The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-03-05
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate

Currency legislation. was the chlef Topic
on the 25th.. For nearly thTee nou rs AID. AID.
rich bill claiming that he had, through
former Senator Jones Of Arkansas. ~ 49, ~
proposed legislation somewhat simi,at 90 70
the bill under consideration, but Win e. =,
septia! differences, which he declared wou!a
have prevented the recent panic had II .,rtd
enacted into law. The Indian approprla,
tioD bill received consideration during
part of the day. The Senate adjourned III
In the Senate ON the 26th Senator Culber-
son OF Texas criticised the AldrIch currency
hin and spoke In favor OF amendments he
deemed necessary. Senator Nelson also de
nounced the measure as or no importance N
It's present form The BIZ! was. on motion
OF Mr. Aldrch. made the unfinished bust
mss 81 the Senate The bill to revise the
criminal laws Of the United States wa.
passed At 4:22 p. Z. the Senate ADJOURNED
until the 2Ith
veins ana members NJ former Indian tribes.
carrying on an animated and acrimonious
debate marked the proceedings "t the sen
ate on the 9TH Senator owen or Okla
Ioma member Of the Cherokee nation,
sought to have the word cate. placed be,
fore the designation ~ the Five CiYiIiZed
Tribes" Senator Curtis ~ Kansas. who iS
The Senate voted against the contention or
Mr. owen. Senator McCTcary Of h'utuchE
spoke on the currency bill Ihe senate
adjourned nj ( 80 p m until the 2eih
The consideration Of the Indian dpptuprI-
alton 6iIj aud speech 10y senator Reed
Smoot Of utan on IN" currency D'a con
on the eSth. The indian I'LL was passed.
The senate at jl2 g. III. adjourned u"'"
Monday
senator william Alden smith Of Nlchl-an
spoke against the railroad uunt tr4ju,, %!
the AIdrInh currency ui.l ou ne md. Most
Of the day was devoted Cd thr pasSIg" Oh
bills on the calendar which Hr" not "f ger
era Importance, aad 81 800 o. N. 'H' H'".
ate adjourned.
House
General debate on the Amy appropria'
ton bill again furnished opportunity Tor
free expression az opinion on the issues OF
the day Mr. Garrctt OF Tennessee ana
Mr. Pau OF North Carolina arralrucd the
Republican party for It's policies with re.
gard 10 the iarifI while Mr.. Hayes OF Cali
foruia denounced The financial system OF
the United states as patchwork ana me
Aldrich oil a. failing far short Of the
remedial legislation needed The only
remarks pertinent TO the army were made
hy Mr. Parker II Now Jersey, who spoke
Tor The officers and men. and Mr. kustor-
IMAM Of Wisconsin 10 support - restoration
az Ih" cauteru Til" seven hours allowed
Tor general debate on the bill will expire
,uru0rr0w when Tho measure Will De- read
~ amendment. Al 5l4 ?. IL. the House
.diourned.
II, CLIMAX u general debate or the army
authorization b.ll IN the House came 90 the
gGtn whoa Mr. Ba.z"il H"unsylyaniat de-
iN.-rnd Ia exhaustive ~r'rnG .u defense OF
tn Republican party and IT, policies. The
tariff system was attacked 10y Mr.. Houston
T.uurss'ri. who charged That the trusts
owr8 their being to it. Other addresses
w.ro made 10y NJ sherwood OhiOl IN sup
por' ~ his bin 10 pension soldiers II The
ul.uuIsi. who referred ~ The fact that thp
gu' iu me tinted states for III" first time
bad reached g billion dollars The army
npurOpr.lf.uu bin was road fur amendment
consideration not concluded