Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-31
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Senate.

tack and defense in the Senate on the odd
drew large crowds to the galleries, which
at a! times overfiowed into into, the outer core
public interest in Hawaii now that the
course OF the administration is the main
question of discussion. Mr.. Gray and Mr.
Mr.. Gray dwelt upon the ,persistency and
yndictiveness with which the Presd INT was
NJ. Hawley made the critical speeches Of
the day. the former urging the extent of
the British aggression in the Pacific While
Mr. Hawley made pointed comment on
the consideration given to Queen Liiuo-
kaani's representatives who visited the
state department after the United States
public. The debate was still in progress
when the morning hour expired and the
Turpie spoke against the measure for three
ate adjourned. The pooling bill was favor
ably reported to the Senate during the day
by Mr.. Butler Dem. S. ca. Mr. Chandler
stated that the report was. not unanimous,
and gave notice that when the bill was taken
up he would offer an amendment concerning
the submission of freight and passenger
rates to the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The treasury emergency was the main
theme before the Senate on the 23d and for
the time being the HaWaiian question, was
laid aside. Mr.. Jones Dem., Ark.) and Mr..
Smith Dem. n j., each representing q
most influential element in the majority Of
the Senate, presented Plans for meeting
the currency complication. The PROPOSE
tons differed widely Mr.. Smiths provid-
ing for temporary bond issue pending an
composed of senator's members of the House
and civilians, while Mr. Jones plan pro-
por of hs H Wo ra
their respective measures In speeches which
received close attention from wel-tilled
Senate and crowded galleries
Mr. Turpie concluded his speech against
the Nicaragua canal bill, becoming bitterly
personal at the close against Mr.. Morgan.
nItfh nr nf nir,Gt bn
itself as ''the consummation of Cheap John,
Peter Funk legislation"
was nearly concluded in the Senate on the
Oath and it was understood that vote
would be taken the following day. There
has been, no test vote to indicate with GER
tainty what the result will be. There has
been vigorous and bitter opposition to the
bill: and Mr. Turpie, who has led the OBJ
position, is not yet ready to cOncede that
Hawaiian question was added today Mr.
for annexation, and Mr. George Dem.,
Miss making a. speech supporting the adj
ministration policy. Another new senator,
ing the day The session closed with the
rapid passage of twenty-one pension bills.
The pin PIedginE the faith Of Of the h; United
canal passed the Senate on the 25th by the
decisive vote. of 81 yeas, to p nays, IT was
ed since the present session of Congress be-
gan. 1t was moreover, the first realiza>
ton In either branch of CONGRESS of the the
Win the United States government stand
ing sponsor for the execution of the work.
The vote on the bill was as follows:
Yeas-AIdrch. Allison, Burrows, Butler,
Cameron, Chandler, Cullom. Faulkner Frye,
Mitchell Ndds 3o ,ra Nqr a Murphy, rja5.
Squire Walsh, White, Wilson. Total. 81
Nays-AIlen, Blackburn. Blanchard, CAT
fiery. Call Gockrel Daniel Davis, George,
Gray, Hill, Irby, Jones (Ark.). Kyle Mills,
Palmer, PETER, Pettigrew, Turpie Villas,
Wolcott. Total, 81.
The bill in brief directs the issue of
$7O,oOOOOO Of Nicaragua canal bonds. Each
of these is to bear the following guaranty:
''The United States of America guarantees
ment, by the Maritime Canal company of
Nicaragua. Of the principal Of said bonds
and the interest accruing thereon, and as
An additional $50. 600 900 of bonds is to be
issued without the United States guaranty.
The total 100000, 600 thus issued is to be
used in constructing the intcroceanic canal.
The secretary of The treasury is to have
of fifteen directors is to have immediate
charge of the work. The United States is
to receive $7o,o0o,oo0 of canal company
stock in return for guaranteeing the bonds.
and is to hold mortgage lien on all The
property of the canal compay.
\, Aside from the final debts and vote on the
attached to II very caustic speech by Mr..
Mills of Texas upholdiug the administration
policy in Hawaii and incidentally scoring
the sugar trust
President Cleyeand's policy toward IIa-
wall was sustained in The Senate the
Goth by vote OF n to %. The resolution
was offered by MrA Vest as amendment
to a previous resolution on the subject by
lines, with the, exception OF Mr.. Pettigrew
Rep., $. d. who voted with the Democrats.
by singular COINCIDENCE this one vote car,
ricd the resolution. as it would have failed
on Il tie had the vote been strict party
lines The action, today practically dis
ate, although it is expected to receive atten
ton from time to time on the various pend
ing resolutions critcising the administration.
early proceedings of the day by a spirited
reply from Mr.: Lodge of Massac husetts and
Mills of Texas. the day. before on alleged
mercenary motives inspiring New England
senator's in their support of Hawaii, Mr..
raignment of Mr.. Mills but peace was re-
stored later in the day by mutual eXpana-
tons An IRE ,H was reached nee that the
way until disposed of.
In the morning hour on the 22d Mr.
Sickles Dem. N. ~ of the committee on
in the House the bin to establish national
military. park at Gettysburg, Pa. The bill
provded for The cqnrng the 900 acres now
citation. for the requirement of other lands !
Of the battlefield and their proper marking, |
etc, by commissioners, 1t carried an appr0- !
pration of 100000.
The House then went into committee |
of the whole and resumed the consideration |
of the Indian appropriation bill. The bin |
which has been under consideration for five !
days was finally passed today. 1t carried |
Sc, 1880 when reported, but as passed the |
total was considerably augmented. One |
amendment alone. TO pay the first INSTALL |
ment for the purchase of the Cherokee out |
let, carrying SIEGE, 600, Several unimpor, |
tant amendments were added
Mr.. Dingley CMe) called the attention of |
the House on the 23d to what he termed !
the utter failure of the Paris tribunals |
regulations for the protection of the Alaskan |
seal herd and to the probability of the COM
plete extinction of the herd unless steps |
We're Immediately taken to secure co-opera-
ton of Great Britain for the protection of |
the seals. The remainder of the day was de-
voted to the consideration of the sundry |
civil appropriation bill. Rapid progress |
was made. Fifty-tive pages of the 1O3 in |
the bill We're disposed of without amend
ment before adjournment
The House the oath devoted all its |
time to the considera tion of the sundry civil |
appropriation with such success that at the |
hour of adjournment 1T had completed the |
reading of the bill. except for several con, |
trOverted para graphS. which wpra tempor-