Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-05
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The agricultural appropriation bill took
up most of the time OF the Senate at both
the day and night sessions Friday. The
grazing amendment was stricken ont OF
the bill on point of order raised by Mr.
Aldrich. The conference report on the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was agreed TO. The -conferees
on the Indian appropriation bill reported.
and Mr.. Clapp gave notice that he would
call it up Saturday. The military acad-
envy appropriation bill was reported and
passed. 1t carries $l,9T4.3S3, an increase
of S33. 400 over the amount appropriated
by the House The House devoted prac-
tically its entire session to consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill. The
work of special agents of the Depart
ment of the Interior was severely criti-
cised as working unnecessary hardship to
settlers in the debate on an amendment
intended to limit their work TO nyestiga-
lions to cases where there is ground TO
suspect fraud which was adopted. The
conference report on the omnibus light
house bill was adopted. and the measure
now goes to the President. In committee
of the whole $50 Senate private pension
bills were passed in thirty minutes.
Tlthough the Senate devoted four hours
to legislative matters Saturday. nothing
was accomplished except speeehmaking.
The agricultural appropriation bill re-
ceived further criticism on the forestry
section. The Senate leaders expressed
dissemination to permit much more talk
on the BILL An hour was devoted TO de
bate on Senator Aldrich's currency bill,
and the time after o'clock was devoted
to eulogies of the late Senator Alger of
Michigan and Representatives Hit OF u
linois Hoar of Massachusetts and Lestc
of Georgia Under rule reported frog
the committee on rules the House amend
ed its substitute for the La Toilette six
teea-hour railroad employees bill, in line
with the Presidents views, by an athr-
native vote of 30, there being no mega
five votes cast The House agreed to the
conference report on the legislative, ex-
ccutive and judiciary bill, and then re-
solved itself into the committee of the
whole for the further consideration OF
the sundry civil BILL holding night SEES
sion in the hope of completing the meas
ure, which was passed ar IL 40 p. m.
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The Senate Monday passed the agricul-
tural appropriation BILL carrying nearly
$4,000, 900; the postofiice appropriation
bill. carrying $210,000,000; the pension
appropriation bill. carrying $143.00O,000
and the bill authorizing the establishment
of an agricultural bank in the Philippines
The principal amendment to the agricul-
turaI bin was offered by Senator Bever-
idge. which requires the date of canning
and inspection to appear on the label.
Another amendment offered by Mr. Bever-
idge. TO require the packers to pay the
cost of administering the meat inspection
law. was defeated. The Senate also pass
ed a bill granting service pension of ST.
a month to army nurses who have reached
the age of 90, SIS month at 20 years.
and $40 at IS. Senator Depew addressed
the Senate on his resolution for an inyes-
tigation of the currency system. At the
night session the Senate ratified the
Santo Domingo treaty by vote of 43 to
10, and passed 800 private pension bills,
clearing the calendar. The House de-
voted the first hour of its session to eulo-
gies for the late Representative John Il.
Rixey of Virginia. and rs a further mark
of respect took a recess for half an hour.
Upon reassembling a resolution reported
by the committee on rules was adopted
providing for five hours of debate on the
Littauer substitute for the Senate ship
subsidy bill and for vote on the measure
not later than ) o'clock Friday afternoon.
Conference reports were agreed to on the
Indian appropriation bill and the bill pro-
viding for the allotment and distribution
of Indian tribal funds. The multiplying
bill. applicable to the District of Column
bia. was defeated without division.
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The Senate Tuesday passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill. carrying S114,-
100000 1t also passed the Aldrich eur
rency bill by vote of As to II. Con-
ference reports were adopted on the naval
army, Notifications and District of Co
lumbia appropriation bills The confer
ence report on the bill allowing the gov
eminent the right of appeal in criminal
cases was agreed TO, as was also that on
a bill opening for settlement 100000
acres of the Rosebud Indian reservation
in South Dakota General debate on the
so-called ship subsidy bill was begun in
the House and under an agreement con
tinued throughout the day. The confer
ence reports on the Notifications appro-
priation bill and the omnibus revenue
cutter bill were adopted. The conference
reports on the army appropriation bill
and the river and harbor bill were pre-
scented. Conferees were appointed on the
postoffice and agricultural appropriation
bills. An order was adopted authorizing
the consideration in the House as in the
committee of the whole of private bills
reported from certain committees. Two
veto messages of House bills were received
from the President, ono of them negativ-
ing the Kowa pasture town site bill and
the other bill for the relief of a civil
ian who served in the Civil War.
National Capital Notes.
The Senate has passed a bill to es-.
tablish an immigration station in New
Orleans.