Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-22
CON GRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.


bill, abolishing the tax on state banks.
Senator Sherman spoke at length on the
bill. Speeches were also made by Sen
ators Allison, Aldrich and Mcconnell.
1t was decided that Senators Jones, o
Nevada; ingalls,, Gibson and Hiscock
should be allowed to address the Senate
at length tomorrow. beginning at 10
o'clock, after which the ten mintue de-
bate should be entered upon.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. Ex-senator ingalls,
made set speech on the financial bill,
followed by Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Vest then
astonished the Senate by bringing for
ward, as substitute for the bill, a pure
ly free coinage bill, which provides that
sh ali be the dollar, to be coined of 1923
grains of standard silver, or 25S.l0
grains of standard gold. Mr. Vest
stated that his substitute was similar
to the free coinage bill that passed
the Senate last session. Mr.
Aldrich moved to amend the
substitute by adding thereto the
national banking feature of the original
bill. Lost-Yeas 33; nays "a. Mr..
Vests substitute was agreed to without
division. The bill as amended by the
substitute was agreed to-4eas 80; nays
81. Mr. Hoar called up the elections
bill in order to make it the unfinished
business" for tomorrow, pending which
Mr.. Butler moved an adjournment.
Lost-yeas 81, nays 33. The vote then
REQUIRED on Mr. Hoar's motion to call up
the elections bill, and resulted in tie
yeas 80, NAYS 80 The vice-president
cast the deciding vote in the affirmative,
thus carrying the motion.
THURSDAY, Jan, 15.-In accordance
with the vote taken Just before the SEN
~ FL ri
bill was taken up this afternoon, and
When ne finished Mr.. Pasco obtained
the floor, and the bin was laid aside in
formally Mr. lIoar gave notice that
tomorrow he should ask the Senate
the bill was finished. Senator
Dawes, from the committee on In
dian affairs. reported Il resolution
(which was referred TO the committee
on contingent expenses directing an
inquiry into the condition Of Indians in
North and South Dakota, Montana, and
| elsewhere; the causes leading to the
occupation Of Indian reservations by
the troops; whether treaties with the
Indians have been fulfilled, and
whether the control of the Indians
should be transferred to any other
department. The Senate joint reso-
luton, suspending Tor another
year from March 20 mex the act re-
curing steamers TO carry life saving
appliances, was reported and placed on
| the calendar. Mr.. Morgan offered
preamble and concurrent resolution
on the subject of the recent information
or suggestion for 4 writ Of prohibition
in the supreme court, IN connection
with the Behring Sea dispute with
| prifa Tho Init pflo PAS
such proceeding to be without prece
dent, to be prejudicial to the comfy OF
nations and to the uSra, and amicable
conduct of international relations, and
not to be in consonance with the dignity
of the government and people, or with
! the respect Que 10 the President OF the
United States. Referred.
FRIDAY. JAN l6.-The elections bill
was taken up, and, alter an hour of col
! louuial discussion, Mr. Pasco spoke in
! opposition to the bill. He gave notice
| of an amendment, which he would
offer, to punish bribery by the payment
! Of money, or by the promise Of procur-
/ ing employment for voters, and to pun
ish the use Of pay envelopes intended
| to influence workingmen. He yielded
to Mr.. Hoar, who also gave notice of
amendments which he proposed to offer
| to the bill; the effect of them being to
give to the Judge only the power to de-
termine whether federal supervision Of
an election is necessary, and
to give the accounting officers
of the treasury the power to
audit the accounts of supervisors, as in
other cases. He also yielded to Mr..
Hoar, W no reported back the fortitica-
| ton bill with amendments, and gave
notice that he would, at as early day as
possible, ask the Senate to consider it.
| Mr.. Pasco again, at 6 o'clock, yielded to
Mr.. Wolcott, who moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Frye demanded the yeas and nays,
and the result of the vote was yeas, y;
nays, %. Mr.. Reagan spoke against
the bill. At the close Of MIR.
| Reagan's speech a motion was
made by Mr.. Hoar to lay Mr..
! Buffers amendment on the table. The
question was taken on Mr.. Hoar's mo-
| ton to lay Mr.. Buffers amendment on
the table THAT the supervisors. can
vassers and all election officers shall be
regarded as ministerial and not az ju-
| dicial officers) and it was agreed to,
| yeas 30, nays 90. The amendment Of
tered by Mr. Faulkner, December II,
/ was stated by the vice president to be
! the next question IN order. 1t proposes
substitute for section II, to provide
/ for the appointment, by the court. OF D
board OF three persons III congress
sional district. to be known as the
/ United States Board of Canvassers. Mr..
Faulkner advocated his amend
ment. Mr.. Faulkner continued
speaking till 20, when the
absence of a quorum was again
| brought to the attention of the Chair by