The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-14
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

nent that are not fictitious are those that
are written In the laws of the land. Mr..
on the Brownsville ARRAY, but did not con
clude. At $50 O'Clock the Senate ad'
journed.
The Senate on the 9th passed bill pro.
hibiting the employment within certain
hours Of children under IA years Of age i'll
the District of Columbia. The Senate also
adopted 4 resolution offered by Mr.. For
aker of Ohio directing the interstate com
merce commission to inform the Senate
whether tie commodity clause of the in
wh since may hnd a fGn %nther
the noncompliance by the railroads has
been due TO any agreement, arrangement or
panies and the authorities. The conference
report ON the army appropriation bill carry
ing an aggregate Of $93,317,24 was, adopted.
speech on 'he Brownsville affair, his clos
ing remarks calling forth statement from
senator Foraker that a western paper had
wrote to senator smith of Michigan to the
effect that he had not changed his mind AS
to the guilt of the negro soldiers of the
Twenty-tifth regiment Mr.. Foraker sug-
in the record would be interesting. The
Senate at 800 p. IN. adjourned.
The forestry provision of the agricultural
appropriation bill was before the Senate
several hours on the 18th. Senator Teller
of Colorado denounced that service as un-
wise and its administration as arbitrary,
the extension of the work of the forest re-
serves. An address in support of the bin
To establish postal savings banks was made
10y Senator Carter of Montana. senator
Culberson of Texas called the attention OF
the Senate to newspaper publications 10
the effect that the President and the inter
state commerce commission had agreed to
allow the railroads 10 increase freight
rates. This suggestion preciptated dis
cussion as to the powers of the President
or the commission to make such an agree
a +
ing 5000 toward the erection of mouu'
ment 10 PocahontaS at Jamestown Va. At
5:45 o'clock the Senate adjourned.
But little progress was made In the Sen
ate ON the Sth on the agricultural approprt-
alton bill, the session being devoted TO a
discussion upon the principle of forest re,
serves aud the administration of that scrv-
ice. Senator MCCumher called the atten-
tion of the Senate to II deadlock among the
conferees on the pension appropriation bin
on the Senate amendment requiring Il con
tinuance of the present system of having
the pension fund dshursed through eight
cen pension agents located throughout the
country instead of through Il single agent
in this city. Many senators expressed the
desire that tn" confereeS should insist on
the Senate amendment, resolution was In
truduced by senator Rurkctt of Nebra ka
naming May 10 as mothers day" ana sng,
costing that all senators ana officials ana
employees of the Senate should wear a white
flower in honor of their mothers on that
day. The Senate ut $40 O'Clock adjourned
The debate on the main features of the
agricultural appropriation bill was prac
ticaly concluded 10y the Senate On the 9th
senator Sm"nt 81 lan spoNe AT iehlth IN
advocacy OF IN" ioItNl r'NtfN" service sen
ators Lodge ana NcWlandS also supported
the policy OF TN" service" senator Clark Of
wyoming reviewed NJ ieh%ih what ne SAID
ne regarded as ne weakness al the forestry
service In addition to the attention given
:" the agri'uItula! hlIi th' senate voted {,
send To- me COMMIT lee on me JUDICIARY IN,
resolution introduced hy senator Burkett Of
Nebraska. declaring tomorrow to be- "mOtl
crs Oly, and suggesting mat senators and
employees of me senate wear white flower
Jersey proposed rs substitute resolution
cmlodying the tfth commandments II nor
thy father and thy mother that thy days
may he long in the hand which the Lord
thy God. GiNrth thee Tn" Senate al.
jonrnet AT : 10 I. m until Monday.
The Senate on the 18th passed the a-rI-
cultural appropriation bill carrying an ap-
preparation aggrcgatmg >l2.l44.liG. Scmd-
tor Eaynpr introduced Il resolution prulld-
ing for court of inquiry 10 investigate
charges against col William T. stewart
now stationed at Fort Grant. Arizona The
conference report on the naval appruIrid-
tiuu bills was agreed to. The Senate con
Sidcrrd the puStoHicc bill and al 1.l2 =. III.
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isI,nds Lnsad ON n Observation-Disclosures Nv
Con Ianiard Wood elected severe crit.
cisi1 Of That officer bv Nrssrs. FitzrproId
nf Erw York and Ruiler of peuusviyaulu
the former continually referring to hun MS
"Dr Wood -" The provision on motion or
NJ M nf Virriria was stricken nnt Ly
nnouimGus vote The three remaining
hours Of the session were taken up hy
- mo unusn 70 tokr n recess nj ! o'clock
Ms n result of n Joke on the part of some
Republicans to hold the Democrats in the
iInusa nntiI the time the Republican caucus
was scheduled to be held, In this they
were successful. the House finally ut az
u m taking recess
BY a vote of 167 t? 49,, and following
aroin went on record against the re-cStab.
liShmeut OF the cantccn in national soldiers
homes In the course of the discussion IA
man giving his name as George f. Gridey
of Providence. r. l.. unfurled an American
nag and proc coded to make an address from
the gallery on the temperance question lie
was promptly taken out Perhaps the real
sensation of the day was an admission by
Mr. Bennett Of New York. member of the
Immigration commission, that he had, I'M
der the old immigration law "ralroaded
the naturalization Of many foreigners in
one day. With the exception OF the ador-
ton of the conference report on the bill re-
organizing the consular service; me Suh4IS
civil appropriation hill was under consider
alton the entire day. At o:l0 =. M re-
cess was taken.
After ten days discussion CONSIDERATION
of the sundry ciyil appropriation biu was
completed by the House ON the ith, bur be,
fore putting it on its passage 4 recess until
tomorrow taken. ne bllI carries Il