Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
O. e. BOWEN.
Publisher.
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
After listening to the reading OF the
Presdent's message the miscellaneous work
on the 8th consisted in the main of the
reference in executive session of about 1000
recess nominations, which were sent I'D ny
the President, and the adoption OF resoiuco
lions Of regret on account of the death Oh
members Of the House who nave passeu
away since the adjournment last May Ad-
journment at o'clock.
ly to the formal presentation OF depart
mental reports and the INTRODUCTION o., OF
bills The reports have ma fn been i made
352, were chiefly for the granting OF pen
Bions. Senator Johnston OF Alabama IN
RosseIl and Weaver, dismissed from the Inc
military academy for hazing. He declared
that their punishment was excessive ana M
said that every new senator was hazeo by
being given unimportant assignments ana
being restricted in his privileges; AFTER "a q
brief executive session the Senate at AZ
o'clock adjourned.
The Senate held a short session on the
10th, during which an agreement was
reached for taking. up the omnibus claims
bill Monday with the understanding that 1t
shall not Interfere with the consideration
of the postal savings bin or any other
measure in which senator's are especially IN
would on Wednesday speak ON the Browns
vile affair. After a short executive session
the Senate at 1908 o'clock adjourned untii
Monday In respect to the memory or tne
late Representative Charles L. Dunwei or
New York.
The Senate was not in session on the 11th.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
The Brownsville affair consumed nearly
the entire session. Senator Foraker OBJ
tanned the floor early and read letters from
a former soldier of the Twenty-fifth regi-
ment telling of the procedure OF govern
ment detectives in attempts to get con-
fession from him. Mr.. Foraker introduced
amendment to his original bill for the
re-enlistment Of these soldiers providing
that commission of three retired army
officers be created to determine whether
discharged soldiers are innocent of com
plicity In the shooting up of Brownsville as
a prerequisite for their re-enlistment, IN
stead of leaving that duty with the Pres1-
dent as provided by the Warner bill. The
Presidents message giving the results OF
the war departments investigation OF the
Brownsville affair was read and Mr. For
aker again took the floor to comment upon
that on the 18th he would speak upon the
postal savings bank bill and would ask that
it be made the unfinished business of the
Senate.
The reading OF the Presidents annual
message was the chief business of the SEES
conference, among them. being one .proyid-
ing for a new immigration station in Bos-
ton In addition, the speaker announced the
appointment of Mr.. Higgins of Connecticut
to a place on the committee ON the judiciary
in place of Mr. Littletield, and of Mr.. Mar
tin to a place on the committee on Indian a
For the first time during the present Con-
cress there was a call of the committees of
he Of fbem but at
For nearly five hours the House on the
9th. considered the bill providing for the
decenniaI censuses, and passed it without
material change. Prolonged, animated and,
at times, heated discussion was precipitat-
Massachusetts,, who sought to have the
temporary census force authorized by the
bill with the exception Of few minor po-
petitive instead OF noncompetitive exami-
nations. At 4:55 p. M. the House ad-
Journed-
At no time was there a quorum in the
House. The legislative appropriation bin
was presented and several bills passed.
among them being one authorizing the re-
movaI of the imposition Of loss of citizen
ship upon deserters in the military and
naval services. The rest Of the day was
taken up in discussing. the bill to provide
for the arbitrary investigation of difficulties
between employers and employees Its con-
sideration had not peen concluded when the
House at 4:59 p. m adjourned until Friday
The legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, which usually excites con-
siderable discussion, lasting for several
days, was passed with little debate and
from committee. An unusual feature was
that no member asked for time to ndulre In
ton e Of $S1, $50, 500 The House, immediately
after convening, unanimously and without
debate adopted a resolution providing for
the appointment of committee of five to
consider the reference to the secret service
In the Presidents message and to suggest
what action, If any. should be taken In the
matter. At 5:11 p. N. the House adjourned.
No particular programme had been mapped
out for the 18th, but under a call of COM
mittees several measures In which tho
members were especially interested were
considered. With few exceptions they en-
gendred the liveliest sort Of debate. Par
flamentary tactics were freely resorted to,
with the result that five times the roll was
resolution fixing the boundary line between
the states of Colorado, Oklahoma and New
Mexico, which was adopted by a good ma
jority, but not without two roll calls. The
House then by a decisive vote refused
further to consider the bill providing for
employers and employees. Next the bill pro-
vidipg for the protection Of aliens in the
United States was thraShed out at length.
The measure had rough sailing and It was
been called twice. At 5:27 p. M the House
adjourned.
While considering bills dealing with at
fairs in the District of Columbia the House
on the 14th passed aNmeasure for S5-cent
gas in Washington The bill now goes to
ing ''bucket shops" in the district. A bill
providing for free lectures in the public
schools was voted down. An attempt by
Representative Henry of Texas to obtain
change In the reference of a bill pro-
hibiting the making of future contracts on
promise from Chairman Scott OF the agri-
cultural committee that his committee
would soon grant hearings to farmers
unions and others on this subject The
House voted to adjourn Saturday, Deem
her 10, to Monday, January 4, and ad-
= n m.