Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-18

Washington, Feb. ia sudden de-
velopment of a full fledged filibuster
resulted yesterday in the senate
when an attempt was made to force
the adoption of the conference agree
ment on the immigration bill. This
report carries a provision intended
to aid in the settlement of the Cali
fornia-Japanese problem and speedy
action was desired by the admins
tration senators.
Expressing sympathy with the OBJ
ject, yet regarding the report with
suspicion on other points, Senators
Bacon and Tillman at first endeav-
ored to have action delayed until to-
day that they might study the report.
When this was refused filibustering
began. Senator Bacon held the floor
two and a half hours. Senator Till
man remarked that he was prepar-
ing to make Today fight ON the
floor against the report because he
objected to being run over as with
an automobile.
Senator Bacon objected that the
report changed the existing law in
respects which he believed, on hur-
rled examination, would deprive the
southern states from obtaining even
meagre labor supply from abroad
which was available under the pres
ent immigration laws.
Truce Declared.
A truce was declared until today
at the suggestion of Senator Spooner
when the report will again come UP
for consideration.
The administration senators inter
ested in the adoption of the report
were alarmed by the apparent demo
cratic hostility.
Opposed to Immediate Action.
All the democratic leaders, when
questioned as to their attitude, dis
claimed any adoption of party policy
in regard to the report, and the SEN
ators making objections insisted last
night that they were actuated wholly
by a resentment of what they thought
was an attempt to force immediate
action. They said in their statements
that they had not had the opportun-
ity to examine the report, that they
were sincere and that there were no
Interior motives involved. Senator
Blackburn chairman of the demo
cratic steering committee, was in the
Brownsville hearing when the report
was called up. He said that there
had been no discussion of the re-
port and he felt sure that there was
no disposition to filibuster against
it beyond carrying it over until to-
day.
Senator Bacon and Tillman made
similar statements They agreed
that the restriction of immigration
provided in what is Familiarity known
as the Japanese coolie clause" is of
great Importance. They would not
say what their attitude would be, nor
whether they favored a party confer
ence concerning it. 1t was made
plain, however, that they would con-
it was advisable to hold a confer
slider the report over night and then
if the question proved one on which
ence the party will be called to-
gether today.
Knox Defends Shoots Rights.
The session was begun with an
extended address by Senator Knox
in defense of the right of Senator
Smoot to a seat as senator. Sen
ator Knox received from his col
legues many congratulations on his
speech.
The agricultural appropriation dill
was taken up for consideration. A
difficulty arose over the proposed in
crease in the salary of the chief of
the forestry bureau. Mr.. Hale face
tiously observed the towering i'm
portance" of the agricultural depart
ment in comparison with other de-
partments of the government, and
called attention to the $4,000 salary
of the assistant secretary, saying it
w?s proposed in the bill to increase
that of the chiefs of several bureaus
TO $4,000.
Naval Bill Under Discussion.
The naval appropriation bill occu
pied the entire time of the house and
it was almost completed. The single
remaining section is that of increas-
ing the naval establishment. It was
allowed to go over until today Nhsn