Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-22
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Amendments adopted by the Senate provide
for weighing the mails annually instead OF
on his resolution directing the President to
order court OF inquiry into =, charges
now stationad at Fort Grant, Arizona and
read a letter from the President giving
reasons for the acton that had been taken zen
against Col. Stewart. which the senator de-
clared to be trivial He gave notice that ne
you'd call the resolution up for action next
CVy. Several pension bills were passed. and
a. 80 p. m. The Senate adjourned.
The further consideration of the Browns
Vile affair was postponed on the 18th by
The Senate until December IL next. This
decision was reached after an extended ex-
change of views among senators. Mr.. For
aker after urging the appointment of an
early day for voting on his bill moved that
motion by Senator Culberson Of Texas to
vote on the bill next Saturday was laid on
ed by a vote Of 81 to 6. Mr.. Foraker said
he thought he had insured the bills passage
by the postponement., Senator Rayner-s
point court of inquiry to investigate the
case of Col. William F.. Stewart Of the
army was referred to the committee o.. on
House bill restoring the motto. I'm God We
Trust on coins Of the United States. The
the rate bill was considered at some length.
The Senate a 80 p m. adjourned
The sqndry civil tic bill carry
of the large supply bills, and its passage
places the Senate squarely alongside the
House in the consideration of the appropria-
tion bills, and of the entire fourteen leaves
only the general deficiency and the military
academy bills to be considered. portion
of the session was devoted to the considera-
ton of the bill suspending the penalty
feature of the commodity clause of the rail-
road rate bill. At 4:50 p. m. the Senate
adjourned.
The vreeland currency bill, which was
passed by the House on the 14th, was de-
livered to the Senate on the 18th and at
once sent to the committee on finance Sen
ator Aldrich promptly made report from
the committee substituting the Aldrich bill
in an amended form. and it was passed by
the Senate. This action threw the bill into
conference, and an effort will be made to
reach an agreement at a early day. At 5:12
p m. the Senate adjourned.
The Senate on the 10th adopted a resolu-
ton reported by Mr.. Aldrich from the com
mittee or finance giving that committee
authority to employ expert assistants neces-
sary to provide for intelligent revision
of the tariff and to report that further leg
islatiOn is needed to secure an equitable
treatment for agricultural and other prod
ucts of the United States. The committee
is also instructed to collect proof of the
relative cost of production in this and the
principal competing foreign countries: A
the acquisition of lands on the water sheds
of navigabe streams in the southern APP
palachan mountains and the White noun
tains OF New Hampshire and Maine. Sen
ator Carter secured an agreement to make
the postal savings bank bill a special order
in the Senate for December IA next.
The Senate held a short legislative SEES
sion on the 18th, nearly half of which was
consumed by Senator Hepburn in speech
against a conference report on bill to In
crease homesteads on nonirrigable lands
from 100 to 800 acres, which he declared
would apply to the richest farm land OF
Idaho. The report was withdrawn the
conference report on the legislative, eXecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was APP
proved. Senator Buckley of Connecticut
spoke in favor of his bill to authorize the
President to re-enlst the negro soldiers OF
the Twenty fifth infantry. At 4:07 p. IN.
the Senate adjourned.
After a debate lasting practically the en-
tire session tde House by vote OF 1876
the naval appropriation bill. The insertion
of a new provision reiating to increase in
pay for officers and men of the marine
criticism of he conferees, who were charged
with having taken liberties and with having
violated the trust reposed in them by the
House. The bill now goes to the President
IT was ANNOUNCED that the currency bill
would be considered and disposed of on
Thursday next. At 5O4 p. m. the House
took a recess.
One-haf of the five hour session of the
House on the 18th was spent in roll calls
on the various propositions presented. When
HE DAYS work had been concluded the ag-
r'culturai and pOstofice appropriations bills
had been sent to conference and the fol
patents in cases where the government has
appropriated Inventions to apply to the
court of claims for relief; authorizing the
entry of tea sWeepingS when intended TO be
used in the manufacture Of caffeine, and
an omnibus bridge bill. AT 4:32 p. N. the
House took recess.
The House devoted the entire day to the
Erecland currency bill, which was finally
passed under suspension of the rules, when
q recess was taken.
The work Of cleaning up legislation in the
TlpnT M pa N0V
proceeded at rapid pace on the 18th With
oily short time allowed for debate the
omnibus public building bill were passed.
Aeavng CT the supply bills only the general
deficiency bill to be considered. Eight hun
wore put through A bitter and sensational
attack on former Speaker Keifer of Ohio
~ his colleague: Gen. Sherwood, was a
feature of the days proceedings By q
strict party vote the Vreeland currency bill
IS amended by the Senate was after live.
" debate sent to conferenee.yeas, $50;
l}suSe took q recess
The process of cleaning up preparatory to
adjournment was continued in the House
on the 10th. The sundry civil appropriation
bill was sent to conference, the conference
report on the military academy bill was
agreed 20, the general deficiency appropria-
zion bill was reported and the following
nls passed. Granting compensation to gov
"rnment employees for injuries sustained in
th@ service, authorizing the continuance of
tk" inland water ways commission and
1r2a ting national forest in Minnesota.
With the view TO paving the way for re-
vision of the tariff a resolution was passed
permitting the committee on ways and
means to sit during the coming recess and
conduct hearings. At 6:10 p. N. the House
took 4 recess.
The passage by the House Of the general
deficiency appropriation bill, carrying S17,-
9GS.572 marked the completion by that
body of the last of the great supply meas
nTcS on the 18th. Several measures were
PASSED by unanimous consent. including
joint resolution providing an annuity for
life of $125 Il month each TO the widows OF
Surgeons James Carroll and Jesse Lazear,
United States army, in recognition of their
discoveries in connection with the trans
mission of yellow fever by mosquitoes. At
6:l4 p. m. the House recessed.
President Joe O'Brien of the Ameri-