Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-05-03
The Week
in Congress

The rivers and harbors hill carry
ing appropriations of S52, 800. 900 was
passed by the Senate Tuesday. In the
House the entire session was taken
up by a discussion of the railroad
bill. Toward the close of the session
there was so little demand for time
to discuss the measure that a plan
previously made for a night session
was abandoned
The administration railroad bill and
the resolution authorizing the expen-
diture of $4,000 for an extension OF
the Senate's inquiry into the cost OF
living occupied the attention of the
Senate Wednesday, but no action was
taken on either measure. Senator
Purcell spoke at length in opposition
to the railroad bill. declaring that il
was the purpose of the administration
to so change the personnel of the Su
preme Court of the United States sc
as to reverse former decisions on the
rights of States to control questions
involving railroad legislation. A bill
authorizing the President to MAKE
Withdrawals of public lands for pur
poses of conservation was passed By
the House. The entire session was de
voted to the consideration of this
measure, which, it was stated, met the
APPROVAL of the President.
The Lodge resolution to appropriate
$4,000 for the expenses of the cost OF
living inquiry was under consideration
in the Senate, Thursday, but no actor
was taken. The traffic agreement us
the railroad bill was under considera
ton nearly all day. Representative
Fowler, of New Jersey. introduced
resolution in the House designed tt
take away from the speaker the powei
to name all committees. For a TINS
everybody thought the recent insurree
ton against Cannonism was to be re
| newed and the excitement continued
until Mr.. Fowler announced that he die
not intend to press the resolution until
May 2. 1t was sent to the new com
mittee on rules. A resolution was
passed which calls on the Attorney
General for information regarding the
trial of Antonio l. villareal, R. Flores
Magon and Liberado Rivera, now in
prison at Florence, Ariz-, having been
convicted of violating the neutrality
laws between the United States and
Mexico. Mr. Russell of Texas made a
speech in favor of the railroad bill
The House held night session on the
| railroad BILL
The traffic agreement provision Of
the railroad biz was under considera-
ton in the Senate Friday. Senator
Crawford took occasion to eulogize
former President Roosevelt as the
foremost figure in the United States.
In the House the railroad bill was
under consideration Upon the con-
clusion of the general debate upon the
measure Mr.. Mann of Illinois an
nounced that next Tuesday the read
ing of the bill for amendments under
the five-minute rules would begin.
In the Senate Saturday Mr.. Borah
spoke in opposition to the Elkins-
Crawford traffic agreement provision
of the railroad bill Senators Hughes
and Newlands opposed the Lodge res
olution for an increased appropriation
to continue the work of inquiring into
the high prices of living A large
number of bills carrying pensions and
private claims were passed by the
House.
The House met Sunday to hear eu-
logies on the late Senator Johnson of
North Dakota
In the Senate Monday Mr. Lodge
withdrew his resolution asking Senate
sanction for the expenditure of sos 900
to continue the cost of living inquiry
This action was taken on the ground
that members of the minority were
conducting such an extended debate
upon the resolution as to interfere Sc
riously with the passage of the rail-
road bill The committee will contin-
ne the inquiry, however, under author-
ity of the original resolution. The
Crawford-Elkins traffic agreement pro
vision of the railroad bill was under
discussion in the Senate during most
of the day. Senator Root spoke in IA
vor of the provision, while Senators
Dolliver and Clappsopposed it. In the
House the session was devoted to con.
sideration of bills relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia