Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-02-18
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Senate.

The postal savings bank bill and the
bureau of forestry were under discussion
in the Senate on the Sth. The public ex-
penditures committee was also taken
up in debate, some senators seeing a pos
sible interference with the regular com
mittees because of the comprehensive
powers given the public expenditures
committee.
An investigation of the causes of the
high prices of the necessaries of life was
provided on the 9th by the passage of a
resolution for that purpose by the Sen
ate. The Senate also passed a bill con
ferring the rank of rear admiral upon
Commander Peary and retiring him with
the highest salary paid rear admiral.
The Senate acted promptly on the 10th
on the summons of the district court for
the joint committee on printing to ap-
pear in the paper award proceedings
brought by the Valley Paper company,
by instructing the Senate members of
the committee to ignore the summons.
The Senate denied the right of the courts
to interfere with its legislative function.
Senator Borah in a speech on the income
tax asserted that the fears of Gov.
Hughes that the constitutional amend
ment would make possible the taxing of
state and municipal securities were
groundless.
The Senate passed the Bennett white
slave" bill on the 18th, which had pre-
viousIy passed the House. The Senate
changed the measure so as to divorce
the immigration feature from all others.
No senators being prepared to discuss
the postal savings bank bill, that meas
ure was laid aside on the 18th for other
business. The Senate passed the House
bill requiring the census enumera tors to
include in their reports all the cattle
slaughtered in the United States, and
incorporated an amendment requiring the
collection of statistics regarding national
and state irrigation.
House.
"Joy rides" wine and other personal
extravag ances Of living were charged
against the immigration committee in the
House by Mr.. Macon of Arkansas, in dis
cussing the expenses contracted by the
commission on its trip to Europe last
summer. Tariff and high prices were de-
bated by Mr.. Henry of Texas and Mr..
Boutell of Illinois.
The 9th was calendar day. in the
House, and several bills were passed, in
Guiding one for the creation of an art
commission to pass upon various works
of art erected by Congress in the District
of Columbia.
The House spent the entire day on the
10th in debating whether the House
members of the joint printing committee
should obey the court summons to an
pear in the Valley Paper companys case.
The majority of the judiciary committee
favored compliance, but three members.
including Chairman Parker, brought in
q minority report taking the view adopt
ed by the Senate. A night session was
held and the majority report finally
adopted.
The diplomatic consular bill appropri-
ating $3,7O0OOO was passed by the
House on the 18th. Mr. Harrison and
Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York charged
that the activity of the state department
in the interest of American trade result
ed in coercing weaker governments and
in certain favored banks getting the
benefit of loans.
After considering the rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill for about seven
hours on the 18th, the House succeeded
in disposing of 70 of the 100 pages of
that measure without making any inn
portant changes. Speaker Cannon, OBJ
tanning the floor, gave his approval to
the pending bill. incidentally telling the
Democrats if they should ever come into
control of the House they would realize
the necessity of providing methods of
procedure that will allow them to trans
act business, or else by inaction dfsap-
point the people who had placed them in
the majority.