Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-06
ROUTINE IN CONGRESS.
IN THE HOUSE.


The omnibus lub!lr buildings hill carry
Ing i'll roInd nLmo,rS IN appropT .jt!n.: OF
S-I.ir"L't1. WAS PASSED iy tur IluG$T, CA
Tie 2tth. one hour heiu- CouSUu"td IL lis
rrud.n- and consideration. Tie general
ucG'ltECy nlii. the last OF the great SUPP ~
measures. was taken VI tor consideration.
but WAS uot vCmrl2tcd The request of the
Senate for another conference on III" ra1-
road rate NIL WAS arcCdcG q. and McSSr>.
Hepburn. Sherman ard Richardson reap
pointed tOufCrCCS The S,natE bill repeat
ing the So-call'd twCnty-Ci2ht- hour Inv by
hNin., the maximum OF time III transit of
live stock IL thirty-SiX hours on tn" written
request Of TIE owner Of the shipment was
passed. Mir. Ldfean t'al press utHd At r">o
luton providing for t0r appointment of
committee Of five members Of til" Hons to
make an investigations OF 4 shoe contract
recently awarded ny the secretary Of the
navy. The h.N fer the improvements OF tho
harhor III South Haven. Mich, WAS passed.
as were conference reports on the military
academy appropriation bill and the measure
for the control of the waters of III" Niagara
river. A. & y. III. L recess of two huurS WAS
! taken. followed Ivy Il night session for CON.
Sidcring the SimplitratiOn Of the customs
revenue f.wS. ut which 4 number OF uolltl-
cal speeches were made.
The general deficiency bill. the last of the
big money measures. WAS passed In the
House on the 9th. about SGta,H1 n"iuI
added 10 the measure us reported from com
mittCe. The amendment le|aliEing thu col
lection of duties in the Philippines between
I the date Of the peace treaty AID Ia n,
1892. which was cut out of the hi,l M u
point of order yesterday, WAS restored uu.
der Il special rule. The Senate nll Trovid-
! ing for lock canal ut Panama WIS passed.
The conference sought hy the Senate on the
| bill creating Il United States district court
for CEina was agreed to and MpSSvS Per-
kinS. DENLY and Howard were named aS
confereeS. At =. III. recess was taken
until o'clock. which was followed Ivy Il
night session devoted to the discussion Of
political affairs.
The House worked ,ludrr Tli.nI ,I,.lr,rl, +
on the 2Sth. and accomplished an imInenS
amount Of business preparatory to adjourn
ment ut the weeks end. Conference re
ports on number OF measures wrrr adopt
ed without debate but it required special
rules in other particulars to effect conSid-
GRAFTON and adoption Of Some important con-
! ference agreements. The railroad rate and
agricultural appropriation bills We're cen
siderrd and adopted under 4 blanket rule.
permitting the consideration of conferences
reports without being printed in the record.
The House instructed its cOnferrcS on the
agricultural bill not to rccCdc from the meat
inspection amendment. by vote OF l93 TO
labored from II O'Clock in the morning untll
II o'clock At night. Adjourned until next
day.
We're going home tomorrow, was i'll
the minds of the members of th" House ON
the 10Th, when they assembled for the last
real hard days work previous to adjourn
throughout the day. The final rrport on
the agricultural appropriation Viii. contain
ing the meat inspection provision. vas
adopted, the senate agreeing that III" COY
eminent should pay the cost of inspection.
! Other matters of vital moment W"r" thu
agreement to the conference report on III"
pure food bill the Ohio rive! and Lake
Erie ship canal. and the naturalization hl!.
Adjourned until next day.
The members of the House spent tn" day
! on the seth with humorous speeches and
| songs during the intervals between the nee
essary NallotS on the final measures. The
! conference report on the public buildings
| bill and the hill making appropriations t.
carry into effect its provisions were passed
in short order. as was Il resolution clearing
the tangle on the Sundry civil bill Speaker
Cannon appointed MCSSrS. Barthodt. Bur
| leigh and Bankhead commission 10 invCsti
gate Il certain site for the state. justice and
| commerce and labor building i'll the capital.
/ At 10 p. III. Speaker Cannon declared the
! final adjournment of the session.