Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-15
House of Reprasentatives,

WAsHINGToN, D. c., Dec 6.-The chaplain of
the House to-day, in his prayers allud ed to the
and invoked the Divine protection upon the be-
reaved one. The business of the House was
then taken up. Mr.. Raymer, of Maryland. in
trodnced a bill for the better protection Of
tionaI quarantine. Referred. At 1918
the message of IT,, the President EN- WAS
met with little attention Many of the mem
bers left the hall, preterring to study he rec
ommenda lions of the President at their leisure
at honle. All hour and half was consumed ia
the reading of the message. which then on
motion of Mr.. McMilliu of Tennessee referred
to the committee of the whole. Mr., Outhwaite.
John G. Warwick and in respect to the memory
of the deceased the House adjourned.
WAsHtNGToN, b. G.. Dec. THE attendance
was small in the House bill granting Il por-
ton of the Fort Hayes military reservation to
the state of Kansas was called up during the
morning hour. but the House refused to order
the previoGs question upon it,. Then bill. ia
effect repeating the law which provided for IL
reduction in the force of the engineer Off
GERS of the navy to no. was brought
of officers would be fixed at 1871.
Although the measure received a majority
vote motion to reconsider was interpolated
and no final action was taken. The remainder
OF the day was consumed in the consideration
of q long Senate hill relative to public printing
and binding. The object of the measure is to
economic in TIE matter of the printing of pub
lie documents and to facilitate their distripu.
ton. Pending &nal action on the bill the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Mr. Kilgore, of Texas
brought to the attention of the House rule
which few of the Rembers knew to be in exist
ence. By implication it provides that unfinished
business coming over from he first session of the
House cannot be considered at the second ses-
sion until after the expiration of six days.
Speaker Crisp intimated that the defect would
be remedied. But Mr.. Kilgores invocation
of the rule POSTPONED action on bill extend
ing the provisions of an act for the
volunteer forces Probsbly not dozen men,
bers in the House were ew6re of the existence
of such a rule or. if they were understood its
consideration of the bill relative to printing
and binding. and this consumed the remainder
OF the afternoon. Without disposing of the
Catchngs. member of the rules committee,
introduced resolution providing for a n amend
ment to rule !. which viii! extricate the House
from such dilemma as it found itself in to-
day. The amendment eliminates the objection
able SIX day feature OF rule u.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dee. 9.-It was with diff
1culty that a quorum could be secured to-day
votes that the printing bill was passed. MIR.
Cetchlngs, of Mississippi. from the committee
on rules. reported resolution amending the
rules to provide that business
coming over as unfinished from one
session of Congress be considered I'M
mediately at the meeting of a subsequent
an amendment that single objection snail not
prevent for the first six days of session tue
consideration of unfinished business coming
over from the previous session. The following
committee appointments were announced by
the speaker: Judiciary, Mr. Fellows. of New
YORK: public buildings Snd grounds. Mr.. Bretz.
Of Indiana; enrolled bills. MIR. Scott of Illinois
(chairman); naval affairs. Mr.. Brown, of Mary
land; military affairs, Mr. German, of Michi-
gan: education, MIR. McLaurin. of south
Carolina; enrolled bills. Mr.. Ohliger of
Ohio: invalid pensions, Mr. Cadmus of
New Jersey: militia. Mr.. SPIKE, of Pennsyiva-
mia: war claims. Mr. Hillborn, of CALIFORNIA;;
expenditures in the Post office department. Mr.
SPIKE. of Pennsylvania mil tia, Mr. McLaurin.
OF south Carolina. These appointments were
mace to Till vacancies already existing on ac-
count of death of members designations
The consideration of the senate bill with
House amendments) relative to the public
printing and binding was then resumed and by
unanimous consent the vote by which the bill
was ordered to third reading having been re-
considered Mr.. Holman moved to strike out
those clauses of the measure which relate to he
office of superintendent of pubic documents.
ne amendment was agreed 10 n ter halt hour |
was consumed in drumming up quorum and
the bill as amended was passed Mr.. Andrew.
OF Massachusetts, presented the petition OF
Phllllps Brooks and others asking for he repeal
OF the Gcary Chinese act. Ordered printed
The House then adjourned until Monday
WARRINGTON. d. c., Dec. 12-Rspresentatfve
Scott. of Illinois, introduced n bill providing |
that hereafter the tax on distilled sp rits be