Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
In the Senate.

The rivers and harbors bill carrying
appropriations of So, 100000 was passed
by the Senate on the 18th
The administration railroad bill and
Abe resolution authorizing the eXpendi-
ture of $4,000 for an extension of the
Senate's inquiry into the cost of living
occupied the attention of the Senate on
the Goth, but no action was taken on
either measure. Senator Purcell spoke
at length in opposition to the railroad
bill, declaring that It was the purpose OF
the administration to SO change the per-
sonnet OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States so as TO reverse former
dec sons on the rights of states to CON
troll questions involving railroad legisIa-
ton
The Lodge resolution to appropriate
$50, 600 for the expenses of the cost of
living inquiry was under consideration
in the Senate on the Dist, but no action
was taken. The traffic agreement Of the
railroad bill was under consideration
nearly all day.
The traffic agreement provision of the
railroad bill was under consideration IN
the Senate on the 22nd. Senator CraW-
ford took occasion to eulOglze former
President Roosevelt as the foremost tig-
ure in the United States.
In the Senate Mr.. Lodge on the 18th
withdrew his resolution asking Senate
to continue the cost of living inquiry.
This action was taken on the ground
that members of the minority were con-
Quoting such an extended debate upon
the resolution as to interfere seriously
with the passage of the railroad bill.
The committee will continue the inquiry,
however, under authority of the original
resolution. The CrawfOrd-EIkinS traffic
agreement provision of the railroad bill
was under discussion in the Senate dur
ing most of the day. Senator Root spoke
in favor of the provision, While Senators
DOlliver and Clapp opposed it.
In the House.
In the House the entire session was
taken up by discussion of the railroad
bill on the 10Th. Toward the close of the
session there was so little demand for
time to discuss the measure than Il plan
previously made for a night session
was abandoned.
A bill authorizing the President to
make Withdrawals of public lands for
purposes of conservation was passed by
the House on the Goth. The entire SEES
sion was devoted to the cons deration of
this measure, which, it was stated, met
the approval of the President.
Representative Fowler of New Jersey
introduced a resolution in the House on
the Dist designed to take away from the
speaker the power to name all COM
mittees. For time everybody thought
the recent instruction against Cannon
ism was to be renewed and the excite
ment continued until Mr.. Fowler an
nOunced that he did not intend to press
the resolution until May ,. 1t was sent
to the new committee on rules. A resolu-
ton was passed which calls on the at
torney general for information regarding
the trial of Antonio l. Villareal, Il.
Flores Magon and Liberado Rivera, now
in prison at Florence, Ariz., having been
convicted of violating the neutrality
laws between the United States and
Mexico.
Mr. Russell of Texas made a speech
in favor of the railroad bill.
In the House the railroad bill was I'M
der consideration on the 22nd. Upon the
conclusion of the general debate upon the
measure Mr.. Mann of Illinois announced
that next Tuesday the reading of the bill
for amendments under the five-minute
rules would begin.
In the House on the 25th the session
was devoted to consideration of bills re-
lating to the District of Columbia.