The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-04
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Senate.

merely Kept in session In the hope that
something might be done toward substan-
tial progress in the work of closing up the
opposition. During the day a bill was
passed amending the navigation laws in
many minor respects and "A resolution was
considered calling for names of former post
masters who served from 1864 to 1874 and
who have been adjudged by the auditor en-
titled to additional compcns ation. At $40
the Senate adjourned.
The conference report on the currency
bill was laiL before the Senate shortly be-
fore adjournment on the 9TH, and Mr.. Aid.
move to take It up and keep 1t under con
slider? ton until disposed of. While wait
ing for the conference report the session
was occupied with running debate on the
b II TO compensate government employees
for injuries sustained while in service. The
Senate passed resolution calling for au-
dited accounts of former postmasters who
served between 1864 and 1874 where ac-
counts have not been certified for payment
under the act of March 3, 1885. AT 5:lO
the Scnat5 adjourned
The consideration of the conference re-
port on the currency bill on the 18th
showed plainly that there would be little or
no obstructive tactics against its passage.
Senator Aldrich briefly explained the meas.
IRE and a little political play was intro
duCed by Senators Culberson OF Texas and
Bacon of Georgia, who tainted members
Of the majority with Discrimination to pass
auti-iniunction and campaign contribution
publicity bills before adjournment, winch
called forth claims of interest in both
measures ny Sthat ols ou potu sues, put
gave no promise of action at this session.
Senators Teller of Colorado. owen of OKLA
holha ana Ne"uhus Oh NtNaua a ~ spohe tn
opposition 10 1ne tuL'tncs w, "uu, ho
part of the session was devoted to consider
mi uho!JcclCu DIS Oh tue caItnuar, liuu iS
bllS were passed relulriinS interstate Fal',
.Sats 10 Clu' WIN t ~, ,paar
the locomotives to dump and clean them,
anu 10 ptoi',te " s',r taH i,prna "a ''oH VI
SNp,'' ~ 90 - ''' .
When the Senate convened on the 18th it
became apparent that a hnpuster smait III
numbers but uttetmlhc"' mas apout 10 Try
I" defeat ihe currency, nli; senator 'ui'
bersoh spoke at some IehStn AFTER the re,
port OF the cohirteeS WAS introduced ana
scored President hooS'Neit ADMINISTRATORS
Tor eA,taNaEahct. butihS Ihls speech sen
ator La f3lIeite cohlerred win Senator
Stone. VINO nad just arrived from missouri:
The Wisconsin senator called Tor roll call
every time II appeared there was no quorum
present Whlle Mr.. oulncrsoh was speaking.
When the speech against the adnlnlstra
Hoor ana announced MS intention or taking
the currency hi to death; lie reSorted to
many devices 10 pass the time ana Keep the
floor, ling for roll calls, reading from
documents ana answering questions. lie
took the floor 1t O'Clock in the afternoon
ana held 1t Till late at night
The passage of the government employees
liability bill and the adoption OF confer
cnce reports on the public buildings and
the deficiency appropriation bills immedl-
ately followed final action ON the AldriCh-
Vrceiand compromise currency measure in
the Senate on the 3Oth and disposed OF
most of the remaining important legislation
before that body The deficiency PHI car
rics appropriations aggregating S3O,IlS,SlS,
of which ST. iG6.IJO Is for beginning work
authorized by the public building bill. The
Senate adjourned sine die at IL p. m,
hoO'e'
The two GoOr leaders Of the House again
on the 2cth occupied the center OF the
stage, and performed their usual feat or
charging each other with responsibility for
the conditions at present existing In that
body. The conference reports on the mlh-
tary academy appropriation bin was agreed
TO- Bills were passed rs follows: Refund
ing certain stamp taxes on foreign bills OF
exchange and certain duties on anthracite
coal illegally collected; providing Tor the
opening to settlement of portions of the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock Indian agen-
cicS: promoting the safety of employees on
railroads 10y requiring the equipment o.
locomotives with ash cans that can be
dumped without requiring an emploSe 10
20 under the locomotive; promoting the
safe transportation OF explosives Inc
committee on appropri9tonS suffered dGteat
in the rejection Of bill 10 acquire certain
lands as an addition to Rock creek fark
in the District of Columbia. After passing
resolutions reclassltying the clerks IN the
government departments ~ NasH,nGtoh
and declaring entitled TO thrlr srnt NESTS ,,rs
MrbaVln NCpuhucanl Hhn nap ,tt 3Det NJ
Crah as rcpr"sentatIyes from ill'n1ls' AN Tue
li4us' at ~, u ,l",M. "m M w. o"r ocoss
Guilty or Keeping quorum LOOK IrVee'
Interest n the proceedings or the Rouse
on the 21th ccntcred in the report or the
committee on the currency hlll After an
hours debate the report was adopted, 100
to 40 all the Democrats voting against 1t,
Fourteen ''insurgent' Republicans voted
with the opposition. Aside from the cur
rency proposition there We're passed me
following measures: Providing for the
erection in Washington of "A pedestal for
the statue Of John Witherspoon; requiring
greater space and better accommodations
on steamships Tor steerase passengers au-
thorZing the sale or certain lanuS at Tue
head OF IordoVa Bay, Alaska, ana granting
relief TO the Alaska Icrmnal ana NaNlEa-
ton company; extending the time lor tne
completion of the Washington ana west
ern Maryland Railroad in the Dstrict OF
Columbia; authorizing reSurVey or Ger
tain townships in NNomlh@' granting ~
the interstate commerce commission aa u
tiOnal authority in the matter or requiring
reports of all accidents on interstate car
riers. The conference report on the omnl-
bus bill and the Senate amendments TO the
bill granting obsolete ordnance TO various
Institutions and organizations also were
agreed to. After passing hlil revising Tue
tariff laws OF the ihlllppine lstahus plat
ing agricultural machinery, implements ana
other articles on the free list, the liu Sc
at 300 o clock TOOK recess
The following measures were passed on
the 18th: To establish two or more nah
cultural stations on Puget sound; WASH No., ,
amending the laws of transportation pc
tween Hawaii and the United states py
removing the penalty for carrying passei-
gers from Hawaii to this country; proviu-
ing for the entry of agricultural lands IN
forest reserves; authorizing the BALTIMORE
and Washington Transit Company or Mary
land to enter the DISTRICT or Coluhioia es-
tablishlng an assay office at Salt Lake tlty'
Utah, incorporating the brotherhood or Of
Andrew and Incorporating the congress
icnaI club, which is composed of the wives