Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-07
WORK OF
CONGRESS-
~~~~~~

The Senate Tuesday passed the diplo-
| matte and consular and Notifications APP
preparation bills, the former carrying 3d.
| 9S5,477, and the latter S2.041,7 06. Sena-
tor Beyeridge concluded his speech in ad-
vocacy of his child labor bill. Senator
Curtis of Kansas took the oath of Office
for the unexpired term of Senator Bur
ton. The House passed the Senate bill
increasing the board of customs apprals-
ers in New York from ten to twelve, and
also passed the Senate bill making pro-
vision for conveying strip of ground IN
st. Augustine, Fla. known as the
Lines" for school purposes. Mr. Lat
tauer sought immediate action on Dill
to loan 81 100000 to the jamestown ex-
position. but so much opposition devei-
oped that he withdrew the measure. Inc
agricultural appropriation bill occupied
the House most of the day. The free SEED
distribution item was restored. The rec
| concentrations of Inc committee on agrl-
culture to increase the salaries OF the
chief forester, and the chief of the bureau
of chemistry from $1,000 to $4,000 went
out on points of order. An important
amendment was adopted that no part OF
tie money appropriated for enforcing
the national pure food law should be paid
to any State. city or district othclal
After completing nearly fifty pages OF the
bill the House adjourned.
-:
Besides fixing Feb 20 for a vote on the
declaration that Senator Reed Smoot OF
Utah is not entitled to his seat, passing
bill appropriating 100000 to conhne
the Colorado river to its banks ana an
other placing the management OF the
Panama railway under the isthmlan cahai
commission. the Senate Wednesday listen
ed to extended speeches by Senators Car
ter of Montana and Hepburn of Idaho
in criticism of the Secretary of the In
terror for his order preventing the lssu-
ance of patents to public lands until
after an examination on the ground by a
special agent. The House completed the
agricultural appropriation bill. The dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill
was sent to conference, the managers on
the part of the House being Cousins OF
Iowa. C. B. Lands Of Indiana and How
ard of Georgia The river and harbor
appropriation bill, carrying SS4,OO0,ooo
was taken up.
Senator Rayner's address on the ex-
pansion of executive prerogahves, Sena-
tor Lodges brief reply and an extended
discussion of the administration OF the
public land laws by Senator Hepburn
constituted the proceedings in the Senate
Thursday. The river and harbor appro-
priation bill occupied practically all the
time of the House. The debate was open
ed by Mr.. Burton of Ohio, chairman OF
the rivers and harbors committee. Other
speeches were made by Messrs. Bartholdt
of Missouri, Ransdell of Louisiana,
Snapp of Illinois, Lawrence of Massa-
chusetts, Caudrey of Missouri, Morrell
and Moore of Pennsylvania, Bannon OF
Ohio. Rhodes of Missouri and Juloi Tar
rinsga of Porto Rico.
The Senate suspended business at = ~
o'clock Friday, according to a special or
der, for eulogies for Senator German of
MARYLAND. Previous to this order many
bills of minor Importance were passed,
including one increasing the salaries OF
city mail carriers, making the first years
salary 5000. with an annual increase OF
500 until a maximum of S1,2OO has
been reached. Other bills passed increase
the pens..l of all Indian war survivors
from SIS to $40 per month and grant the
CITY of ST. Louis an extension of time for
one wear to construct a bridge across the
Mississippi The rivers and harbors bill
continued to occupy the attention OF the
House In the main the speeches dealt
with the proposed canal from Chicago to
st. Louis and the deepening of the Missis-
sippi river from st. Louis to the gulf to
fourteen feet, the speakers including
Messrs. Clark of Missouri, Rodenburg of
Illinois Rainey of Illinois, Crumpacker
of Indiana, Madden of Illinois, Croft of
Illinois. Shackelford Of Missouri, Chand-
Ter of Mississippi Mahon of Pennsylva-
mia and Carrot of Tennessee. Bills were
passed fixing the boundaries of lands ad-
Joining the Occur dAlene Indian reserva-
ton in Idaho, permitting persons owning
lands in the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache Indian reservations in Oklahoma
to commute them for townsite purposes,
and creating two additional land districts
in Alaska, located at Nome and Fair
banks.
The Senate devoted most of Saturday
TO the reading of the Indian approprla-
ton bill for the adoption OF committee
amendments. The Senate adjourned at
3 80 o'clock out of respect to the mem
ory of the late Representative William IL.
Flack of New York. Two hours were
spent by the House in further considera-
ton of the river and harbor appropriation
bill. after which eulogies We're delivered
OF. the life of the late Senator German OF
Maryland. Out of respect to the mem
DRY of the late Representative William
II Flack of New York, whose death was
announced. the House at :Oo adjourned
until Monday.
National Capital Notes.
The Notifications appropriation bill
was reported to the Senate by Senator
Perkins.
Two appropriations of $4,000 each are
.rl-o1 bx- tho poStma Stpr General for tenn