Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-06-01
CONGRESS.
Senate.

renewed his motion to take up the bill pro
hlb1t1ng the issuance of Understanding
bonds. After some sparr.ng Mr.. Hill inter-
posed the objection that this was too inn
portant question to be considered with
out quorum. This was the first evidence
OF renewal of obstruction but a quorum
being found very quickly, the motion was
carried-yeas a. nays 20 Mr. Hill made
notable e,, speech in defense of the bond issue
law. The alleged crime of 73 will be as
n9thlng, said Mr. Hill, ''to the crime
winch will be perpetrated if this bill passes
ana becomes law. 1t is a bold PROPOSE
ton to repeal the resumption act, to repeal
the only law which exists for the redemp-
tlon OF the paper currency of the country.
~ declaring that for no purpose whatever
qre Is In effect repeal of the act OF rs.
1t Is startling proposition 1t will not
soive the silver question. It will simply
put IN peril the finances of the country
The general deficiency appropriation bill,
the last OF the supply bills, was before
the Senate throughout the 18th and passed
displaced the bill. to prohibit the issue of
bonds As passed, the bill carries about
$Io,200,0 O0,; an Increase of $6,000,OO0 over
the House bill.{ THE most important amend
ment agreed upon was that of $1,542,97
to- the Southern Pacific company for trans
portation Of mails. At ? o'clock the bond
bill! was formally laid before the Senate
and Mr.. Pritchard (Rep., N c. was recog-
nized, but after some discussion the bill
was informally laid aside and the consid-
Grafton of 1.-THE deficiency. bill continued
All the committee amendments were
agreed TO- An amendment by Mr.. Mitchell
4Rep;, Orr sto pay the claim of John
Roach, the Shfpbuilder. was ruled out on a
point of order. Mr.. Warren Rep,, Wyo)
offered an amendment appropriating ST.
O27,O00 covering 341 French spoilation
claims reported from the court of claims
On point: Of order, which the chair sub
mitted to the Senate, it was decided that
the he claims We're proper as an amendment
Tariff and finance each came in for
share of consideration in the Senate on the
10Th. Early in the day Mr.. Sherman sue
ceeded in having the filled cheese bill
lda,) offered an amendment adding IS
cents per barrel to the tax on beer The
senator said his amendment was intended
to test the sincerity of senators who ex-
pressed the patriotic desire to aid the treas
ury by raising more revenue. Mr.. Sher-
man opposed the amendment as a skillful
motion to table the Dubois amendment
was Acknowledgements %: nays 30. On the
question of adopting the. amendment, the
debate became general. Senator's Mills and
Cray supported sand Nelson, Aldrch and
Villas opposing 1T. The. bill and pending
peer amendment was displaced at 2 O'Clock
Mr.. Pritchard 4(Rep.. n. 60 and opposed
by Mr.. Lindsay Dem.. Ky). A bill was
passed to pension at SIS month the widow
United States senator from Alabama Mr.
Thurston in yiewigOf his denarture owing
to sickness in his family, defined his DO
measures, viz: Favorable to the election
Of senators Blythe people, to the bill
amending the, law for punishment for con-
tempt of court, TO the filled cheese bill. and
opposed to the bill prohibiting the issue of
bonds. As to- the last measure Mr. Thurs
ton explained that hfs opposition was not
might approve at another enc, but he
felt 1t was too late 10 the session to with
hold from the administration the means
or aVerf1ng monetary crisis.
no
proposition to increase the beer tax Is
cents a barrel by the vote Of 81 to 81 The
bill was taken up. the beer tax proposition
being submitted as an amendment with
the amendment disposed of, the cheese bill
was further debated but not disposed of
The debate on the bond bilT proceeded aft
er 2 O'Clock. Mr.. Hansbfeueh ReD., n. d.
supported the bill, Saying that limitation
tive branch, bordering on imperialism, was
essential tt represented. an issue of more
vital Importance than national conventions
Rather than that}4 single Individual at the
treasury department Should automaticaIIy
and autOcratiCa lly exercise his own sweet
Will in issuing bonds and determining the
taxing power It would be far better for
Congress to remain in session the year
around. Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala( gave no.
lice or an amendment to the cheese bill
proposing an internal revenue tax of cent
States s'.| ti
The st. Louis horror was. the theme of
q touching, and2 eloquent prayer by Rev
DR.. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the Sen
ate; at the opening of the session on the
18TH. When the; House resolution was re-
ce1ved authorizing the secretary Of war to
loan tents and render aid to the mayors
OF st; Louis and East st. Louis. Mr. Palmer
OF Illinois asked Immediate consideration.
MI: vest Dem;, MOI interposed the sug
cious for him to -interpose objection. yet in
view Of late reports showing the usual
exaggerat1on attending the first hours of
~ q m jfVyh n n -
necessary. The people of st. Louis he
said, could take care of themselves and al
though the resolution could do no harm
yet he deprecated the tendency to, rush inn
pulsively to federal sources for relief The
bond bill was further discussed by the
Senate Mr. Daniels made fervid plea !
stration: Mr.; PETER also spoke for the
bill. Mr.. PETER Pop Kas.) supported
the bill. Mr.! Carter Monte gave notice
of an amendment to the filled cheese bill
putting a tax and establishing regulations
against adulterated beer.
The Phillips labor commission bill. which
was to have come to vote in the House
on the 22d under the special order was
completely crowded out by the conference
reports on the river and harbor and sundry
civil bills The. bill went over until next
and harbor bill, which reported an agree
ment on all the items save that relating
to the Santa Monica and San Pedro har-
DOIS, OdIllOEu1d, WAS ndQe the OASIS or
very bitter attack on the bill by Messrs
Hepburn (Rep., la and Dockery- Dem
Mo- The latter said he opposed this meas
ure because it contained riotous appropra-
tions not warranted by the condition of the
treasury. Mr. Hooker's motion to adopt
the conference report was agreed toA-180 to-
Sc. The speaker reapponted Messrs. Hook
er, Herman and Catchings conferees Mr.
Cannon followed with the conference re-
port on the sundTy civil appropriations bill
After some discussion the conference re-
port was defeated-59 to $50 At the night
session of the House Mr.. Cummings Dem,
n. V made a stirring speech appealing to-
his Democratic friends not to stand in the
way of meritorious pension bills Twelve
bills were favorably acted upon
Mr. KEN Pop, Neb) resumed HIS OBJ
structive policy at the opening of the ses-
sion of the House on the 25th, entering OH
jections wherever possible. Mr.. Babcock
of Wisconsin promptly claimed the. day for
District of Columbia business When II
was concluded, on motion of Mr.: Evans
(Rep., Ky.), the House went into com
mittee of the whole to consider the bill
to repeal the free alcohol clause of the
mittee arose. Mr.. St"ale Rep.. Neb.J pre-
scented the majority 1T in the contested
election case Of M VS. Lockhart from
the Sixth North Carolina district, and at
5:15 the House adjourned.
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