Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-01-31
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
The Senate on the 2Ist discussed the
propriety of authorizing one of its COM
mittees to investigate the circumstance
connected with the issuance of an in juno,
ton in the case of the Hitchman Coal and
Coke company versus John Mitchell, by
Judge Aston G. Dayton of the United
States circuit court of the northern district
of West Virginia. Senator Culberson asked
10 have a resolution for that purpose adopt
cd, and Senator Hale thought it should not
harass judges in their decisions, and he did
nOs favor such resolution unless there was
considerable ground for believing that
Judge had exceeded his authority. Con
adorable time was spent in considering the
DILL to revise the criminal code, and at Az
p. m the Senate adjourned.
The Senate spent over an hour on the
22nd in discussing a resolution oHered Dy
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota dl,
recting the department of commerce and
labor to suspend its Investigation into the
affairs of the international Harvester com
pany, which was ordered by resolution
over a year ago. During this discussion
Senator Hansbrough declared that the
harvester trust" is attempting to control
he selection of delegates to the next Re
publican national convention and is eSpecl-
ally plotting to defeat him for reelection 10
the Senate. The resolution finally was re-
bill was again considered for over two
hours and at 44O the Senate adjourned IN
Il! tomorrow.
Senator Stone on the 23rd presented sta
tstIcs of government deposits in natlOnai
banks to Show that the dist ibution OF
money during the recent currency string teG
by the law governing the treasury depart
ment He declared that the west and south
were Disseminated against while New York
and Boston were favored. Senator Teller
followed with brief comment upon the &C
zion of the secretary of the treasury, de-
claring that the placing of money in New
York city during the panic was fully justi-
fed. The Senate devoted the latter part
of the session to a consideration Of the Dill
to revise the criminal code, and at Ala p.
ii. adjourned until Monday.
The Senate was not in session on the oath.
Greatly to the surprise of every, one the
subject of slavery was introduced In the
roctly charged with having knowledge or
slavery in the Philippine islands. The de-
bate was made pertinent by the sections OF
he bill revising the criminal code of the
United States, which provide penalties for
dealing in slaves. Mr.. Hale asserted that
such provisions should be stricken out. Sen
atOr Hepburn declared that not only is
here immoral traffic in white slaves, but
that actual human slavery is still main
tanned in the Philippine Islands. At 4:35 p.
IN. the Senate adjourned until the 18th.
house.
At the close of /. day of excitement in the
House on the 21st an amendment
was added to the penal code bin making it
Il criminal Offense for any officer or employe
formation regarding any crop statistics
authorized by law to be prepared The
original amendment was by Mr.. Bureson of
Texas, who made a strong plea for its pas,
sage. but a substitute by Mr.. SherleJ of
Kentucky, with brief addition by Mr..
TIT between Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Randell of Texas over the latter's
bcrs from being employed by public service
corporation RELIEVING that Mr.. Randell
mad nsnuated that he represented such cor
porations at this time, Mr.. Dalzell gre-E in.
lltgnant and declared that he had not been
'mplOyed In such capacity for twenty years.
The climax Of the debate came when Mr..
Clark of Missouri announced amid thunder
Gus Democratic applause, that William j.
Bryan would be nominated at the Denver
aroused the members on his side to a high
pitch of enthusiasm by stating that Speak
or Cannon would be the Republican nomi-
nee.
Rapid progress was made in the House on
the 22nd in the consideration of the bill to
nullify and revise the penal laws of the
United States. The only amendment Of any
Importance which got through was one by
Ollie James of Kentucky, making it grimm"
nal oense under heaTy penalty ny to faS[y
the amendment being to protect the cotton
and tobacco growers from speculation Over
fifty pages Of the bill were disposed Of. Ex-
cept for 4 political speech by Mr.. KimbaIl
of Kentucky, the proceedings We're mOnot-
onous and at no time were hundred mem
berS IN their seats. The House at 0:O2 adj
jOurnea until tomorrow.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bin
occupied the attention of the House on the
23rd to the exclusion of all other business.
A surprise was sprung when Chairman
Tawney Of the appropriations committee
warned the members that the country was
confronted with the certainty OF a $780,,
900 OOL deficit unless the estimates for the
next fiscal year should be cut down mater
tally A discussion tariff revision was
injected into the proceedings, In which
leaders on both sides of the House tried
to consult one another to a definite an
nOuncement as to whether If successful at
the November elections, there would be
tariff legislation. Without completing con-
sderation of the bill the House at 4:40 D.
w. adjourned until the oath.
although the urgent deficiency bill was
technically up for consideration in the
House on the Oath, not q word pertinent to
the bill was spoken. Under the privilege
Of general debate several members ad-
but the speech which attracted most at
tenticn was a criticism by Mr.. Hitchcock
of Nebraska of a political forecast by Gen
Charles H GrosvenOr Of Ohio. The debate
brought to their feet numerous Democrats,
who sprang to the defense of Mr.. Bryan,
while Gen. Keifer of Ohio, supported by
several other Republicans, undertook to
Bryan's two campaigns. Adjournment was
taken at AS p. IN. until Monday.
The street railway systems OF the DIS
trict of Columbia and the financial question
occupied the time of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes on the 9th. The latter subject
was discussed by Mr.. Fowler, chairman or
tie committee on banking and currency, IN
an exhaustive speech, in which he opposed
bond-secured currency and the proposition
looking to the establishment of a central
bank. At the conclusion of his speech adj
iourument was taken until the 2Sth.