Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-10

committee then rose and reported the bill
to the House, and it was passed. The
House resumed the consideration of the
Dill allowing railroad companies to give
special rates to commercial travellers.
After long debate the demand for the
previous question was voted down, 80 to
~, and pending action on the amendments
tne morning hour expired and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The entire day
had been consumed in the desultory con-
Sslderation of unimporJant private bills.
FINALLY recess was taken until S o'clok,
the evening session being for the consider
atlon or private pension bills, removing
political disabilities and bills removing
charges of deSertiOn. The evening seS-
sion adjourned without transacting any
business, no quorum being present.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-Among the eX-
ecutlve communications presented by the
Speaker was letter from the acting Sec
tary says $500,000 will be required during
the fiscal year ending June 4, $685. for the
purpose OF collecting and preparing the
government exhibit for the Worlds
columbian Exposition. On motion of
M Mp: Gus od OF Kansas, resolution
on private land claims to make inquiry in
to the Maxwell land grant in New Mexico.
MI. Blanchard, of Louisiana, and Mr..
Coombs, of New FORK, were excused
from service on the committee of militia
and MIR. Meyer, of Louisiana y and Mr.. Craig
OF pennsylvania, We're appointed to I'LL the
vacancies. Mr.. Graf e was also appointed
amember of the committee on education
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, from the COM
mlttee On election of President, Vice.
president and members OF Congress, re-
ported joint resolution proposing a con-
stitutonal amendment changing the GATE
OF beginning and ending of the terms or
senators and representatives from March
TO December 81, providing that the annual
session SHAH begin on the second Monday
IN January, ana further providing that
the terms of President and Vice
president shall commence and end
on April 80 instead of March 4.
I he urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was then, on motion Of Mr.. SayerS, OF
Texas, taken up and passed without
amendment or debate. Mr.. Hatch, of Mis-
souri,. called up the bill approprating.
as a deficiency. Si50,000 for carrying on the
work OF the Bureau of Animal Industry
and $4,000 for experiments in the produc!
ton OF sugar. After warm debate, in
which Messrs. Holman and Hatch had
verbal set-t0, the bill was passed, and the
House went into committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Cultivate, of OHIO in the chair, on
the invalid pension appropriation BILL
WAsnINGToN, March Immediately
after the prayer in the House this morning
Mr.. Bland demanded immediate consider
rules setting apart March 1924 for the con-
sderallOn of the Bland silver bill 70 this
Mr.. Tracy, Of New York. objected on the
ground tnat it was not in order until
after the journal had been read. Speaker
Crisp ruled that it was in order, and MI.
Tracy appealed and supported the appeal
in an emphatic speech. A controversy ell
sued between the Speaker and Mr.. Tracy
over the right oil the latter to have an hour
for discussion of his appeal, and yield such
portion Of that time as he desired to other
members. Mr.. Tracy warmly resented
the attempt of the chair, as he eX-
pressed it, ito take HIM off the floor
The matter passed over without
decision by the char upon the point in
VOWED. Mr. Tracys appeal was laid on
the table by vote of 1874 to 70. After II
long and rather personal debate, with the
evident object of stavlng off final action,
Mr.. Tracy made q motion to rec0mmlt the
resolution with instructions to the com
mittee on rules TO report it back with an
amendment changing the date for the con
sideration of the silver bill from March %
TO December II. The motion was defeated
yeas 70, nays 202. The previous queS
ton was then ordered upon the resolution
without further objection being made and
it was adopted bv vote Of 1870 toSi