Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
IN CONGRESS.
The Senate.

IL.
question before the Senate today was the
srndry civil bill, which was discussed at
odd moments throughout the day t1nal
action on the bill was not reached, now
ever, owing to the large number or
amendments proposed a number OF bills
were passed. among them beng a House
bill extending the time Tor payment or
purchases of land of the Omaha tribe
of Indians in Nebraska. Among the petit
tons presented was one from MORRISON
L. Swift of Boston, who recently made
himself notorious by his anarchistic ac-
tons and words Oh the steps of the Bos-
ton court house. calling on Congress to
resign presented by Mr.. Lodge. In this
connection Mr.. Hear (Rep., Mass.) took
occasion to state that be had received
similar petition, but in view OF the fact
that his colleague had presented one. he
these worthy gentlemen. he said, seemed
to be made without an understanding
of the requirements of the constitution.
Washington. D. c.. Aug. In the
Senate today the report of the conferees
on the District of Columbia appropriation
option bill was reported to IT, Senate
by Mr. Washburn from the lmittee
on agriculture and placed on the calendar.
Mr. George objected to the bill because
he considered it inadequate to accomplish
the desired reform. Mr.. Gray. chairman
OF Speclal committee 10 investigate tAc
charges of bribery against senator's, pre-
scented the unanimous report of the COM
mittee and asked that the committee be
discharged. Messrs. Lodge and Davis
(Reps) and Mr.. Allen 1opJ made sup
elemental reports. Objection was made
by Mr. Chandler to the request of the
committee to be discharged. at least until
the report could be read and examined,
| and, accordingly, the request went on
the table for the present. The resolution
offered yesterday by Mr.. Chandler, dl-
! recting special committee to investigate
the Dominion Coal company of Nova
Scotia, was taken up, discussed and
placed on the calendar. The sundry civil
bill was then taken up. Amendments
were adopted to pay the widows of the
late Senators Vance of North Carolina
and Stockbridge of Michigan $4,000 each;
An amendment appropriatng S30O,OOO
for the recoinage of the uncurrent frac-
tional silver coin in the treasury was
adopted also. The bill, with its many
amendments, was then passed. The gen
| eral deficiency bill was then taken up,
but was laid aside, and the Senate at .
o'clock went into executive session and at
5:1O adjourned.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 3.-The last
of the appropriation bills-the deficiency
WAS passed by the Senate this evening.
after it had been under discussion nearly
the entire day. The bills for the admis-
sion of New Mexico and Arizona to state
hood were reported to the Senate and
placed on the calendar At G:3O p M.
the Senate adjourned.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 4.-The Senate
held a short session, the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill Tor
the consideration of which it met to-
day having been temporarily withdrawn
and sent back to conference to correct
errors in its engrosSment In lieu OF
this private pension bills on the calendar
We're considered and thirty-seven were
passed. including one increasing to 800
Il month the pension paid the widow of
Gen. Abner Doubleday. and another
granting IA pension to the widow of th,
Arctic explorer, Lieut.. Frederick Schwut
ka Several other bills were passed. the
two principal being Senate bill to amend
the quarantine regulations so Tar as theT
apply to vessels plying between United
States ports and foreign ports on or near
the foreign frontier, and House bill
to subject to state taxation national
bank notes and United States treasury
notes. The bill for the exclusion and de-
portaton of anarchists was taken up
and discussed and then Went over until
Monday. The Senate then adjourned.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 6.-The Sen
ate bill for the deportation of Anarchists
was passed by the Senate today. 1t was
offered as Il substitute to the House bill,
and provides for inspection of immigrants
DN treasury agents lHSteitu Ol ID! CollSulS
| as in the House measure A resolution
| was introduced by Mr.. Mills Dem. Tex
and ordered to lie on the table Temporal
rily. declaring that in the revision of the
existing system of national taxation the
following principles should be observed:
First, that all taxes are burdens on the
taxpayers and can only be rightfully i'm
posed to raise revenue to support the gov
eminent; second. that when taxes are i'm
posed on imported goods the rate should
be so low as not to materially restrict
Importation; third, that in selecting arti
cles to be taxed. only those ready for con-
sumption should be chosen and those I'M
ported for manufacture or re-manufact-
ure should be exempt. AT $50 the Sen
ate went into executive session and at
5:45 adjourned
The House.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-The House
spent the day debating the Moore Funs-
ton contested election case from the Sec
ond Kansas district. Mr.. Funston, the
his own behalf. The Republican resolu
ton favorable to Funston was disagreed
sell (Ga.), Pendleton CTex.), Barnes
(Wis.), Paynter (ky.}, Hale (O), Hall
(NIinn) Ricards co. and Richie co..
voted with the Republicans in favor of
the resolution. Without taking the vote
on the majority resolution in favor Of
Moore, the contestant, the House at 5 80
adjourned.
Washington, D. c.. Aug. 2.-The Moore
Funston contested election case from the
Second Kansas district was settled today
by the seating of Mr.. Moore. Before
adjournment yesterday the House defeat
ed the minority report, and the vote to-
day was taken on the majority reSOlu-
ton declaring Mr.. Funston (Rep). the
| contestee, not elected. and Mr.. Moore
(Dem.-Pop) entitled to the seat The
resolution was adopted-146 to 81. Six
Observation-Disclosures. Barnes CWis), Hall
(Ninn.), Griffin (AIich.), Harter (OJ,
Paynter Cky.) and Pendleton CTex. )--vot-
ed with the Republicans against Mr.
Moore. Upon the announcement of the
vote Mr.. Moore came forward to the bar
of the House and took the oath amid
scattering applause. The House passed
bill authorizing the purchase of the prop
erty and the franchise of the Choctaw
Coal 4 Railway company. A bill was
passed to remove the charge Of dishonor-
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