Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-07

$4,000 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.
Washington, Jan. 30.-Representa-
tive Williams of Mississippi intro
duced bill in the house for an inves-
tigation Of the so called paper trust.
Consideration CT the rivers and har-
bors bill was begun, carries nearly sS4 :
100000. The house completed the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill after
adopting sundry amendments. A feat
ure was a speech made with a view of
the justification of the present meat
inspection law by Mr.. Wadsworth of
New York, who retires from congress
with the close of the session. He
bitterly took the president to task
for the latter's letters of last summer
in criticism of the bill.
Besides fixing February 20 as tie
day to vote on the declaration il
Senator Smoot of Utah is not entitled
to a seat, passing the bill appropriate
ing $2,0O0oO0 to confine the Colorado
river TO its banks and another plac-
ing the management of the Panama
railway under the isthmian canal
commission the senate listened 10 an
extended speech by Senator Carter
of Montana in criticism of the secre-
tary of the interior and another by
Hepburn to the same end The re-
cent order of the secretary prevent
ing the issuance of patents to public
lands until after an examination on
the ground by a special agent was
senators from western states by cas-
ual Interruptions showed their ar
the subject of the criticism, and many
prevail of the sentiments expressed.
Washington, Jan. 31-The river and
harbor appropriation bill occupied
practically all the time of the house.
After short colloquy over the divi-
sion of time the debate was inaugu-
rated by Mr.. Burton of Ohio, chair
man of the river and harbors COM
mittee. Other speeches were made
by Messrs. Bartholdt of Missouri,
Ransdell of Louisiana, Snapp of Illi-
nois, Lawrence of Massachusetts,
Caudry of Missouri, MorreIl and
Moore of Pennsylvania, Bannon of
Ohio. Rhodes of Missouri and the res
ident commissioner of Porto Rico
Julio Tarrinaga.
Senator Rayners address ON the
expansion of executive prerogatives,
Senator Lodges brief reply, and an
extended discussion of the admins
tration of the public land laws by
Senator Hepburn constituted the
days proceedings in the senate
Washington, Feb. 1.-Appropria-
lions for rivers and harbors continued
to occupy the attention of the house.
In the main the speeches dealt with
the proposed canal from Chicago to
Sc. Louis and the deepening of the
Mississippi river from st. Louis to
the gulf to IA feet Mr. Clark of
Missouri delivered speech in behalf
OF the Mississippi river project
A-.e senator's paid tribute to the
memory of the late Senator A. P. Cor
man of Maryland.
Washington. Feb 2.-The senate
devoted most of the day to the In
dian appropriation bill. Several bills
authorizing the construction of
bridges, and one extending the terms
of leases in Yellowstone national
park, were passed.
Two hours were spent by the house
in consideration of the river and har-
Dor bin, speeches against it being
made by Messrs. Hepburn of Iowa.
Clark of Missouri and Keifer of