Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
o. e. BOWEN,
Publisher.
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.


9avoring legislation to prevent dealings py
exchanges in futures in products OF the
soil, and maiden speech by Senator cum
minis of Iowa against the passage or the
postal savings bank bill as reported to the
Senate by the committee on postohces ano
postroads. were the feature in the Senate
on me 18th Mr. Cummins spoke in favor
Of the deposit of postal savings in state ano
territorial banks. The Senate voted to pur
Allison of Iowa. At 44O p. m. the Senate
adjourned.
short legislative session devoted tc
routine morning business was brought &c
an abrupt close on the 9th by motion
to go into executive session to consider the
Canadian water ways treaty. Senators de,
resisted the wish of the majority to DIS,
pose of this treaty and yea and nay vote
was required to close the doors for execu'
tive business. The treaty was not dis
posed of. Adjourned at 40 p. m.
The omnibus claims bill was before the
Senate during almost all OF the session on
the 2Sth. Various amendments were onereq
to the measure and acted upon, the vote on
an amendment to repeal the Tucker act,
under which war claims are sent to the
court of claims, being postponed. Senator
Foraker gave notice that he would again
call up his bill for the reinstatement of the
discharged soldiers of the Twenty fifth
regiment
The omnibus claims bill, carrying an ap-
preparation of about $3,O00OO0, which has
been favOrably acted upon by the House,
was passed by the Senate on the 18th, Wlth
an amendment repeating the law allowing
the reference of southern war claims to the
court of claims by the Senate or House
substitute for all pending measures relat me
to the re-enlistment of the soldiers of the
Twenty fifth regiment who were discharge
without honor following the Brownsville
senator senate AIdri ths and nd accepted by Senator
Foraker and other Republican senators Whc
had proposed legislation for the same pur.
pose. 1t provides for court of inquiry 70
pass upon the qualifications of the dis
charged men for re-enlistment. At 4:3O p
m. the Senate adjourned until Monday
The Senate was not in session on the
Both.
Seventy-fve bills on the calendar of the
Senate were passed on the LIST. The con
sidera ton of these measures, most of which
were of local character, consumed nearly
the entire session. Senator Foraker at
tempted to get consideration for the Aid
rich substitute bill providing for court OF
inquiry to pass upon the qualifications OF
the discharged negro soldiers of the Tween
ty-ffth regiment, charged with having shot
up BROWNSVILLE: August 1914 1906, but
pose in order that Senator McLaurin OF
Mississippf might speak on the Brownsville
affair. The Senate passed without amend
ment a House bill declaring February II.
the centenary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin. to be legal holiday. At 3:45 p. M
the Senate adjourned.
House.
sensational and bitter attack on Will
liam Nelson Cromwell and President
Rainey of Illinois made in the House
of Representatives on the Goth. The post
office appropriation bill was under consid.
GRAFTON, but Mr.. Rainey spoke under license
of general debate, and he was unsparing in
his charges of corruption and fraud against
the persons named. AT the conclusion OF
his speech, which consumed over an hour
and a half, Messrs. Stevens of Minnesota
and Knstermannl Of Wisconsin, expressed
tered defense of the accused. During the
morning hour the House passed joint
marks the Tooth anniversary of the birth Of
Abraham Lincoln, legal holiday; When
office bill was still pending.
Proceedings began with the adoption of
the special committee report recommending
the eApunging from the record of the recent
mandatory of President Roosevelt Then
during further consideration of the postof-
fee appropriation bill the charges made by
Mr.. Rainey affecting Panama canal affairs
cropped out again with the result that Mr..
Weeks of Massachusetts entered defense
of Senator Lodge, while Mr.. Rainey reit-
Grated his statements regarding the pur-
chase of two ships at the instance of the
Massachusetts senator The postofice APP
propratiOn bill was amended in several par.
ticulars. the most important being the
transferring of 500 assistant superintend-
cnts. clerks. etc, of stations from the $1,000
to the $110O class, while the provision for
the payment of necessary expenses Of di-
vision superintendent, railway mail clerks
and others while away from headquarters
passed carrying an appropriation Of over
1894 100000. Adjourned at 5:34 p. M
Almost the entire session of the House of
REPRESENTATIVES, was taken up on the 2Sth
with a discussion Of the conference report
on the bill providing for the taking of the
next census lively debate ensued over
census the right to have the printing of the
reports done by private concerns in case
such action should be deemed advisable.
with the result that the supporters of the
proposition were successful and the report
was agreed to. The army appropriation bill
was called up, and had been but briefly dis
cuSSed when the House, at 4:40 p. NJ, adj
journed.
Vigorous denials both by c. P. Taft and
William Nelson Cromwell of the charges
made in the recent speech of Mr.. Rainey
of Illinois on Panama canal affairs were
read i'll the House on the Goth. The com
munication from Mr.. Taft was in the shape
Of Il cablegram from Havana to Mr.. Rainey,
while Mr. Cromwell's rejoinder was ad-
dressed to Mr.. lowering of Massachusetts.
The army appropriation bill again was laid
before the House, but was not considered,
the time being taken up in general debate.
Mr.. Jenkins (Wfs.) held to be unconsttu-
tionaI the acts of the EAST session of Con
gress in relation to the issuance of re-
straining orders and injunctions and con-
tempt Of court; Mr. Perkins IN. " favored
a lowering of the tariff; Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.)
attacked the so-called powder trust, and
Mr.. Reeder CKanl spoke in defense of the
forest service. The army bill was still
pending when the House at 4:5S p. N. ad-
journed.
By voting an appropriation of $5OO,OOO the
House on the 30th made liberal provision
for further experiments by the army with
balloons and airships for use in warfare.
The subject gave rise to spirited debate
which continued most of the session. The
opponents of the proposition sought to en-
compass its defeat by raising all sorts or
preliminary points, but the chair in elab-
crate, opinions overruled these and thus
paved the way for the incorporation of the
provision in the army appropriation bill
At 446 p. m. the House adjourned until
Sunday to hear eulogies on the life and
character of Representative Powers OF
Maine, who died during the recess.
Unless the Senate comes to their rescue
the West Point cadets will not be able to
attend the Inauguration on the 4th of March
% at the expense of the government. The
cadets have been one of the big attractions
of the inaugural ceremonies for many years.
10y ponf OF oraeF an aIe frdT' tbn
appropriation bill. Under suspension of the
rules the House passed the Payne bill pro-