Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-02-28
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.


The AldItch currency bill was oppressed -!
Mr.. Stone of Missouri on the 18th. IL
argued in advocacy of the plan for govern
mnnt guarantee of deposits i'll natiOna
banks. and Senator Bacon of Georgia t0oi
occasion to oppose that proposition. Nj
Bacon declared that if such a plan W9F'
put into effect state banks would be pu
out of bus ness. as their deposits Woui'
find the way into national banks. The bli
to revise the Grimm NAT code was CONSIDERED
diving a couple of hours and at AZ o c'3ct
the Senate adjourned.
4 speech by Senator Johnston of Alabam,
on the Aldrich currency bill and Il state
meDt by Senator Hale, chairman of tn.
committee on naval affairs, concerning The
proposed investigation Of charges of defects
in construction of battle ships, We're tn
chief subjects of interest before the Senate
Oh the 10Th Al 400 p. II. the Senate ad
journed,
The Senate adjourned 4 few minutes aftel
converting on the 10th out of respect t(
Senator Latimer of South Carolina, whose
death was announced.
Senator Perkins of California the 21s1
spoke in the Senate i'll justification OF eX
pcnditures for the upbuldng of the Ameri
can navy and of the policy of sending tht
fleet into the Pacific ocean. The TilmaI
resolution. authorizing the attorney genera
10 prosecute the transportation companle>
If Oregon that have received public Lands
and have violated the terms of the grant
was adopted. The Senate adjourned ut IL
q. IN. until the 22nd. when Senator Nc
CumbPr of North Dakota will read Wash
.ngtOn's farewell address.
No business was transacted by the Senate
ON the Ind. Immeqlatoly a1Ler prayer ny
the chaplain Rev. Edward Everett Hale
Vice President Fairbanks called Senator
McCumbcr to the reading desk and the
North Dakota senator read Washington
farewell address. AFTER winch the senate
adjourned until the oath.
Senator Gallinger in the Senate on thu
oath opened the debate i'll favor of his Dll
for ocean mail subsidy to build up al
American merchant marine and was fol
lowed by Senator Depew, who strongly ap
proved the measure. Senator Simmons Of
North Carolina and Whyte of MarylanC
spoke in criticism of the Aldrich currency
bill. An hour was devoted to further con
SideratiOn Of the bill to revise the crlmIna
code and at 5:14 o'clock the Senate ad
jOurned until the 18th.
AouSe'
Speaker Cannon's presidential boom wa
given boost. on the 18th, when Mr.. Bou
tell of Illinois brought the subject to the
fore as the climax of haf-h0ur speech
His remarks were aased on tne iact ina ~
1t was the thiEty-foufLh ANNIVERSARY VI
Mr.. cannon nfSt speech III the I!ouse
Most of the day was taken up by discus
sion of the bill to provide for taking tbs
next census. The House ut ~ adjourned
The bill providing for the taking of thE
thirteenth census occupied most of the tins
of the House on the 18th. Progress with I
was SLOW because OF numerous amend
ments offered The bill was amended IL
one important particular, however, ana ina
was limiting the census to the mainland o
the United States, Alaska, Hawaii ant
Porto Rico. Mr. Henry of Texas urged the
Republicans to bring in an employers liza
biity bill snd a bin requiring notice betorl
the issuance of federal inJunctlons. AT AL
Most OF the lithe me Llou3e was IN SeSS, VI VI
was consumer D9 tut IC1 t ~ IN Nl
ment charges CHtItd 0y ME- Naluo OF New
York against feGeral Judge LobOluS h
Wiley