Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-15
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
Senate

WASHINGTON, b. C., Dec 6.-In the Senate TO-
day, after the secretary had finished the Ies3-
ing of yesterdays journal the Pf Pres et ms
message was received and the reading OF the
document occupied almost the entire session.
Ten thousand copies of the Presidents message
were ordered to be printed IN pamphlet form
fed copies of the certificates received
from the states of Maryland, Michigan,
Georgia. New Hampshire and Arkansas: GOV GOV
erning the names of electors for President ana
vice president chosen in those states, were
transmitted to the State Department, laid before
the Senate and placed ON lille. several plIis
were introduced and referred, among them the
following: By Mr.. Bate, to repeal all statues
relating to supervisors of election ana speclal
deputies. By Mr.. Chandler. for the suspension
of inn mig ration for one year. BY Mr.. Vest. to
create bureau ia the Department of Agrlcul-
ture for the giv.ag Of PUBLIC Information us 10
the product and shipping OF live stock
WAsHINGToN, D. c.. Dec. THE rather unu-
uual circumstance of having a Jewish rabbi
offer prayer in the Senate chamber was wit
messed. DE. Joseph Silverman of the Temple
Emanuel of New York, was introduced to tine
vice president by Chaplain Butler and invoked
the divine benedicton-in the English tongue,
however, notin Hebrew. The irstlte OF busi-
ness that came before the Senate was the presen-
tation of the treasury report on the finances:
and thatwas followed by a message from the
President transmitting, in compliance with Il
resolutionof April last, information on the sub.
States and Great Britain as tc the naval forces
to be maintained by either power OH the great
lakes. These documents were appropriately
disposed Of Mr.. Hill introduced bill to re-
pealtthe act of July 4, 1890, directing the pnr-
chase of silver bullion and the issue of treasury
notes thereon; and it was referred to the COM
terday by Mr.. Vest to alleged partisan &C.
stion by employees of the Census Bureau was
referred to the committees on contingent ex-
penses The resolution offered last ses-
sion by MIR. PETER to the effect of
the interstate commerce law on rail-
road charges was referred to the committee on
SVtnr cfc TO 100 nlI1fJ hQ "
been received from the House as to the death
. of Representative Mcdonald. of New Jersey,
Mr.. Mcpherson offered the customary resolu-
lions of regret. The resolutions were agreed to
and as a further mark Of respect the Senate
: adjourned.
WASHINGTON %. c., Dec 8.-The Senate spent
4 ecutive session the pending claims treaty with
Chilli was ratified and confirmed. The list
of absentees has now been reduced to nine,
+ there now being seventy nine senators record
ed being IN this city. Their presence at
I the capitol will not be required before Monday
next. as the Senate adjourned to-day until
memory eft; the late Representative Warwick,
of Ohio, A communication from the hecre-
tary of war was laid before the Senate showing
that balance OF 49, 1872 was still due the stat e
of Pennsy WANNA Tor, moneys expended by that
state for the of the United States in lS6 4.
A memo rial WAS presented from the Chicago
Woman's Club for the repeal of the provision
of law requiring the Worlds Fair to De closed
on Sundays The Senate bill to authorize the
constructionof a bridge across the Mississippi
river above New Orleans for the use of the
Southern Pacific Railroad was pas sed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec I2.-The Senate
spent three hours anG five minutes in session to-
day, the five minutes being devoted to execu-
tive business behind closed doors. in reference
to nominations. The anti option bill was
called up by Mr.. Nashburn. and Mr.. Harris
suggested that the print OF the bill did not show
Qn distinctive types the measure as it came from
the House, theamendments already agreed to in
the Senate, and the amendments that are still
pending; and that it could not, for that reason,
be acted on intellgently. new print was
therefore ordered and the bill went over till to-
morrow, The subject which occupied most of
the days session was MIR. Vests joint resol
for The appointment of q commission to have
agreement made with the five civilized
tribes of Indians the taking of land in
severatty and for opening the remainder of the
lands to white settlement. The Senate bill re-
ported last session tor the allotment of la nds
among the Indian tribes in the Que Paw
Agency, in the Indian Territory, and for t he
sale of the surplus lands of such tribes, and for
the creation Of the county OF Cayuga III Okla
homa, Mas taken from the calendar, amended
and RESsoG.