Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-02-07
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
The Senate on the 28th disposed Of large
resumed consideration of the bill to revise
the criminal code Of the United States. Sen
at9r Hepburn vas anxious to continue con
in charge, until more progress should be
made, but adjournment was taken at 4:16
D. m. until the Goth.
br a series Of animated comments on the
method adopted by Secretary of the Treas
pry Cortelyou In placing before, the Senate
his reply to the resolution calling for in
formation relative to the operations Of the
treasury department in connection with the
financial distnrbance The b secretary r1r ynr haf
ed and copies of the pamphlet were on the
> isks of ali senators, which was declared by
dent The Senate devoted considerable time
to passing minor bills on the calendar and
at 2:15 Q. m. adjourned until the Goth
GOTH during which Senator Aidrich reported
bis banking bill from the committee on
finance and announced he would call the
measure up for consideration on Monday,
February 10: At 1:O8 p. m. the Senate ad
journed until the 31st.
The reading Of the Presidents message
PnGna e. III In abor sa ss aRd
other matters OF general nature concern.
ing corporations was the chief feature of
message mes received CAREFUL attention. The
Senate ordered 10000 copies printed. The
remainder OF the day was devoted to rOu-
tine business and a further consideration of
the bill to revise the criminal laws of the
United States The first reading of the bill
was concluded. The Senate adjourned at
4:1O O'Clock until February 9.
Senator Piles of Washington on the ord
delivered an eloquent appeal in favor OF an
appropriation by. Congress of 100000 loI
government exhibit at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition, TO be held in Seattle next
year. The day was chiefly devoted to Il con
sideration of bills on the calendar several OF
no Snnn a d
journed until the 4th.
house.
National politics, international marriages
and government expenditures formed the
themes Of discussion in the House on the
18th incidentally 1t was the longest sitting
of the House this session. The urgent de-
ficiency bill was up for consideration, but
in several instances it was Ignored under
the license of general debate. The presence
of William J. Bryan in the lobby of the
House furnished inspiration to Mr. Wallace
of Arkansas for vigorous speech. Inter
national marriages of American heresses to
titled foreigners were denounced by Mr.
McGavin of Illinois. No amendments Of
any consequence were made to the urgent
deficiency bill, and it was pending when
the House at 515 p. N. adjourned UGtil
the Goth.
The need of an American merchant marine
as an auxiliary to the navy formed the
principal topic of discussion In the House
of Representatives, during the consderatioa
of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill;
on the 10Th. The debate was participated
in by Mr.. LittleAeld of Maine, who ;!ues-
toned the legality Of the provision Of the
bill appropriating 81 100000 to supply a de
ficiency for coal for the navy caused by the
transfer OF the battle ship fleet from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. He criticised Con-
gress for its failure. to make appropriations
for a merchant marine. His remarks eh,'it-
ed from Mr.. Fitzgerald, New York, the
sponsible for that condition. while Mr.
Sherley, Kentucky, maintained that the lack
of a merchant marine "a national DISGRACE"
was due to Republican, policies the Pin
was still under consideration when, the
House at SOP p. III. adjourned until the
3Oth.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
was passed by the House the 30th. The
total amount carried by it is So, 45O or
$4,000 less than as reported by the COM
that of 100000 in the clothing fund of the
army. " hen the session was resumed to.
day only Il few pages of the bill remained
to be disposed of. Included in these was
provision for the appointment Of thlrty-fOur
additional policemen for the new House
Office building Chairman Tawney urged
the provision because of the necessity for
protecting such costly government property
and of guarding the reputation and honor
posed the provision and 1t was stricken out
On a point of order after considerable dis
cussion. The. House adjourned at 300
O'Clock until the 31st
An unusual and almost unprecedented
scene was enacted in the House of Repre-
sentatives on the 31st as the result of the
u y
the President, urging additional legislation
In the matter of relations of labor and
capital and of corpora tons and the public.
The vigorous language of the document
brought forth storms of applause, first on
the Democratic side 81 the House, then on
the Republican, and eliminating in gen
eraI demonstration by the entire body. Aft
err passing 2SS pension bills the Indian ap-
preparation bill was discussed. It's consid-
Grafton had not been completed when the
House at sos p. m. adjourned until Feb
ruary 3.
Three Of the giants of the House had
their innings on the 3rd Technically the
Indian appropriation bill unIer discus
sion, but legislation WAS relegated to the
the stage. Before the political question
cropped out the House, with next to the
largest attendance of the session present,
with but one dissenting voice, passed gen
eral widows pension bill granting flat
pension of SO month to the widows Of all
honorably discharged soldiers of the United
States who have not heretofore received tae
benefits of the pension law and an increase
of 81 a month for those who have under
the act of June 81, 1890, The bill involves
the expenditure of more than $12OOO,OU
annually. The political debate was opened
by Mr.. Townsend of Michigan, who, In a
prepared speech, claimed for the Repuoi1-
a the last fifty years of vital interest tc
the public. In this he was vigorously dis
puted by Mr.. Cochran of New York. Mr..
Hepburn followed defending the Presl-
dents message, and said that condemna-
ton Of II had come only from the great
malefactors Of the age land the gentleman
from Ohio" meaning Senator Foraker The
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