Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-07-23
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

The Senate was in session twenty minutes
Tuesday adjourning at 1920 until Friday
The major portion Of the time OF the sltuhg
was devoted to a discussion of the unanl-
nous consent agreement not to transact
any business while the tariff conference Is
in progress. Senator Carter tried to have
passed q bill pertaining to the affairs OF
the District of Columbia on the ground that
the bill was such a little one" that NO
harm could result from its passage. But
Senators Ledge and Cuiberson, standing
guard over the interests of the two sides
of the chamber, objected and thus prevent
ed action.
The Senate was not in session Thursday.
The Senate was in session only eighteen
minutes adjourning at 1918 p. N. until
Tuesday. In addition to the swearing IN OF
Senator Clay of Georgia the business con;
sisted of the presentation OF peuuons anu
the Introduction of bills of minor impor-
lance.
The Senate was not in session Monday.
House
The House was not In session Tuesday
After a lively debate the Democrats in
the House failed Thursday in their efforts
to have a provision brought in by Mr. raw
ney appropriatng $4,000 for President
Tafts travelling expenses ruled out OF
stricken out of an urgent dehclency Dlll.
The latter measure was under conslderatloi
throughout the session and will be the SUD-
ject of further discussion. Members on
the Democratic side were unsparing In their
charges of bad faith, because the House az
the last session. as they alleged, pledged
itself not to make any additional allowances
to the President. Mr.. Rainey of Illinois
gave as the reason for its presentation ar
this time the desire Of the Presldent TO 10
"boost' the League of Republican CUPS
throughout the country. The House at OK
o. III. adjourned until Friday.
Feversh excitement over the baseball
game scheduled Friday between teams
representing the Democratic and republican
sides of the chamber was responsible for a
short session of the House. Chairman
Tawney's desire was to conclude considera-
ton of the urgent deficiency appfoprlatloh
bill. but strenuous pressure was brought 70
bear upon him, and the speaker caused
them to agree to let the bill go over until
Monday. The only action of Importance
in connection with the deficiency bill was
the striking out of the appropriation OF
10000 for participation by the United States
in the Brussels exposition. At PA p. IN.
the House adjourned until Monday.
Having gotten over it's baseball "spree'
of last Friday. the House Monday transact
ed a general assortment Of business. 1t be-
gan by passing an omnibus bridge bill, then
listened to an apology by Mr.. HobSon OF
Alabama for having last February made
some uncOmplimentary statements ABOUT
Ambassador O'Brien at Toxic and further
considered the urgent deficiency bill. There
were several lively tits, one of which cul'
minated in an announcement by Mr.: Macon
of Arkansas that he would resign his seat
If it could be proved that he was leg1Sla-
tive INSTRUCTOR. The most serious discus
sion conferred about Francis J. Heney, spe'
man Tawney of the appropriations commit;
tee made the statement that Mr.. Heney had
received during the last year 1913 600 for serv-
ices he did not render At 5:15, with the
urgent deficiency bill still pending, ad'
journed until noon Tuesday.