Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-02
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The net result of Saturdays session in
the Senate was the adoption of the con-
ference agreement on the omnibus public
buildings bin and the approval of par
tial agreement on the poStotiice appropril-
tion bilb the items in the latter measure
relating TO weighing the mails aud ocean
mail subsidy being sent back to confer
ence. Various questions were discussed
during the day Senator Teller reviewed
court decisions or the limitations of fell
erai power under the constitution. NJ.
Bacon discussed the same topic. both ~
ferring to the Presidents remark that be
would veto bills that did not reserve
water rights. Mr. Owen of Oklahoma
spoke on his Joint resolution providing
that an amendment to the Constitution
for the election of Senators BY the people
be submitted to the States for ratihca-
ton. Intellectual efforts were made BY
Mr.. Beveridge to pass the omnibus terri
tories bill. and by Mr. Newlands 10 So
cure consideration of his resolution Great
ing an inland waterways commission. For
the second time within twenty-feur hours
the House. following discussion of two
hours, rejected the mail subsidy provision
for ocean steamships and the postofioe
bin for the thisl time wa sent back TO
conference The conference reports on
the omnibus pension claims bill and on
the Notifications appropriation bin were
agreed to: the resolution providing for a
remission of a part of the Chinese indem-
nifty growing out of tne Boxer troubles
of 1900 was adopted. as was also resolu-
ton Increasing the pay of over h,ndred
of the House employees and officials: the
conference report on the bin enlarging
homestead entries in the arid regions
from 100 to 800 acres was rejected, there
by finally defeating the bill and the re-
port authorizing an extension of time for
the construction of a dam across the
Rainey river in Minnesota was passed
over the Presidents veto.
An effort to annihilate time by dilatory
tactics without making progress on any
legislation except that involved in confer
ence reports was 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 accom-
plsament of the days session was the
adoption of the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr.. Bev-
eridge was busy in an effort to get vote
ON the bill compensating government en-
ployes for injuries while on duty, but Mr..
Hale said he had information from the
House that no action could be expected
there Monday on the conference report
on the public buildings bill, and that un-
til that measure should be disposed of the
deficiency appropriation bill could not be
perfected Working under heavy pres
sure, with single eye to adjournment at
the earliest possible moment, the House
disposed of great amount Of business.
The conference reports on the sun
dry civil and the pension apnropria-
ton bills were agreed to. thus sending
those measures to the President for sigma
ture, and leaving only the general def
cheney and military academy appropria-
ton bills to be considered to complete the
disposition OF the fourteen supply meas
ures of the government The conference
report on the District of Columbia child
labor bill ALSO was agreed to, and the fol-
lowing bills were passed Amending the
navigation laws removing the discrimina-
tons against native officers OF the Porto
Rico provisional regiment Of infantry ;
granting title to a cemetery in Dubuque,
Iowa, to the archbishop of that city au-
thorizing the sale of unallotted lands of
the Spokane Indian reservation encour-
aging the development of coal deposits in
N Cf
the sale of clothing and government prop
erty by soldiers.
The session of the Senate dragged along
Tuesday in such an unimportant way that
little effort was required on the part OF
managers of the filibuster to occupy the
time by 6ilatory tactics. The conferees
on the currency bills met and the Senate
was merely kept in session in the hope
that something might be done toward
substantial progress in the work OF clos
ing up the opposition. During the day a
bill was passed amending the navigation
laws in many minor respects and reso-
luton was considered calling for names
of former postmasters who served from
1864 TO 1874 and who have been adjudged
by the auditor entitled to additional com
pensation. The two floor leaders OF the
House again occupied the center of the
stage. and performed their usual feat Of
charging each other with responsibility
for the conditions at present existing IN
that body The conference report on the
military academy appropriation bill was
agreed to. Bills we're passed as follows
Refunding cenain stamp taxes on foreign
bills of exchange and certain duties on
anthracite coal, illegally collected; psovid-
ing for the opening 10 settlement OF por-
tions of the Cheyenne and Standing Rock
Indian agencies I; promoting the safety OF
EMPLOYEES ON railroads by requiring the
equipment of locomotives with ash cans
that can be dumped without requiring an
employe to go under the locomotive; pro-
noting the safe transportation OF explo-
siyes. The committee on appropriations
suffered defeat in the rejection of bill
TO acquire certain lands as en- addition
70 Rock Creek Park in the District OF
Columbia. After passing resolutions re-
classifying the clerks in the government
DEPARTMENTS at Washington and declaring
entitled to their seat Messrs. McGavin
(Republican) and SABBATH (Democrat) as
REPRESENTATIVES from Illinois, the House
ar AZ o'clock. owing to the difficulty OF
keeping quorum. took recess until il
O'Clock Wednesday.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
The conferees on the bill TO enlarge
,..z4oo1o from 100 acres to 100 acres