Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-23

and the white races he regarded as iney-
liable, and he asserted that Japan's pres
ent military activity was with a view to
the supremacy of the Pacific, and as
natural consequence there would be
clash at arms with the United States. On
the other hand, Mr.. Burton, Ohio. and
W. W. Kitchin, North Carolina. disputed
that contention, each of them avowius
that the clash would not come, but that
the United States should remain in the
forefront of modern civilization as the ex-
ponent of peace.
The brief session of the Senate Mon
day was devoted to the transaction of
routine business and the delivery of a
speech by Senator Scott of West Vir-
ginia, urging adequate appropriations for
public buildings so that official business
may be transacted with the greatest eff
cheney and economy. When the naval
bill was laid aside for the day in the
House it had been one-half disposed of.
The hopes of the officers of the navy and
marine corps for an increase in pay were
dashed to the ground when, on a point of
order by Mr. Madden of Illinois. there
was SlTicheU ITOm the DIll the pFON1SiOH
for such increase On n similar point by
Mr.. Mudd of Maryland, an amendment
by Mr.. Bartholdt of Missouri prohibiting
naval or marine bands accepting private
employment in competition with civilian
musicians was lost.
The two features of interest in the
h. oh, ofC
ator Foraker on the Brownsville affair
and the Presidents message advocating
the building of four more battle ships.
The delivery of the speech and the read
ing of the message consumed practically
the entire time of the session. The e1-
pected fight in the House over the CUES
ton whether there shall be two or four
battle ships authorized for the coming
year did not materialize. while the naval
appropriation bill was under considera
ton Instead, most of the session was
devoted to a lively debate in regard to
naval stations in the Philippines. The
sum of 100000. as recommended by the
committee for improving and developing
the naval station at Olongapo, Subig Bay,
was allowed to stand. The special mes
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four battle ships elected loud applause.
The naval bill was not concluded when
the House took a recess until II 80
Wednesday.
The Senate devoted its entire time
Wednesday to considering bills on the
calendar. Among the measures passed
were those suppressing betting on rHces
and games of various kinds in the Dis
trict of Columbia. providing for the pur-
chase of land between Pennsylvania ave
nue. and the Mall in Washington as sites
for government buildings, creating L;son
range in Montana, and charging home
steads on non-irrigable lands. The
swamp land reclamation bill was con-
sidered for time and was made the I'M
finished business of the Senate. The
House devoted the entire session to the
navy increase provision of the naval APP
preparation bill aud chief interest CEN
tered in the question of two battleships,
as recommended by the committee. or
four, as urged by President Roosevelt
The vote was 100 to SO to sustain the
committees recommendation.
The Senate was not in session Thurs
day. The long existing controversy as to
whether the United States navy should
have submarine torpedo boats of the Hol-
land type, as recommended by the COM
mittee on naval affairs, was settled in the
House when the proviso limiting the
Secretary of the Navy to purchase only
boats of the Holland type was stricken
out The effect of this acton was to give
the Secretary free hand in the selection
of submarine boats. A humorous speech
by Mr.. Williams. in which he had sew
eral friendly clashes with Mr.. Hobson of
Alabama over warships and balloons,
commanded the attention of the House FOR
some time. After agreeing to take up the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
next, the House adjourned.
Injunction against the enforcement of
State laws can only be issued by a major
ity of three federal judges, who are to
pass upon them if bill that passed the
Senate Friday becomes a law. The bill
was opposed by Mr.. Hepburn on the
ground that the great distances between
federal courts in the West would operate
to delay the granting of necessary in
functions. Senator Knox favored the
bill. The attitude of Emperor William
and the Berlin court toward David Jayne
Hill was the subject of comment in the
House during the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular bill. Mr.. Per-
kins of New York and Mr.. Slayden of
Texas condemned the practice of select
ing men CT great wealth to be the nations
diplomatic representatives. Under IL
cense of general debate Mr.. Griggs of
Georgia spoke in advocacy OF the disfran-
chisement of the southern negro; Mr..
Burton of Ohio discussed the causes of
the recent financial depression and vari
Gus other matters were discussed. With