Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Senate.

The chief feature of the session of the Sen
ate on the 18th was the speech Of Mr.. morrill,
rep, VT of which he gave notice seVefai
days ago, against what he called the crazy
financial bills introduced in the Senate. AT
the conclusion of the speech Mr.. PETER SAID
that the senator from Vermont had left out
one bill which he thought might be dlsposed
of at the same time with those of which the
senator had spoken. This bill had been IT,
troduced by Mr.. Palmer of Illinois and was
to establish a bureau for the loanlng OF
money Mr. Palmer remarked that the bill
had been introduced by him for Il const1tu-
ent of his. He claimed patent on the
BILL but said it contained the best embodl-
ment of populism found anywhere in politi-
cal history. All the bills were then indefi-
nitely postponed except Mr.. PalmerS S, which
was laid on the table.
Senator Gray made unsuccessful at
tempt to have considered in the Se1afe on
the 18th the bill repoAsed from the finance
committee striking o." all the diferentlal
duties in favor of refined suga" and leaving
all sugar dutiable at 40 per cent. ad yaloren.
There were great many absenteeS. So that
the defeat was not so decisive us to disconr-
age further efforts of the same kind. The
majority vote of ten against taking up the
cloture resolution, which followed indicates.
it is believed, that there is no probability
OF changing the rules at this session Mr..
Morgan again addressed the Senate on the
Nicaraguan bill, and in concluding expressed
his intention Of soon asking that unanimous
consent be given for fixing time for vote
on the bill.
The Senate adjourned on the 18th until
Monday. Practically all the time OF the ses-
sion was consumed in the discussion of the
Washington and the Nicaragua canal bill.
Senators Hunton Of Virginia and Villas of
Wisconsin addressed the Senate in support
of the former and Mr. Morgan practically
concluded his speech on the latter. During
the day he asked the Senate that unanimous
consent be given fixing a time for Il vote on
the bill, but this was refused.
House.
fyS1,
authorize railroad pooling was terminated on
the 18th by the passage of the bill by the deci-
sive vote of 1866 to no. The Cooper substitute,
which placed the entire control of the condi-
state commerce commission and gave it alb
solute power in the matter of revoking pool
ing orders, was defeated, as were also all
subsequent efforts to amend and recommit
1t, and the bill passed reported from the
committee Several attempts were made to
defeat the bill by filibustertng but they,
also, were unsuccessful.
The House the 18th entered uDon the
consideration of the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill. The bill contained two disputed
items, the appropriation for special pension
examiners and the appropriation for the col
lection of the income tax. The former APP
preparation opened the doors for a debate
on the conduct of the pension office, especial
ly the practice of summarily suspendins
the payment of alleged fraudulent pensions,
and the debate on the income tax appropria-
ton was especially lively, but the motion to
a vote of "a to 1877. 1t is probable that a
| record making vote will be demanded in the
House tomorrow.
MIR. Brown Dem., Ind.) chairman of the
elections committee, at the opening of the
session CT the House on the 18th gave notice
that the election case of Williams VS.. Settle
had been postponed until January IS, and
then, without further preliminary business,
the House went into committee of the whole
for the further consideration of the urgent
deficiency bill and appropriation bill. The
committee reported the bill to the House
With Il favorable recommendation. The pre-
vious question ordered and Mr.. Cochran
Dem, n W, then moved to commit the
bill, with instructions to strike out the ap~
preparation for the collection of the income
tax. Mr. Cockrans motion was defeated -
40 to 1859. The fortificatOn bill, carrying
81, S79,O and the pension appropriation
bill, carrying $141.3S1 $40, were passed.
The time Of the House was consumed on
the 14th with debate the pension appro-
priation bill, and although it abounded in
charges and countercharges. it lacked inter-
esting detail. The bill carries $141. 3S1 80
and was passed without amendment. The
Hit resolution of inquiry calling on the sec
rotary of state for the correspondence re-
lating to the payment of $425,00O in con-
nection with the fur seal controversy was
adopted. The evening session was devoted
to the consideration of private pension bills
and the House adjourned until Monday