Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-03-07

TACT was practically conceded by all
when the senate supporters of The
bill agreed late Saturday to allow
the subject to go over for the DAY.
The principal opposition Saturdsy
came from the democratic senator's,
who were interested in Tic commerce
of the Gulf of Mexico aud it has
been suggested that ii a further FRO
vision could be made in that interest
they would accept the bill. Other
! democratic senator's. however, oppose
the measure for other reasons, and
If the gulf states element should de
sist in its opposition it would be re-
newed by their colleagues who base
their antagonism on other groun IS
| Moreover. the house leaders nave
practically served notice upon the
senate that if the bill should be
amended in any respesct by the SEN
ate it would be impossible to obtain
| action in the house because of the
opposition there. The senate passed
the general deficiency appropriat on
bill carrying slightly less than So
1
ate by the inclusion of several pro-
visions, aggregating $S0l.00 among
which was one clause. Increa sing
! the salary of the secretary to the
president from $4,000 to Sc 500. In
another to reimburse Senator Smoot
for expenses incurred in defending his
rights to his seat in the senate. sl5.-
Goo. 1t was explained that Senator
Smcot had paid his attorneys 500
600 and the amount in the bill would
only reimburse him partially for this
expen iiture. The general deficiency
appropriation bill passed, which COM
! pletes action on the supply measures,
with the exception of conference re-
/ ports. The conference report on the
Dill limiting the hours of service of
railway employees was considered. but
nal action was not taken. The ii.
cussion developed no serious opposi-
ton to the agreement which had
i been reached. The treaty entered
into by delegates of the American
states at Rio De Janeiro August 10
| last relating to arbitration CT pc
cuniary claims was rated by the
senate
/ Probably the last act in his career
As representative in congress. Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio. had passed By
! unanimous consent a bill appropriat.
ing $4,000 for public building at
Athens, o.. his home town. BY a
vote OF $50 to 20 the house passed
the Aldrich financial bill, republi.
cans lining up with two Or three ex
cePtions solidly fer the measure and
the democrats as solid against it
Mr.. James of Kentucky said the bill
was in the interest of Wall street
and the money changers. Messrs.
Cooper and Often of Wisconsin voted
in opposition. When the house took
up the agricultural bills two i'm
portant items were in dispute. the
senate amedments relating to the
White mountains and Appalachian
forest reserves and the endowment of
agricultural colleges. Both amend
ments excited long debates. but in
beth cases the house reeeded from
, its disagreement and concurred, there
! by making further work of the con
ference exceedingly easy The SEN
/ ate amendment to the pension appro-
priaticn bin was non-concurred IN
, and the measure sent to congress.
bill was passed providing for the
creation of an Industrial peace COM
mittee to administer the $40 600 tGat
j President Roosevelt received from
the Nobel prize fund A bill provid-
( ing that all corporations engaged in
, interstate commerce shall be incor-
! porated by the national government
and under its control was introduced
! by Representative Hearst of New
York The house passed the gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill.
The bill carried s9,S47,000, one of the
important provisions being that Cuba
shall reimburse the United States for
expenditures made in connection with
the recent Intervention of the United
States in that country. An appro.
priation of $4,000 for amusements
in soldiers hoems was added in the
house An amendment by Mr.. eros.
yepor of Ohio was adopted giving to
all employees of congress one months
Il extra pay.
/ Representative Babcock of wiscon-
sin, chairman of the house committee
on the District of Columbia. who re.
tires from congress at the end of this
session was presented with loving
cup by the members of his committee.
The conference report on the postof.
flee appropriation bill was reported to
the senate and adopted The more
important senate amendments which
were retained We're the following:
Classifying clerks in first and second
lclass postoffices and fixing a scale of
salaries ranging from $500 to 1900,
providing for the preparation of plans
for new postoflce building in New
York city authorizing contracts in
1.-THE sum of si,sss 759 for pneumatic
tubes in Brooklyn, Baltimore cincin-
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