Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-07-05
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The Senate Thursday passed the public
building bill, reported from committee
with net increase of 4,0S4, 800 over the
total as passed by the House. A confer
ence report on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, complete except for the meat in
spectlon measure, was accepted and an
other conference ordered on the disputed
point. Consideration of the conference re-
port on the pure food bill was delayed I'M
til Friday. Conference reports on the
Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal bill
and the measure creating United States
court for China We're accepted. Senator
Tillman made his long-deferred speech on
the election of Mrs. Minor Morris from
the White House. The general deficiency
appropriation bill, the last of the great
supply measures, was reported and a
night session held for its consideration.
1t carries total of 81, Jas, 800, an in
crease of 1854, 405 over the amount voted
by the House, and was passed in that
form. The House adopted the conference
report on the railroad rate bill and ac-
cepted partial report on the agricultural
appropriation bill, instructing its con-
ferees not to recede from the meat inspec-
ton amendment by the vote of 1913 to 40.
Under a special rule the conference re-
ports ON the immunity bill, the Chinese
court measure and number of minor
acts were put through. Fifty-fve bills
were passed, including the following: To
pay $1,000 each to the widows of Cap
tain Charles w. Dakin and Thomas Hen
messy of the San Francisco fire depart
ment, who lost their lives fighting the fire
on board the transport Meade; to pen
sion Gen. Z. F. Bragg of Wisconsin; APP
propriating $4,000 to raise Commodore
Perry's flagship Niagara, to be kept on
free exhibition in the Pennsylvania Sol
diers' and Sailors Home. The resigna-
ton of Timothy d. Sullivan On. " as
a member of the House was read.
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The Senate Friday adopted the confer
ence reports on the railroad rate and pure
food bills and the meat inspection amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill. The action on the rate bill passed
the measure. Senators Tillman and Bal
ley engaged in heated controversy on
the subject of passes for railroad lawyers.
The conference reports on the sundry civil
and general deficiency bill was sent to
conference, and at II O'Clock Senator
Scott reported that there were fourteen
items of difference between the two
houses. and it would be impossible to
complete the work that night. After
discussion without action on the La Fol
lette bill, limiting the hours of labor for
trainmen, the Senate adjourned. The
House adopted conference reports on the
following bills, completing their passage
through Congress: Agricultural appropri-
alton with the meat inspection provision,
pure food, sundry civil, creating a bureau
of naturalization and immigration, and
Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal.
Bills to simplify the collection of reve-
nues and to aid the Alaska railroad in the
construction of railroad and telegraph
and telephone line from CordOva bay to
Eagle and the Yukon river were passed.
Considerable feeling developed during the
consideration of the bill to grant an ex-
tension of time for the completion of the
Alaska Central railroad, but it was pass
ed. A bill to extend the time for the con-
struction of a bridge across the Missis-
sippi river near South Omaha, Neb., also
went through. Final action on the gem
eral deficiency bill was taken. The ON
nibus public building bill was sent to con-
ference, but late in the evening Represent
alive Bartholdt reported a disagreement
on fourteen items. A motion instructor,
the conferees not to agree on the Senate
amendment appropriating S3.OOO,OOO for
the purchase of site in Washington for
a building for the Departments of State,
Justice and Commerce and Labor was
adopted by a unanimous vote.