Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-24

In the Senate.

l4th. The Senate divided its attention
h4t~eeD the public land withdrawal bill
aud Senator Owens motion dlscharglng
the committee on privileges and elections
from the further consideration of the
resolution providing for the election
q United States senators by direct vote
ct the people. Action was taken upon
neither of these measures. Speeches
against the administration conserva-
Ton policy were made by Senator
Hughes of Colorado and Hepburn of
Idaho.
The public land withdrawal bill was
passed by the Senate on the 10Th after
debate upon that measure which COW
cred the entire session. Just before adj
Journment the statehood bin was laid be-
fore the Senate as the unfinished busl-
ness The land bill was so amended as
to provide for the issuance of S3O,OOO,UOO
worth of certificates of Indebtedness with
which to complete irrigation projects al
ready in course of construction.
After two and half hours of consid--
Grafton the Senate ON the 10th passed
the bill granting statehood to Arizona
and New Mexico. Upon the final pas
sage of the bill a roll call developed
unanimous vote of 60 senators in favor
of the measure. The conference report
on the railroad bill was taken up, but
action was postponed. A number of
minor bills, including many public build
nag measures, were passed.
By a vote of 80 to II the Senate on
the 18th agreed to the conference report
on the railroad bill. Before adjourning,
the motion to concur in the House
amendments to the postal savings bank
was made the unfinished business.
The Senate on the 18th discussed a mo-
lion by Senator BristOW to discharge the
committee on the judiciary from the tur-
ther consideration of the resolution pro-
viding for the election OF United States
senators by direct vote and a motion by
Senator Carter to concur in the House
amendments to the postal savings bank
bill. Neither motion was acted on. Inc
resolution authorizing an investigation OF
the charges made against Senator LOTT
mer of Illinois in connection with ms
election was reported faVorably from the
committee on privileges and elections and
was referred to the committee on con-
tingent expenses.
The Senate on the Goth adopted the
resolution directing the committee on
privileges and elections to investigate the
charges Of bribery in connection with the
election of Senator LOrimer. Senator
Carriers motion to concur IN the House
amendments to the postal savings hank
bill was considered, but not disposed or.
Senator Bailey started hhbuster
against the bill increasing the engineer
corps of the army. Senator Borah de-
lvered an extended speech on the vests
attitude toward conservation.
In TIE House
Tie House on the 18th also received
tho conference report on the railroad
hill hut the greater part OF the day
was devoted to political speeches. Rep
resentative Randell OF Texas created
sensation by moving that the House re-
call from the comittee on the Judiciary
bill to prohibit senators, representa-
+ives and judges from accepting gifts.
compensation, etc, from railroad tele-
graDb and other similar corporations on
hot Ron ~ fat ri
If New Jersey, chairman, and ether
InoD1hars of the committee were accept
inc such gifts, and by so doing were
DISQUALIFIED from action on such a meas
ure Mr.. Randell, seeking actlon on ms
motion rs privileged, met opposition
and the speaker sustained a point Of or
dor which prevented action upon it.
fTbis action was upheld by the House,
121 to 20.
The bill providing for new civil gov
the House on the 18th. This measure
IS planned to take the place of the For
I,er act under which the island is now
Governed. and provides for more repre-
sentative government than Is adulHls-
tered under the present law.
Tho consideration of the deficiency bill
hill occupied the House on the 10th:
GnnoroI debate was concluded and it
was nartlv read for amendments. MT.
HumDhrey of Washington spoke upon
combinations by foreign steamship INES
For the purpose of keeping up rates
mon goods shipped from ports OF the
T-n;tod States. He said the Standard
Oi company. the steel corporation ana
tho harvester combine received prefer
antial rates which destroyed competition
with them.
The House concluded its session on the
77th nv adopting Il new rule by when
- majority of its membership may at any
time recall from a committee any bill
ar resolution referred to It ana place
3he measure upon the calendar tor con
sideraton. Advocates OF tins new RUE
claim that it will effectually prevent the
nigeon-hoIiug of any proposed legislation
Which has the approval of a majority OF
tbe House The adoption OF the new
ruIe was by a unanimous vote. The de-
fciency appropriation bill was under con-
sideration during most of the session
of the dav. but was not disposed OF.
The House on the 18th finally disposed
of the railroad bill and the bill granting
statehood to Arizona and New Mexico
only the approval of the President being
,eouired to make them laws Both OF
+hesn administration measures received a
practically unanimous vote. The general
deficiency bill, apprOprlatlng nearly 3d.
600 900. was also passed.
commission to consider means for
the promotion of international peace was
provided for by a resolution passed by
tle House on the Goth Among many
other measures passed were bills provid-
ing for the retirement of Justice Moody
of the United States supreme court on
full pay: requiring all Ocean-gomg yes
sells leaving ports of the United States
and carrying more than fifty passengers
to be equipped for wireless telegraphy;
and providing for a commission to at
tend the centennial anniversary of the
republic of Mexico.