Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

following: To enable the President
TO to- o cause careful soundinss costing
$2o.o00 or less to be made between
San Francisco, Cal, and Honolulu, for
the purpose of determining the practicable
NY OF the laying of a teleoraphic cable. ard
the President is hereby authorized to direct
the use OF any vessel or vessels belonging
10 the United States in making such sur
N Ney. 1t was agreed to. The item of $685.,
ooU ior equipment and arms for naval
militia in various states was challenged by
MT Carlisle, and long debate followed.
flnaliy the vote was taken and the clause
was agreed tO-yeas 81, nays Is.
message from the President, with the cor
IeSpondence heretofore published, relat-
ing TO the conduct of Commander
Relter in connection with the arrest and
killing of Gen. Barrundla, was presented
ana referred to the committee on naval af-
ialFS. lhe Presidents veto message on
the bill for public building at Dallas,
| lex: with the action of the House passing
! the Dill over the Veto was presented and
referred to the committee on public build
inSS ana grounds. EulogeS were then de-
uvered on the late Representative Walker.
o! missouri, and as mark of respect to
his memory the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1l.-Mr Teller
offered a resolution (which was agreed to-
calling. on the secretary of the treasury
| Tor list OF all persons, firms or aSSOcia-
tons by whom silver bullion had been
offered (under the act OF July IA, 1892
the amounts and prices; a list of those
from whom silver bullion had been pur-
| chased, the amounts and prices; the
basis on which an estimate is made
of the market price of silver; and
the amounts and prices of silver
! bullion purchased outside of the United
| States. Mr. Morgan offered Il resolution
(Which was agreed toy calling on the sec
| Rotary of the interior for copies of reGuIa-
tons for carrying into effect the land for
telture act of Sept. ~, 1890, including all
instructions and decisions. The con-
sheraton Of the naval appropriation bill
was resumed. the pending question being
on the amendment in reference to the
site of dry dock on the Pacific coast
whether on Puget Sound or on the Column
bIa River. The amendment recommended
by the committee on appropriations leay-
ing 1t to the secretary of the navy to de-
eide upon the site of the dry dock, was ad-
vocated by MeSsrs. Dolph and Mitchell,
while Mr. Aliens amendments fixing Port
Orchard on Puget Sound as the site. was
finally adopted, Mr.. CONAN offered
an amendment aG; ,proyidlng; that no
steel unless it shall have been submitted to
public competition by advertisement. Mr..
! Hale offered aS Il substitute for Mr.. Cor
mans amendment that no contract shall
be made until It's subject matter snail
have been submitted to public COM
petition by advertising. Mr.. German
accepted The substitute and it was
agreed to- The bill was then passed Mr..
| Wolcott, from tie committee on civil
service. reported back without recon-
mendation) Senate bill TO ensure pref
erence on appointment. employment and
retention III the public service Of the
United States to veterans Of the late war.
and 1t was placed Gu the calendar. The
| copyright bill was then taken up, but was
laid aside in favor Of bills on the calendar.
| tOlIOWlnp D1SSpI. H0nSn
to regulate the granting of licenses at Hot
| Springs. Ark, With amendments; Senate
joint resolution continuing the laws Of
Nebraska IN force in The territory of Okla
| hOma till July |, 1881: Senate bill to pro-
vide for the disposal Of the abandoned
| Fort MaginniS military reservation III Mon
| tana under the homestead and mining
| laws for educational and other purposes
| with amendmentSl: Senate bill Great
ing two additional land districts i'll Mon
tana; House bill TO facilitate the c0llec-
! ton Of commercial statistics required by
section OF the river and harbOr appEOprl-
| alton acts of 1866 and 1861; Senate bill reGu-
| lating the jurisdiction of courts i'll the ter
| ritOrieS on haDCaS corpus proceedings;
! House bill to relinGuiSh the interest of the
| United States to certain lands III San Fran
| cisco (which has been adversely reported
and placed on the calcndar( was indefinite
| ly postponed.
Sumed debate on the copyrlght bill. but in
| the absence Of Senator Sherman it was laid
aside informally, and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the District Of Col
umbia appropriation bill. 1t was amend
the Senate bill to authorize the Kan
| sas Il Arkansas Valley Railroad
| Company to construct and operate
additional lines of railroad through the In
now goes to the President. The following
bills, among others. were taken from the
calendar and passed: Senate bills for the
relief of settlers upon certain lands III
Iowa; Senate bill to increase by $450,C00
the limit for the purchase OF a site
cisco. CAL: Senate bill to ratIfy
and confirm certain agreements with
the citizens band of PottaWatomie Indians
ard the absentee Shawnee Indians, and
approprating S22l5, 900 to carry them into
effect large number of pension bills
also passed. including the following:
House bill granting pension of 500
month to Gen. n. p. Banks (an amend
ment was offered by MI. Dawes to- make it
5000, but owing TO the opposition exhibited
he withdrew the amendment).
FRIDAY, Feb. 13.-The consular and
diplomatic bill was reported to the Senate
with amendments and placed on the cal
endar, Nh Hale giving notice that he
would ask for its consideration tomorrow.
| The Senate resumed consideration of the
COPYRIGHT bill. The debate continued all
the afternoon. Mr.. Daniel gave notice
that he would offer an amendment
! to give to foreign authors a
reasonable time within which they could
oct their works published in this country.
! The discussion having closed, the vote was
taken on MI. Shcrman's amendment, and
| it was agreed to yeas rs. nays a. The
copyright bill was then laid aside without
| further action.
SATURDAY. Feb. 1.-THE copyright bill
came uD for consideration in the Senate,
but the discussion was interrupted to per
! nit the conference report on the army APP
! preparation bill 10 be presented. 1t was
| read and agreed to. The discussion of the
| DOWNRIGHT bill was then resumed. but was
cut snort again by the death of Gen. Sher-
! man.
MONDAY. Feb. 16.-The diplomatic and
! consular bill was taken up in the Senate
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