Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Senate.

sion bill. The bill is practically a re.en-.
actment for ten years OF the present law
with few additions, which were lnslSteo
upon by the House conference renee ~ Inc me.
free list was laid before the Senate ana re-
ferred to the finance committee. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Business IN the
Senate to-day dragged along IN lstless
way. There were but few senators paying
strict attention to it, and the heat was very,
oppressive. After the routine morning
business the Senate took up the calendar
and after short executive session al
jOurned.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The following
bills were passed: House bill to estaollsh
priating $4,000 House bill to establish
supports of entry and delivery at Superior,
Wis. and Ashland, Wis; House bill appro-
priating S150,000 to defray. the eX-
penses of the Behring Sea arbitration at
Paris. Senate bill approprlating S5o,0oo
for public building at Washington, "a.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Jones (Ark.l
for the payment to the ChoctaWs and
ChickasaWS for their interests in the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe reservations (nearly
S3.O0O00O) was taken up. and MI. flatt
addressed the Senate in opposition to 1t.
Without action On the resolution the SEN
ate went into executive session ana SOON
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-After disposing
of some business OF no general interest,"
the Senate took up thes:esoiution hereto
fore offered by Mr.. Jones (Ark. for pay
ment to the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
tons for their interests in the cheyenne
and ArapahOe reservations (abOut $6uo,-
O00) as the unfinished business ana
Mrf Dawes, chairman OF the commlttee
on Indian affairs, addressed the Senate Ia
advocacy of the resolution. Mr.. Dawes
spoke until o'clock, but without finishing
his address. Then MI. German offered
resolutions which were agreed to express
ing regret at the death Gin February,
1897 OF Senator Wilson, OF Maryland,
Senate to enable his associates to
his high character and distinguished
pnblic service. Mr.. German delivered
the first eulogy OF his late colleague;
Further remarks in praise OF the life and
character Of the dead senator were made
by Mr.. Wilson (lowa(, Mr.; Berry, Mr.:
Plat, Mr., Gray, Mr.. Mitchell, Mr.. Pasco,
Mr.. Dixon, and Mr.. Gibson, and then, as
an additional tok( n of respect. the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Mr. Frye. from
the committee on commerce, reported back
the House bill to encourage shipbuilding.
and that he had been instructed to move
its present consideration. Notion was
agreed to- The bill having been read in
full, after some debate, was passed as 1t
came from the House by vote of II to 10.
The resolution for payment to the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw nations for their inter-
ests in the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe reser-
walton (about So, ,000) was then taken
up as unfinished business. After debate,
the resolution was agreed to-yeas, ~;
nays, IL.
The House.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May But little
routine business was done in the House
this morning and shortly after the reading
of the journal the House went into commit
chair, on the diplomatic and con-
sideration OF the consular por-
ton OF the bill having been COM
pieted without any material change
haIng been made the committee reverted ed
Mr.. Chapman Mich and temporarily
passed over providing that no part Of the
emergency fund shall be paid to any
foreign government in settlement of
any claim against the United States
Blount Ca J, in charge of the BILL moved
to strike out the appropriation of
$4,000 to continue the preliminary survey
for an lnter-continental railway. After
debate the motion was agreed to-1l3 to
Il, The committee rose. and reported the
Hooker (Mass.) demanded a separ-
ate vote on the amendment striking out
the $4,000 appropriation for the Inter
continental Railway Commission. It was
agreed to-yeas, 145; nays, 81. The bill
was then passed: On motion OF Mr. Outh-
waite %. the Senate amendments to the
army appropriation bills were nOn-cOn-
Cured in, and a conference was ordered.
The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON. May 4.-The conference
report on the anti-Chinesc bill, adopted by
the Senate yesterday, was to-day passed
by the House by a vote of 1876 to Is.
Mr.. Goodnight (Ky.), from the COM
mittee on judiciary, reported the resolu-
ton calling On the encouragement for
information as to whether the Sugar Trust
has violated the antitrust law, and if So
for such violation, and, alter some debate,
it was adopted. On motion OF Mr.. Hol-
man the House went into committee Of the
whole (Nlr. Hatch, Of Missouri, in the
chair for the consideration of general ap
preparation bills. The first bill on the cal
bill. Mr.. Blanchard La, in the in
terest OF the river and harbor bill, asked
that the bill be laid aside, but Mr.. Holman
objected and the facts were reported to the
House which decided, 1872 to As, to lay the
sundry civil bill aside and the committee
fortificatlon bills were also laid aside
(after little see saving between House
and committee) and the river and harDor
bill was taken up. Without action upon
it the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The action in
the House to-day was upon the river and
harbor bill. After a long and rather sharp
discussion, the general debate having con-
cluded. the bill was considered under the
fve-mlnute rule. On motion of Mr..
Blanchard, the appropriation for the inn
provement OF the harbor at Manitowoc,
Wis, was increased from $4,000 to $685.,
000 Without dlsposing o. the bill, the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The river and
harbor bill was again up. Mr.. Whiting
(Mich. moved TO strike out the appropria-
ton for ship channel twenty-one feet in
depth connecting the waters of the great
lakes between Chicago, Duluth and Butfa-
10 and inserting IN lieu thereof a provision
the secretary of war to appoint