Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-12
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate,

The penal code bill on a conference report
was before the Senate on the End and was
subjected to filibustering tactics on the
part Of the minority that resulted almost in
no progress. Mr.. Hepburn in charge of the
measure, declared that the opposition to the
measure was the result of antagonism to
the legislative provision contained in the
measure for the enforcement of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to the
constitution on the part of the southern
senators. The general deficiency bill was
passed, carrying appropriations amounting
to more than $19,O000OO. This bill was
the last of the general supply bills passed
by the Senate. Various conference reports
were agreed to- so that substantial progress
was made in clearing away much of the
urgent business before the Senate. Ad-
journed at 1907 p. m.
Never has a Congress expired more peace
fully than the Sixtieth Congress. The
Democratic filibustCr against the penal code
bill in the Senate was drawn to a close on
the 3rd by an agreement eliminating from
the measure the Objectionable features
authorizing the use of tt ops at election
places. and the measure was passed without
actually changing the law now on the
statute books. The Bailey resolution declar-
ing the right of the Senate to demand pa
partments was referred to the committee
on the judiciary after an animated debate,
during which Senators Dolliver and Bever-
idge made vigorous defense of the Presi-
dent The conference report on the legisa,
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill was agreed to- The cOnferees elim-
that of the salary of the President. which
was fixed at $4,000. A night session was
held.
In its first regular sitting of the session
the Senate on the 9TH received and con-
firmed the nominations of President Taft
for the various cabinet positions and also
that of Huntington Wilson as assistant sec
rotary of state. In addition. Senators
Chamberlain of Oregon and Smith of Mary
land were sworn in. The session., both
executive and legislative, consumed two
and one-half hours of time, an adjournment
being reached at 2:30 p. N.
House.
The ship subsidy BILL previously passed
bv the Senate, was defeated in the House
of Representatives on the End by the mar
row margin of three, the vote resulting 172
to 175. The opponents of the measure wild
REPRESENTATIVE GoldfogIe of New York in
an invalid chair, he having been brought
from a hospital, where he had undergone
an operat ton on his knee cap, in order that
he might record his name against the bill.
Conference reports on the agricultural, riv-
ers and harbors and public buildings bills
were agreed to, and the sundry civil bill
sent to conference. At 1903 p. NJ the House
recessed.
On the eve of final adjournment the
House transacted it's business with a faciI-
ity unusual for a dying Congress, although
at times there was much confusion, which
the speaker had difficulty in controlling.
With scarcely any debate the conference
reports on the military academy, legisla-
tive, executive and judicial and penal code
bill were agreed to- The bill amending the
copyright laws of the United States in re-
gard to canned music was passed, as
were also a large number of private bills.
Having practically wound up the pressing
business, the House took recess.
The House was not in session on the 9Th.