Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-27
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate
After speaking for two and a half hours
In the Senate on the 18th on the pending
currency bill, Senator La Toilette asked
permission to suspend his remarks and con,
clude on the 18th. Senator Aldrtch reported
from the committee on finance amendments
to the bill exempting railroad bonds from
the classes of bonds to be used to secure
emergency currency, limiting the retire rnent
issues should be permitted up to the par
value of bonds used to secure them. AT
5;23 o'clock the Senate adjourned.
After ten-minute session the senate on
the 18th adjourned out Of respect to the
memory Of the late Senator Whyte OF Mary
hind.
Continuing his speech begun in the Senate
last Tuesday, Senator La Toilette of WIS
cOnsfn, on the 10Th, devoted considerable
time 20 discussing proposition Tor tne
devoted part of the day TO the considera-
ton Of the omnibus claims bill, and teen
referred it back to committee for further
consideration. At sos p. m. the Senate ad-
JOurned.
Nearly the entire session of the Senate
on the both was consumed by the consldera-
ton and final vote on the ship subsidy blll,
which was passed without division being
called for. A bill was also passed Increas-
ing the salaries Of men employed in the life
saving service. At 4:32 p. N. the Senate
adjourned.
Almost the entire session Of the Senate ON
the DIST was consumed with the considera-
TlOn of the legislative, executive and judi
carrying an appropriation Of $50, 945, 631, the
amount added to the House bill by the Sen
ate being $642, 718. At 4:35 the Senate ad-
jOurncd till the 23th.
The announcement of the death of Sena-
10" william James Bryan of Florida was
made in the Senate on the 23rd, immedl-
ately after the prayer by the chaplain,
whereUpOn. in respect to his memory, the
Senate adjourned.
House.
Ur,fsa Of President RnOSpvplt Secretary
Taft and William j. Bryan was heard in
the House during general debate on the
pension appropriation bill nn the 18th. Mr..
kennedy of Ohio lauued the President and
his policies, well as Secretary Taft, who
he said would bring. glory and prestige To
the country as President. The commenda-
ton Of Mr. Bryan came from Ollie James of
Kentucky who predicted that the Nebras-
kan would be elected President next Noyem
the Fowler financial bill was made by Mr.
Prince of Illinois. The pension approprla-
ton DILL was still the order Of business when
The HOUSE at 4:49 2. u. adjourned.
General debate on the pension appropria-
ton Till continued for over four hours in
the House on the 18th. The subjects dis
the trusts and the Presidents last special
message all receiving attention Mr., Mousel
Of Ohio predicted the election of Secretary
Taft for President, while MI. Hull of Ten
nessee in an arraignment of the Republican
party appeared equally confident that Viii
lam ]. Bryan would be the E, s successful can
out Of respect to the memory of the late
Senator Whyte.
After several hours of spirited discussion
over the proposition to abolish seventeen
OF the eighteen United States pension
agencies and consolidate pension dlsburse
mcnts in Washington, the House on the
10Th passed the pension appropriation bill
carrying $3.50, 1868, 900, the largest sum ever
authorized by that measure: In the course
Of the debate MI Etzg f lp OF New 1oI
rOnagc 20 further the candidacy of Secretary
Taft. Messrs Harrison of New York ant
Williams of Mississippi criticised the Presi
dent for aving, as they stated, exceeded
his constitutional authority in making laws
for the Panama canal zone by executive
order At 500 the house adjourned.
President Roosevelt was roundiy de
nounced in the House on the goth by Mr.
Hardwick of Georgia for falling to send t
Congress all information regarding corpo
rati6ns which had come into his possession
Mr. Mann Of Illinois asserted that the Presi
dent had acted with the utmost good faftf
in sending to Congress all information tina
had come TO him. The discussion arose over
a resolution by Mr.. Hardwick to require the
President to supply the House with all data
so far obtained by the bureau of corpora
tons 1t was tabled 14S to 115 The forti
ttcations bill was taken up, but sidetrackeC
for general debate, anG at 5:1o p IN. the
House adjourned.
without being materially amended the for
tification appropriation bill was passed by
the House on the 21st. During the CLOSING
debate the war department was criticised
by several members regarding the money
spent on fortifcs tons at Suhig Bay. The
Democrats procured the adoption of al
war to pure base abroad ''any" material
but the Republican leaders soon rallied
their members anG reversed that action
leaving in the bill a restriction to ''limitet
quantities.
In the House on the 23rd Mr.. Mann OF
Illinois charged that Mr.. Sulzer OF New
York had put in the congressional recorC
what purported to be a speech delivered by
him last Saturday, but which Mr. Man
charged was not the one delivered. A reso
luton offered by Mr.. Mann to expunge the
printed speech from the record was adopted
the House had been treated to a bitter de
nunciation of Mr.. Mann by Mr.. Sulzer anc
several lively tits between the latter anC
the speaker. After passing Il number OF
measures relating to the District of C0ium
bia the House at 401 p. m. adjourned on
of respect to the memory of the late Sena
tor Bryan.