Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-27
$135,OOO,OOO FOR
NAVAL PURPOSES
FARMERS DRAW ONLY $4,000, 900
FROM APPROPRIATION
COMMITTEE.
FEBRUARY IL DECLARED A sPE.
CIAL LEGAL HOLIDAY
THE LINCOLN WAY"

Washington, Jan. 23.-Exactly as
reported by the committee, the naval
program for the fiscal year 1910 was
yesterday adopted by the house and
the naval appropriation bill was
passed. Opponents of the navy in
crease feature of the bill found them
selves in a hopeless minority. The
only vital alteration made in the meas.
IRE was the striking out of the pro-
vision restoring the marines to the
naval vessels. The aggregate amount
appropriated is S135,000,O00.
AS has been the case in the past,
the increase in the naval estimate gave
rise to extended and heated debate in
which members were afforded an op-
portunity to express their views of
the Japanese question. Peace advo-
Gates were much in evidence in oppo-
sition to such increases, while adher-
ents of the proposition were alive at
all times to every move made to cut
down the number of vessels author
lied
Agriculture to get $14,000,o0o.
The consideration of the agricultur-
al appropriation bill by the house COM
mittee on agriculture was practically
concluded and the bill probably will
be reported next week. The total
amount carried is about $4,000, 10000,
or S2,000,000 less than the estimates
submitted by the department of ag-
r}culture. The total appropriation is
about s1,200,OOO more than last year,
one of the principal items of increase
being the distribution OF seeds for con-
gressmen.
Towney Tired of War Talk.
Discussing the naval appropriation
bill in the house, Congressman Taw-
ned spoke of the Japanese situation.
81 am getting somewhat tired" he
said, amid loud applause, "of these
annually recurring wars with Japan
which occur simultaneously with the
consideration of the naval appropria-
ton bill''
During every week and month in
the year, Mr. Towney said, I'VE hear
a great deal about our peaceful and
cordial relations with that oriental
country. but when we come to con-
slider the naval appropriation bill, the
Immediately fill with pre-
dictions of what is going to happen"
Tawney referred to a recent con-
versation with a former government
Off cial who had been to Japan and
had told him that there was no more
danger of war between the United
States and Japan than there was of
a war between the United States and
Great Britain.
Special National Holiday.
February II next was declared to be
a special legal holiday and the sur
vey and plans for a highway from
Washington to Gettysburg, known as
the Lincoln way" as a memorial to
Abraham Lincoln, was provided for by
joint resolution passed by the senate,
after an extended debate. The reso-
luton did not commit congress to the
of the highway when sur
veyed.
Borah Is Beaten.
When the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill was report
ed from the committee of the whole
to the senate, Mr.. Borah of Idaho re.
newed his amendment to fix the pres
dents salary at $4,000 instead of
100000 as provided in the committee
amendment previously adopted. His
amendment was lost Al to 27. The
bill was then passed.
Canadian Boundary Treaty.
Effort was made in the senate to
ratify the Canadian boundary water
ways treaty, but upon objections from
Senators Smith of Michigan and Hey
burn of Idaho, it went over until the
next executive session. These senat-
ors have not examined the treaty fully
and are not prepared to accept it at
this time Inasmuch as the treaty
was reported unanimously from the
committee on foreign relations, ex-
tended opposition to ratification is not
anticipated.
Roosevelt Replies to Foraker.
President Roosevelt sent to the SEN
ate a response to Forakers resolution
calling upon the secretary of the treas
ury for an itemized statement of ex-
penditures for the >$3,000,000 war de-
ficiency fund. The reply reached the
senate in the form of an executive
document. 1t purports to be COM
plete answer as far as the use of the
war deficiency fund is concerned, but