Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-05-17

took up bills on the calendar. Mr.. ST.
mons delivered a speech condemning
the method of the Department of JUS
tice in its prosecutions of the cotton
pools. The Senate passed the pension
appropriation bill, carrying S155,000,-
900. The House devoted much coisid-
Grafton to bills relating to Indian
lands,
In the Senate Thursday Senator
Dixon gave voice to a complaint
against what he asserted was the prac-
tice of characterizing as "insurgent"
every Senator who did not agree with
wat the so-called regulars demanded.
He declared that the regulars them
selves were as much inclined as others
to ally themselves with the Democrats
whenever an advantage was gained by
lauding the election laws of his State,
provoked a general discussion of rep
resentatiye government, in the course
of which Senator Bacon entered Wig
crous protest against the present meta
cd of selecting offieeholders in the
South. AS a remedy for these COM
plants, Senator Carter suggested the
elimination from politics of ,ne $4,000
postmasters o. the United States. The
railroad bill was before the House dur
ing the entire session, and many
amendments being offered and voted
upon An amendment by Mr. Know
land of California, providing that when
a railroad reduces its rates. because of
water competition, it shall not raise
them unless the interstate commerce
commission finds that the proposed in
crease rests upon changes conditions
other than the elimination CT water
competition. was adoIted.
The postoffice appropriation bill,
carrying about 100000 900, was pass
ed by the Senste Friday without
amendment. AS the result of this ac-
ton no conference will be required
upon this bill. A large number of
bills were passed, including one to
in the Crow Indian reservation and
one granting pensions of S12 month
to nurses who served in the Civil
War. The Seate adjourned until Mon
day. The House practically conclud-
ed with the consideration of the adj
ton Of amendments before adjourn
ment and agreed that q final vote
would be taken Tuesday. The section
authorizing mergers between railroads
was struck out by a vote of 131 to
12S. Efforts of Democrats to strike
out the sections relating to the capt.
taliZation of railroads were ineffect-
ual.
The Senate was not in session Sat
urday. A sharp exchange between
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Shackleford, of Missouri, over an al
legged breach of order by the latter in
a speech of St. Louis subtreasury con-
ditions under a former regime fea-
tured session of the House. Mr..
by the Speaker and asked if he were
to be "traduced' and "bulldozed." The
Speaker heatedly and repeatedly called
the Missourian to order, but overruled
an objection by members of the COM
mittee which investigated the situa-
tion in the ST. Louis subtreasury, and
Mr.. Shackleford spoke for an hour A
personal tribute of both parties to
Speaker Cannon in commemoration of
his seventy-fourth birthday was ex-
pressed for the House by Democratic
Leader Clark and replied to by the
Speaker Several minor bills on the
private calendar were passed. The
House adopted a resolution of sympa-
thy for the family of the late King
Enward and the British people, and as
a further mark of respect adjourned.
Previous to adjournment at 8 o'clock
Monday, on account of the death of
King Edward VII the Senate devoted
two hours to the consideration of the
railroad BILL Senator Overman Of
North Carolina spoke IN favor or the
long and short haul clause of the bill,
while Senator Piles of Washington 1p-
posed that provision of the measure.
Earlier in the day Senator Stone Of
Missouri introduced a resolution in
structing the committee on postoffices
and post roads to make inquiry into
the propriety of the use of franks in
circulating pamphlet in support Il
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. The res
olution was referred to the postoffice
committee under promise of a speedy
report, there being some indication
that the inquiry might take on a
broader scope and that the misuse Of
the ranking privilege generally might
be entered upon. In the House legis-
Iofiop ralatino IN tho nictrieY ri Cn