Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Washington, March AFTER two
hours of stormy debate, the so-called
Appalachian and White mountain for
est reserve bill, amended so as to ap-
ply to all states, passed by a narrow
majority of 10. A resolution, de
signed as a concession to the so
called insurgents, amending the rules
SO as to- provide one day each week
for a call of committees, was adopted,
1853 to 1862. The house almost unani-
mously insisted on its disagreement
with the senate on the amendment to
the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill raising the
salary of the president, vice-presdent,
speaker and United States judges,
conference A $4,000 monument in
memory of President Garfield is pro-
posed in a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Langley of Kentucky. The
measure provides that the monument
shall be erected on or near Middle
Creek battlefield Floyd county, Ken
lucky, General Garfield having COM
manded the union forces in that en-
gagement.
The sundry civil bill, appropriat-
ing $139,000,000 and the military
academy bill carrying $2,541,000 were
passed by the senate The senate
bill pensioning at the rate of So per
month dependent volunteer army
nurses of the civil war. Senator
Burkett of Nebraska introduced a bill
providing for the inspection of loco
motive boilers, similar to that now
required in steamboat boilers.
Washington, March AT the con-
clusion of the speeches for and
against the ship subsidy measure in
the house, roll call was ordered. A
scene of wild confusion followed
With the announcement of the vote,
I172 in the Affirmative, the speaker
'hesitated to get good breath, and
then said "175 in the negative" The
democratic side of the house broke
forth in cheers. Mr.. Overstreet, in
charge of the bill, was recognized and
he asked to be permitted to change
his vote. This would have allowed
him to move to reconsider and have
another vote on the bill. The speaker
informed him that the vote had been
announced and his request came too
late. Thirty republicans voted against
THE measure and four democrates for
lit, as follows:
Republicans against-Boyd, Nebras-
ka; Burton, Ohio; Campbell, Kansas;
Chapman, Illinois; Cook, Colorado;
ICrumpacker, Indiana; Davidson, Wis
consin; Dawson, Iowa; Gronna, North
Dakota; Hinshaw, Nebraska; Hub
bard, Iowa Jenkins, Wisconsin;
Knopf, Illinois; Mckinney, Illinois;
Mclaughlin, Michigan; Martin, South
Dakota; Morse, Wisconsin; Murdoch,
Kansas; Nelson, Wisconsin; Prince,
Illinois: Smith, Iowa; Stafford, Wis
consin; Stevenson, Minnesota; VIII
son. Illinois; woodward, West Vir-
ginia: Cary, Wisconsin; Cooper, Wis
consin.
Democrats for-Bartlett, Nevada;
Estopinal, louisiana; Hobson, Ala
bama; Jones, Viorginia.
Conference reports on the agricul-
tural. rivers and harbors and public
buildings were agreed to, and the
sundry civil bill sent to conference.
The penal code bill, on confer
ence report, was before the senate
during almost the entire session and
was subjected to filibustering tactics
on the part of the minority that re-
suited almost in no progress being
made upon it. Mr.. Hepburn, in charge
of the measure, declared that opposi-
ton to the measure was the result OF
antagonism to the legislative provi-
sions contained in the measure for the
enforcement of the forteenth and fit-
teenth amendments to the constitution
on the part of senators. The general
deficiency bill was passed carrying
more than $19.000,000.
WISCONSIN PATENTS.