Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27

W gwen, the resolution unseating Elliott
and seating Miller were agreed to with
out q division. Then, on motion of
MT. henderson Ia.), the House went
(Mr. Burrows, of Michigan. in the
chair on the Senate amendments to
the deficiency bill. The afternoon was
consumed in discussion of the French
spollation claims, the debate being par
tlclpated in by Messrs Coggswell, bib
Die and Naux in favor of the Senate
amendment, and by Messrs. Buckalew.
Cannon and Sayres in opposition.
Without action the committee rose.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1.-THE Senate
to-day passed the House bill author
lzlng the construction of railway
through the Fort Clark military reser-
vatlon, IN Texas; Senate bill appropria-
tlng S3O, OOO for public monument on a
reservation in the city of Washington
TO the memory of John Ericsson,
the inventor; Senate bill to in
demnify the state of Pennsylvania for
money expended in 1864 for militia
called into the military service by the
governor under the proclamation Of the
President of June Is, 1868; House bill
to amend the act of February, 1885, so
as to entitle men who have served
thirty years in the army, navy or
marine corps to be placed on the
retired list with rs per cent. of
their II + pay and allowances; Senate
Dill approprlatlng $4,000 tor public
building at Wilkesbarre, Pa; Senate
bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase OF certain manuscript papers and
correspondence of Thomas Jefferson,
now in possession of his descendants;
senate bill releasing s. III. Brooks, as
s1stant treasurer of the United States at
San Francisco, and his sureties, from a
liability for $4,000, lost at that sub
treasury; and Senate bill to reim-
burse certain persons who expend-
ed moneys and furnished services
and supplies in repelling invasions and
suppressing Indian hostilities within the
territorial limits of the present state of
Nevada. Mr.. Evarts reported a Joint
resolution appropriating SIS 900 for new
site for the Lafayette statue. and stated
that the site selected was an esplanade
Of some eighty feet square at the south
not injuring, he said, but improving the
dignity of the treasury in
closure. After some debate the
resolution was passed. The Sem
ate then resumed consideration
of the Senate bill to establish United
States land court and to provide for the
settlement of private land claims in the
states of Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming
and in the territories of New Mexico,
Arizona and Utah. After long debate
and the adoption of numerous amend
ments the bill was laid aside without &C
ton. The private pension bills on the
calendar were taken up, and eighty of
them were passed in thirty minutes.
THURSDAY, Sept. 18.-Mr. Plumb of
fered a resolution directing the secretary
whether the rule or policy of his depart
ment, which requires the payment of
checks for silver bullion over the counter
of the sub-treasury instead of through
the proper clearing house, does not re-
suit in paying out notes of the larger de-
nominations instead of those suited for
circulation and use in ordinary business
transactions, and whether such method
of payment does not result in the pay
ment of gold instead Of treasury notes.
The resolution was agreed to.
The calendar was then taken up and
the following Senate bills, among others,
we're passed: To provide for the in
spection of live cattle, hogs and the
carcasses and products thereof, which
are the subjects of Interstate COM
ant-general in the army Of the United
States; for the relief of women en-
rolled as army nurses following $12
month to women who have for SIX
months rendered actual service In any
regimental, camp or general hospital,
and who are unable to earn their sup
port-the pension to commence from
the date Of filing application, after the
passage of the act); House bill to
amend the articles Of war relative to
punishment on conviction by courts
marshal.
FRIDAY, Sept. 2O.-At the opening of
the session, Mr.. Crisp moved that yes
terday's journal be corrected, but this
navs 2-and Mr. Crisp raised the point
of no quorum. The speaker counted
1874 members present. Mr.. Crisp made
the point of order that, notwithstanding
the four vacancies existing In the mem,
bership of the House, 164 members did
not constitute quorum. After further
discussion the speaker decided to adj
here to the rule that 1855 members con-
stituted quorum, A call OF the
House was therefore ordered, and the
presence of 40 members was disclosed.
The journal was then approved ana the
Question required on ordering the pre-
vious question on the Langston- Venable
case. The previous question was Or
dered-yeas, III; nays, Inc cler5
noting a quorum. Mr.. Cheadle moved
to recommit the case. Lost to l45.
The question recurring on the
minority resolution, declaring Lang
sion not elected, the quorum dis
appeared, and call Of the
House was ordered, which disclosed
the presence of 1877 members. The mi,