Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

TUESDAY, Feb. a.. the Senate devoted
the entire session to the consideration Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill
TUESDAY. Feb. 25.-The sudden death
city last night, was feelinGly alluded 10 III
the chaplan's opening prayer III the SEN
ate: and, after the journal was read ana
message received from the House, businfs
was suspended. Mr.. German announce,
the death Of his colleague. and after an ad-
dress in eulogy of the deceased offered
resolutions expressing the great sorrow
with which the Senate had heard of the
death MI. Wilson. Mr.. Spooner paid his
tribute to the dead senator, and as a work Of
respect the Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb I6.-ATter agreeing to
several amendments appropriating money
for public buildings, the Senate passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The lcgIs-
lative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill was then taken up, and The amend
mentS reported from the committee on APP
preparations were acted on as read. Mr..
Allison reported the Indian appropriation
bill. Mr. Sanders Mont. offered as new
section to the bill an amendment
providing for the purchase of 15:OOo,-
900 ounces of silver and the is
sue of treasury notes thereon. Mr..
EdmundS raised point of order against
the amendment, which was sustained by
the chair (Mr. uarrlS). The legislative
bill was then completed with the exception
of several amendments on which several
votes were demanded, and the bill was laid
aside until tomorrow. The conference re-
port on the military academy arproprla-
ton bill was agreed to. The bill remains
as it passed the House the Senate recedlng
from the only amendment it made. The
chair laid the Nicaragua Canal bill before
the Senate as unfinished business.
FRIDAY. Feb. 27.--Thc consideration Of
the legislative appropriation bill was re-
sumed, and the hill was passed. Mr.. Pad
dock moved thaJ the Senate proceed to the
consideration of the pure food bill. The
motion was agreed to: Yeas 40, nays Il.
The pure food bill was thereupon taken
up, and became the unfinished business.
Mr.. Dawes moved to take up the Indian
appropriation bill. The motion was
agreed to. The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the House bills on
the calendar. Among those that were
taken up and passed Wer" the following:
In amendment of the various acts relative
to Immigration and the importation OF
aliens under contract or agreement
to perform labor; to amend the act OF
March 2, 1889, for the relief of certain vol
untccr and regular soldiers OF the late war
and the war with MeXico; authorizing the
suspension for one year Of the act as to
linc-carrylng pTojcctilC> and other lite-Sav-
ing appliances on lakes and bays; for the
allowance Of certain claims for stores and
supplies taken and used by the United
States army, as reported by the
ions of the act of March 3, 1853,
known as the Bowman act Nth amend
ments.) Mr.. Cockrel moved an additional
amendment to the bill inserting an item of
$174.445 for the ChOuteau claim in connec-
ton with the building Of IN iron steam
battery. Mr.. Ccckrclrs amendment was
agreed to; also one by MI. Carlisle to lay
1ivc Kentucky claims aggregating $4,000:
The Senate then began consideration OF
the Indian appropriation bill.
SATURDAY, Feb. 2S.-The House amend
men1s to the direct tax bill were agreed to
by the Senate, and the measure now goes
to the President. The Indian appropri-
alton bin was then taken up, the pending
question beng on an amendment offered
last night by Mi, PeJtigreW, which
makes the settlement price of the
SlsSeton and Wahpcton land Sl.25 an acre,
instead of $3.50. 1t was agreed to. Mr..
Regain offered an amendment, which was
adopted, to pay $20O,003 to the friendly
Sioux Indians for property lost or de-
Stroyed by obedience to the orders Of the
government during the late trouble. III
nally, at Y. NJ, the vote was taken on
the passage of the Indian Appropriation
bill, and it was passed Without a division.
Thc> cnatc then proceeded to the considera-
ton ofthc pOotOtticc appropriation Dill. The
amendments reported by the com mlttec
on appropriations few and unimpOrlan.
were agreed to. Mr.. Mitchell offered an
amendment, which was agreed to,
approprialing $4,000 for the pur-
the Confederate government, Without
making any progress the senate at 1l:30
went into executive session. The DOORS
were rcopencd at 1915, and it was then
stated by the presiding officer (Mr. Platt}
that an agreement had been made to pro
0pn1 10 thn 1SjIpr1TiOn Of tho SbinnnCy
bill on Monday morning, Immediately after
the reading OF the journal. MIR. Stanford
announced the death of senator Hearst,
and, after eulogistic remarks, the Senate
adjourned at 1880 a. NJ. to $3.50 a. NJ. Mon
day.
MONDAY, March 2. The postal subsidy
bill was passed by the Senate to-day, and
went to the President for his signature.
The post-of1lce and agricultural appro
pIIatiOn bills were also passed by the
Senate. The Senate met at $50, when
the general deficiency bill and a..
reported, with notice that action on them
would be asked to-day. Mr.. Frye then
called up the llouse amendment t1Or post
al subSidieS) to the tonnage subsidy Sill,
and moved TO nOn-cOnCur in the amend
mcnt Mr. Morrill, moved to concur IN tn G
House amendment, and after SOME debate
his motion was agreed to--37 to SO. Tee
pOst-oltlcc appropriation bill was then taken
up, and MI. Frye, in place of the amend
ment which he had offered on Saturday
night, offered one appropriating S1,4O0,00J
for transportation OF fprelo1, mail. Nv.
Z; r sic moved to amend Mir. Fry,'sl.
by reducing the amount for lranspOrlullo..
of the foreign mails to $l.25 $50, and
it was agreed to. The qucs ion be-
inc on Mi. Morgans amendment
allowing contra Is to be made
with vessels owned exclusively BY citiz.n
of the United States, Mr.. Plumb moved to
add to it the words land # constructed in
the United States" Mr.. Plumb's amend
menu was agreed tO-32 to Is. Mr.. Morgan
then withdrew his amendment. Mr.. Frye'S
amendment rs amended was agreed to. and
the Dill passed. McssrS. Plumb, Allison,
and Blackburn were appointed senate con-
fcreeS. The conference report on the bill as
to CLAIMS for Indian 0cpreJahonS was also
agreed to. The House amendments to the
bill tor Il public buiiding at Saginaw,
Mich, reducing the amount from 500 900