Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-06-24
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
In the Senate

erauOn the Senate ON the 10th passed
the bill granting statehood to Arizona
and New Mexico. Upon the final pas
sage of the bill roll call developed a
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
ing measures, were passed.
By a vote of 30 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
ton by Senator BristOW to discharge the
committee on the judiciary from the fur
Their 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 Lori
mer Of Illinois in connection with ms
election was reported 1avorably 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 Dank
bill was considered. but not disposed of
Senator Bailey started hhbuster
against the bill increas sing the engineer
corps of the arnlv. Senator Borah de-
livered an extendS1 speech on the west S
attitude toward conservation.
After passing the general deficiency
appropriation bill, the last OF the great
supply measures, and the bill to retire
Justice Moody, the Senate on the list
again took up the postal savings bank
bill and spent about four hours In dis
cussing the motion of Senator Garter &c
concur in the House bill. The motion
was strenuously resisted by Senators
Cummins, Bristow, Bacon and New
lands. and supported by Senators Carter
and Burton. There was great desire on
the part of friends of the bill to bring
it to a vote but, failing iii that effort,
an agreement was reached to vote at
5 o'clock on the 22d.
The Senate on the 22d passed four i'm
portant general measures. First, the
building bill. carrying a total aDprOprla-
ton of about S24 100000. was disposed
of. Three hours were given to the postal
bank measure. on motion to coTcur III the
House amendment which motion pre-
vailed. A to % The Senate also amend
ed and passed the House bills authorizing
S2OOOOOOO worth of certificates Of IN
debtedness to aid the completion of ex-
listing irrigation reclamation projects
and recurring the publication of contrl
buttons made through campaign commit
tees in the interest of members OF the
House of Representatives.
In the House
The consideration of the deficiency bill
hill occupied the House on the 10th.
General debate was concluded and 1t
was partly read for amendments. Mr..
Humphrey of Washington spoke upon
combinations by foreign steamship lines
for the purpose of keeping up rates
unon goods shipped from ports of the
limited States. He said the Standard
Oil company, the steel corporation and
the harvester combine received prefer
entail rates which destroyed competition
with them.
The House concluded its session on the
18th bv adopting q new rule by which
. majority of it's membership may at any
fine recall from committee any bill
or resolution referred to It and place
the measure upon the calendar for con-
sideraton. Advocates of this new rule
claim that it will effectually prevent the
pigeon-holing of any proposed legislation
which has the approval uf {; majority of
the House The adoption of the new
rule was by unanimous vote. The de-
ficiency appropriation bill was under con-
sideration during most of the session
of the day but was not disposed of
The House on the 18th finally disposed
of the railroad bill and the bill granting
statehood tc Arizona and New Mexico
only the approval of the President being
required to make them laws. Both of
these administration measures received a
practically unanimous vote. The general
deficiency bin. appropriating nearly &c.
100000. was also passed.
4 commission to consider means for
the promotion of international peace was
Drovided for by q resolution passed by
the 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-going yes
seis leaving ports of the United States
and carrying more than fifty passengers
to be equipped for wireless biography;
and providing fer commission to at
tend the centennial anniversary of the
republic of Mexico.
The House held a night session on the
21st. and passed the arid land reclama-
ton bill III the form which it had been
reported from the committee on public
lands. The bill provides for the is
suance of certificates of indebtedness to
provide fund Of S2o.GOO,OOO for the
reclamation of ard lands. Earlier in
the session the House agreed to the con-
ference report on the naval bill, and to
a partial report on the sundry civil bill
sending the latter measure back to con-
ference for further consideration of Sen
ate amendments still in dispute. The
substitute offered by the Senate to the
House land withdrawal bill also was
accepted by the House without amend
ment.
purposely blocking a flood of ninth
hour legislation that otherwise would
have been considered. the House on the
22nd spent the entire day on the Currier
bill to permit patentees to sue the gov
eminent for unauthorized use of their in
xentinnS Mhich WAS finally ma SSed