Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-24
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Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Thurs
day strongly Endorsed the Adrich cur
rency bill in the Senate and declared that
it would be serviceable as an emergency
measure. Senator Paynter of Kentucky
opposed the bill Referring to Senator
pepew's recent remarks about might rid
ers' and barn burning in Kentucky, Sen
ators Paynter and McCreary of that
State condemned such lawlessness and
denounced the tobacco trust. The post
Office appropriation bill had rough sailing
in the House. The attacks were begun
on the section relating to the pneumatic
tube service, which was changed so that
extensions of such service should not be
confined to the cities named but should
be made wherever the Postmaster General
may think best. The House was a unit
for Withholding a portion of the pay to
railroads for transportation of mails I'M
til a correct system of weighing should
be established. A vigorous but Intellectual
fight was made on a proposition to in
crease by 100000 the appropriation
for paying the expenses of railway mail
clerks while travelling on business of the
department.
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Senator Bacon of Georgia in the Senate
Friday spoke of executive encroachments
on the Legislative power of the govern
mert and read freely from newspaper re-
ports to show that legislation is being
mapped out in the White House at con-
ferences at which Congressman are not
even present. The bill providing for the
shipment of material intended for the
Panama canal in American ships was
passed. Senator Simmons of North Caro-
lima spoke in favor of the ocean mail ship
ping bill. Carrying the largest appropria-
ton in all its history-$222, 1870, 392-the
postofice appropriation bill the same day
passed the House. This is 81, 1850
more than was reported by the committee.
Chairman Overstreet opposed the PROPOSE
ton to increase the pay of letter carriers,
but that action was confirmed, 1876 to 126.
The appropriation for the rural delivery
service was increased 100000.
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The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. Members of the House were af-
forded an opportunity, under license of
general debate. to express their views on
topics of the day. Among other subjects
politics, the recent financial panic the
tariff and the Sherman antitrust law
were discussed while the pension appro-
priation bill technically was under con-
sideration. Among the speakers were Mr..
Hamlin of Missouri, who placed on the
shoulders of the Republicans the RESPONSE
bility for the recent panic; Mr.. Langley
of Kentucky. who wanted pensions grant
ed certain persons in Kentucky who aided
in suppressng tie rebellion, and Mr..
Hughes of New Jersey, who desired the
Sherman antitrust law amended SO as
to work less hardship on labor organiza-
tons.
Under the guise of discussing legisla-
ton the session of the Senate Monday
was devoted to a political discussion, in
which Senator Tillman of South Caro-
lima and Senator Beverage of Indiana
were the chief participants. The confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was disagreed to and another confer
ence asked. The House bill appropriate
ing S4O3,O30 to pay the archbishop of
Manila, as representative of the Roman
Catholic Church, for damage TO church
property during the Spanish war, was
passed. The session of the House was
devoted to the consideration of bills I'M
der suspension of the rules. A number
were passed, including one providing for
the restoration of the motto, In God We
Trust" on American coins, and another
increasing the efficiency of the medical
department Of the army. Other bills
passed were the following: Granting to To-
cal steamboat inspectors authority to pass
upon the fitness of officers and crews of
steam vessels; recognizing the consular
service and amending the game laws of
Alaska so as to substitute the license sys-
tenn for the present permit system.
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After speaking for two and a half
hours in the Senate Tuesday on the pend
ing currency bill, Senator La Toilette
asked permission to suspend his remarks
and conclude Wednesday. Senator Aid
rich reported from the committee on
finance amendments to the bill exempting
railroad bonds from the classes of bonds
to be used to secure emergency currency,
limiting the retirement of such currency
and providing that such issues should be
permitted up to the par value of bonds
used to secure them. Praise of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Taft and Will
lam J. Bryan was heard in the House
during general debate on the pension APP
preparation bill Mr.. Kennedy of Ohio
Landed the President and his policies, as
well as Secretary Taft, who he said
would bring glory and prestige to the
country as President The commentator
of Mr.. Bryan came from Ollie James OF
Kentucky, who predicted that the Nebras-
kan would be elected President next No
vember. An exhaustive speech in advo-
cacy of the Fowler financial bill was
made by Mr. Prince of Illinois. The pen
sion appropriation bill was still the or
der of business when the House adj