government of the legations abroad. All
lournment until the next day was ta.cn
III 5:2o y. hi.
The session of the House was given over
to oratory. the speakers being two leaders
of opposite schools of politics, on the oath.
Representative Charles ~ Townr OF New
ork and Representative John DalErII OF
Pennsylvania Although the DIPLOMATS,
and consular hill was before the House.
nothing of legislative character was ar.
complished. Al 5I5 r. m adiournmrui
until next day was taken.
In the House on the 10Th the question of
veraclty was raised between Mr. Cooper
lNisl and Mr.. Hepburn Qowa during Tho
debate over the rate bill resolution Tho
rule diSagrcring to the Senate amendments
en- bloc finally was adopted, twenty five He
publican& voting with the Democrats
against 1t. III" remainder of the day was
devoted to pension legislation, 2t5 private
bills being passed. At o'clock the House
took recess until II o'clock the next day
During the course of listlcss days lpgiS-
latton on the diplomatic and consular bill in
the House on the 26tl Congressman Champ
Clark of Missouri stated that he had heard
whisperings that the Chinese exclusion law
was to be modified to affect all classes of
Chinese, With the exception of coultt, labor
He gave notice that, if there amy Sucn
intention ON the part of the majority hH
would fight 1t to the last ditch; that nl-
had been somewhat instrumental in putiiu.
the Chinese exclusion law on the statute
books, and that for ono he would not agree
to its modification. Under general drhai..
by Mr.. Ruckcr of Missouri on his publicity
bill Samuel W. Smith of Michigan III favor
OIL Il loStai lCleSfapn, MI Lamar OF FLORIDA
on railroad rate legislation, Mr.. Perkins of
New York the benefits of civil SrrN ice.
Mr.. Murphy of Missouri on statehood, ard
MIR. RhodtS Of Missouri ON giving the pro
visional militia of Missouri Il pcnsion:l.I'
status. The House, after making Il frH
amendments to the bill, adjourned urt!I
Monday.
1t took the scrgeant-a t-arms and other OF
ticerS nearly two hours the 2Sth to get
together quorum in the House. Whca
this was accomplished the House cOncurrcd
in Il number of Senate amendments to bills.
and then resolved itself into city couu
ell to consider the affairs of the District
schooling. was passed, and at 7;4O y. IN
adjournment until the next day was taken