Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-31
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The Senate Tuesday passed the COM
promise Foraker resolution authorizing
the Committee on Military Affairs to in
vestigate the facts of the ARRAY at
Brownsville without questioning the le-
gality or justice of any act of the Presi-
dent in relation thereto. Several substi-
tute measures were voted down. One by
Senator Mallory, declaring that the Pres
ident had authority for his course. was
tabled by a vote of 43 to %. Another,
BY Senator McCumber, simply providing
for an investigation with reference TO the
President. was tabled by a viva voce
vote. A third. by Senator Culberson. sim
ply indorsing the Presidents action and
providing for no investigation. was tabled
by a roll call vote of 46 TO 10. Senator
Sutherland occupied the first three hours
with speech defending the right OF Reed
Smoot to a seat in the Senate. The
Brownsville debate then followed. The
House passed the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. which carries over So
100000. and the military academy appro-
priation bill. carrying S1,9lo.4S3 During
the consideration of the diplomatic bill,
speeches were made by Representative
Sherley of Kentucky on the "treaty-mak-
ing power" Representative Slayden of
Texas. who urged more liberal recog-
milton of the South in diplomatic appoint
nents.
The Senate Wednesday accepted the
House proposition TO increase the salaries
of Senator's. members and territorial dele
gates to 81 800 annually, and those of
the Vice President, Speaker of the House
and cabinet members to $4,000, by a
vote of ~; to u. Amendments combining
the increase to cabinet officers and inc
presiding officers of the Senate and House
and to postpone the increase until IBIS
were defeated. President Roosevelt gave
his views in advocacy of ship subsidy in
special message. Senator Beveridge
began an extended address in support of
his pending bill prohibiting interstate
commerce in articles the product of child
labor An urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill was reported by Senator Hale.
The pension appropriation bill afforded
a. opportunity for speeches by Mr..
Hayes of California favoring the eXclu-
sion of japanese coolies: by Mr.. Gros-
venor of Ohio on the tariff and by Mr..
Crumpacker of Indiana and Mr.. Taylor
of Ohio on pension legislation. Without
reaching the pension appropriation bill
under the ve-minute rule the House ad-
journed.
The Senate. upon assembling Thurs
day. was notified of the sudden death of
G Of
and after passing appropriate resolutions
as a mark of respect. Immediately adj
iourned The House passed the pension
appropriation bill, carrying a total of
S13S 100000. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Dalzel restoring the number of pen
sion agencies to eighteen was defeated
by vote of IS to ia, and one by Gar
diner of Michigan to abolish all agencies
and centralize the payment of pensions
in Washington was adopted without di-
vision. A message from the President
was read relative to insurance, and at
= 80 out of respect 10 the memory of
the late Senator Alger of Michigan, the
House adjourned.
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Resolutions to check naval officers from
"ighting a fire under Senator's and mem
bers to compel the enactment of the naval
personnel bill at this session" were pre-
scented in the Senate Friday by Senator
Hale. The urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill. with an amendment granting a
loan of $1.0O0000 TO the jamestown
exposition. was passed. Pension bills were
then discussed. The House passed q
number of bills of local nature. includ-
ine $50 private pension bills. The agri-
cultural appropriation bill was then taken
up. and Representative Kahn of Califor-
MIA addressed the House On fire insur-
ance companies and their relation to the
San Francisco earthquake. The ques-
ton of the free seed distribution occupied
the remainder of the day.
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The Senate was in session only for
little more than an hour Saturday, the
early adjournment being taken to permit
attendance on the funeral of the late Sen
ator Alyer. A few bills of minor import
ance were passed and Senator Hales res
olution for an inquiry into the personal
interest manifested by naval officers in
til. navy personnel bill was referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs. The
House spent the greater part of the day
debating the agricultural appropriation
bill. Action on the question of the free
distribution of seeds, by a vote OF al TO
90. was postponed until Monday. The
Senate bill incorporating the information
al Sunday School Association Of Amor
lea was passed. The river and harbor
bill was reported.
National Capital Notes.