Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-12-26


that at the present rate Of decrea Sc
n revenues there will be a dencit n
this particular June 80 next of s3l
100000. Closest scrutiny Wa. be given
all measures proposing appropriations
OF any kind, and new authorization
prominent among them in the build
ings-will be subjected to more tn n
ord nary consideration. According to
the statement, it seems practically i'm
possible for congress at this session
TO authorize new governmental ser
vices or undertake new projects, ap-
preparations for which would have %
be met out of the revenue incoming
for the next fiscal year.
Washington, Dec 1S.-Tn the sen
ate resolutions were introduced by
Senator Tillman asking the inter
state commerce commission to report
whether any corporation engaged in
interstate commerce is the owner OF
the stock of any other corporation
/: Transporting passengers and freight
and calling upon the interstate COM
nerce commission to define the au-
thority of the federal government ami
o! the states in respect to the control
OF the liquor traffic drought the opera
ticn of the interstate commerce law.
The resolutions provoked consider
able debate and were finally referred
to the senate committee, though one
o. them was transformed into bill.
Senator Culbertson spoke On his
resolution calling On the committee
on finance to investigate and report
Upon the cause of the present finan.
cial stringency and to recommend
measures for preventing its recur-
renee. The resolution was referred
to the committee on finance.
The secretary of the interior sent
a communication to the senate recon-
llending provision in the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill for the
support of the Ute Indians who are
now off their reservation and in the
vicinity of the Cheyenne river agency
in South Dakota. Authority to exDc1d
portion of their tribal funds to pre-
vent want and suffering among them
is requested.
Senator Kittredee introduced a bill
on copyrights which gives composers
all rights over their compositions so
that owners of mechanical musical
machines and devices may lot make
Use of any copyrighted composition
without securing consent. Senator
Gore of Oklahoma introduced a bill
providing for the election of United
States senators by popular vote.
Speaker Cannon announces the
committees, with the exceptions Of
appropriations, banking and currency.
mileage and rules, which already have
been named. The house will now be
H. position to get down ID business
after the holiday recess.
which will last from December 81 un.
i'll January 6. Following precedent, no
chairman in the 50th congress who is
a member of the Goth will be super
seeded, unless through the occurrence
Of vacancy elsewhere he has be-
(blAtt lsIt leiilhlliSS IlGIlIDtl VI SAlIOtIlSk
and more Important committee, in
which case he is expected h step ont
Washington Dec. 19.-The word
liar" was twice used in anger on the
loor of the house, the first occasion
being when Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee
denounced a local newspaper for
,rinting a statement regarding his
alleged interest in the deficiency APP
,ropriation for seeds for free distri-
,us occasion was when Mr. De Ar
nond of Missouri applied the epithet
o Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, the
leader, resulting in the two
men engaging in a fistic encounter
which only ended when they were
orcibly separated.
The trouble arose over the misun-
Outstanding regarding a conversation
# a week ago about some committee
appointments. Mr.. De Almond insist
ng that he had not made any spe-
life recommendation but only had
sked that Mr.. Booker of Missouri !
nd one or two other democrats from |
hat state be considered according TO /
heir special fitness Mr. Williams /
otherwise and the anger .
# the two men increased until they !
anne to blows. The fight was pre-
,eded by the passing of the lie on
he floor Immediately after adjourn
nent of the house.
Mr. Williams struck the first blow
nd Mr.. De Almond retaliated vigor-
usiy iwth clinched fists. When the
omhatants were separated blood was
lowing down Mr.. Williams face from
small cash in the left cheek and his
was red and abrazed Mr..
De Almond bore no mark of the fray.
A resolution offered in the house
" Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts, post
'oning until next May the quetion of
he location of the statue Of General
J S. Grant in the United States bo-
anical gardens in this city, furnished
he occasion for a brief but lively |