Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-27
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Senate.

Senate.
Under the guise Of discussing legislation
the session Of the Senate the 10th was
devoted to political discussion, In which
Senator TilIman Of South Carolina and Sen.
ator Beverage OF Indiana were the chief
participants. The conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was disagreed to
and another conference asked. The House
III appropriating $4O3, O3O 10 pay the arch.
bishop Of Manila, as representative of the
Roman Catholic church. for damage &c
church property during the Spanish war
was pissed
After speaking for two and half hours
n the Senate on the 18th on the pending
currency Dill. Senator La Toilette asked
permission 10 suspend his remarks and CON
clude on the 18th. Senator Aldrch 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 retirement
OF such currency and providing that such
issues should be permitted up to the par
value OF bonds used to secure them. At
5:23 o'clock the Senate adjourned.
After tcn-mnute session the Senate on
the 18th adjourned out of respect TO the
memory OF the late Senator Whyte of Mary
land.
Continuing his speech begun in the Senate
last Tuesday, Senator La Toilette of Wis
cOnsin, on the 18th, devoted considerable
time 10 discussing a proposition for the
physical valuation Of railroads The Senate
devoted part Of the day 10 the 'considera-
tioD of the omnibus claims bill, and then
referred it back to committee for further
consideration. At 500 .. M the Senate ad-
1Ourned.
Nearly the entire session of the Senate
on the 10Th was consumed by the considera-
ton and final vote on the ship subsidy bill,
which was passed without q division being
called for A bill was also passed increas-
ing the salaries of men employed in the life
saving service. At b y. the Senate
adjourned.
Almost the entire session Of the Senate on
the list was consumed with the consdera-
ton of the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, which was passed,
carrying an appropriation of So 945, 631, the
amount added to the House bin by the Sen
ate being $642,G1S. At 4;3J the Senate ad-
jOurned till the 18th
House.
The session of the House on the 10Th was
devoted 10 the consideration OF hills updar
suspension of the rules. A number were
passed, including one providing for the res
toration of the motto In God We Trust
on American coins, and another increasing
the efficiency Of the medical department Of
the army Other bills passed were the fol
lowing: Granting to local steamboat in
spectors authority to pass upon the fitness
of officers and crews of steam vessels;
recognizing the consular service and amend
Ing the game laws of Alaska so as to sub
stitute the license system for the present
permit system.
Praise of President Roosevelt Secretary
Taft and William j. Bryan was heard in
the House during general debate the
pension appropriation bill on the 18th. Mr.
Kennedy of Ohio lauGed the President and
bis policies, as 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 tnat the Nebras-
kan would be elected President next Novem-
Der. An exhaustive speech In advocacy of
the Fowler financial bill made by Mr..
Prince of Illinois. The pension appropria-
ton bill was still the order Of business when
the House at $40 p. IN. adjourned
General debate ON the pension appropria-
ton bill continued for over four hours in
the House on the 18th. The subjects dis
russed took wide range, politics, finance,
message all receiving attention. Mr.. Mouser
of Ohio predicted the election of Secretary
Taft for President, while Mr. Hull of Ten
nessee IN an arraignmcnt of the Republican
party appeared equally confident that Will
liam ]. Bryan would be the successful can
didate. At 4:24 p. m. the House adjourned
Senator Whyfe.
After several hours of spirited discussion
over the proposition to abolish seventeen
of the eighteen United States pension
agencies, and consolidate pension disburse-
ments in Washington, the House on the
10Th passed the pension appropriation bill,
carrying $3.50, $50, 900, the largest sum ever
authorized by that measure. In the course
of the debate Mr. Fitzgerald of New York
accused the President of using federal pat
onage 20 further the candidacy of Secretary
Taft. Messrs. Harrison of New York and
Williams of Mississippi criticised the Presi-
dent for having. 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 roundly de-
nounced in the House on the Goth by Mr..
Hardwick of Georgia for failing to send to
Congress all information regarding corpo-
rations which had come into his possession.
Mr. Mann of Illinois asserted that the Presi-
dent had acted with the utmost good faith
In sending to Congress all information that
nad come TO him. The discussion arose over
resolution by Mr. Hardwick to require the
President to supply the House with all data
SO far obtained by the bureau of corpora
lions 1t was tabled, las to 115 The forti-
hcations bal was taken up, but sidetracked
For general debate, and at 5:15 p. ~. the
House adjourned.
Without being materially amended the for
tification appropriation bill was passed by
the House on the Dist During the closing
debate the department was criticised
By several members regarding the money
spent on Notifications ut Subig Bay. The
Democrats procured the adoption of an
amendment permitting the secretary of
war to purchase abroad any war material
but the Republican leaders soon rallied
their members and reversed that action,
leaving in the bill restriction to limited
quantities"