Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


senate.
TUESDAY. March 3.-The Senate today
agreed to the amendments to the general
deficiency bill, the conference report on
the diplomatic and consular bin, and or
dered further conference on the copy
right bill. The conference report on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to- On
the pensions appropriation bill the
confereeS reported that no agreement had
been reached. The conference report on
the Sundry civil appropriation bill, which
taken up and agreed to. The House
amendments to the Senate bill to
establish certain ports of delivery
IN Alaska Territory (rcducmg the amount
from S25 000to $40, 000) were concurred in.
The conference report on the copyright
Blu was presented, explained by Mr..
Platt, and agreed to. The cOnfereeS
had agreed on all points but two, the
Sherman and ingalls, amendments. These
were insisted on and Il further conference
ordered. The Senate then proceeded 10
the consideration of House pension bills
on the calendar After passing about
sixty such bills that business was laid
aside temporarily. Mr.. Henderson was
appointed a member of the committee
on rules III place of Mr.. ingalls,. re-
signed; Mr.. Casey, a member OF the
committee on agriculture in the place of
NIL DluIs ltSlSn(N. ana Nj. MCI ItISOu 1t
member OF the select committee on the
Pacific railroads in place OF Mr.. Hearst,
deceased. The conference rcFOrt on
the Indian appropriation bill was pre-
Sented and agreed to. The conference
report on the poSt-oilice appropriation bill
w IS also agreed to. The conference report
on the copyright bill was then presented
and cOncurred in. The conference report
on the pension appropriation bill was
then adOrted. The conference report on
the agricultural appropriation was at
l2:45 presented and agreed to, and at LIP
the Senate proceeded to business.
WEDNESDAY, March 4.-ln the Senate
early this mornlng,a1ter the passage of the
House bill to supply artificial limbs to pen
SiUnerS every three years instead of five
years, the conference report on the bill for
the reorganization of the artillery and IN
fantry OF the army was agreed to. The
House bill for the ISSUE of the commission
of Philip G. Johnson as a rear-admiral
in the navy and to deliver to
his widow was passed. The confer
ence report on the deficiency bill
was presented and paTtiallvagreed to, fur
ther conference beng ordered. The con-
ference report on the agricultural appro-
priatlon bill was read and agreed to. AT
6:l5 the Senate took a recess ill 9. On re-
assembling a further conference report on
the deficiency bill was made. The Sen
ate then cleared the Galleries for an
tAtCuttNt StSSlbl. WHICH tilltb tJ
1915. The new report on the de-
ticiency bill was then made and agreed
10. On motion OF Mr.. EdmundS, q commit
tee of two senators was appointed TO Join il
like committee on the part of the House to
wait upon the President and inform him
McSsrs. Edmund& and German were
appointed on the part Of the Sen
ate The Senate then passed a rcSolu-
ton thanking the ViCG-prCSidCnt tor
the digniGed and able manner IN which
he had presided. The House bill for the
protection of the lives of miners in terri
tories was taken from the calendar and
passed. At 81 Mr.. Mcpherson, the clerk
of the House, presented to the senate the
deficiency bill. enrolled and signed by the
Speaker, and 1t was immediately signed
by the ce-preSident and carried to the
President. who, in company with members
of the cabinet, was occupying his room
adjoining the Senate
TUESDAY, March @.-Whcn the House
met Mr.. CutcheOn CMIch.) submitted the
conference report or the bill to increase
the number OF the board of managers OF
the National Home for Disabled Nolun-
tecrS. Agreed to. MIR. ButtcrW0rth CO..
presented the conference report on the
legislative bill. An agreement is
reached on all questions except
the Senate amendment making senator's
clerks annual employees. Ehe report was
adopted and a further conference ordered.
Mr. Funston tka!. moved to nOn-cOnCUr
in the Senate amendments to the agrIcNl-
tural appropriation bill. The motion was
agreed to and a conference was ordered.
The Senate amendments to the deficiency
bill were non-COnCurrCd III and confer
ence was asked Tor. The speaker appointed
MeSSrS. Funston. kuGSley and Hatch as
confcrees on the agricultural! approprla-
ton bin Mr.. Morrow (Cal.) presented
diSaGIcolnG conference report on the pen
sion appropriation bill, and further con-
ference was ordered. Mr.. Hit (Ill.) sub
mlttcd the conference report on the dlplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill.
Mr. McCreary then offered a resolution in
StrUcting the COnfcrceS On the part of the
House to insist on their disagreement to
the Hawaiian cable provision Agreed to.
Mr. Cannon presented the conference re-
port on the Sundry civil bill, and it was
agreed to. At thc night session the House
adopted the con1truntc report on the
pOSt-Otficc appropriation bill. The con-
ference rGrOr: on the pension APP
preparation bill was agreed to. The
conference ICror; on the Indian appro-
priation bill was agreed to, but the Senate
amendments to the army reorganization
bill were non-conculrcd IN, and a confer
encc was ordSred. Nh. SimondS Comm
submitted the conference report on the
copyright bill After brief debate the
conference report was agreed to.
WEDNESDAY. March An the House
early this morning. after the conference
report on the copyright bill had been
agreed to. Ny EIaugen Wis., moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate
bill for the erection Of q public
building at Eau Claire. Wis, with
an amendment reducing the limit
of cost to S775.001 The motion
was tIpfnatnd- -Cp3S 93 NAYS 69--uOt two
thirds voting in the affirmative. Nj. FunS-
ton Kas.) presented the conference report
on the agricultural appropriations bill but
the House refused to accept it--34 to 115-
and further conference was ordered.
The conference report on the leg
islatiye appropriation bill was agreed
to. Mr.. Cutcheon presented the
conference report on the bill for
the reorganization of the army, but it was
re iected--46 to 81. Mr.. Cu(cheon then