Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD


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| bill appeared to have made larger al
vance Today when the Senate, on yea
and nav vote of SO to 10, decided that IL
should be taken up and made the "unlin-
| ishcd business" displacing from that as
| advantageous position the silk culture Dill.
| But immediately thereafter the Senate vot-
| cd to proceed to the consideration or tne
| sundry evil appropriation bill; ana thaG
action had the parliamentary e11ect OF
| diprving the anti-option bill OF IT'S rank
and precedence. 1t fell back once more 10
| the position on the calendar from Whlch IL
| can again emerge only by an affirmative
vote Of the Senate. The discussion OF Mr..
OuayS amendment making the sunday
| closing of the Wollds Far at chicago d
| condltlon precedent for the appropriation
| OF S5.000001 in its aud. IN the shape or ~;
| O00.0 600 souvenir halt dollars, was resumed,
| and was not concluded when the Senate
| adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Withour any
morning business the sundry civil appro-
| priation bill was taken up, the penang
| question being Mr. Quay's Sunday closing
| amendment to the section providing for
| the issue of 10000, 900 souvenir half dollars
| in aid OF the Columbian Exposition
speeches to be limited to five minutes MT
| PETER gave notice of a substitute tor the
| section appropriating $500 900, on condi-
ZION OF an agreement being entered into
| for repaymant of the amount within two
| years. Mr.. Saunders moved to lay MT.
| Quays amendment on the table. Reject
| cd-yeas, II; nays, As. Mr.. Allison
| moved an amendment, which was agreed
| to, limiting the gross expenditures for
| medals. clerical services, etc, to SOU, 00O
| Mr.. White offered an amendment giving
| the United States priority and precedence
| in the repayment of sums advanced. except
| as to the future subscription OF S3,O0O,uoO
that may be made by the people OF Chi
| cago, and as to which the subscribers
| shall be ratably entitled with the
| United States. After long discussion Mr..
| Whites amendment was rejected: yeas,
| 20: nays IS. The question was then taken
| and the exposition amendment was agreed
| to: yeas. 81; nays, IA. Mr.. Petttgrew of
| fered an amendment which was
| agreed to, for the appointment on the
| exposition commission of two additional
commissioners and alternateS from
the i've civilized tribes of Indians. The
| only other question that provoked much
| discussion ON the sundry civil apprOprla-
| ton bill was an amendment in regard to a
| site for the government printing office in
| Washington. The discussion upon it was
not half concluded when the Senate adj
| l0urned. but there was unanimous consent
| given that after o'clock tomorrow all
| debate on the bill and amendment shall be
| conducted under the tive-mlnute rule,
| WASHINGTON; July 1.-THE Senate de-
| voted most of to-day's session to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill and passed it
| before adjournment. The vote of Wednes-
| dav. in committee of the whole, on Mr..
Peifer's amendment to prohibit the sale of
| intoxicating liquors within the grounds OF
| the Columbian Exposition, at Chicago, was
reversed in the Senate to-day, the vote
| upon Its adoption beng: yeas. 21; nays,
| e. Mr.. Vests substitute for Mr.. Qrays
| Sunday closing amendment was laid on
| the table--I to II.
| WASHINGTON, July 15.-MoSt of the
! days session was spent in the discussion
| OF the fortihcation particularly as to
| the construction of breech-loading rifles,
| mortars, and as to the selection Of a site on
| the Pacific coast for al armory tor the fin
| ishing and assembling of ordnance. The
| bill was finally passed, leaving only the
| deficiency bill Enacted upon by the SEN
| ate, and notice was given that that bill
| would be taken up tomorrow. A PROPOSE
| ton to adjourn until Monday was made,
with the consent or the committee on APP
preparations, which wished the whole of
| saturday for the consideration Of the de-
| tciency bill further in committee, but it
| was met by opposition on the part OF Mr..
| Washburn, who desired to have the day
| devoted III the Senate to the anti-optlon
| bill. Mr.. WashburnS opposition pre-
| vailed, and the motion to adjourn was de-
| feated. Ihe deficiency bill, however, and
! not the antloptIon bill. has preference.
| When the fertilization bill was under con-
| sideration Senator FELTON, offered an
| y
| the President, of board Of three
| officers Of the army and three officers
| of the navy to examine and report which
| is the most suitable site on the Pacific
| coast, or on the rivers or other waters
| thereof, for the erection of plant for fin
| ishing and assembling the parts of heavy
| guns and other ordnance; and appropriate
| ing $1,000 for expenses of the board.
| Agreed to. The bll! was then reported to
| the Senate, the committee and other
| amendments agreed to, and the bill passed.
| Adjourned till tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE last of the
| appropriation blls-that to supply the de-
| Hclencies for the fiscal year ended June 80,
| 1s92-occupied about one-half of to-day's
| session Of the Senate. All the amendments
| tlons were acted upon, and the bill was
| then opened to general amendments. Only
| few of such were offered up to
the hour when, by general con-
| sent, the bill went over TIL Mon
| day. Among the committee amend
the treasury to pay to the Pacific railway
companies the sum that he should find due
| to them for government transportation.
| The amount earned on the aided lines is to
be paid into the treasury, on account of
| the indebtedness of the companies. and the
amount earned on the unaded lines is to
| ne paid to the companies. No objection
! was made to the amendment, and 1t was
agreed to without question. An amend
| ment was also agreed to appropri-
ating nearly half million DOL
| lars to pay judgments OF the court
| OF claims IN ludian depreciation
| cases. The other important amendment
| offered was provision for payment of the
| judgments ON the French spolation
claims. These items aggregated about a
| million OF dollars. and were spread over
| forty pages of the bill, but action was de-
| ferred until Monday on about half of them
on the ground that they had been referred
| TO the committee on claims. which commit
tee had not yet reported. All the items
| tor the claims or insurance companies
| were struck out After a short executive
| session the Senate adjourned.
| WASHINGTON. July IS.-A marked and
| very unusual deviation from the ordinary