Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11


Inc nrst skirmish over the Senate amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill reduc-
ing the number of battleships from four to
two occurred in the House on the 4th when
Mr.. BOutelle. the chairman of the naval
committee, moved to request a conference
of the Senate. Mr.. Boutelle undertook to
chastise some of the senator's for their in
consistency. He characterized the Senate'S
action as "a remarkable change of front
He referred to the fact that when four
battleships were provided for by the House
the public mind had been greatly inhamed
and excited by wars and rumors of wars
The Senate, he argued, had contributed
largely to this state of the public mind. He
rehearsed briefly the warlike message of the
President with reference to Venezuela and
the precipitate action of the House and
Senate.
The opponents of four battleships sus-
tanned an overwhelming defeat in the House
on the 9TH, on the proposition to accept the
Senate amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill reducing the number to two. Mr..
Savers (Dem., Tex, eX-chairman of the
appropriations committee, made the motion,
and in its support argued that the question
presented was purely business one, and he
appealed to the house not to allow political
matters to influence it's Judgment. He pro-
ceeded to contrast the appropriations OF the
present session with the available revenues.
Mr.. BOutelle, chairman of the naval COM
mittee, who replied to Mr.. Savers, thought
it unfortunate that these business facts"
had not been brought into the House when
we were undertaking to regulate boundary
lines in South America and in other ways
asserting the prIndCY Oh the republic.
Not suggestion was made then that less
than four should be authorized. At that
time also, he said, he had the best of rea-
sons for believing that the Senate would
that the upper branch of Congress would
go further and authorize six. special or
18th for the consideration Of private pen
sion bills, ten minutes debate to be given to
each bill. There are 405 private pension
bills on the calendar. AT 4:lo the House al
journed.
The House on the 9th served notice on
the Senate and the country that it had
the final adjournment by passing without
division resolution for final adjournment
Monday May Is. The reading was. re-
ceived with an outburst of applause from
members on both sides of the House. Mr..
Wheeler (Dem., Ala.) denounced the ma
1ority for proposing to desert their posts:
He said that during the campaign of 1894
the Republican party had pledged itself to
the relief Of the people from existing de-
ty." interjected Mr.. ATilliken (Rep., Mel
Mr.. Dingley made no reply to Mr.. Wheeler,
and the resolution was adopted without
division The report on the contested cleo
ton of Thompson VS.. Shaw from the
Third North Carolina district, which was
unanimously in favor of the sitting mem
YER, was adopted Among the pension bills
ssed was that granting the widow of the
e secretary Of state, Walter O. Gresham,
20 a month.
The net result of three and a half
hours session of the House on the 7th was
the passing of a bill to amend the act Great
ing the court of appeals as to allow APP
peals from the Supreme courts of the ter
ritorles to the court of appeals. Mr. Pick
Ter Rep., s. d., attempted to secure his
revenge for the defeat he suffered when
the House refused to remain in session to
pass private pension bills, by blocking legis-
lation. He made the point of no quorum at
every opportunity, and finally the House,
losing patience, adjourned. Mr.. Picker
threatened to keep up his tactics until he
accomplishes his object, which, he says, is
TO secure further consideration for private
DenSiOn bills