Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
Senate.

including Chiffon, Of Texas, FELTON,, of
California, Proctor, of Vermont, Call, of
Florida, Brice, of Ohio, Dubois, of
Idaho, and Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire. The credentials of Senator Hill
were not presented. The new mem
bers present were sworn in, the con-
tested seats being referred to the proper
committee. After the passage ofroutine
resolutions the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. $40 bust
ness of Importance was transacted, and
after the appointment of the usual joint
committee to notify the President that
Congress was in session and ready for
any communication, the Senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 9.-lmmedi-
nal, Mr.. Sherman, from the joint commit
tee to wait on the President and inform
him that Congress was reday to receive
any communication he might choose to
make, reported that the commit
tee, had performed that that duty duty p and
iGent would send communication in
writing. Ten minutes afterwards the an
nual message of the President was present
ed by Mr.. Pruden, one OF his secretaries,
was laid before the Senate, and was read
by Mr.. McCook, its secretary. The read
Ing OIL GuG ulcSSdSc ClOScu DIT 1.tO, avn
consumed exactly an hour and half. The
message was ordered to be laid on the table
and printed, and then the Senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Ex-senator
Stewart introduced bill providing for
the free coinage of gold and silver bullion.
1t is copy of bill introduced by Mr..
Plumb in the last Congress on the same
subject, with certain amendments. One of
these is that the bullion deposited in
the minis shall be coined into stand
ard dollars only and not IN part
made into bars. Another amendment
provides that the certificates used in ex-
change for that bullion shall be OF denomi-
nations of not less than 81, 900, nor more
than $4,000, instead of not less than 500
nor more than $1,000. The Senate broke
the record in the way OF measures intro
duced in single day, there having been 612
bills anu eight joint resolutions presented.
Ibis is about 100 more than ever before
introduced in one day. Among them were
the following: Prohibiting food adultera-
tons, providing for free coinage, transfer
ring revenue cutter service to the Navy
Department, reducing letter postage to L
cent, increasing pensions OF certain classes,
for constitutional amendment for the cleo
ton of senators by popular vote, for sery-
ice pensions, and for negotiations for the
purchase of Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-AmOng the de-
partmental and other communications laid
before the Senate by the vice-president
and referred were the following: Report
of the government directors OF the UnlOn
Pacific; awards of the court of claims
on French spOliatiOn claims. Among
the bills introduced and referred were the
following: To repeal all laws dlscrlminat-
ing against the circulation OF state banks;
to amend the laws in relation to national
banks and to relire their cir
v1ofin HnfinjnT II.
tures'' and imposing taxes thereon;
to establish a permanent census
office and to provide for taking the twelfth
and subsequent censuSes; to prohibit absO-
lutely the coming Of Chinese into the I'm
tied States whether they are Chinese sub
jects or otherwise; to amend the Pacific
railroad acts; to reimburse the several
states for interest paid on moneys ex-
pended in raising troops; for uniform
classification of wheat oats, rye, etc. Mr..
Dolph offered resolution calling on the
War Department for report as to whether
the provisions of the last river and harbOr
bill to prevent the unlawful obstruc-
ton of navigable waters OF the United
States have been enforced and il not. why
not, Agreed to. Mr.. Aldrich moved the
amendment to the rule (of which he gave
notice last week. regulating admission TO
the floor of the Senate. The amendment
was adopted. The principal change is as
to senator's. They are admitted
when Sin the actual discharge Of
their official duties" and it is provided
that clerks of senators ''muSt be regularly
appointed and borne on the roll OF the sec
rotary of the Senate as SUCH" The Sem
ate then went into executive session, when
some nominations were referred to COM
mittees, and then at 1:20 the Senate ad-
jOurned.
Tho H0uSo
WASHINGTON, Dec. AT noon Clerk
Mcpherson assembled to the clerks desk
and called the House to order and pro-
ceeded to call the roll. The clerk hav-
ing announced the presence of 1926
members, the House Immediately, on
motion of Mr.. Holman, adjourned to
noon tomorrow. The absentness we're
Messrs. Wilson, of Kentucky; Fyan, of
Missouri; Barton, of Nevada; San
ford, of New York, and Buchanan, Of
Virginia.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Sat thu
hour of noon Clerk Mcpherson called
the House to order, and the journal of
yesterdays proceedings was read. The
clerk then announced that he was ready
to receive any motion. Mr.. Holman,
Of Indiana, moved that the House pro-
coed to the election of speaker, and it
placed in nomination Charles E. Crisp,
of Georgia. Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois,
placed in nomination Thomas B. Reed.
Mr.. Southwaite, of Ohio, and
Henderson, of Illinois, Oates
of Alabama, and Simpson, OF
Kansas, were appointed as tellers. The
roll was then called with the following
result: Crisp, 22S; Reed, s3; Watson, 8.
The clerk, having announced the re-
suit, declared Mr.. Crisp duly elected
Speaker amid a storm of applause. The
clerk appointed Messrs. Mills and Reed
as a committee to escort the newly
elected speaker to the chair. The oath
was administered by Mr.. Halmon
Speaker Crisp made a few remarks
after which the new members were
sworn in. Some routine business was
transacted and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 9.-After the
approval of the journal to yesterdays pro
ceedings, the committee appointed to wait
upon the President. through its chairman
MIR. Blount, Of Georgia, informed the
Speaker that it had performed the duty
MIR. Pruden delivered the annual
message of the President, which was
Immediately read by the clerk On the