The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
CONGRESS IN SESSION,
In the Senate.

liz the Senate.
The conference report on the railroad
bill was presented to the Senate on the
18th. The Senate divided MS afternoon
between the public land withdrawn PHI
and Senator Owens motion dlscharglhg
the committee on privileges and elections
from the further consideration of the
resolution providing for the election
of United States senators by direct vote
of the people. Action was taken upon
neither Of these measures. speeches
against the Administrations conserVa-
ton policy were made ~ senator
Hughes Of Colorado and Hepburn OF
Idaho.
The public land Withdrawal bill was
passed by the Senate on the 10th. after
n debate upon that measure Whlch Gov
cred the entire session. Just before 40
journment the statehood bill was lMd be
fore the Senate A. the diminished 1uS'-
ness The land bill was 50 amended as
10 provide for the issuance of S3O.rDpW
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 Ioth passeu
the bill granting statehood TO- ATIzola
and New Mexico. Upon the mai pas
sage of the hill a roll cal. developed
unanimous vote Of 80 senators ia IaNpi
or lht measure. J NV '''''', ''.' -
on the railroad bill was taken up puee
action was postponed. y number on
minor bills. including many puhIc uN'l"
ing measures. We're passed
By n vote of ~ ,u ~ the Senate 0n
the l7tl agreed 'o the conference report
on the railroad b.ll Before adJournhg'
the motion o. concur lu the House
amendments tu fIe postal savings bank
was made the unfinished business
The Senate ou the 18th discussed mo-
ton hy Senator Bristuw 10 discharge inc
committee ON the judiciary from 'h' lnI
thpr consideration Of the resolution pro"
yiding for the election of United states
senators hy direct vote and motion 10y
Senator Carter tO concur IN the 1l'UN'
amendments to the postal savings n,I'N
bill Neither motion was acted on. nv
resolution authorizing am investigation "'
the charges made against senator h1'E
mer Of Illinois In connection with ms
election was rrpurtcd favOrably from the
committee ON privileges and elections and
was referred 10 the commute" on ''H'
tingent expenses.
The Senate ON the Goth adopted III"
resolution directing the committee ON
privileges and elections Ia inycstlgai" the
charges Of bribery in connection with lhe
election Of Senator Lorlmcr senator
Carriers motion tp concur IN tn" li"uSr
amendments 10 the postal savings nAhH
hill was considered. hut not disposed "i.
Senator Bailey started % hIlbnSlrr
against the bin increasing the engineer
"0rns of the army Senator Eorah de-
livercd an extended speech ON IN" west
attitude toward conservation.
In tire HOUSE.
The House on the 18th also received
the conference report on the railroad
# IL "a
vas devoted to political Speeches. Keep
,ssnutotivc RandcIl of Texas created n
.onsati0n by moving that the House re-
coU from the cOmjttce uu the Judiciary
bill to prohibit senators, representa-
lives and judges from accepting EIlA
COMPENSATION. etc, from railroad, teIe'
yraDh and other similar corporations on
The ground that Representative Parker
az Now Jersey, chairman, ana other
,nonIhera of the committee were accept
mo such gifts, ana by so doing were
Ji-oualiGcd from action Oh such meas
,,ro Mr. Randcll. seeking action on his
motion as privileged, met opposition
and the sneaker sustained a point Of or
Jnr which prevented action upon II
This action was upheld by the House
121 to 20
The bill providing for new civil gov
eminent for Porto Rico was passed by
tLc IInusc on the 10Th This measure
manned 10 take the place Of the For
krr act. under which the island is now
,,nyaruel and provides for more repre-
t,ntafiye government than is admins
tered under the present law.
IN, consideration of the deficiency bii
hlI occupied the House ON the 10Th
General louatc was cohrIudrI ana II
va. pgrtIy read for amendments. Mr
Irumuhrry of Washington spoke upon
l :,.,t.,,. Iy foreign steamship lines