Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

order, and resolution was adopted
requesting the sergeant-at-arms to in
vite the absent members to appear at
their own convenience After the lapse
of three quarters of an hour quorum
appeared. The Senate resumed the
consideration Of the financial bill, and
was addressed by Mr.. Teller. He was
followed by Messrs. Morrill, and Vest.
At the close Of Mr.. Vests remarks the
Senate ton motion of Mr.. Sherman)
went into executive session, and soon
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. I'm the Senate,
the financial bill was taken up, and Mr..
Daniel spoke in favor of the absolute,
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Mr.. Plumb followed Mr.. Daniel. After
a brief executive session the Senate ad-
lourned. The Idaho senators drew bal
lots for the terms of service this morn
ing. with the result that Senator Shoup
secured the long term and Senator Nc
Connell the short term.
THURSDAY, Jan. S.-The Senate to-day
passed the bill providing for a patrol
steamer to replace buoys in the St. Ma
ry's River. The finance bill was taken
up, and Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous
consent that vote should be taken on
the bill and amendments at O'Clock
on Saturday. After debate Mr.. Ingalls,
asked unanimous consent that general
debate on the bill shall close with the
adjournment on Tuesday next, and
that on "Wednesday debate shall be re-
sumed on the bill and amendments un-
der the ten-minutes rule-tEe final vote
to be taken on the message of the bill
before adjournment on Wednesday.
The proposition was agreed to. Mr..
Turpie addressed the Senate in support
of Mr.. Stewards amendment for the
free coinage of silver. and III the course
of his remarks declared that it was inn
possible that the senator from Ohio
MIR Sherman) could take fair, impair
tlal, judicial view of that amendment.
Mr.. Call next addressed the Senate, and
the bill was then laid aside
FRIDAY, Jan. 9. - Senator Stanford
introduced in the Senate Il bill for the
extension of the executive mansion IN
accordance with the plan proposed by
Mrs. Harrison, to embrace the present
| mansion as a private executive man
sion, enlarged by the addition of an eX-
ecutive office or official wing on the
west, and public wing or gallery
of pictures, historic relics and
art treasures on the east. Both
are the counterparts of the original
structure Ill design, dllu COilHttltu Ny
colonnades and Railways, and, on the
south by a connecting range of iron
and glass, forming executive conserVa-
tories and and winter gardens; the
whole architectural group forming an
inner park or garden, at Il cost not to
exceed $3.50, 900. Mr.. Plumb gave notice
of an amendment, limiting to 81 ,OOe the
compulsory requirement of deposit OF
United States bonds for every national
bank, this not to apply to
the deposit of bonds to secure
public moneys in the national
banks The finance billwas then taken
up again and Mr.. Blackburn addressed
the Senate in advocacy of Mr. Stewart, S
amendment for the free coinage of sill
YER Mr. Morgan followed Mr.. Black
burn in advocacy of the amendment.
He yielded the floor without concIud-
ing his speech, and the bill was laid
aside. Senate bill appropriating $780,
600 for a public building at Joliet, ILL.,,
! and House bill appropriating 100000
for one at Rockford H., were reported
and placed on the calendar. Also
Senate bill creating office of fourth as
sistant postnaster-general. The Senate
then went into executive session.
SATURDAY, Jan. l0.--In the Senate
Mr.. Dawes presented a conference re-
port on the bill to carry out, In part, the
provisions of the act to divide the Sioux
! Indian reservation, and in response toa
question by Mr.. Edmunds made an eX-
PLANTATION. The conference report was
agreed to. The Senate then resumed
consideration of the finance bill, and
Mr. Morgan continued the speech be-
gun by him yesterday in support of the
tree coinage amendment. The finan-
cial bill was then laid aside. and d
message from the President was
read, forwarding a memorial of the
Legislative Assembly of Oklahoma for
an appropriation for the relief of the
Oldest people of that territory. Refer
red to the committee on appropriations.
House bills appropriating 100000 for a
public building in Rockford. ILL.,, and
100000 for one in Pueblo, Col, were
passed with amendments, and confer
the committee on public lands, reported
forfeiture bill of last session, so as to
make the period of six months
(for the assertion of the
rights of settlement) begin to
run not from the time Of the passage
of the act, but from the date of the
restoration of such lands to settlement
and sale; and after an explanation it
was passed. Mr.. Sherman, from the
committee on foreign relations, reported
bill to amend the act of February,
1889, incorporating the Nicaragua Canal
Company authorizing the issue of
bonds guaranteed by the United
States). 1t was placed on the calendar
and with the accompanying report,
ordered to be printed.
MONDAY, Jan. 12.-The House bill to
amend the law as to the visitation and
inSpnnfi0n of tho military r,ricaD o1I