Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL REC0RI
Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 1o.--The river and
harbor bill was received by the Senate
from the House, and read to the commit
tee on commerce. The conference report
| ed and agreed to. Senate bill to establish
| the boundaries of the Yellowstone Park
| was then taken up and gave rise to consid-
| cradle discussion. After discussion that
| lasted nearly two hours, the bill was
!. passed-yeas, 81; NAYS, lS-and the Senate
| proceeded TO executive session business
| and, when the doors were reopened, ad-
| journed
WASHINGTON, Inlay 11.-After few Sem
ate bills were appropriately referred Mr..
| Caruth Ky. was so fortunate as TO secure
| the passage of a bill authorizing the treas
ury department to adjust the claims Of the
| sinking fund commissioners of Logan and
| Simpson counties, Kentucky, and Louis
| vile, KY, and the counties of Sumner and
Davidson, Tennessee. Before 1t was
| passed. on motion of Mr. Montgomery 1t
| was amended by the insertion OF Hardin
and Hart counties, Kentucky. Mr.. Sayers
| Tex. then presented the conference re-
port on the urgent deficiency appropriation
| bill and it was agreed to. The House then
went into committee Of the whole, Mr..
| Lester GA in the chair on the sundry
| civil appropriation bill, but no action was
| reached.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Among the bills
| introduced INTO the Senate and referred
were the following: BY Mr.. Dawes, au-
thorizing the President to proclaim a gen
eral holiday commemorating the OF our
! hundredth anniversary of the dlscOv-
| cry of America, on October Il.
1892; by Mr.. Hiscock, to encourage
American ship building, extending
| privileges as have been extended to the
| City of Paris and the City of New York.
| The China is steamship of 5000 tons,
| built in Glasgow in 1889 and plies between
| San Francisco and China on the Pacific
| Mail line but flies the British flag. MI
| Call offered a resolution, which was refer
red to the committee on foreign rela-
tons, requesting the president to open ne
gOtiatlons with the government Of Spain
for the purpose OF inducing that govern
men tt to ee sand to Of the euna esta of
free and independent republic; such
consent to be given on payment by Cuba
| to the government of Spain of such a sum
of money as may be equivalent both to the
value OF the public property belonging to
of her sovereign rights; also for the negoti-
material commercial advantages as
may be agreed upon. The mes.
sage of the president on the sub
ject Of an international conference on BIZ
dressed the Senate. Then thirty-nine
pages of the naval appropriation bill were
read without a break. When the amend
ment to insert al item Of $4,000 toward
the expenses OF the international
connection with the Worlds Col
umbian Exposition was reached,
Mr.. Mcpherson asked Mr.. Hale Gin charge
of the BILL whether $50, 900 would be sum
Gent tor the purpose. no. sad MI.
can be expected for the present. Next
winter more would be needed The
amendment was agreed to without further
discussion. The bill went over till toner
| row.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The discussion
of the naval appropriation bill was re-
sumcd at the point where the increase OF
the navy is provided for. The bill as it
came from the House provides for one
armored cruiser Of about 5000 tons
arlnament) not more than $500
900. The amendment. as reported
| from the Senate committee on approprla
! tons, provides, in addition, for one sea-
gong coast line battle ship OF about 1900
tons. and to cost not to exceed S4,000000;
the monitor type of about $500 tons,
and to cost not exceeding $3,0000O0;
four ight-draft gunboats of 500 to
1900 tons displacement, and to cost
not exceeding S450.O00 each; and six
torpedo boats at a cost not exceed.
ing $4,000 each. Mr. Mcpherson offered
| an amendment to the Senate amendment,
providing for three harbor defense double
tYrreted ships of the monitor type, instead
of one ship. After a long discussion Mr..
| Mcpherson modified his amendment SO as
to strike out the House provision of one
armored cruiser and the Senate provision
| for one sea-going coast line b9ttle ship and
for one harbor defense double-turret ship
| of the monitor type. After further debate
| and without action on Mr.. McPhersOn,s
| q limo adj ln6
| Monday.
WASHINGTON, May e.-Immediately
after the journal OF last Friday was read
Mr.. Kenna rose and formally announced,
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, the de 18th of
Senator Barbour. When a committee of
nine senators had been named to accom-
pany the remains to Virginia. recess was
taken at 1880 P. NJ. At 1856 the mem
cSemDt Of f the House s sntersd the
court Judges and members Of the
cabinet. Mr.. Harrison being out of town.
| Then came members OF the dead Senator's
family, near friends and last the coffin,
preceded by the members of the commit
tee of the two Houses, wearing white
scarfs. These were followed by acolytcs,
robed in White, bearing lighted candles.
who preceded about dozen priests, wear
ing their sacerdoral yestments, who ranged
themselves around the coffin. Father
| I. GllleSple. :. j.. rector OF Ine
Church of St. Aloysius, read the
prayers for the dead. Then Bishop Keane,
wearing the purple robe OF his office, to TX
his stand at the foot of the coffin to deliver
the funeral sermon. The services being
| concluded in the chamber, the remains
| were removed to the late residence of the
deceased and then, on molten OF Senator
| Henderson, the Senate adjourned.
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! The House.