Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-02-14
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

The Senate on the 4th passed the urgent
deficiency bill carrying an appropriation OF
preparation for the navy brought out consld-
cradle discussion Of the subject of executive
departments making expenditures not pro
vided for in appropriations. Deficiency ap-
preparations for the Panama canal gave rise
to Democratic criticism of the publicatlon
of a paper by tho canal commission at
Panama and Incidentally Senator Teller de-
clared that he believed the lock canal at
Panama would some day be declared ran
ure and that q sea level canal would take
Ats place. the Senate devoted two hours to
consideration of the criminal code bill and
at 40 p. M adjourned to the 9Th.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana on the 5tn
hr bill providing for nonpartIsan tar cIL
commission, a plan which he declared con-
this subject Several Democratic senators
spoke briefly on the general subject or the
til the 9Th.
financial speech by Senator Culberson
of Texas and the passage of Dil proVIa'
az for a government exhibit at the AlasKa-
Yukon Pacific exposition were the cnleI Iea-
lures Of interest In the proceedings OF me
Senate on the 9Th. Mr.. Culberson gave the
results OF his Analysis Of tine re on The pam
anna canal bond issue, IN order to supstan-
tate his contention that nationa! banks OF
New York were unduly favored in the dls-
position of public funds, and that the sec
rotary had violated the law by Issuing these
bonds At 4:28 p. N. the Senate ADJOURNED
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the commit
tee on finance, opened the DEBATE IN Tue
Senate on the 10th on his bill to provide an
emergency currency. In the galleries was
large audience, among other J. PlefponI
Morgan. Senator Foraker made reply TO
the Presidents statement concerning the tne
use of the appointing power for political
purposes and had letters read showing the
Presidents attitude in one case. Senator
Depew defended the course of the secretary
of no frp9 n hpOOSitinp DuDllp funds
in New York banks. The criminal code bill
was again considered, and at 4:2O p. m. the
Senate adjourned.
House.
President Roosevelt's recent message to
Congress on the relations of capital and
labor and of corporations and the public
again was the theme of discussion in the
House Of Representatives on the 4th. So
great was the demand for time that general
debate on the Indian appropriation bill,
which is the pending business, was extend
ed to the 9TH for four hours. Interest In
Tuesdays proceedings centered in a speech
10y John Sharp Williams, the minority lead
CT. who, while iauding the President for
some of hi sentiments, expressed the belief
that others were dangerous. Mr. Williams
spoke for nearly two hours. His remarks
on the financial question prompted a lengthy
discussion of that subject by Mr.. Hill Of Con
necticut, in which be opposed the Aldrich
financial bill. Other speakers were Messrs
and Macon of Arkansas, the latter urging
the. passage of his bill prohibiting dealings
the House adjourned to the 9Th.
Tariff revision and the Presidents recent
special message to Congress again were the
main topics of discussion in the House. As
has been the case for nearly week, the
Indian appropriation bill Ostensibly was be-
fore the House, but no word was spoken In.
regard to it. A long speech by Serene
Payne of New York, the majority leader,
was considered important because Of his as
suranceS that tariff revision plank would
he Incorporated in the Republican national
platform of this year. He credited Mr..
Bryan with going about the country accus-
larceny in purIoining his ideas. other
speakers were Messrs. Thomas of North
and i' Nelson Of Wisconsin,. At 4i3 D. m. the
House adjourned until the 9th.
Consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill was resumed in the House on the 9th.
A bitter fight was waged on the proposition
to abolish nOnrcservation schools. Mr.. Clay
ton Of Alabama spoke on the Presidents
message and held up the Republicans as be-
ING divided into two factions-"the reac-
tionaries and the white house cuckoos."
The message he charged, was an 1ndict-
mcnt against the Republican party for It's
Gereliction and Incompetency. The House
adjourned at SOP p. M.
The session of the House on the 18th was
devoted almost entirely to consideration of
the omnibus war claims bill, which was
PASS 4 after considerable discussion. 1t car
ricS Il total appropriation of $315,OOO. Mr.
Macon of Arkansas in the course of the de-
bate defended the Senate against what he
said were aspersions cast upon that body
Ivy Mr. Payne of New York. when he pre-
d ctcd that the Senate would load the bill
down with number of unmeritorious
claims. \ number of private claims bills
also were passed, and the House at 4:43 p.
m. adjourned until the 10th
fiery speech by Mr.. Leake of New Jer-
Sry. in which he outlined his opposition to
William J Bryan Il candidate for the
presidency relieved somewhat the monot-
ouy OF debate in the House on the 10th.
His remarks were greeted with Kisses from
the Democratic side of the House The In
dian appropriation bill amended so that
tn" commissioner of Indian affairs, before
he carries out the policy of abandoning nom
reservation schools, shall investigate the
other amendment restored the appropria-
tons for the Indian schools at Fort Lewis,
Colo: Carson City, Nev., and Mount Pleas
ant Mich Consideration of the Indian bill
WAS no< concluded when the House at 501