Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01

EfSS ii LA4S zcOuAtfy ana In foreign
countries, ascertaining wages, hours
iOf service. efficiency OF labor, and
standard o. living in such foreign
countries. One provision authorizes
suspension OF the tariff on articles
controlled by any one person or firm
when such control is used to fix the
price or take undue advantage of the
public. The suspension is TO be made
by the president upon recommends.
ton Of the commission and the bin
provides that said suspension or re.
duction Of duties shall remain in force
until removed.
The ship subsidy bill passed the
senate. It pays to I6-knot vessels
plying ween this country and South
Amerie-. the Philippines, Japan
China, and Australia 81 a mile, the
amount awarded by the act of 1891 to
vessels Of 20 knots only.
More criticism of President 7oose-
yelt was INDUCED in the house Vher
b. was denounced by Mr.. HARD lex
Of Georgia for falling TO send to n
gress all information regarding cor
porations which had come INTO his
possession. The president, however,
found ready defender in Mr.. Mann
of Illinois, who asserted that the presi-
dent had acted with utmost good faith.
Washington, March without
being materially amended in any
form, the fertilization appropriation
bill passed the house. During the
closing debate the war department
was criticized by several members re
garding money spent on Notifications
at Subig bay, which, it was charged,
was wasted in view of a later recon-
mendation that the defenses at Cavite
be strengthened Criticism likewise
was offered to estimates of the de-
partment which recommended an ap-
preparation of over $4,000, 900, which,
it was stated, could not be expended
in ten years. The democrats at one
time procured the adoption of an
amendment permitting the secretary
of war to purchase abroad any war
material but the republican leaders
soon rallied and reversed that action,
| leaving in the bill a restriction to
limited quantities" Representative
Coudrey of Missouri introduced a
bin providing that all ex-presidents of
/ the United States shall become hon
orary members of the United States
senate for life and as such shall re
ceive $4,000 per year.
/ Almost the entire session Of the
senate was consumed with considera-
! tion of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. The bill
as passed carried $32.945,63
Washington March ga scene
! somewhat out of the ordinary was en-
acted in the house because of a charge
made by Mr.. Mann of Illinois that Mr..
Sulzer of New York had put into the
! congressional record what purported
to be a speech delivered by him hast
Saturday but which Mr.. Mann charged
was not the one delivered, 1t all had
to do with Mr. Suffers claim that he
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! the legislation which brought the de-
partment of commerce and labor into
being Mr. Sulzer characterized Mr.
Mann as a "pettifogging lawyer, mean
and contemplate" for which he was
called to order by the speaker with
the admonition that such language
could not be used toward a member.
The house stood by Mr.. Mann. Smart
ing under the action of the repabli-
cans, Mr.. SulzeT for the rest of the
day posed as an obstructionist. He
objected to all unanimous consent
propositions and halted the proceed
ings of the house for a considerable
time hy the point of quorum
Betting on horse races at Benning
so far as the house Is concerned,
shall not continue That body, 20 to
+, amended the anti-gambling laws Of
the District of Columbia so as 10 ex-
tend them TO the territory in which
the Benning track is located.
The senate adjourned for the
fourth time in the present
session because death had robbed
the body of one of it's members. The
announcement that Senator William
James Bryan of Florida died Sunday
was made by Senator Clay of Geor-
gia, in the absence Vi Senator Talia-
ferro, who lett Washington as a
member of the committee which 40
eompantad the body to Jacksonville.
Washington, March 24-Geueral de
bate ON The agricultural appropriation
bin continued throughout the day in
the house.
The currency bill was practically
given the exclusive RICH of way
in the senate until it is finally dis,
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