Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-22
SPEAKER CANNON WILL SEND 1T
TO COMMITTEE.
MEANS THE SLEEPOF DEATH
Measure Will Not Be Reported If "in-
surgents" Can Muster ENOUGH
Votes to Carry Motion to Concur
in senate Observation-Disclosures
es Rate Bill.

Washington, Mar. 14.-There are in
be referred by Speaker Cannon to
the committee ON territories This
action, the friends of statehood for
Indian Territory and Oklahoma say,
will entirely defeat the measure.
The committee can retain the bill
indefinitely and should it appear
there are 'insurgent votes" enough
to concur with the senate the bill
would not. they say, he brought into
the house.
Under the rules of the house a SEN
ate amendment to a house bill which
changes the charge on the treasury
sends the bill to committee automat-
lcally The amendment in question
is one granting other lands to the
new state for school purposes in case
sections 13 and 80, reserved in each
township, prove to be mineral lands.
Although the bill goes to the com
mittee without motion in the house
1t is Still on the .,eaker's table. I'm
less some memh n insists that refer.
ence be made at once the play is d.
terrence until the return Saturday q,
members who have gone south on the
river and harbor l.: paction tour.
An agreement was ode before the,
left whereby nothi vas to be done
with the statehood bill until then
return.
Inc = ~ the bill was to go
to the committee, which leaked out
Yesterday, was somewhat disconcert
ing to the insurgents" who have
been bending their energies 10
strengthen their numbers in expecTa-
tion of direct vote on a n otion to
concur in the senate amendments
Ii some way had not been discovered
TO send the bill to the committee this
motion to concur would have been in
order and would have taken preced-
ence over motion to disagree and
go into conference Just how the
insurgents" are to meet the new
situation has not been decided upon
as far as can be ascertained.
Debate Appropriations.
The house devoted itself Yesterday
to general debate on the legislative
appropriation bill First there was
discussed the question of eliminating
aged clerks from the employ of the
government, then came discussion OF
free schools of arts, restriction of
Japanese immigration and finally de.
Tense of New York city.
Against Long Hours.
Representative Esch T. Wisconsin
introduced a bill empowering the In
terstate commerce commission. when
complaint is made, to fix the maxi
mum number of hours employees of
carriers may be required to work con-
tinuouSly.
In the Senate.
Before taking up the railroad cues
ton the senate passed number OF
bills, some of which were of consider
able Importance. One provides for
the punishment of government off
Gals for premature divulgence OF
secret information of government bur-
reaus in such matters as crop re
ports; another grants the executive
authority in the matter of construc
ton of bridges over navigable streams,
and still another gives congressional
sanction to an effort on the part of
Delaware and New Jersey to adjust
their long pending boundary dispute.
Senator Simmons made the speech
of the day on the railroad rate ques-
tion He announced his support of the
house measure, but said he would not
oppose reasonable notifications.
Senator Tillman announced that at
ter toady he would seek to have the
rate bill taken up for consideration
| each day Immediately after dispos-
/ ing of the routine business of the
senate, instead of waiting until
| O'Clock.
| For Purity of Elections.
Representative john Sharp Viii
liams of Mississippi. addressed the
house committee on the election OF
president vice president and repre-.
sentatives in congress yesterday on
his bill to prevent railways and ma
tional banks from contributing money
to campaign fuds or for using money
| influencing either state or national
legislation He said his bill was no,
designed to interfere with election
systems, but merely to prevent cor.
porations from misusing the public's
money and, to put it plainly. it is an
effort to prevent high toned theft
! Representatives Bonygne of Colo
RADIO. Palmer of Pennsylvania and ,
number of other speakers appeared
in support of various bills to purify
elections.
New Discussing Clerk.
William S. Richard of Iowa, CLERK
in the Office Of the auditor of the
state department, has been selected a.