Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Senate.

tee this morning it was decid< :, e cohuhit-
Of to to report Il h th on the
financial bin ntroduc ed bT s seeaon 81 op nae
(Ark) There, was compa ratiyelV iittle Ills dis
c e9 OF the question by the committee
niadf 'ne and sus ,estion for such report was
t thaue' anu it soon became apparent that
there wa's an understanding among mem.
t peas o. the majority of the committee as to
sfterward stated that they had held a con
ference and agreed upon their course. The
Republican members of the committee Of
fered no substitute. and put no obstruction
IN the way of securing vote.
Washington. D. c.. Feb 13-The Senate
began it's session today with spirited dis
t".:ned its attention to the postoffice appro-
pfiation bill and spent the rest of the day
on the proposition to have the government
own railway postal cars. Mr.. Villas Dem,
Wis., brought on the financial discussion by
offering bill granting to the President the
authority he had requested in his, recent
message for issuing per cent. bonds, pay
able in gold, Mr., Sherman offered a substi,
q5e to the the ns bin
Mr. Teer and hS r tw o fS9ae atd aa
ton to the fact that the syndicate of bank
ers who had secured control of these bonds
were now marketing them in London at
tie outset The debate brought lit out pitt: fr e.
quent references to the contract between
and result r. Adrch aH Of Rhode Ese
offered resolution calling on the President
Tor a copy of the contract.
Was ingt"o - c.. Feb. 14.-The Senate
voted today to make no changes in the
present railway mail system The subject
aERs been the chief point of contention Of
the postotlce appropriation bill The bill
as reported gave to the postmaster-general
complete discretion in expending $32OO:OOO
nor d and + cut &c off the fast
ing Several days. as they embraced a a com ,
Of the amea|a'M ,, were defeafel; how;
sSs' y ssss2S S3'f q ss vote:
tend the policy Tor subsidzing fast mai!
lines s ed nas;ng i rs Day re senate FsSysd
conveying the information 6s to the condi-
ton Of the treasury, IN response to Senate
reSQlUiIJn
Washington, D. G., Feb. 15.-The Senate
as result passed the postotfice appropriation
bill and considered half of the agricultural
appropriation bill, Efforts were resumed TO
Eastern fast mail service north and south.
but all these amendments were defeated
by decisive matorities. Secretary Morton
cultural bill. 1t brought out animated dis
cussion of the proposition to amend the
the day the pooling bill was taken up long
enough to permit speech in it's support by
The finance committee reported favorabiy
the bill repeating the one-tenth discrimnat-
ing duty on sugar from countries, paying
sugar bounty, and Mr.. Adrch submitted q
motion to recommit the bill to the commit
tee with instructions to add provisions for
reciprocity, bounty on domestic sugar and
for meeting. treasury deficiencies. Nh AL.
drlchs resolution provides for the re-enact-
ment of the reciprocity feature of the tariir
n mes Of 1so for bounty on do
duty from sugar, wool, etc. The report and
Washington. T D. c. Feb e 1 iomA Storm Of
financial debate swept over the Senate to-
day. exec, eSceedng in Intensity any, discussion
many days. It was brought on by Mr.. Hills
advocacy of his resolution defining the POI
icy of the government for bimetalism and
Tor paying It's bligatiOnS in the best money
in use. The New York senator spoke with
his usual vigor, and was closely followed in
his plea for sustaining the national credit
by DECLARATION of policy to the world. But
Mr.. Hills speech was merely the warning
note of the storm. He was followed by Mr..
Wolcott of Colorado, Mr.. Lodge of Massa-
in the most scathing denunciation and ar
raignment of the administration for it's re-
other foreign bankers. Mr.. Wolcott made IA
direct and personal criticism of the President.
Mr.. Lodge was more temperate. but quite
as severe in his personal arraignment of the
President, declaring that the recent bond
contract was the blacklist act in the history
Of American ane; "a finance Mr. Teller added to
the administration Mr. Hill replied briefly
and with spirit. He declared that futile
effort was being made to arraign the pres
ent administration for it's appeal to the
Rothschilds, while matter of fact for
mer Republican administrations had sold
@ to- eSe bat +h foreign NJ
secretary OF the treasury had secured the
best terms possible.
Washngton D c. Feb 12 e.; n, err,
House today to alton of the the
many local measures, which are being en-
dangered by the near approach of the close
lutions passed were those returning war
flags to certain Michigan regiments; do
mating condemned cannon to Des Moines.
The House then resumed the considera
ton Of the foh ti jrdeal and
d. offered a substitute for the pro. fs!on Of
the bill relating to the working force of The
pensoa or Se e. ots s Gnt9r Ns e M IT,
ent instead of the reduced force reported by
the appropriation. Mr.. Picker said the en-
the responsibility for dischargihg old SOL
der CLERKS and were trying to unload the
responsibility on to Congress-
devoted the day to business relating to the
District of Columbia and with but one ex-
f t 1 New or
resolution calling upon the committee ON
ways and means to furnish to the House the
contract of the recent bond negotiations and
such other intormation as the secretary Of
the treasury had communicated to the csa;
the House that the majority report upon
tEr Joint resolution. providing for per
cent gold bonds, which had been favorably
acted upon by. the committee would con-
tain copy Of the much-desired contract
Tile resolution recites the contract for the
sale of 4 per cent. thirty-year bonds.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 14.-The third at
tempt of the. administration at this session
to secure legislation looking to the relief Of
the treasury failed in the House today. First
the Carlisle bill for the reform of the cur
rency system went down; next the bill for
the issue of $500. GOO, 600 OF gold bonds and
the retirement of the legal tenders recon-
mended in the Presidents special message
was defeated last Thursday by a majority of
q and today the House by a majority even
arger-4O-refused to order to a third