Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25

hours to considering the criminal code
bill. The tariff question and the Presi
dents message were the principal themes
of discussion in the House. In the course
of the concluding debate on the Indian
appropriation bill the proceedings were
enlivened by Messrs. Hamill and Leake
of New Jersey. both Democrats. discuss
ing the virtues and faults of William ].
Bryan
The Senate Thursday discussed the law
governing the reserves of national banks.
that subject being brought up by Senator
Rayner. The criminal code bill also was
subject of discussion. Senator Clay and
others securing the substitution of the old
law instead of the proposed revised sec
tions, which viii eifectually prevent intox-
icating liquors being sent through the
mails into dry States or counties. Cen
eral debate on the legislative appropria-
ton bill was brought TO close in the
House. Several speeches were made on
the issues of the day, the most notable
being by Champ Clark of Missouri. Other
speakers were Rainey, Illinois; Tirrell,
Massachusetts Gillett, Massachusetts,
and Hammond. Indiana. all of whom dis
cussed various phases of the tariff ques-
ton.
The Senate Friday gave attention to a
speech on the Aldrich currency bill by
Senator Clay of Georgia. Mr.. Clay's
declaration in favor of the issuance of
paper money by the government provoked
a controversy between him and Republi-
cen Senator's Senator's Lodge and Teller
both gave their views on the policy of
issuing paper money by the government.
At 2 80 D. m. tie Senate adjourned until
Monday. Oratory in the House gave way
to legislation, with the result that mate
rial progress was made in the executive,
legislative and judicial bill. 1t met with
comparatively smooth sailing until on
points of order by Mr.. Macon of Arkan-
sas the proposed increases in salaries of
the assistant secretaries of the several de-
partments were stricken out. Mr.. Macon
explained his action by saying that an APP
preparation bill was not the place for
such legislation. With nearly two-thilds
of the bill disposed of, the House ad-
journed.
The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. Discussion in the House dwelt
mainly on amendments providing for in
creases in the salaries of the surveyors
general of the several States. In each
case the amendment was rejected. But
little progress with the bill had been
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Monday.
After brief executive session Monday
the Senate ordered the doors closed and
for several hours discussed the Wether-
spoon nomination. An agreement was
reached to consider the ocean mail sub
sidy bill on Wednesday. The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill,
one of the large supply measures of the
government was passed by the House.
The amount carried by it is practically
as reported by the committee-$32,-
336,573.
In the Senate Tuesday the Aldrich bill
was opposed by Mr.. Stone of Missouri
He argued in advocacy of the plan for
government guarantee of deposits in ma
tional banks. and Senator Bacon of
Georgia took occasion to oppose that prop
osition. Mr.. Bacon declared that if such
a plan were put into effect State banks
WOULD be put out of business, as their
deposits would find their way into ma
tional banks. The bill to revise the Grim
inal code was considered during a couple
of hours. Speaker Cannon's presidential
boom was given a boost in the House
when Mr. Boutell of Illinois brought the
subject to the fore as the climax of half
hours speech His remarks were based
on the fact that Tuesday was the thirty
fourth anniversary of Mr.. Cannon's first
speech in the House. Most of the day
was taken up by a discussion of the bill
to provide for taking the next census.