Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-01
CONGRESS IN SESSION,
In the Senate.

The Senate on the 22d began consid-
Grafton Of a bill providing for codll-
cation of laws relating to the judiciary.
Senator Clapp. speaking upon the adj
ministration's railroad bill, expressed
confidence that it would be materially
amended before its final massage.
In the Senate on the 23d the bill pro-
riding for Il codiicatiOn Of the laws re
Iating to the judiciary was under conslu-
GRAFTON during almost the entire session.
The legislative. executive and Judlclal
AUTHORIZATION bill. carrying about Ss't.-
600 coo was passed by the Senate. very
few amendments were adopted. senator
Owen spoke in advocacy OF MS nlH Iof
the creation of Il new executive depart
ment to be devoted to the preservation
ef the public health
The Senate. Oh the 25th, again re-
fused to accede to Senator Elkins re
quest that a day be fixed for a vote ON
the administration railroad bill A suG-
gestion was made that month or more
might be required for the debate on that
measure Senator Bailey announced
he had received assurances that before
adjournment there would be a vote on
the statehood bill.
The Senate on the 2Sth adopted a
resolution authorizing the state of Ore
gon and Washington to establish q boun-
dairy line between those states. AS no
one was prepared to speak Oh the ad-
ministration railroad measure. the Sen
ate took an early adjournment.
In the House.
The general debate on the pension APP
preparation bill continued throughout the
day in the House on the 22d.
The raising of the battleshin Maine
now submerged in the harbor of H0vana,
was provided for in a bill passed by the
House on the 23d. Under the provisions
Df this measure the wreck Of the Maine
can be examined to determine the man
ner of its destruction. The remains of
the sailor dead that may be found will
be inferred in Arlington cemetery. The
House also passed Il bill providing 4 pen
atty of not more than $1,000 fine or i'm
prisonment for not more than twO years
in the case of any prOnrietOr of q place
of amusement in the District of Column
bia and territories who may refuse I'd
mission to a soldier or sailor Of the Unit
ed States because Of his uniform,
The pension bill carrying appr0pria-
tions of about $IJG,OO0 600 was passed
by the House today. Nearly the entire
session was occupied by Il contest made
chiefly by Republicans against the pro-
vision of the measure as rcnG1ted from
the committee on pensions. for the aho-
lition of the eighteen pension agencies
now in operation throughout the cOun-
try. By a vote of 76 to "a the house
refused to override the recommendations
of the committee. The committee was
sustained chiefly by Democratic votes.
The new committee on rules Of the
House of Representatives as provided
for by the Norris resolution. was elected
Friday without debate. The members
selected by the Republican and Demo-
cratic caucuses were named in resolu-
ton brought in by Mr.. Currier of New
Hampshire. General debate upon the
naval appropriation bill was begun. Mr.:
Bartholdt of Missouri spoke in favor of
arbitration and urged the adoption of a
naval programme to include but one bat
tleship annually. which would, he said,
be sufficient to maintain the navy at its
present strength.
The passage of bills relating to the
government of the District of Columbia
occupied almost the entire session Of the
House on the 2Sth.
Attorney General Wickersham's for
nal denial of the charge that he had ever
been counsel for the ''sugar trust. the
denial being contained in a letter writ
ten by Mr.. Wickersham to Representa-.
tive Bennett of New York, was reac
in the House in reply to speech made
by Mr.. Martin of Colorado several days