Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13

taken into account before administer
ing a rebuke to the executive.
Are we not rather declining to re-
ceive rebuke from the PRESIDENT"
inquired Mr.. Williams of Mississippi,
with. emphasis, "and are we not denying
his official right to scold the repre-
sentatives of the people?'
Mr. Benefits only retort was that
his inquisitor could find his answer
in the newspapers of today.
Representative Weeks, member of
the Perkins committee denied the
president had any right to question
the motives of members.
Representative Townsend of Mich
igan, declared that if the members
were seeking to preserve their repu-
tations before the country, it could
not be accomplished by the resolution,
which he opposed. Honor rests with
u.s." he exclaimed mo man" he said,
.scan blacken our regulations; it lies
wholly and entirely with us to make
a record that will command respect
among the people of the United
States"
Following short speech by Drlscon
Of New York, defending the president,
Congressman Gardner OF Massacnu-
sets sprung a surprise by offering an
amendment striking out the whole
text of the report.
Mr.. Perkins made a point or order
against it which the speaker over
ruled
The house was thrown into disorder
when Mr.. Gardner moved to postpone
the whole matter until Monday In
stantly there were cries of mo, no.
no.
Meantime Mr.. Gardner demanded
the previous question on his amend
ment, which was quickly followed by
Tawney demanding the previous ques-
ton on both resolutions and amend
ment. The house got into parlia-
mentary tangle which the speaker
Strengthened out by deciding that
Mr.. Tawneys motion took precedence.
This had the effect of shutting Off
debate. The amendment was lost, %
Ito 225.
The roll by unanimous vote, was
then called on the adoption OF the res
olution, which carried, PIP to 35.
Those who voted against the resolu-
|tion were:
Bennett, New York; Campbell, Kan-
|sas; Chapman, Illinois; Cooper, Wis
consin; Cox, Indiana; Crumpacker,
Indiana; Davis, Minnesota; Douglass,
Ohio: Driscoll, New York; Foelket,
New York; French, IdahO Guernsey
Maine; Hayes, California; Henry,
connecticut; Rowland, Ohio; Jenkins,
Wisconsin. Kinkaid, Nebraska; Kues-
ltermann, Wisconsin; Lands, Indiana;
Langley, Kentucky Laming, Ohio,
mclaughlin, Michigan Madison, Kan
sas; Nelson, Wisconsin; Norris, Ne
braska: Parsons, New York; Pollard
Nebraska; Pray, Montana; Prince
| Illinois; Reeder, Kansas; Reynolds
Pennsylvania; Slemp, Virginia; Town
send, Michigan; Washburn, Massachu-
sets: Wilson, Illinois.
Prepares for Thirteenth Census.
The senate yesterday passed a bill
providing the conditions under which
THE 18th census shall be taken. The
house bill which was under considera-
ton was amended to allow the print
ling and binding of the census reports
| to be done by private contract instead
of in the government printing Office
| if found desirable by the director OF
the census. An amendment placing
the appointment of $500 census Office
clerks under the civil service commits
sion was defeated.
Culberson's resolution instructing
1.-THE committee on judiciary to report
whether the president had authority
to permit the absorption of the Ten