Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-20
CONGRESS-.
Senate.


tartan Indian schools on the 10th, but did
not complete it. The debate was very tenn
perate, and no reference was made to the
organization which has been active in oppo-
sition to sectarian schools Mr.. Carter of
Montana proposed to strike out the provi-
sion directing that money should be spent
argument, in which Senators Carter, Lodge,
Gray, Hoar, Hawley, Allison and Gallinger
participated. An important bill passed at
the close of the day was that providing for
a transmissssippi and international expos-
ton at Omaha Neb., in 1899. A resolution
asking for an inquiry in the Mrs. Maybricl
case met with opposition and was referred
to the judiciary committee.
At the instance of Mr. German, the Sen
ate on the 18th determined to open the pub
lication of The Patent Office Gazette to
general competition Reference was made
during the discussion to the investigation
some months ago into the circumstances by
which a friend of the then assistant secre-
tary of state, Joseph H. Quincy. was
his ainendment for an open competition, al
though Mr.. Platt, chairman Of the commit
es e4asd at SpPTsDa of G the
56e9 Sight ad 4 Be- be oopsd to As f rem
that provision of the bill giving the con-
tract for another year to the present con-
tractor. Mr.. Platt referred to the trouble
amounting almost to scandal, concerning
this Patent Office Gazette, and said that as
this had been overcome the present contract
should be continued. The absence of
roll calls, the German amendment finally
being, adopted-o8 to %. This opens the
award of the Patent Office Gazette to gen
eral competition. Mr. Cullom presented
partial agreement from the conference COM
mlttee on the legislative. executive and jul
dietary appropriation bill.
1t was made apparent after lively col
loquy in the Senate on the 18th that there
was no disposition among the silver and
PoDullst senators to allow the resolution for
a Senate inquiry into recent bond issues to
lapse BY unanimous consent it had been
set for consideration at 2:15 o'clock, but
at that time Mr. Chandler was proceeding
with speech on the Dupont case. Mr.. Gray
was waiting to follow, and Mr.. Culom had
an appropriation bill in reserve. This pre-
Enforced by Mr. Wolcott (Col.) and Mr..
Stewart Nev.) asserted with emphasis that
the bond resolution could. not be crowded
out either by design or by inadvertence. An
agreement was finally reached that the
bond resolution would come up immediate
ly after Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Gray con-
Wash) made an elaborate presentation of
the pressing need of coast defenses, point
Ing out the defenseless condition of our
great seacoast harbors Mr.. Chandler occu-
pied most of the afternoon in support of
Mr. Dupoht's claim to seat in the Senate.
The Senate in executive session on the
10th ratified the Behring sea arbitrat ton
treaty The treaty provides for a commits
sion to arbitrate the claims made by citi-
Zens of England against the United States
Tor seizures of vessels engaged in the capt
IRE of fur seals prior to the Paris award
Mr. Morgan who was absent opposed the
settlement proposed by Secretary Gresham
during the last session. but it was stated
that Mr.. Morgan would be satisfied with
the treaty as amended. The Senate passed
Dill appropriating $1,000 for acquiring
burial grounds at Fort NIeigs and Putin
Bay island, and the interment therein of
the remains Of soldiers and sailors Of the
The resolution for an Investigation of
recent bond issues was taken up in the
Senate on the 10th and Mr.. Hill made a
q n ~ I'M Qf iC In
tlon. The New York senator defended Sec
rotary Carlisle and his administration of
inc treasury against loose destinations of
irregularfty and showed the prevalence of
charges of this character by presenting
and reading in, full the charges made by
Senator Chandler against the friends of
Mckinley that levy of money was being
made on protected Industries in behalf Of
Mr.. McKinley's candidacy for the presi-
lence Of the charges, Mr.. Hill spoke of the
sugar investigation where. he said, one
senator referring to Mr. Quay. had frankly
had a right to buy it, and that senator
was the fayorite son of the leading Re-
publican state a candidate for the presi-
dency;. In. the course of his speech, Mr.
Hill disclaimed that he had authority to
speak for the. administration in opposing
House
There was lively debate over the filed
cheese bill in the House the 10th, par
ticipated in by members Of the committee
on ways and means and members from vari-
Gus sections: The opposition to the bill
comes mainly from Southern Democrats
The time was so limited that but a few
minutes was accorded to Wisconsin. which
was taken by Representatives, Barney and and
Sauerherng. The time only enabled these
gentlemen to state that they were in favor
the legislation would be to the dairy inter-
ests of Wisconsin. The recognition of Wis
consin members enabled them to extend
their remarks in The Record. Pending the
reading Of the bill for amendment, the com
mittee of the whole rose After the transac-
ton OF some minor business the House at 5
the evening session being for the considera-
ton of private pension bills.
After two days debate the House on the
18th, by vote of 100 to So, passed the
Grosvenor "filled-cheese' bill The Repub-
licans, as a rule: voted for, and the Demo
Gratis solidly against the measure. The fol-
lowing Republicans, eleven in number, voted
against the bill: Aldrich Qll.), Belknap
Ml), Cannon Qll;l, Connolly Qll). Evans
Ky, Lorimer Wll, Long (Kan.), Mccall
tically the only amendment adopted was
one reducing the tax on retail dealers from
$40 to So The bill require sthe manufact-
urers of filed cheese to pay a tax of $500
annually, the wholesale dealers $3.50 and
the retail dealers $12, and for failure to pay
such ta2 imposes Ino upon psdoo manufacturers
dealers from $3.50 to $1,000. and upon retail
dealers from $40 to $500. 1t also requires
the branding. Of filled cheese. and its sale
for false branding is fine of from $50 to
$500. The bill requires all retail dealers to
post conspicuously, !sign, "Filled Cheese
Sold Here" In addition, it imposes a tax
of cent pound on filled cheese, the tax to
be paid by the manufacturer. The imported
article is subjected to a duty of cents a
pound. The act is to go into effect OH the
nineteenth day after it's passage.
The 18th was District OF Columbia day in
the House. Some preliminary routine bust
ness was transacted. A bill was passed to
pay the keirs of John Ruben, late United
States attorney for the, Middle district of
Tennessee sos, being the balance of COM
pensation due him. The House then pro-
ceeded with the consideration of district
business.
The House on the 14th passed without
amendment the Notifications appropriation
bill carrying appropriations and authoriza-
lions involving an expenditure of $11.384-
613. The appropriations for Notifications
since the Endcott commission in 1886 re-
ported it's plan for the defense Of twenty
seven seaports at an approximate cost of
500, O0O,0 900 have averaged something over
100000 annually. During the debate
there We're a number of references to our