Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-04

| Washington, Jan. 26.-The house
spent the day debating the agricul-
tural appropriation bill and it was
still under consideration when ad-
| journment was taken. The question
of free distribution of seeds con-
| tinued to hold the most prominent
place, although action on this provi-
sion of the bill, by a vote of II to
50. was postponed until Monday.
Representative Godfrey of Missouri
introduced bill which obviates the
necessity Of reapplication by a pen
sioner who is on the roll under the
order of the president regarding
disability and who is entitled to an
increase by reason of reaching the
age of IS or 70, as the case may be.
The bill makes this increase auto
matte. Representative Campbell of
Kansas sought to do away with the
| government weather bureau by
striking from the agricultural appro-
priation bill all appropriations for the
! SuppOlL Ol IlS DOlCcSu Lie 0POhS
against the appropriations on the
ground that forecasts of weather con-
ditions had been inaccurate. He was
subjected to raillery on account of
Kansas cyclones and winds, and Rep
resentative Mann of Illinois, sug-
gested that the bureau might have
been more successful in predicting
Kansas winds since Mr. Campbell re-
moved to Washington. After several
humorous speeches, the appropria-
tons were agreed to.
The senate bill incorporating the
International Sunday School Associa-
ton of America passed
| Washington, Jan Ex-senator
Beyeridge occupied the attention of
the senate throughout the day with a
continuation of his argument in be-
half of his child labor bill. Senator
/ McCumber introduced a bill to create
a commission to inquire into the
salaries of federal officers and en-
ployes and report as to the proper
remedy for inequalities and discre-
pancies.
Representative Garrett of Tennes-
see introduced a bill to encourage ag-
riculture in the Philippines. 1t pro-
vides that the Philippine government
may loan to agriculturists in the is
lands funds equal in amount to the
net seignorage profit derived by said
government from the recoinage of
certain coins. All old silver coins in
the island have been recoined and
the seignorage. it is estimated, will
4 be $6,0O0,000.
Washington, Jan. 29-The senate
! Senator Hale who contended that too
much talking and not enough work
; was being done. He had particular
reference to his inability to secure
the passage of the diplomatic and
consular and Notifications appropria-
ton bills Before the session ended
these two measures had been dis
posed of Senator Beveridge con
cluded his speech in advocacy of his
child labor bill The Notifications
bill carries $2,O41, FOG Senator Per
/ Ilins secured an increase of 100000
for the Notifications of the Hawaiian
islands, making the total for Hawaii
i 100000
/ ne agricultural appropriation bin
occupied the house most of the day
and as usual, when the amendment
striking out the free distribution of
seeds was reached, members from
farming district outvoted those
/ from the cues, reversed a ruling oy
the char, 1856 to IS, and restored the
paragraph that has been the law for a
number of years The recommends
tons of the committee on agricul-
ture to increase the salaries Of Chief
Forester Pinchot, and Chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry, Dr. Wiley, from
/ SIS, 500 to $4,000 went out on points
Of order An important amendment
was adopted that no part of the
money appropriated for expenses in
the enforcement of the national pure
food law should be paid to any state
/ city or district official