Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Senate.

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| WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 0.-The
| credentials of Mr.. Wathall MISS for
the term beginning March3, 1895, were
presented and placed on file. The bill for
the relief of settlers on public lands (Which
had been discussed and voted on yester-
passed--yeas, "a; nays. %. The bill to I'm.
prove the navigation and to afford
and safety to the trade snd a9 10
G prevent destructive floods was then
taken up as a special order. The COM
mittee amendments, reducing the total ap-
preparation from SIC, 00C, 900 to 15,O0O,OoO;
| reducing the annual expenditure under
the bill from So, 49,. O00 to So, 00O, 00o; re-
ducing the amount fixed for that part OF
the river from the mouth of the Illinois to
the mouth of the Ohio from ST. OOO, UOO TO
So, 000 00O, and the annual expenditure from
S2,OO0,0O0 to Sl,000,G00 were all agreed
to. Afterwards, on motion of MIR. ALL
son, the total appropriation was increased
from 100000 to S18, $50, 600. On motion
of Mr.. Morgan, the words For the gener-
al Improvement of the river, and Tor the
building of levees'' were struck out: An
$3750,00C of the total amount to the I'M
provement of the river between the mouth
of the Illinois and st. Paul, Mimi, OF when
not more than S750.OO0 shall be expended
QuIluS any one year. All dLloIluiHCAC ny
MI. Morgan to insert the words "of the
navigation of the Mississippi River was
also agreed to. The bill was then passed
yeas As, nays 5. The next bill taken up as
special order was the one in
afng 9y Mr. for D the pu pppep Of
securing the early completion of the canal
and for the locks at the cascades of the
Columbia River. 1T was passed Without
any discussion-yeas 46, nays +. The next
! l>:l 4o1- IL np1A hn
introduced by MI. Mitchell appropriating
s., $50 tor the construction OF Coat
railway and of the necessary marine ap-
paratus and appliances at the Dalles and
Cello Falls and at Ten Mile Rapids on the
Columbia River and in the Improvement
OF the Three Mile Rapids. It was also
passed without discusSi0n-3S to s. The
Senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-.The Senate
passed the bill giving monthly pension OF
widow of aj.-Gen. Charles S. Hamilton;
The army appropriation bill was presented
and referred to the committee on apprc-
priations. The Senate then proceeded to
executive business The, doors were re-
opened at 1870 and the Indian
for action. The first importanJ
amendment reached was that strik-
ing out of the bill the proviso requir-
> ing army officers to be detailed as Indian
for the House provision directing the
President to appoint Indian citizens OF the
United States as Indian agents when In
his Judgment such appointment might con-
tribute to attach the Indians to civilization
and to the government of the United
States Without action on the question
the Senate adj ourned.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-At the con-
clusiOn of the executive session of the
Senate, which lasted four hours, the cor
| from
President relative to the Behrlng Sea
troubles was made public. No other bust
ness was transacted.
WASHINGTON, March Pa bill was re-
ported for the establishment OF fish
hatchery in Montana. Mr.. Sawyer intro
duced bill to encourage postal savings, to
invest the same and to divide earnings
among depositors. Referred. The Senate
then, on motion OF Mr.. Sherman, went
into executive session. When the doors
was resumed. Senate bill appropriate
ing 100000 for public build
ing at Helena, Mont, was taken
from the calendar and passed. The Senate
Stanford, and in respect to the memory of
the late Senator Hearst, the business OF
the Senate was suspended in order to en-
able his associates to pay proper tribute OF
respect to his high character and diStln-
guished public services. Eulogies were
delivered by Senators Stanford, Vest,
Stewart, Voorhees,, Bate, Dolph, Morgan
and FELTON, (Nlr. Hearsfs successor), and
then as further mark of respect the SEN
ate adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Mr. Morgan
offered resolution, which was agreed to,
calling on the President for correspond
ence with the Argentine Republic on the
subject of reciprocity. Senate bill to al
to employees in the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing was taken up
and discussed. After discussion Mr..
Hale moved to lay the bill on
the table. The motion was defeated-yeas
Is, nays33. Mr. Hale offered as an amend
ment the insertion OF an additional section
making the provision of the law apply to
all regular employees of the United States,
whether they may be employed by the
year, the month, the week or the day.
division, and then the bill was re-commlt-
ted to the committee on education and la
hor After an executive session the Scn~
ate adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The entire
session was consumed in debate on the
Bland silver bill. During the discussion
receipt of dispatches showing the election
of Mills, of Texas, to the United States
Senate.
| WASHINGTON, March 23.-Silver was
again before the House, and no business of
importance was transacted.
WASHINGTON, March A.-At o'clock,
the day having been spent in debate on
the silver bill, Mr.. Bland was recognized
by the Speaker, and in quiet tone of
voice demanded the previous question ON
the pending bill. Mr.. Burrows moved to
lay the pending bill on the table. The mo-
ton was lost by tie vote of yeas
49, nays 14S. MIR. Cultivate CO., at once
moved to adjourn. Mr.. Bland arising to
parliamentary inquiry, asked if the effect
of an adjournment would be to make an
other special order necessary to
call up the BILL ~, The Speak
adjournment was taken and declared lost
yeas SO, nays 1913. Then Mr.. johnson
CO.. took his hand in the fight. with a mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which the
House refused to table the bill. and Mr..
Bland PARTED his foil with motion to lay