The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-28
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate,

see Mr. Taylor devoted his attention chief
" TO the tariff and currency policies of the
the conference report on the agricultural
DILL carrying total CT sl1,672, 106
Senator Rayner again made an appeal for
vote on resolution authorizing and re-
questing" the President to appoint n court
of inquiry to investigate charges against
Col. William f. Stewart, coast artillery,
stationed at Fort Grant, Arizona on the
Goth Objection being made. further con-
sideration of the resolution was postponed.
The omnibus public buildings bin was
passed IT carries APPROPRIATIONS aggregat-
Grafton Of the flag of the United States was
passed The conference report on the forth
iications appropriation bin was adopted and
q partial agreement on the sundry civil
bill was reported and approved.
Announcing that the conferees of the SEN
ate and House on the currency bill would
be unable to agree If Congress Is to ad-
jouIn at an early day, Senator Aldrich re-
ported from the committee on the list a
Joint resolution creating national none
tGry commission 10 be composed OF nine
senators and nine representatives, to investi-
gate a! matters concerning the banking
and currency system of The country and
the resolution was passed without debate
Senator Kayner again discussed his resolu-
ton authorizing and requesting the Presi-
dent to order = court of inquiry to lnvestl-
gate the cha 'ges against Col. William +.
Stewart and the resolution was placed upon
the calendar. The Senate passed the gen
era deficiency and military academy APP
uIopriation bills. the last of the great ap-
rrouriation bills. bill regulating child
labor In the District of Columbia and the
territories was passed.
The open session on the 22nd was conclud,
ed with an extended debate on the power Of
Congress to regulate interstate and foreign
commerce and Il negative poll, % to -, was
taken on Il motion to adopt the Foraker
substitute for the interstate commerce com
mission resolution extending the time when
the penalty provision of the commodity
clause of the Hepburn railroad rate law is
to take effect The Foraker substitute pro-
yided that the prohibition against railroads
transporting across state lines coal or other
articles produced by them, shall apply only
to property acquired since the passage of
the Hepburn bill, May %, 1906. The com
mittcc resolution applied to all products
without limitation concerning the time of
ownership. The bill to place the date Of
canning meat products upon packages was
but both were displaced The disagree,
ment Of the House to the conference report
on the pos:ottice appropriation bill on ac.
count of the Senate provision for mail
subsidy was laid before the Senate and an
other conference was ordered, with nstruc-
tons TO insist upon the amendment. At
40 =. m, adjourned.
The net result of the days session in the
Senate on the BIRD was the adoption Of the
conference agreement on the omnibus public
buildings bill ana the approval of a partial
agreement on rhc poStoflice appropriation bill.
the items in the latter measure relating to
weighing the mails and ocean mail sub
sidy being sent back to conference Various
questions were discussed during the day.
Senator Teller reviewed court decisions on
the limitations of federal power under the
Constitution. Mr. Bacon discussed the same
topic, both referring to the Presidents re.
mark that he would veto. bills that did not
homa spoke on his joint resolution provid-
ing that an amendment to the Constitution
for the election of senators by the people
bc submitted to the states for ratification.
lngtfCytuul efforts made nv Mr. RpNpr-
idGe to pass the omnibus territories bill, AMI
10y Mr.. Ncwlands to secure consideration Of
his resolution Creating an inland water ways
commission. At 5.3o 4. III. the Senate took
recess unit! p. -. The night session
was taken uH with conference reports.
An effort TO annhilato time 10y dilatory
tactics without making progress on any leg
t>!aton except that involved in conference
reports WAS the chief occupation of the
senate on the 18th. under the leadership Of
Mr.. AIdrich. The attempt was 50 success
full that the net result I'm the way of ac-
cumplishmrnt Of the days session was the
adoption of the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill Mr.. Bev-
Cridgc was busy in an effort to get a vote
on the bill compromising government en-
ploycS for Injuries while on duty, uut Mr..
Hale said he had Information from the
House that no action could be expected
there Monday on the conference report on
that measure should be disposed Of the de
ficieucy appropriation bill could not hc per
fcctrd Despite Mr.. Bcvoridgc'S protest
the senate at $40 O'Clock adjourned.
House.
The conference report on the legislative
apuruGriaiiun bill was agreed to: confer
cuce reports on the agricultural and forti.
tcltiouS appropriation bills We're received;
the bill making an appropriation Of Sl1or.-
900 for representation 10y the United States
st the TOXIC exposition in 1912 was passed.
rs were also two omnibus bills embOdying
forty separate measures, having to do with
public lands and matters in the territories,
on the 18th. Pending a vote on a bin pro-
viliug for the issuance OF leases of public
lands in the Panama canal zone, recess
was taken at D. IN.
The conclusions of the special committee
on the charges of Representative l.iIiey
that members of the House had been i'm
properly influenced In connection with sub
marine torpedo boat legislation, and the
charges that Mr.. Liley had violated his
obligations rs member aud had acted IN
had faith with the committee and In con
tempt of the House, were sustained on the
Goth hy the House by vote of i5T 10 s..
The partial conference report on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill occasioucd a
lively debate. It was adopted,
Following debate the conference report
on the District of Columbia traction bll
permitting the laying of street car tracks
to the Union station was adopted with the
provision for universal transfers eliminated;
the conference report ON the agricultural
appropriation hill was agreed to; the Sen
,,tp amendments which increased by ST.
10000 the public building bin apprlria-
ton were disagreed with and Il conference
asked on the list.
Practically all hope of n ship subsidy was
abandoned an the 22nd, when the House,
10y a vote Of 40 to 1876, rejected the con.
ference report on the posto!tice appropria-
ton bill, containing provision therefor.
the I'M was sent back to conference, and
there is little prospect that the House con
fcrccs VIII yield by a strict party vote of
100 TO 10. campaign contribution pub
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