Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-18
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Senate.

Tie Senate acted promptly on the 10Th
81 thc summons of the district court fo,
tn jo.nt committee on printing to APP
pear in the paper award proceedings
brongE, hy the Valley Paper company.
by nstructng the Senate members of
the committee to ignur" the summons
Tho Senate denied the right Of tho cnuri,
IL interfere with IFS legislative function
Senator Barah in a speech on the income
taN asserted that the fears of Gov
Hugics That the constitutional amend
mont would make possible the taxin@ #
stat" 1nd municipal securities were
groGndIpss.
Tac Scuate passed the Bcuuct "whit4
slave" hrll Oh the 1ith. which had pro
vi0usly passe.i the House. The Senate
Changed Tia" measure 50 rs to divorce
the immigration featur" from all others
50 senators being prepared 10 diS,.lis,
Tho postal savings bank bill. that meas
urr was laid aside on the 18th for other
business. Tho S"Iai- pa 3sed the House
bill rcquiring the cnIlsUs Commentators to
include in their reports al tha cattle
slaughtered III til, United States. and
incorporated an am oudmcnt requiring the
collection If -tdtig, IS regarding rational
and state irrigation.
Mr. IiurI.cti in - set speeo5 ON The
18th cnntended that the postal savings
bank bill IS constitutional. and Mr.
Crawford said fhe present high cost #
commodities is due to the increase in the
gold supply. The Senate PASSED u mum
bcr If hils among which were measures
10 prohibit misrepresentation Of the GOV
erHmentS guaranty of foods ana mna.-
cine and re@ulatiu" laaing at West
Po,ut
III" senators session was very bricf
gil the iGlh il having exhausted tn" uH-
contested bills on the calendar and being
unable tn proceed with other. business Oil
account 81 lis rules.
Hcuse
The House spent tie entire day On lhr
10Th in debating whether the House
members Of the joint printing comnitte"
should obey the court summons 10 m
pear in The Valley Paper companys case.
The majority of the judiciary committee
favored compliance. hut three members
including Chairman Parker brought ia
n minority report, taking the view adopt
ed by the Senate. \ night session was
held aud the maiority report finally
adopted
The diplomatic consular hill appropri-
ating $:51OD,Q0O was passed nv tn"
House on the 1lth. Mr.. Harrison and
Mr. Fitzgerald of New \ urk charged
that the activity Of the state department
IN the interest OF American trade result
ed in coercing weaker governments and
~ certain favored banks getting the
benefit Of loans.
After considering the rivers aud har-
bors appropriations. bill for about seven
hours on the 18th, the House succeeded
in dSposing of 10 of the 100 pages Of
that measure without making any i'm
portant changes. Speaker Cannon. oh
tanning the floor. gave his approval TO
the pending bill. incidentally telling the
Democrats if they should ever come into
control Of the Hou'e they wouid realize
the necessity of providing methods Of
procedure that Will allow them to trans
act business. or else by inaction disap-
point the people who had placed them IN
the majority.
The House passed the rivers and har-
bors bill on the 18th, carrying S:;500o,-
GOO with authorizations for work that
will cost S7O00,000 more
number of local bills were passed
by the House on tie 10th.