Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-17
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

AS an aftermath of the passage yesterday
of the army appropriation bill Senator Haze,
chairman of the committee on naVal al,
of the military establishment, saying they
were inviting deficit. He moved the re-
array BIZ 'i was passed and his motion was
then laid the table at his request SEN
atpr Burkett characterized the proceedings s
Notifications appropriation bill carrying an
aggregate of $f2, 1O6, 1877. AS a mark of re-
spect to the memory of the late Represen"
tative Brick the Senate at 4:34 p. M, ad-
journed.
The Senate was not in session on the sth
The employers liability bill recently passed
by the House was on the 9th passed by the
Senate without amendment, so that 1t is
ready to go to the President for his appro-
val. The Senate adjourned at $50 O'CLOCK
until Monday.
The Senate was not in session on the
10th.
The Senate was not in session ONO he 11th
The brief session Of the Senate on the
18th was devoted to the transaction Of rou-
tine business and the delivery of a speech
by Senator Scott Of West Virginia, urging
adequate appropriations for public buildings
in this city so that official business may be
transacted with the greatest efficiency and
economy. At 100 p. the Senate ad-
Journed.
House.
Tho whole of the session of the House on
the 18th was devoted to the consideration OF
the District of Columbia appropriation bill.
Two amendments were adopted, one proyid-
ing for Is cent gas for all district establish
ments and the other requiring that all out
side doors to public school buildings, shall
corporation of a child labor provision failed.
The bill was passed and thereupon the
= House at 4:O6 p. NJ, out OF respect to the
memory of the late Representative Brick,
adjourned The House was still on the
legislative day of Monday when the recess
was taken.
go down as one of the stormiest in its his
tory. The sum total OF the days proceed
ings was the adoption Of several additional
rules to check further the Democratic fill
buster and the, passing of the two resolu-
lions introduced by Speaker Cannon calling
merce and labor department for certain in
formation regarding the so-called paper
trust. There were nine roll calls during the
day, five Of them on the new rules. The
Democrats exhausted their resources before
they were made to feel that the Republicans
by sheer force of numbers had them beaten
at every point. The debate brought all the
leaders of the House to the front The
Democrats were again charged with making
their filibuster, while the Democrats reas
serted that they at last were causing the
majority to enact legislation. at O'Clock
the House took recess.
Three times on the 9th in the House the
Democrats caught the Republicans mapping
one occasion a vote by telIers disclosed the
absence of a quorum, but Speaker Cannon
peremptorily applied the Reed rule and de-
clared a quorum to be present. Both the
army and the Notifications appropriation
bills were sent to conference; the Senate
bill to increase the efficiency of the revenue
cutter service was, with Democratic help,
passed, and the bill to promote the safe
transportation in interstate commerce or
explosives was considered. 1t will be finally
disposed of tomorrow. The Democrats pre-
vented the adoption of the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill ana
caused 1t to be sent back to conference.
At 5 O'Clock the House adjourned.
Instead of interminable roll calls and
clashes of party leaders on questions OF
10th, there was an orderly session devoted
almost entirely to the consideration of the
naval appropriation bill. Chairman FOss OF
Illinois and Mr.. Padgett of Tennessee made
exhaustive speeches justifying the action
of the committee in reporting what they
gramme for the next fiscal year. Messrs
Favrot of Louisiana and McKinay and
size as to- be caHpabe of uphoiding at ali
times the honor of the country at home
and abroad, while Mr.; Bartholdt of Mis-
souri, advocated halt in naval increase
and the substitution for it of arbitration in
matters of international disputes. Consld.
Grafton of the bill had not been concluded
when the House at 5 O'Clock took Il recess
until II 80 tomorrow.
Debate on the naval appropriation bill in
the OF tine Of Se wan Rtg be
tween the United States and Japan. Mr..
Hobson of Alabama pleaded for four battle
ships instead of two for the next fiscal
wear. A war between the yellow and the
White races he regarded as inevitable, and
he asserted that Japan's present military
activity was with view to the supremacy
of the Pacific, and a natural consequence
there would be a clash at arms with the
United States. On the other hand, Mr.. Bur-
ton. Ohio, and w W. Kitchin, North Caro-
lima, disputed that contention, each Of them
ayOwing that the clash not only would not
come but that the United States should re-
main in the forefront of modern civilization
as the exponent of peace. Others who
spoke were Lilley, Connecticut; Gill, Mary
land: Dawson, Iowa. Loud, Michigan;
Smith, Texas, and O'Connell Massachusetts.
Mr. Ferriss, Oklahoma, condemned the deal
ings in futures in bucket-shops and else
where in farm products. At o'clock the
House took a recess until 1870 a. N. Mon
day.
When the naval bill was laid aside on the
18th in the House it had been one-half
disposed of. The hopes of the officers of
the navy and marine corps for an increase
in pay were dashed to the ground when, on
a point of order by Mr.. Madden of Illinois,
there was stricken from the bill the provi-
sion for such increase. On a similar point
by Mr.. Mudd of Maryland, an amendment
by Mr.. Barthodt of Missouri prohibiting
naval or marine bands accepting private en-
ployment in competition with civilian mu-
sicians was lost At 4:47 p. m the House