Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-01-12

Senate.

to-day session of the Senate was the speech
bill. For nearly three hours he held the undi-
vlded attention OF the supporters and oppo.
nents OF the measure, while he stated constitu-
cluded the possibility of its passage by
the Senate. The bill went over till
Monday next, tomorrow and Saturday
the two bills in relation to quarantine and i'm
migration. Mr.. Hill offered the following reso-
luton, which, at the suggestion of Mr.. Chand-
the clerk of the Senate be directed to transmit
to the honorable, the secretary of state,
a copy of Senate bill now pending IN this
body, entitled "A bill tor the suspension of
immigration for one year, and that the secre-
tary of state be, and hereby is respectfully re-
quested to inform the Senate at his earliest con-
Ven1ence whether the provisions of the said bill
absolutely suspending immigration Tor the
period of one year in conflict with any
treaties now existing between the United
States and any foreign countries, ana
II SO, with what countries: and any
further information which he may deem
necessary Tor the information of the
Senate in relation to the propriety o
the enactment of the said bill in its present
form" The House joint resolution directing
the secretary OF the treasury to cover back into
the treasury $4S,S 800 of the appropriation made
by Congress to pay the Choctaw and ChickasaW
tribes of Indians for their interest in lands of
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations Chat
sum being more than was actually due to the
Choctaws and ChickasaWs). was taken up and
passed with an amendment
sumed business to-day at the close of its holt
day recess with tair show of industry and an
attendance of few more than quorum. At
the suggestion of MIR. Teller. the McGarrahan
bill went over till Tuesday next The Senate at
P. NJ. took up the anticipation bill as the untin-
1shed business An amendment was offered by
Mr.. WaShburn, and agreed to, inserting in Sec
ton the words SO as to make the proviso
read: THAT such contract agreement shall
, not be made settled for delivery or set
mode of performance or settlement in upon
any Board of Trade etc. Mr.. White moved to
insert in section 8 the word flour as one of
the articles referred to. Mr.. Whites amend
ment was agreed to. Mr.. White moved to strike
out the the proviso at the end of Section 2, and
addressed the Senate in advocacy of that mo-
ton. The vote was taken, after further discus
sion. and resulted: Yeas, l2 nays, so. AS
quorum did not VOTE the roll of senators was
called. Fortytw senator's Gust quorum) an
sWered to their names, but, without further
ton on Mr.. Whites amendment the Senate
went into executive session and soon adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 6.-To-day's session
OF the Senate was given up exclusively TO the
discussion of the bill on the subject of quaran-
tine regulations and its correlativ measure
the bill to suspend immigration for one year.
Many amendments offered, some of which
were agreed to, the others going over until to-
morrow, when the bill again comes up the
special order: The resolutions offered yester-
day by Mr.. Hill calling on the State Department
for information to whether the bill to suS-
pend immigration is in conflict with any treaty
with q foreign government was agreed TO with
some verbal amendments.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 9,-The Senate was
in session to- day for over two hours. Half OF
the time spent on Mr.. McPherson's JOINT
resolution authorizing and directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to suspend all purchases OF
silver under the sherman act; d the other
half on the bill granting additional quarantine
powers and imposing additional duties upon
the marine hospital service. MI Aldrich gave
notice OF substitute which he proposed to
offer, and he asked unanimous consent-ln
order to test the sincerity Of certain mem :
bers whom he accused of 'masqueradlng -
to have q vote taken on the substitute
and the original measure tomorrow, Obiec-
ton came from Mr. Daniel and the matter went
indefinitely and without any agreement
The discussion OF the quarantine bill took
place on an amendment offered by MIR. White
Dem, La limiting its operation to January,
1895. No vote was reached on the amendment,
and the bill is to be taken up again 10 morrow,
until o'clock when the anti-optlon bill Will
have the precedence.
House.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 5.-The second gen.
eral appropriation bill to pass the House this
session was the fertilization appropriation bill,
and it Went through to-day without an amend
ment or the slightest debate few private
pension bills were passed, ana the House ad-
journed without a quorum.
WASHINGTON. d. G., Jan 4.-Only a few of the
members of the House were IN their seats when
the session was called to order at II O clock by
the Speaker Mr.. Martin called up the private
pension bills on the calendar, but objection be-
ing made by Mr. Bland OF no quorum being
present no action was taken. Mr.. Otis offered
in the House to-day Il bill creating depart
ment of transportation and providing tor the
construction OF q NicuragUan ship canal. The
department is to have general supervision of
the carrying trade of the entire country and
to exercise oil the powers of an inter
state commerce commission, whichis abolished.
On his appointment the secretary of transpor-
tatlon is to name commission OF three per-
sons one from he Atlantic slope one from tn Q
Mississippi Valley and one from the Pacific
Slope, to be known as the Nicaragua Canal
Commission, whose duty it is made to proceed
to Central America and inspect the work per-
formed by the Maritime Canal Company"
and report what treaties, etc. are necessary to
give the United States full control OF that wa
terway.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 6.--The attendance
i'll the House day was small. The Speaker.
after the approval of the journal, stated that
on December II q bill had been called up by Mr..
Cultivate. extending the provisions of the act
to provide for the master and pay of certain Of
| fcers and men of the volunteer forces. Its con-
Sideration had been postponed until to-day.
! The bill was passed. Four or five private pen
sion bills were passed without opposition; but
Mr.. Kilgore made the point of no quorum on
| the next, and u call of the House was ordered.
One hundred and eighty-siX members respond
ed 10 their names. Then about twenty five pen
sion bills were passed without opposition.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. THE House was
engaged the entire day in the consideration OF
the district of Columbia appropriation dill.
| Without disposing OF the bill the House adj
| journed.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan, There were very
| few senators present when the days proceed
| Dental electors. were presented by the vice
| president from the states of Nebraska, Minneso-
| ta Kansas Missouri and Washington, and were
| placed on file. Mr.. Plat introduced bill to
| provide temporary government for Alaska,
and it was referred to the committee on terrltor-
| les. The bill granting additional quarantine
| powers and imposing additional duties upon
! the marine hospital service was taken up, and
the formal amendments which were offered last
| evening were agreed to. This broug hit the SEN
| !, tie to the amendment reported by the commit
| tee on epidemic diseases section OF the bill
which empowers the President to suspend Cor
! such time he shall deem necessary 1mmi-
| grafton from countries or places where the
| cholera or yellow fever exists Mr.. Kyle moved
| to strike out yellow fever and insert ''othe1
| contagious or infectious diseases and he spoke
of the prevalence OF typhus fever Ill Mexico.
| After desuitory discussion section as thus
amended was agreed TO- Several amendments
(modifying the verbiage of the bll) were offered
BY Mr. Chandler and were agreed to, as also
| one appropriatlng $l,0oo000 TO be expended by
the President to meet exigencies IN the execu-
ton of the provisions of the pill. After some
/ inf of views