The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-13
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

The Senate on the 4th passed the urgent
deficiency bill carrying an appropriation OF
over S240D,0oo The large deficiency aP
propr.atoa for the navy brought out consiu
cradle discussion OF the subject OF executive
departments making expenditures not pro-
vided for in appropriations. DenclehVy az
propria lions for the Panama canal gave rise
to Democratic criticism OF the publcatoh
Of paper by the canal commission al
Panama and Incidentally Senator IeHtr DE-
ciared that he believed the lock canal AZ
Panama would some day be declared ran
ure and that sea level canal would take
its place. The Senate devoted two hours 70
consideration of the criminal code biII anu
at 40 p m. adjourned to the ON.
Senator Beverage Of Indiana on the 5th
delivered an appeal to the senate TO auop T
his bill providing for a uGnp3tlS3h AN a.nr.
formed 10 modern and business ideas on
this subject. Several Democratic Seha'Ut t
spoke briefly on the general subject :" 81 rue
tariff and at 10 the Senate ADJOURNED uH'
til the Gth.
A financial speech by senator Cuihcrson.
OF Texas ana The passage of Il blN pIoEiu
ing for a government exhibit at the Alas ma,
Yukon Paciic exposition were the chief fea-
lures Of interest In the proceedings OF the
Senate ON The 9th Mr. tuiucrSoh gave tnT
results Of his analysis of the recent report
Of the secretary of the treasury on the ran
ANA canal bond issue, IN order to suhstan-
tate hi contention that rational banks ~
New York were Uululy favored in the as
position Of public funds, and that the see
Rotary had violated the law by ISSUING tmuSe
bonds At Is D. NJ. the senate AaJouFh'u
until next Monday.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
Senator AIdrirh, rhaIrmgu Of The commit
tee on finance, opened the debate IN thr
Senate on the ION on his hll 10 provide ah
emergency currency. In III" galleries was Il
large audience among other j. FlrfpOht
Morgan. senator Foraker mad" reply 10
the Presidents statement concerning Wy
use of the appointing power for poltlCai
purposes ana lad letters read showing me
Presidents attitude In one ease. senator
Depcw defended the course Of the secretary
of the treasury in dcpo~itng public iunus
in New York banks. The criminal cod" hin
was again considered, and nj 4.-V T. III ne
Senate adjourned.
House
President Rooscyclts recent message 10
Congress % the relations OF capital and
labor and Of corporations and the publ"
again was the theme Of discussion in the
House Of Representatives on the lth. SO
great was the demand for time that general
debate on the Indian appropriation BIZ,
which is the pending business, was extend
ed to the 9TH for four hours. Interest In
Tuesdays proceedings conferred In speech
by John Shurp Williams, the minority lead
er who. while landing the President for
some of his sentiments, expressed tn" belief
that others were dangerous. Mr. Williams
spoke for nearly two hours. His remarks
on the financial question prompted lengthy
discussion Of that subject 10y Mr. IIil OF Con
financial hIll other speakers were Mcssrs
Bonyng" II Colorado Nyc OF Minnesota
and Macon ~ Arkansas the latter urging
tn passage Of his hiIl prohibiting dealings
vi futures in agricultural products. At 4 81
the House adjourned 10 the 9Th
Tariff revision and the Presidents recent
special message 10 congress again were lhr
main topics OF discussion in the House. As
has been th" case for nearly week, me
Indian appropriation bill ustrnsihy was be-
fore the House, but no word was spoken IN
rayn% Of Ncw York tbr majority leader,
was considered Important because u his as