Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-05
CONGRESS.
Senate.


came to the Senate galleries in anticipation
Of continuance of the Cuban debate The
diplomatic gallery showed the largest rep
resentatiOn since the session opened, the
ministers of Brazil. Chill. Hawaii and sew
eral other countries being. present. Mr.
entire day in a narrative and historical
speech. Mr.. Morgan spoke for three hours
ana adia had not concluded when the Senate
luton for an investigation of recent bond
issues was taken during the. day. Mr.
up and Mr.. PETER offered an amendment
Tor a special committee and more com
he ea ad t6e faba nn to
his motion to this effect defeated. as
Mr.; Hill carried the debate beyond
There was another test vote in the Sen
ate on the 25th over the pending tariff bill
It resulted in an addition of on. vote to the
| s1lVer-Republican strength against it and
one more nail in its coffin. The vote came
unexpectedly uI1, on a motion by Senator Nor
Republicans who had voted against taking
it up on a former occasion did the same
thing this time and were REINFORCED by one
other other of the same class. Senator Cannon of
80 against it. This action led to SOME ns
sharp talk both in and out of the Senate
AS soon as it was over and an opportunity
offered Senator Sherman took occasion to
read the riot act to the Republican senator's,
enue. is running behind every day. and that
It is the duty of every Republican senator
~ Note lof some klnd or tariff measure
when would Id enough revenue to make
1t possible to meet running expenses. II
it could not be had in the way of this bill
ed that he wond oeher 1pf Some re uqn an
time, make an effort to take. up the bill
and hoped tia that every Republican would
Mr.. Teller that the men who had voted
against taking it up did not propose to be
MMnlpped or scolded into doing. what they
pie.
The tariff crisis in the Senate brought
another an day of intensely dramatic action
OF impetuous debate. and of a stormy per-
sonal colloquy on the 18th. The speech of
Sen Senator + Garter of Montana, one of he
main formal event of the day. There was
added interest in the speech owing to Mr..
Carriers position as chairman of the Re-
publican National committee. The senator
used very, plain words in denouncing what
ne termed the movement to drive him and
party. Mr.. Quay Rep:: pa) reported the
f 3bnf he aP M"0G a5 bin and gG notice
A stirring speech by Mr. Vest in behalf
OF Cuba was the event Of the 9th in the
Senate Senate 1t came unexpectedly, as Mr.. Vest
final vote on the Cuban resolution nv, Would ai
viii be cpsed b ON the sSarma nhf fhe de
1t is considered certain that favorable
ton VIII be taken on one of the several
1t shall relate to independence or belliger-
encT ana i as to the extent of it. The army
600 was passed during the day.
BY the overwhelming vote of Ga to G.
the Senate en- the 2Sth adopted concurrent
resolution favorable to Cuban belligerency
ana independence The resolutions adopted
are as follows: "Resolved. by the Senate,
the the House of Representatives concurring,
that in the opinion of Congress, a condition
of public war exists between the govern
a1ein,o9 Of Spain in and the government, pro
force OF arms by the people of Cuba: and
that the United States of America should
maintain strict neutrality between the
the rights of belligerents in the ports and
territory of the United States: resolved.
should be offered by the President TO the
Spanish government for the recognition Of
the independence of Cuba" When the re-
galleries broke into lonS-c tinued applause,
which the Vice-President checked with diff
day of fervid speeches which at times
aroused the crowd of spectators to enthusi-
a astlc+ demo 4h The keen public in
presence Of the largest crowd since Con
gress assembled.
The House on the 24th in committee of
the whole, after a very interesting debate.
by vote of 90 to Ga, decided that none of
the appropriations on the Indian appropria-
ton bill for Indian schools should go to
schools to which money now goes are Roman oman
Catholic in denomination, and the fight
on it was led by Mr.. Linton, a Michigan
Republican, who is the most pronounced
ana openly a ayowed a. r A. member De. on the
statue of Pere Marquette, robed in the
gown of Jesuit priest and decorated with
shortly to be erected in statuary hall in the
presence of high dignitaries of the Catholic
church.
The House on the o5th promptly passed
the Indian appropriation bill as amended
No one demanded a separate vote in the
amendment as agreed to in committee of the
whole Mr. Johnson, chairman of elections
e e{an1idt No. called up the contested
from the Fifth Missouri district. There
were three reports in the case. Mr.: Strobe
the adoption of the majority report. He
spoke for over two hours. and was followed
py Mr.. Taylor , who IN a somewhat sensa-
ify the House in throwing out entire pre-
cincts at congressional election and dis
franchsing honest voters. At O'Clock the
| House adjourned.
The Van Horn--Tarsney contested election
case from the Kansas City Mo) district
26th The contestee. Mr.. Tarsney, spoke in
his own behalf, and two Republicans,
opposed the report of the majority Of the
committee to seat the contestant. The
other speakers We're Messrs:;. Burton rep,
Prince Rep., M. The Senate amend nd
ments to the House bill to extend the ti.ue
IN which the government. under the act of
1891. can bring suits to annul patents TO
lands in railroad and wagon grants were
agreed to- One of the Senate amendments
reduces the extension from five to one year.
At ; O'Clock on the 9th an ex-member of
the House became a member. and mem
Der became an eN-member. Such was the
result of the three days debate in the
House on the Van Horn-Tarsney contested
election case. The vote by which the
Democrat lost his scat and by which it
was given to the Republican contestee was
IL to 164, eighteen Republicans Joining
with the Democrats in opposition to the
amid applause and took the oath of office
1t was after this case had been decided that
Mr.. Hit again arose to call up the Cuban
resolutions. SO many gentlemen said he.
had asked him to lay the proposition before
the House that. in obedience to their re-
| quest and the instructions of the commit
tee to call up the resolutions at the earliest
possible moment. he now asked unanimous
consent for their immediate considera ton
A scene of enthusiasm that nut the HON.