Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-08-04
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
senate.

nm but as the time for adjournment was
close at hand the bill was laid over TILL To-
morrow. The conference report on Tue
general deficiency bill was presented and
agreed to as finality. The French spoil
alton claims are dropped out OF the bill,
and the Pacific Railway claims for govern
ment transportation are postponed untll
next session, when the secretary or the
treasury is to make report upon tnem. j,
WASHINGTON, July N.-On motion OF
Mr.. Cullom the Senate bill to create ma
tlonal highway commission, and to pre-
scribe its duties, was taken from the cal
endar and passed. The commission is to
be created for the purpose of general IN
quiry into the condition OF highways
throughout the United States and the
means for their Improvement; especially
as to the best method of securing proper
exhibit at the Worlds ColrNnbian Expo
sition of improved appliances for ROAD
making.
WASHINGTON, July 2S-After spending
an hour in passing bills on the calendar.
among them an eight-hour law as to pub
lie works of the United States and OF the
District Of Columbia and one for the pur-
chase of George Bancrofts library,
the antl-optlon bill was taken up and Mr..
Washburn moved to lay on the table Mr..
Wolcott's motion to refer it to committee
on finance. The vote resulted: Yeas. ";
nays, IL. The anti-option bill, having
been LAID aside informally, the House con-
current resolution for the final ADJOURN
ment on Saturday was laid before the Sen
ate. The resolution was laid on the taDle.
The resolution Tor q select committee
to visit the forest reservations IN
California and inquire into the rights OF
bona tide settlers ,lhere, was taken up and
agreed to. The committee will be Messrs'
FELTON,, Kyle and Morgan. The conSldera-
ton of the anti-option bill was resumed
and section II was on motion of MI:
Washburn, stricken out. Mr.. Daniels
motion to strike out section II was debated
until adjournment, but no action was
taken on it. The adjournment resolution
was referred to the committee on apprO-
priations. Adjourned. 40
WASHINGTON, July 29.-After some
difficulty in obtaining a quorum and
brief silver speech by Mr.. Stewart, Mr.
Carlisle addressed the Senate on Mr..
Hale's resolution as to the relative merits
of "protection' and tariff for revenue
Messrs. Hale and Aldrich. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Proctor, and he by Mr.. Sher-
man In brief speech.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-The Senate was
in session to-day only three hours, but
within that time 1t accomplished some i'm
portant results The two principal events
were the postponement of the anti-option
bill till next session, and the passage OF
Joint resolution extending the approprla-
tons of the branches of public service IN
Guided in the sundry civil appropriation
bill, which still hangs fire in the House, up
to and including Wednesday next, Au-
gust3
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The resolution
for the appointment of select committee
as to the employment OF Pinkerton detect
ives was reported back from the committee
on education and labor, and went over
without action until tomorrow. The
joint resolution extending TIL next Thurs
day last years appropriations for the gov
ernment'S bureaus covered by and lnclud-
ed III the sundry civil appropriation Dill
tstill pending in the House, was passed
without word. Almost all that occupied
the attention of the Senate were speeches
on the tariff question by Mr.. HaWley and
MI. ulScock.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The heat IN the
hall of the House was intensely oppres-
i've. The House resumed the conSidera-
ton of the general deficiency bill. Yes
terday it refused to lay upon the table
motion, made by Mr.. Holman, that the
House recede from its amendment for the
payment to the widows ETC., of deceased
members of the balance of salaries they
would have received. The pending ques-
ton this morning was motion made by
MI. Hayes, OF Iowa, to reconsider the vote
by which the House refused to table Mr..
Holmans motion. The House refused
yeas 81. nays l09-tO reconsider the vote.
The previous question was ordered and Mr..
UOlman'S motion mStructlng the con-
terence committee to recede was agreed to
and Il further conference was ordered
Mcssrs. Sayman, Oingey and Holman be-
ing appointed confereeS. A bill passed to
reserve from entry one section in each
township in Oklahoma, so as to have in re
serve body of land which may be sold
after Oklahoma is admitted as Estate. The
House also passed bill providing that no
railroad
Territory shall charge more than cents
per mile for passengers. Also bill to en-
able the people of Utah to arrange for par
ticipation IN the Worlds Fair. Mr.. Hol-
man presented the disagreemg report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill
and Immediately demanded the previous
question on tho report. 1t was ordered,
and then there was half hours debate
upon the conference report as tar as 1t
recommended an agreement. 1t was
agreed to. Then came up the worlds
Fair amendments, and when they were
reached long discussion ensued. Then
came, as an interruption, the conference
report on the general deficiency appropria.
ton bill. The report was agreed to, and
the House resumed consideration of the
sundry civil bill.
WAsIuNGToN, d. c., July 27.-The
scene IN the House to-day was one Of eX-
element and anxiety. The fight over the
Worlds Fair amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill was expected, and
the contestants were ready for the tray.
Neither side was confident, although the
friends of the measure thought that the
chances were in their favor A vote on
proposal to reduce the appropriation
SIS, was taken and was voted down
by decisive majority. The friends
of the measure were elated. 1t was by no
means a test vote, but it was one which
showed large attendance. What they
feared was the lack OF a quorum. Then
came the vote on recedlng from the dis
agreement to the Senate amendment, and
the friends of the measure were successful
by a majority of IL But their JOY was
short-lived. Mr.. Holman moved recon