Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-26
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

armoled cruisers in accordance with the
order removing them from the ships. An
extended criticism was made by Senator
Dixon of Montana Of the method of having
large number of navy yards along the At
! lantic coast. He took the ground that the
work could be more economically done in a
session for five hours the Senate, took a
recess until o'clock tonight. At the night
| session the bill was further considered An
amendment was. adopted directing that in
| the discretion of the President half of the
| entire naval fleet should be kept on the Pa
s sdna coast The bin was reported to the
| consideration amendments relating to the
marine corps being kent on board naval
vessels, and providing Tor reduction to
21,OO0 tons in the size Of each of the two
| battle ships authorized by the act. Senator
! La Toilette offered an amendment for the
! appointment of commission to consider
| what navy yards and naval stations should
| be retained naval bases and which
| should be dispensed with. On a point of
| for commission to examine into the bust
| ness methods of the navy department was
| stricken out. This commission had been in
| corporated In the bill at the request OF the
secretary of the navy, and it was anticipat-
! ed that under its recommendations the bu-
reau system IN the navy would rec receive re ITS
! deathblow. Some opposition to the proVls-
| ion existed on that account. At 1888 the
| Senate adjourned.
The naval bill, carrying, total appropria-
tons of about $1360OO,0OO, was passed on
| the 18th, after having been under consid-
Grafton for three days The bill was changed
by restoration Of the House provision for
| ment, to cost $6,OOOOOO each An ineffect
| ual effort was made to defeat the amend
ment for restoration Of the marine corps
! to battle ships and cruisers Of the navy.
| which was placed in the measure while the
| Senate was proceeding in the committee of
| the whole. During the last hours Of the
session Senator La Toilette severely crit
cised the methods of the navy, declaring
! that senatorial influence in the work of the
| department caused an unbusinesslike de-
| velopment of navy yards and stations. Ad-
! journed al 5:35 p. m.
! The postoffice bill, carrying appropriation
! of over $232 600, 900, was passed by the Sen.
| ate on the 18th after stormy debate, dur.
| ing which Senator Penrose, in charge OF
| the measure, made an angry assault upon
general criticism of Senate committees
| because of what he termed their unwarrant
ed delay in reporting great appropriation
| bills. Mr.. La Toilette had at length chided
| the Senate with permitting glut of import
ant legislation to be disposed of in haste
suggested that it would be calamity il
| all of these bills could not be acted upon
| in the regular session. saying that re
! special session to consider them and other
| Important legislation. Responding in angry
tones. Mr.. Penrose charged the senator from
Wisconsin with having failed to attend
member, finally declaring that his crit
cisms sounded more like the arguments
from the tail door of cart in village OF
| Wisconsin, than those of a senator of the
| United States At $40 the Senate ad
| journed.
| Not during the present session of Con
gress has such large amount of legislative
business. been done by the Senate as was was
| carrying appropriations amounting to $1O2,
62605O and the pension bill. with appro
priations aggregating $160. S69,O00, of which
S160.o0O,00o was for pensions and $S69Ooo
| for fees, etc. were passed. Forty-five other
bills, forty of which had previously been
5ayse GPoa p the noSe
The Indian appropriation bill occupied
almost the entire time Saturday and was
passed o wh tie s p n
| 100000 was added to the bill by Senate
amendment. Adjourned at SIG p. m.
For two hours and half on the 22d the
| Senate discussed the postal savings bank
proposal. but an attempt to reach an agree
| ment as to a day for voting on the measure
failed The reading by Senator McLaurin
| of WashingtOn'S farewell address consumed
the first hour of the session. Senator Aid
| rich obtained the consent of the Senate tC
resolution continuing the committees Of
! cessors are chosen in the next regular SEES.
sion. The agricultural appropriation bill
was taken up The Senate adjourned at
! $40 D. m.
House
Being still tile legislative day of the 18th,
the House on the 10th for the most part
devoted itself to the consideration of bills
under suspension Of the rules. number
| were passed. among them being those re-
curing the equipment of ocean-gong YES
| sells with wireless apparatus and providing
for the reorganization and enlistment OF
! the naval academy band The Indian ap-
preparation bin, carrying an appropriation
of $11,571,00O, was passed: Recess was
taken at sos p. M. until IL O'Clock tomor-
| row morning.
An attempt to abolish capital punishment
| as penalty under federal laws on the 18th
blocked the conclusion Of consideration of
the penal code bill in the House; sitting in
! committee of the whole. This bill was tax
en- up after the House had become entangled
in the Knox eligibility question and had
| laid the question aside for the day. The
most important amendment incorporated in
the bill was one to regulate the interstate
| sentative Mccall Of MASSACHUSETTS, led the
| fight against capital punishment and when
was voted 6 dSp ths made ba POINT % Of
| committee had declined to substitute cleo
trocution for hanging as death penalty
A motion to take recess was opposed by
the enemies of the bill and a filibuster re,
| suited. The doors finally were closed and
| the sergeant-at-arms sent after absent mem
Mhsn tM1 Madden Of
answered the roll call. quorum was Sc
| cured and the House was declared in recess
| until Thursday at II o'clock.
The controversy over the legislative ap-
| preparation BILL in connection with the
! much discussed salary of the secretary of
state, involving the ellglDlIltv or senator
Knox for that office. was settled in the
House on the 18th, when the bill was sent
to conference and the committee authorized
to consider the salary provision as if in dis
agreement This gives the committee pow
er to reduce the pay from $4,000 to $S0OO
! its former figure. The Republicans were
caught mapping when resolution by Mr.
Fitzgerald adopted disagreeing on the
| Senate amendments creating the office of
undqrsecretary and fourth assistant secre-
tary of state. The bill codifying and amend
| ing the penal laws of the United States was
passed and the Notifications appropriation
| bill discussed. Vigorous attacks the
! House rules were made by Messrs. Hubbard
| and Hepburn of Iowa. The latter asserted
| that members had betrayed their trust and
| Frustrated themselves at the feet of the
speaker, who, he said, had been made a
| tyrant The bill was pending when the
| House at $40 p. N. took a recess until II
| a. m. tomorrow
The fortifcations bill was completed on
| the 10th and went over to the Senate; the
| sundry civil bill was reported and the post
office appropriation bin was sent to con
| Si0 min and naDer investigation was