The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-02-11

! senator Teller of Colorado on the 3rd ad
{ dressed the Senate in support of Senator
| Bacons resolution declaring that the Sen
ate has right to any information in pos
session of the executive departments and
! cited Nar.oJs precedents to sustain his con
/ tention. lie claimed that only in excep-
tional eases is the President warranted In
Withholding information. The Senate re
manned in executive session during most of
! the day considering the nomination of DR..
W. u. Crum TO be collector Of customs at
/ Charleston, ). G., and at OFT p. NJ ad-
journcd.
/ The monotonous tones of the reading
1 clerk of the Senate as he laborcd through
/ the bill of over 100 pages making appropria
! lions for the District of Columbia consti
! tuted the chief feature in the proceedings
of that body on the 4th. There was an
evident intention on the part of the mi
nority to lengthen the time necessary TO
1 dispose of the measure, it being the only
obstacle to an executive session for the
/ further consideration of the nomination of
William u. Crum TO be collector of customs
! of Charleston, S. c. When the Senate adj
iourned at DIS O'Clock the reading of only
half of the bill had been completed
| The Senate on the 9TH concluded consider
| alton OF the District of Columbia appropra-
! tion bill. carrying an aggregate of about
eleven and half millions of dollars. \
bill was agreed to. 1t appropriates Sl2.0o1
for the purchase, care and maintenance of
automobiles for the President" and Sl5D,
! 600 to enable the secretary of agriculture to
/ continue to combat the foot and mouth dis
ease in horses and cattle. resolution
was adopted directing posts ana various
phases. of army administration. After an
! executive session, in which the nomination
! of William u. Crum to be collector Of Gus
I toms OF Charleston, $. c.. was considered,
the Senate AT 54l D. IN. adjourned.
| The splendid qualities of mind and char
acter of the late Senator William b. Ali
son Of Iowa, thirty-tive years Il United
States senator. and eight years member
of the House of representatives, were the
] Of n bn TO
/ the 9th. The delivery of the oulogies con
sumed the entire day. The Senate adj
journed at 4:56 p. m.
House.
Unless the Senate comes to their rescue
/ the West Point cadets Will not be able 10
attend the Inauguration on the 4th of March
at the expense of the government The
cadets have been one of the big attractions
J of the inaugural ceremonies for many years
I BY point of order an item providing funds
for the trip was stricken from the military
appropriation bill. Under suspension Of the
rules the House passed the Payne bill pro-
hbiting the importation of opium, but re.
fused to pass the Senate bill to pension
/ federal judges. The Bennett bill for the
( expectation of aliens convicted Of felony
was also denied passage. The House ad.
! juurned at DDS H. IN.
The House locked horns on the 2nd with
/ the Senate on the question of automobile
for the white house, and refused to accept
an amendment to the urgent deficiency bl'l
( striking out the appropriation of $1,000 tor
/ that purpose. The bill was sent to con
! ference after humorous debate in which
several members took occasion to refer to
/ the uoGlly proportions Of the President
elect The hopes Of the army for sufficient
I money to continue its experiments in
! aeronnutlcs were blasted when the House
/ recunsidcred It, action &c last week and
by vote Of almost to l withdrew the in
crease of 100000 then made. After under
/ going this and other amendments the army
appropriation bill was passed, and consider
alton Of the agricultural bin Immediately be
! gun Under license Of debate on the latter
measure Mr.. Anshcrry of Ohio spoke in
advocacy Of ship canal from Chicago to
| Toledo The agricultural bill was pending
when the House at 5:l2 p. III. adjourned.
| General debate on the agricultural appro-
priation bill on the 3rd afforded critics and
! def, rders of the department of agriculture
! an excellent field day, Mr.. Lever Is. g. led
! OF with an attack on the appointment and
WORK of the referee board of consulting
chemists in the department. Mr. Helm
! (AlaJ asked ON behalf Of cotton growers
consumption of cotton. Mr., Sturgis CIV.
ice. Mr. Humphrey WASH took an ex;;
Z nctIy opposite view. while Mr.. Mondell
| most autocratic government bureau outside
Of Russia Mr.. Barthod!t CMoD urged the
issue of bond; for inland water way i'm,
! blamed of the tariff on agricultural nipple
mcuts Chairman Scott Of the agricultural
committees closed the debate with eXplnna-
.
ment during the last year When the bill
was under consideration under the five
minute rule an increase OF 5000 to the sal
ary Of Solicitor George L. Mctabe. making
| II $500 was stricken out on a point of
order An increase Of the salary OF Direc-
tor willis Il. Moore Of the weather bureau
| from 5000 to $1,000 suffered a similar fate.
| Before the bill was taken up in general de-
bate the House passed the Senate pension
bill for federal judges. Adjourned at 5:29
p. III.
The forest service got its annual drubbing
In the House on the 4th, the criticisms
against it coming PrnEcpaIllyI from Mr.
Monden (WyoD, all of whom charged cx-
trayagance in administration and the ex-
tortion of money from miners, farmers and
even the owners OF bee hives. Mr.: Cook 1t
| tributed to Mr.. Pinchot, the chief forester,
the Interior motive of scheming for Secre.
tary Wilson'S seat In the cabinet Both
Mr. Pinchot and the forest service, were
vigorously defended by Mr.. Mann Qll) and
Mr Weeks (Massl. All attempts to amend
the bill in any important particular failed.
Its consideration was about two-thirds com
pleted when the House at o:2o p. III. ad'
| journed.
Private claimants by the score had their
innings in. the House on the 9th, the whole
session being given over to their considera-
! ton Mr. Mann provoked the House to
laughter by questioning the value of two
| Ken lucky thoroughbred horses. and charged
that the committee had accepted the valua.
ton Of the animals fixed by IAN Idiot"
reservation Of objections to bills claiming
! That objections should be made outright or
not at all. Mr.. Macon Ark) who was do
ing much Of the rescrving, declared that
his sole object was to elicit eXplnnat ons
which would enable him to ''obiect intelli-
gently" The speaker became involved in
| the controversy and was called upon to
| make a ruling and then Mr. Gaines (renn.l
! threw the House into an uproar by charging
that the rules prohibit d IA square deal
TO claimants He grew vehement that
the speaker ordered deputy sergeant AT
| arms to require him to take his seat. The
| Presidents message yetolng the census bill
| was read Just before the House adjourned
at J.33 y. M. and no action was taken on 1t.
After dcyot.ng Amos! its entire session t
! the consideration Of the subject the HOUSE
| pf REPRESENTATIVES. on the 9Th passed hi
| making several amendments to the national
! bankruptcy law. Clayton tAlaD made
dcSucratp but unsuccessful NJ tempt to re
peal the law. The bin is designed TO cor
| rect certain inequalities in the administra
tiun of the bankruptcy law, ana AMENDS
the act regulating the duties and compensa
ton of receivers in order TO prevent eXces
| sivp fees It also provides that any monied
business or commercial corporation, except
| n municipal railroad or banking corporation
| can file petition for bankruptcy. lnefeDy
eliminating the discrepancies which hereto
fore existed where some court decislohi.
barred many corporations In one circuit
which would be admitted into bankruptcy
In another II confers ancillary jurisdiction
| 50 that all the assets Of the estate can DC
marshaled substantially in one court. there,
by obviating the filing OF SUITS II u,neFe4 y
courts were the property might hapren 70
lie At .46 D. m the House adjourned.
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Bright Little Walter.
Six-year-old Walter just dotted OF
| ..tl;on in Wnuderlnudr and seemed II