Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-28

washington, May 23.-AItOgether the
day was a busy one in the house.
Conference reports on the omnibus
pension claims bill and on the forti-
tications appropriation bill were
agreed to; a resolution providing for
remission of part of the Chinese in
demnity growing out of the boxer
troubles of 1900 was adopted, the con-
ference report on the bill enlarging
homestead entries in arid regions
from $50 to 329 acres was rejected
thereby finally defeating the bill. and
the report authorizing an extension of
time for the construction of a dam
across the Rainy river in Minnesota
was passed over the presidents veto.
The house voted $4,000 in favor of
108 of its employees, from sergeant-at-
arms down, the money amounting
practically to an increase in salary.
There already had been granted these
and other employees an extra months
pay. which is usual at the end of the
session.
When the senate met there was a
general understanding that nothing
would be done to delay the final ad-
| jOurnment of congress and that no
! legislation would be enacted beyond
! completing consideration of the great
supply bills.
The net result of the days session
was the adoption of the conference
/ agreement on the omnibus public
buildings bill and the approval of d
! partial agreement on the postofic9
appropriation bill, the items in the
latter measure relating to weighing
mails and ocean mail subsidy being
! sent back to Conference.
! The senate and house conference on
the sundry civil appropriation bin re
ported their final agreement. The
/ compromise strikes from the bill an
appropriation of 100000 for build
ing in this city for the departments of
state, Justice and commerce and labor.
Items aggregating S55O,OOO for rev
enue cutters are eliminated. The an
/ preparation for the geological survey
! is reduced from 100000 to 5000, 900;
100000 instead Of 100000 is aDpro-
priated for the AIaekan-Yukon-Pa Pacific
! exposition at Seattle
/ Washington, May 20 Working IN
/ der pressure, with single eye to ad-
jouInment at the earliest possible
moment, the house disposed of a
! great amount of business. Early in
/ the session it became manifest that a
/ better spirit of feeling obtained be
! tween the majority and minority. in
/ consequence Of which several bills
were permitted to be passed by unan
/ imOus consent.
Conference reports on the sundry
/ civil bills and pension appropriation
/ bills were agreed to, thus sending
| those measures to the president for
! signature, and leaving only the gen,
eraI deficiency and military academy
! appropriation bills to be considered
! in order tOCOmplete the disposition OF
! the "A supply measures of the govern.
ment. The conference report Oh the
District Of Columbia child labor bill
/ also was agreed 10. The omnibus bill
relating to disposition of public lands
was sent back to conference.
An effort to annihilate time by dfIa-
tory tactics without making progress
on any legislation except that in
vOlyed in conference reports vas the
chief occupation Of the senate under
the leadership Of Mr.. Aldrich. The
attempt was so successful that the
net result in the way Of accomplish
ment was the adoption of the confer
ence report on the sundry civil ap-
| preparation bill.