Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
}WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.


Nearly the entire session OF the Senate
was consumed In consideration Of bill to
permit the building OF dam on the Snake
river, Washington, and an Adjournment was
only reached after Mr.. Hevburn OF ldaho
announced that he would not permit vote
to be taken on the 31st During the dis
cuSSion of the bill Senator Teller made a
speech against executive encroachment
Several bills OF minor Importance were
psesed At 4:30 p m. the Senate ADJOURNED.
The passage of a bill authorizing the con-
struCtion of dam across the Snake river IN
the state of Washington, aud the considera-
tion of a measure for adjudtcating the claims
of states against the government account OF
the disposition OF the proceeds OF publ:
lands, occupied nearly the entire session OF
she Senate on the 1st. The Senate at Ala
o'clock adjourned.
The session of the Senate on the End was
largely consumed by discussion Of bill to
reorganiZe the public school system in the
District Of Columbia by placing 1t under
the control Of a director appointed by the
national commissioner OF education The
bill relating to the settlement OF claims OF
states on account of the disposition OF pub
lie lands was again taken up esd the Bacon
amendment for settling the a'~:Cunts of own
of cotton seized by the government dur
ing the Civil war. amounting to So,ooooOO,
was considered, but without results, either
q the bill or tho amendment The Senate
at 1888 y. m adjourned.
The Senate was not In session on the Bird
The Senate was 1T in session on the 4th.
The army bill, carrying an appropriation
Senate on the 9th practically as reported
from the committee on military affairs. The
bill materially increases the pay of omcers
and enlisted men. resolution introduced
hy Mr. Foraker was adopted calling on the
secretary of war for the names of all form
err soldiers OF the Twenty-hfth Infantry,
discharged without honor on account of the
Brownsville affray, who have applied for
e-cnlstment At 5:25 the Senate ad-
jOurned.
House.
After having undergone many changes,
the paragraph of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill relating to the bureau of forestry
was finally passed by the House on the 31st
Mcssrs Mondcll OF Wyoming and Smith
bureau supported by Messrs Bonynge OF
Colorado and Cushman of Washington.
These embraced charges that the bureau
had created timber monopolies in favor OF
large corporations Illegally assumed juris-
dictiou over water rights belonging to the
western states. and juggled with figures in
order to obtain large appropriations from
Congress. The appropriation for the in
vcstigation OF soils was increased. The
House at sos r. m. adjourned
Debate of the agricultural appropriation
hill in the House on the list was devoid OF
the charges and imputatons which parked
its consideration on Monday and TU>s day.
More progress was made with the measure
than on any previous day, and the lndica-
tons are that II will finally get through
on the I'd The discussion dwelt on Il pro
position for an increased appropriation for
the farmers bulletins. which, however was
refused and the subject of inquiries into
road building, c4c., by the department., the
trend Of cpuion being that such work should
he encouraged. The session was opened
with Il bitter attack on Attorney General
Ronaparte by Mr.. Clark OF Florida, who
denounced him as being no lawyer, and unfit
TO hold his office. The occasion for the ut
tprnrcc was the reporting c.. of committee
Of a resolution by Mr.. Clark calling for
statement of the expense connected with
peonage Investigations and prosecutions,
THAT the resolution was simply further
nttlPk the attorney
cral by Mr.. Clark was the declaration of
MIR. CPulbcld Of Missouri. who led the op-
nosition. The resolution was tabled. At
/ :46 n. m. the House adjourned.
Carrying total of $1l.50S. SOC, the agri-
cultural appropriate bill was passed by
the House on the 2nd During the debate a
brief furry was created by Mr.. Harrison OF
New York. n Democrat. characteriZing as
socialist" the bill OF Minority Leader. VIII
liams providing for the utilization OF the
treasury surplus In the construction and i'm
provcmcnt OF roads in the several states.
the Democrats. under the leadership of Mr..
Williams. conducted a successful tilibuster
against the transaction OF any further bust
WAS wTSs forced f through Gy the majority. "'"
The Democratic flibuster in the House
was continued all day on the 3rd. The gag
on the district bill At 6:42 the House ad-
iournCd.
by adopting a sweeping cloture rule In
the House on the 4th the Republicans left
No longer can hlihustcr be conducted
against sending to conference bills with
senate amendments; no longer can mo-
tion to close debate be amended or dis
cusscd, and no longer can a motion to ad-
journ take precedence over motion to
take Il recess. After the adoption OF this
rule the House resumed its wontcd aspect
and business proceeded In an orderly man
ner. One Of the few privileges left to the
Democrats was 10 force roll call on adj
jourumcnt. and this they did. but to no
avail. as the motion carried overwhelming
w. and accordingly the House ut $50 p. m
adjourned until the 9th.
Beyond forcing roll calls on the approval
Of the Journal and on adjournment the
Democrats of the House on the 9th offered
no obstruction to the orderly transaction
OF business Being suspension day; several
important bills were put through by prac-
tically unanimous vote. Among these was
the Sterling employers liability bill, only
one vote being recorded against 1t, that or
Mr.. Iittefeld Of Maine. and the bill cs-
tahltShing Il naval station at Pearl Harhor,
Hawaii, against which Mr.. sherwood or
Ohio stood alone.