Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-14
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Senate.

alteration between Mr.. Mitchell (Or.l an9
manly and .'contemptible'' We're exchanged
and for time it looked as II the SENATE
chamber might witness repetition OF the
belligerent scene in the House last week.
But the conflict assumed a somewhat serio,
comic aspect and the Senate soon relapsed
business The District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was passed. after having Deen
before the Senate more tnan Wee a,sm anr
bill was begun
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 6-T he, nem no
cratic majority in the Senate was ei I'M a
senator from Wyoming. was sworn in to MI
the vacancy which has existed two years
bill was then taken up. The Hawaiiaae
amendment proposed an appropriation or
10000 to begin the work OF Laying ayr n capfe
authorizing the President to contract Tor
the entire work Pending the reading Ing OF
Of the COMMITTEES son on foreign relations, pre-
sented an amendment embodying compre-
hensive revision and reform OF our foreign
, service. number of minor amendments
to the bill We're agreed to, and the Ia
Wallan cable item then came up aga an oo Mr
hale said careful estimates MAGE % 5y zoe ca nne
to $2.60O,OOO for the entire cable: An ex-
tended debate followed as to the constl-
construct railroads. telegraph and cable
lines. The Hawiian item was laid ,saide to
the the e Mr
called up, the Chicago postofice, bill. Mr..
L Blanehard Dem. Lao explained that t ths
already passed It limited the cost of the
new building to $4,000OO0. The bill there
upon passed on a viva voce vote, without
opposition. The substitute measure differs
from that passed by the House, and must go
to conference committee:
of cable to Hawaii was further discussed
i'll the Senate today. but no conclusion was
reached and the item remai ms as stumb-
10 tln 1ip,1nY io md Ia
appropriation bill The cable project has
been well nigh lost. sight of in the wide
however, that the cable able it. item viii be voted
on tomorrow and from the tendency shown
by the speeches the belief prevails. that
Republican speeches have been favorable to
the cable and it is expected that the entire
ap 9e will Rs g e t6 of
work. Several Democrats, including Messrs.
White. Morgan and Blackburn and other
toms are 1 he to- se cabe
senators, oppose it as directly antagonistie
Washingon B. Co.. fFs FEB s .oara feat M
of today's session of the Senate were the
messages of Press dent Cleveland. One mott
purchase of gold with bonds. and the other
transmitted the information that two Ameri-
wall and sentenced to death: Both mess
ages created a great deal of interest, the
one felallng TO Hawaii causing much sur
prise. 1t was discussed at length. All
those senator's who spoke on the subject,
with the exception of Mr.. Morgan, expressed
themselves as dissatisfied With the Hawaiian
governments action, suggesting that an in
timatiOn be made to the new republic that
the carrying out of the sentences would
States. No action was taken on the sub
lect; A decision was reached that a vote
DE taken tor mo &c on the pro
Honolulu. The condition of the Washington
poor resulting from the storm and intense
cold induced Mr.. Sherman (Rep.. o. to in
making it immediately, available for the re-
lief of the poor. The bill was passed with
cisive vote of SO to 25 the Senate voted to-
day ds T., to n inaqgurate the project of laying.
amendment to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was made, giving $780,
wy FOR beginning work on the cable and
authorizing the President to contract for
the entire work, estimated to cost So 0OO,-
from the Intermittent Hawaiian debate last,
Intensity the last week IN IN connection With with
last few days has shown that the lines of
division were. practically the same as those
heretofore existing on all issues over Hawaii,
nexation, the Democra tic 'i senator's, as IA
entangling alliances with Hawaii
But this party. division had notable ex-
ceptiions during the debate and was empha-
ators-Morgan German, Hill, Butler. Cali
and White-voted with the twenty eight Re
publican senators and three Populists, con-
Republican .senator-Mr. Pettigrew-and
twenty-four Democrats voted against the
cable. All absent Republicans and two Pop
ulists were paired for the proposition. The
diplomatic and consular bill was then
passed, and then eulogies on the late SEN
ator stockbridge of Michigan closed the day.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 5.-The debate
on the administrations bill to authorize the
issue of 100000, 600 gold bonds for the
purpose of retiring the legal tenders and
tinued for six hours. 1t developed widely
divergent views at the outset. The silver
Democrats and Populists opposed it outright
Some of the administration Democrats like
Hall Of Missouri, favored a substitute on
the lines of the Carlisle bill, while Mr.. Reed,
the to ts speech e
cheney in the revenue, introduced a bill
auth to9, j the secretary of the treasury
up the gold reserve, and certificates of in
debtedness, redeemable at the pleasure Of
a fe to pay int
lures. The issue of gold bonds. he said.
would discriminate against the coin bond Of
Tennessee. on the contrary, favored the the
issue of gold bonds. The debate under the
fve-minute. rule; when the bill is open for
Washington, D. G., Feb 6.~During the
second days debate in the House on the ad-
ministration's bill authorizing the issue Of
$780, OO0.OO of gold bonds for the retire
ment Of the legal tenders and treasury notes,
Mr. Haugen of Wisconsin offered an amend
ment reducing the amount of capital stock
required for the securing of charter to
form national bank from $50. 600 to $25, 600
Mr.. Haugen made a brief statement of the
Of 6nn In
an amendment offered by Mr. Springer fur
Their lowering the limit to $4,000 explain
ing that he had made the limit $25, 600 be-
the establishment of a state bank in Wis
consin. The amendment was supported by
the Southern members very generally, and
the protest of Mr.. Bryan, the free silver
man and Populist j. of Nebraska against
tending the existence Of national banks,
1t is believed the adoption of this amend.