Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-24
LII g 1856 The effect is TO forfeit all

July 6. 1885, The effect is to forfeit all
unearned lands. 81,
Mr.. Bailey Dem. Tex, created a ripple
of excitement at the opening session of the
Honse on the 10th by asking for the inn
mediate consideration of a resolution to IN
vestigate the construction OF me pas.le,
thought the resolution ought to be consid-
cred by the committee OF navai atfalfs De-
fore being acted upon by the House. he
therefore objected and the resolutlon "a az
Mr. Hull. chairman of the comml'tee on
military affairs. went into committee OF lne
whole for the consideration OF the army t np
provisions of the bill, which carried SD
126344 s775,973 less than the estimates
and S155. 55S less than the current law. The
only new provision in the bill was for the
abandonment of the army and navy hospital
at Hot Springs. Ark. and the surrender anu
transfer of the reservation TO the interior
department.
When the House met on the 18th the pend
ing question was the adoption of the amend
ment TO the army appropriation pm TO eA.
cept the army and navy nosPttais t h1 a 40.
preparation for hospitals. Mr.. Little t)em-,
ARK forced the yeas and nays, but the
amendment was adopted-lol to 81. me
army bill was then passed without division.
Mr.. Curtis Rep. n - repofided IA, me mah
tary academy appropriation bill, MI Bab-
cock Rep.. Wis.,, chairman of the commit
tee on the District of Columbia. under the
agreement made on Monday. claimed the DAY
for the business from his committee. Three
resolutions relating to the Inauguration or
Mr. Mckinley were adopted. One permit
ted the railroads entering the city to lay
temporary tracks for the accommodation or
the travelling public. another permitted the
inaugural committee to occupy government
reservations along the route of the parade
and the third authorized the secretary or
war to loan all the United States cnSlgnS,
flags and signal numbers not iii use at the
time of the Inauguration for the purpose
of decorating the streets Oh that occasion.
The 18th was private bill day in the House.
but most of the session was devoted to the
passage of the thirty seven pension and re-
lief bills favorably acted upon by the com
mittee of the whole. The bill TO pay Flora
A. Darling. the wife of Il Confederate gem
cral 1858 for Tennessee and Louisiana
bank notes taken from her in 1864 while
under a flag of truce. which was ATTACKED
by Mr. Daizell, We laid on the table. Only
five bills We're favorably acted upon today.
One of them, bill to refer ii claim of Thorn
as +. Reed, Pennsylvania soldier during
the war. for an unpaid balance of salary.
to the court of claims, created some merri-
ment. owing to the fact that his name was
identical with that Of the speaker of the
House. The other bills were: To pay the
officers and crews of~the United States gun
boats kineo and Chocura S12.114 prize
money: to pay William E. Isaacs 4 Co.
S16.9S7. the finding of the court of claims;
to pay George McAlpin., the sutle loo Of til. the
Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, S69O6 lille
gally collected from him: to pay Matthias
Peterson of Spring Valley, Wis, $500 paid
by him for substitute during the war.
Peterson at that time not being citizen
Of the limited States