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


dressed the Senate in favor of the free
coinage of silver, basing his remarks on
Mr. MOrgan's resolution on that subject.
Mr. Daniel spoke on the same side OF the
| question. At the close of Mr.. DanleIs
! speech, the army appropriation bill was
taken up. The presiding officer (Alr. Man
derson) laid before the Senate commune
cation from the President In response
to Nh. TeIler's resolution as to an lnterna-
tiOnal conference on the silver queS-
ton. The message states that IN the Pres
idents opinion it would not be compatible
with the public interest to lay before 1t at
this time the correSFCn fence which ne was
requested by its resolution Of April - to
furnish. lie says that he will Go SO at the
earliest moment after definite information
can be properly given. Mr.. Morgan sald
that he desired TO debate the communlca-
ton before it went to a committee. lie
asked that it be printed and laid on the
table for the present. 1t was so ordered.
WASHINGTON, April 2z.-The army APP
preparation bill was taken up in the Sen
ate, the question being ON striking out the
House proviso which prohibits payment for
transportation Of troops and supplies OF
the army over any of the unbonded lines
owned. controlled or operated by the Tn.
ion Pacific Company Including the lines or
the oregon Short Line IL Southern Raul
way Company or by the Southern Pa
ctic Company over lines embraced IN lts
Pacific system. After a long speech by
senator Morgan Lnc HOUSE pIONlSo was
struck out-yeas q, nays 90 The bill was
then passed and the Senate adjourned.
WAs!uNGToN. d. c., April 2s-Ihe
resolution offered On April Is by MI
Jones (Ark.) for payment to the ChoctaW
| and ChickasaW nations for their interest
in the lands in the Indian territory (the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservatlons)
was lald before the senate, and MI.
Allison tool. the floor 10 speak against
it. He said if this sum was paid
it would make a precedent for the pay
| ment OF further sum OF 81 ,0OO,00o. WHAT
he thought, therefore, ought to be done
was to re-commit the whole subject to the
committee on Indian affairs, and he would
| make the motion at the close OF the debate.
After considerable discussion and without
diSpOSing Of the question, the Senate ad-
| journed till Monday.
WASHINGTON, May BILLS were dis
posed Of in the Senate to-day as follows:
| TO fix the price of land entered under the
desert land laws passed: 1t likes the price
| at S1.25 per acre, whether the lands are
| outside or within a railroad grant, and 1t
| requires the payment OF the difference to
| those who have heretofore paid double
price for such railroad lands. For the is
| sue of ordinance stores and supplies to the
| state of Nebraska, to replace similar stores
| destroyed by fire; passed After an exc
| cutive session the Senate ad ourned.
The House.
WAsHINGToN. April z6.-Mr. Blanchard
| Ua.) gave notice in the lioase that on
Monday next he would call up the river
! and harbor appropriation bill. In commit
| tee OF the who'd MI. Blount explained the
| provisions of the diplomatic ana consular
| appropriation BILL appropriately 81 ,5o4-
9Z5, being $4,000 less than the cur
| rent law, and Ss553,541 less than the
| estimates. 1t was agreed that general de
| bate on the bill should close after two
| hours debate tomorrow. The committee
| then rose, and on motion OF MI. Geary
| (Cal the House agreed to the request OF
| the Senate for Il conference on the amend
| ments made by the Senate to the Chinese
exclusion bill, passed by the House.
| NIessrs. Geary. Chapman and Hit were
| appointed conterceS.
WAsHINGroN, y. c., April 27.-By un-
| animous consent (the Walker eXpunging
regular order the House went into com
mittee of the whole (Mr. Oats, OF Ala
| bama, in the CHAIR on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. Mr. Hit
| (1ll) moved an amendment hay
ing for its effect the separation OF the
missions of Colombia and Ecuador,
which the pending bill conso!datcs in
one mission. The amendment was re-
jected. MI. Hit made several efforts to
prevent the consolidation of missions and
the reduction of the salaries of ministers
to the South American republics, but his
efforts were OF no avail. He then offered
on amendment to restore to 81 800 the sal
AIRY of the minister to Venezuela (the COM
mlttee having cut it to $4,000. Noquorum
voting on the amendment, the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The House by
unanimous consent went into committee
of the whole. Mr.. Gates (Ala.) in the
chair, on the diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill. The pending question
was on Mr.. Hits amendment restoring
n n IN CT IN
Venezuela. No quorum voting, call of
the committee was ordered. AL
though 1872 members responded to
their names. the quorum vanished on the
vote on the amendment. and another call
showed that ITO members were present
These constituting quorum, the tellers
resumed business at the old stand.
But the business was slack and again
the tellers went into liquidation,
and another roll call was insisted
customers responded; but when business
was again resumed the number dwindled.
Finally the committee, on motion OF Mr..
Blount, rose. Mr.. Blount then moved that
the House adjourn, and On this motion
demanded the yeas and nays The result
Blount moved that the sergeant-at-
arms be directed to bring in the alb
sentees This was carried and the SER
geant-at-armS procured several hacks and
MS deputies pIOCeeOtu dI lUll speed 10 inc
Bennlng'S race track, where the spring
races are being held. But the return from
the races was not as speedy as the trip
there, and as it was evident that no bust
ness could be transacted, the House ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 50.-The
races are still on, and less than 100 mem
bers were present. The House went into
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Oates in the
chair, on the consular and diplomatic APP
preparation bill. Nothing was done. The
Senate was not in session.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE rules were
suspended and the following bills passed.
TO pension survivors Of the Black Hawk,
Cherokee, Creek and Seminole wars: to
ratify an agreemsnt with the Coiville
band OF IddIans in Washington: appro-
priating 100000 for the establishment of a
military post at or near Helena, Mont