Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-02
CONGRESS.
Senate.

conference committee The vote to recon-
nit was unanimous and without the formal
of opinion that the committee should SO
change the resolutions as to overcome the
opposition that has developed. Messrs
Sherman. Morgan and Lodge were appoint
ed to represent the Senate in "a further
conference. Simultaneous with this action
Mr.. Mills presented Cuban resolutions
which propose to go further than has been
suggested at any previous time. They d.
rect the President to request Spain to grant
Spain refuses. the President is authorized
to the military and naval forces in
taking possession of Cuba and holding 1t
until self-government is established by the
Cuban people.
Although the main Cuban resolutions
have been recommitted to conference. the
on Mr.. Mills resolution for the forchie
occupation of the island of Cuba in order
to aid the Cubans in securing local self
hours in support of the resolution. He was
unsparng in his arraignmant OF Gen.
Weyler as an .'atrocious scoundrel and VII
lain and in his recital Of Spains bloody
record in the old and new worlds. Senators
Frye. Wotcott and 3rce have been ap-
pointed subcommittee on behalf ;1nad OF Il the the
with the House subcommittee in drafting
a Pacific railroad bill.
The first reference to the adjournment OF
Congress came in the Senate on the 25th in
formal resolution offered by Mr. Pratt
proposing an adjournment on May = Ny
p..
ment to the constitution to be known as
Article NVI. providing that neither Con-
gross , nor any state shall pass any law re.
prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or
use the credit of the United States. or any
state. or any money raised by taxation
or aiding any church religious denomina-
ton, or religious society. or any institution,
society or undertaking which is wholly or in
part under sectarian or ecclesiastical con-
troll. The question of reforming the fec
system of United States district attorneys
and marshals occasioned much debate when
the legislative bill was taken up Mr..
Hoar opposed the change from fees to sal
aries by means of an appropriation bill as
1t was large subject needing separate
The Senate spent most of the Goth on the
legislative. appropriation bill, but did not
complete it owing to MI Shermans motion
from fees to salaries for United States dis
trict attorneys and marshals. The subject
sudden death Yesterday of Gen. Casey, ell
glneer i'll charge of the construction Of the
Congressional library, Mr.. Morrill, of Yer
luton appointing Bernard r. Green, civil
engineer, to succeed in charge Of the library
construction at $4,000 annually. Mr.. Morrill,
explained that Mr.. Green was the imne-
diatee assistant of Gen. Casey in building
the Washington monument. the war. state
and navy buildings and the library. Mr..
qualities Of the late Gen. Casey. designating
him as one of the best of all officers in the
public service. The Green resolution was
The Senate INDUCED in an acrimonious po-
liticai debate on the 9th. which developed
much personal and party feeling, and
between Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Elkins, and be-
tween Mr.. Brice and Mr.. Elkins. The con-
troyersy arose over Mr.. Hills motion to
strike from the pending appropriation bill
the proposed change of the date of assem-
bling the New Mexico Legislature from De
cember to May Mr.. Hill bitterly denounced
the change as a. political trick which had
been 'snealSed into this appropriation bill
in order, as he claimed, to postpone the
the hope that e Repubicsn present Would
be elected and the political control Of the
territory changed. Mr. Elkins protested
against the use of the words ''sneaked into
The exchange between the senators was
very animated. but Mr.. Hill persisted in the
s nse OF III his adjt;ctveS Er MI brice
patch which had been sent to MI Brice
from from New I Mexico Mr.. t,ullom sought to
this effect failed-21 -20--whereupon Mr.. Gull
lom yielded to the Hill motion and the New
Mexico provision was struck out. At the
close OF the day the Senate passed the legis-
COVE go. appropriation bill carrying $21''oo'-
1 It was District t., Of Columbia day in the
House ot on the ; 23d Some business was
Chairman Babcock of the district commit
tee claimed the day. Delegate Murphy of
Arizona 1S secured consent for consideration
of lands for educational purposes in Art
iona. This was a modification of the bill
the veto by the Mose The Mosse e
proceeded to the consideration of District
Of Columbia business. After the district
Rep. Ia Chairman, Of the judiciary ne con,.
mittee, called up the Curtis BILL abolish
Ing the !: death penalty in certain cases, and
sault and murder to bring in verdicts quail
fed without the death penalty" Mr..
S b Hered an amendment cH to the Curtis
treason punishable by death. When the
bill was placed upon it's passage, Mr.. Bar
rett made the point of no quorum. Speak
er Reed was unable to count more than 1913
Senator Hills bill to remove the restric-
tons against the appointment as officers Of
missions in the regular army or navy be-
fore the rebellion, and who subsequently
took Part in the war on the side Of the
ing the height of the excitement oyer the
Venezuela boundary question, passed the
House , on the 24th, after two hours debate,
Boutelle- of Maine. Mr.. Hit. chairman
of the foreign affairs committee, called
the senate's disagreement to the conference
report on the Cuban resolutions On his
motion the House insisted on it's substitute
for the Senate resolutions and agreed to
the further conference asked for by the
Senate. Mr.. Routelle. chairman of the
naval committee, reported the naval ap-
preparation bill.
The House on the 25th took up the naval
appropriation bill and. despite several di-
verting incidents, made such rapid progress
with 1t that when the adjournment was
reached, all the paragraphs had been passed
save those relating to the increase of the
navy. The bill carries $31 ,611 ,O34. So 436.-
mi han thn 10y
ICES four new battle ships and fifteen tor
pedo boats at the &c cost of which complete will
be almost $50. 100000. Not single amend
ment was adopted. though there was an ct
fort to provide for new dry dock at the
League Island yard During the day Mr.
Boutelle and Mr.. Wheeler continued their
alteration over the record of the Demo
Gratis on the bill to retire Gen. Grant The 4
other incident of the day arose III connec-
chairman of the appropriations committee,
on the naval officers detailed at the naval