Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
IN CONGRESS.
The Senate.

washington. II. u. D ulie W. bcIoA y ~
tering upon the discussion OF the taflH
to-day. the Senate passed seven bills. one
of them being a House bill. and the othef
Senate bills The House bill grants GER
tain lands known as the Dearborn NJ
senal to the village of Dearborn. MICH,
for public purposes. Mr.. BLACKBURN re-
ported favorably resolution from the
committee on rules for the appointment
of a special committee of five senators
on the existing public distress to Wnom
should be referred the petitions OF Morfl-
son l. Swift and others bearing upon tnls
subject 1t was adopted without Owls
ion. The Senate then took up conslder;l-
ton of the tariff bill.
Washington. D. c.. June THE Sen
ate to-day considered the proposal to COM
pei the restoration of Slo.ooO.0oU to tne
government by the Leland Stanford es-
tate. The question arose upon a resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Hoar instructnS
the committee on judiciary to pass upon
the equity of the claim and whether 1t
should not be set at rest. The tariff bill
was then taken up. Mr.. Carey completed
his speech on the bill at o'clock Inc
discussion was continued uhtli .':oo =. H.
when a vote was had on the finance com
mittee amendment fixing the rate on oat-
meal at 10 per cent. and excluding 1t
from the reciprocity provision of the para
graphs 1t was adopted, and Mr.. Allison
moved to strike out the reciprocity ,pIo-
vision of the paragraphs. 1t was defeat
ed by strict party vote, 81 to 80. Then
at 6 O'Clock. with sarcastic alluson to
the rapid progress made to-day, Mr.. dar-
ris moved that the Senate go into eXecu-
tive session. After a brief period the
doors were opened and the Senate ad-
journcd.
Washington, D. c., June S.-Nr. Hoar's
resolution in the Senate for a committee
investigation of the claim against the
Stanford estate was tabled-24 to ID.
The tariff bill was taken up. and by agree
ment the debate on the agricultural sched-
ule was carried on under the hye-mlnute
rule.
Washington, D. c.. June 9.-In the
Senate to-day the tariff bill was taken
up and discussed. The agricultural
schedule was considered.
Washington, d. c., June lin the
Senate to-day more progress was made
with the tariff bill than during any pre-
the measure. Three schedules, spirits and
wines. cotton and flax, jute and hemp
| manufactures, from paragraph 231 to
| 277. inclusive, comprising nineteen pages
of the bill, were disposed of The entire
| cotton schedule, ten pages OF the bill. was
| finished in thirty minutes. The Repub-
| licans made no opposition to the amend
ments proposed to this schedule. mann
| tanning that the rates, though reduced,
were so arranged as to make the cotton
| schedule the most scientific ever pre-
| pared Bags made of burlap, for grain
and cotton bagglng, were placed Oh the
| free list The collar and cuff paragraph,
providing for a duty of 30 cents per doz-
| en- pieces. and 30 per cen% ad valorem.
| while shirts and other articles composed
wholly or in part of linen carry Il duty of
! 80 per cent, provoked considerable dis
| cussion and more or less amusement.
The House
Washington. D. c.. June 6~-The House
| to-day killed the bill to repeal the tax on
state bank circulation. Two votes We're
| taken. The first, on the Cox amendment
for the total repeal of the 10 per cent.
tax. resulted 102 to 10 against, and the
next on the passage of the Brawley bill,
resulted in the defeat Of that measure by
| Il viva voce vote. The Indian apprOpra-
| ton bill was then taken up.
Washington, D. c., June THE House
had the Indian appropriation bill under
discussion to-day. The main feature of
| the debate was an attack Oh the Catholic
| Church made by Linton, of Michigan, III
| which he argued against the contract In
dian schools. saying that under this sys-
tenn the largest share of the appropriation
for educating the Indians went to the
| Catholic Indian schools.
| Washington. d. c.. June S.-The days
proceedings in the House were enlivened
| by Mr.. Walkers Rep., Mass.) complaint
of the poor ventilation of the chamber
and the incapacity of the architect of the
capitol, and by Mr.. Weadock's Dem,
Mich.) reply, to the attack of Mr.; Linton
on the Catholic Church. The business
| transacted in the morning hour was the
passage of bill for the registry or en-
rollment of the bark Skudenses. and of u
bill to define the present units Of electrical
measurements. The conference report on
the Pennsylvania 4 New Jersey Railroad
bridge bill was adopted. The question of
continuing the Indian warehouse at New
York was discussed by Mr.. Aldrich (Ill)
and Mr.. Bartlett On. W Mr. Brosius
| CPa} protested against the reduction of
the appropriation for Indian schools. At
4 80 o'clock the House took d recess until
s D. M The evening was devoted to pen
| sion bills.
| Washington. d. c.. June 1.-THE day
| in the House was claimed by Mr..
| Heard. chairman of the committee on the
| District OF Columbia. but while severa,
bills were considered no action was
reached on any of them on account Of a
| lack of a quorum.