Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Senate.

WASHINGTON, d. g., March 15.-Ihe
Senate in executive session listened for
hess and Turple in opposition to the con
.frmation of Judge Woods, and to Mr..
Hoar's defense of the nominee. The
judiciary committee had in its re-
port placed Judge Woods name at
the head of the list OF circuit judges,
the other nominations to be acted upon
until the Woods case was disposed Of
Soon after the opening Mr. Morgan intro
duced bill to increase the facilities OF the
iPOst-office Department for obtaining the
use OF buildings for post-office purposes,
and explained its provisions. It pro-
posed, he said, to interest private capital
and private enterprise in the con-
struction of post-office buildings on
long terms of lease, and to have fixed
maximum rate of rental, the buildings to
be IN all respects according to the plans
and specifications to be approved by the
postmaster-general. 1t was referred to the
pOst-otfice committee. Mr.. PETER intro
duced bill, which was referred to the
finance committee, to regulate the value OF
certain coins and pieces of money, and to
give all sorts of current money the legal
tender quality and to prohibit and pre-
vent discrimination in favor OF gold coin or
bullion as money. Mr.. Hale presented the
conference report on the urgent deficiency
bill and that it was agreed to. The Senate
IL
military academy appropriation bill. 1t
was passed and the Senate went into exec
utive session. When the doors reOpened
the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March I6.-The House
bill rat!fying the act OF the Arizona legls-
lature appropriatlng $50, 900 IN aid OF eXhi-
bitiOn at the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton, was reported and passed. Mr.. Petit
grew, from the quadro-centennlal commit
tee, reported an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, appropriating
100000 for expenses incurred and to be
incurred in connection with the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. Referred. Mr..
Hale. from the committee on naval affairs,
reported bill for the construction (by
contract) of three battle ships OF from
$500 to 10000 tons displacement two az
mored coast defense vessels, five gunboats
of 800 to 1920 tons displacement, and
eight tirst-class torpedo boats. Referred.
Mr.. PETER introduced (by request) bill
with the following comprehensive title:
Creating q fund for the payment
my of idle laborers ut work
on extensive. public improvements, for
the removal of the strongest incentive to
crime among the poor. and to vice among
the rich. for protecting the American from
the influx of undue alien competition, and
templated in the bill to be furnished by a
graduated tax on incomes and real estate
Referred. The Senate confirmed JudSOn
c. Clements of Georgia, to be Interstate
commerce commissioner, vice Bragg de-
ceased.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-After spend
inc four hours and a half to-day in the
consideration of the judicial nominations,
the Senate disposed of them by confirming
all Of the nominations, thus ending one OF
the most protracted struggles in recent
years involving presidential nominations:
end and the roll had been called
it app .rcd that Judge Woods.
whose name stood first on the list, and
against whom the attack had been direct
ed, had been confirmed by a bare majority,
the vote standing 70 TO ~. Subsequently
one more vote was added to the affirmative
list, making the vote stand "a to y. In the
temporary absence of Vice-President Nor
ton at Virginia Coach, MI. Henderson,
president pro tenn, occupied the chair.
Mr., Frye, Of the Committee of Commerce,
reported the Senate bill making
Council Bluffs. Ia, port OF de-
livery, and it was passed. He
also reported the Senate bill exemptlng
American coastwlse sailing vessels, piloted
by their licensed masters or by United
States pilots, from the obligation to pay
slate pilots for services notrendered. Cal
endar. Mr.. Hawley, from the committee
on military affairs, reported bill to amend
the statute relative to certificates of merit
to enlisted men of the army (the amend.
mcnt being TO change the word ''prrivates'''
it was passed. Mr.. PETER intro
duced a bill to establish an cleo.
trical station for the purpose of
investigating and determining whether
electricity can be protitably used and ap.
Piled as motive power in the propulsion
mittee on Agriculture. Senator Plat in
troduced a joint resolution for the ap.
polntment OF commissioner from the
District of Columbia to act with commits
sioners appointed by the several states to
secure uniformity OF the laws of marriage
and divorce. insolvency, etc. This course
was recommended by the American Bar
Association.
WASHINGTON March 1S.-ln the senate
several memorials In favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver were presented
by Mr.. WolcOtt from the silver leagues and
silver clubs in Colorado, and one against il
by Mr.. Cockrell from citizens of Missouri.
Mr.. Casey, from the committee on Agricul.
ture, reported a bill to establish uniform
standard of wheat, corn, oats, barley and
port of delivery at Des Moines, Ia,
was passed. The bill to improve the navi.
CATION and to afford ease and safety to the
trade and commerce of the Mississippi Riv.
er and TO prevent destructive floods was
low the West Virginia direct tax bill. The
calendar was then taken up and number
of bills disposed of. At2P. NJ. the Senate,
on motion of Mr.. Sherman, chairman oil
tho committee on foreign relations, went
into executive session, and when the doors
reopcned adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Mr. Mander-
son pr esented' a communication from the
President with information from the State
Department as to the purchase of uI,
published correspondence and manuscripts
Of President Monroe. bill was reported
and passed to regulate the terms of the
circuit and district courts of the United
States for the Eastern District of Wiscon
SIN Cat Milwaukee on the first Mondays OF
January and October, and at Oshkosh on
the second Tuesday of June). The ere
dcntials of iIr. George Miss. for thu
term beginning March 4, 1893. were pre-
sented. Senate bill TO amend the statutes
SO as 70 prohibit the introduction and sale
OF intoxicating liquors into the Indian
country was amended and passed. The
calendar was then taken up and bills were
disposed of as follows: Appropriatine
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