Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-18
CONGRESS.
Senate.


in the Senate on the Sth, with the excep-
tion of the item for a deep-sea harbor on
the Pacific coast. This has aroused keen
opposition, the two California senator's OPP
posing the proposed contract appropriation
or S3,O9S.OOO for a harbor at Santa Monica
pay. on the ground that it is a project fos-
tered by the Southern Pacific railroad as
against public sentiment and the recommen-
cations Of two boards of army engineers.
Mr.. White {Cal.) commented on The ex-
traordinary condition by which the com
merce committee of the Senate was forcing
an appropriation on state against the
people. 1t Indicated that some" extraordi-
nary influence" had been brought to bear
Ine senator commented on the ''perSiStency
OF the Southern Pacific railway" and de-
clared that this accounted for the extraordi-
nary action. The bill for the erection of a
bridge across the Detroit river at Detroit
was postponed until next session on the
request of Mr.. Sherman and the assent of
the Michigan senator's.
The California deep-water harbor project
was before the Senate most of the 18th.
IL is seldom that local improvement
arouses so much feeling among senator's
manifesting itself in a debate of unusual
feeling; Mr.. Berry (Ark.) began the de-
BATE declaring that this proposed expendi-
ture of 100000 was against the public
T. Huntington of the Southern Pacific.
Senators Vest and Caffery took the ground
8e Rrze cha shoud o made
merce committee, replied to the structures
upon the proposition and vehemently char
acterlzed the criticisms of Mr.. Huntington
lots, 'saVor'hs OF the slogan OF the sand
The animated contest which has proceed
60 Tor the last four days in the Senate over
a deep water harbOr on the southern coast
OF California was brought TO a close on
the 18th by compromise between the
goints OF Santa Monica; the terminus Of the
Southern Pacific and San Pedro, the local
lty urged by the California senator's. Sen
ator Frye, chairman of the commerce com
mlttee, finally harmonized the differences
Santa Monica and San Pedro. to COM
mission to consist of three civil engineers.
naval officer, and an officer Of the coast
survey The compromise was accepted by
the California senators, and was unani-
mously passed. An amendment urged by
MI German, limiting thu, expenditure un-
100000 annually, led to lengthy debate
motion by Mr.. Vest to table the amend
I ment failed-yeas 2e; nays 81 An agree
by O'Clock on the 18th
The river and harbor appropriation bill
was passed by the Senate on the 18th after
many days. AS finally passed the bill
makes direct appropriations of $40, 100000,
a ana An anthorizes continuing contracts Of SCI,
During the debate the statement was
made that this was the largest aggregate
for river and harbor bill in the history of
the bill. nine senators voted In the mega
tive Bits were passed as follows- Max
Ing Conneaut, o., SUPPORT. OF entry;
amending the act granting pensions to sur
viyors Of Indian wars so as to include the
survivors of the Feyre river war, Sabine
Indian disturbance and Cayuse war, the
Florida Seminole war, the Texas and New
Mexico Indian wars, the California Indian
disturbances Of 1882, and the Indian wars
of Utah, Oregon and Washington; relating
to the sale of printed copies of patents; re-
latlng to guarantees on proposals of naval
supplies; making it unlawful, to shoot or
throw STOKES or other missiles into any
ing one years residence in a territory requi-
site for divorce: to authorize life-saving
station at Port Huron, Mich.
The Dupont case, involving the right of
Henry A. Dupont to a seat in the Senate
from the state of Delaware, was taken up
in the Senate on the 14th. with view to
vote on the following day. A brief col
loquy between Mr.. German and Mr.. Mitch
ell developed that a. difference of opinion
existed as to the character of the vote.
When Mr.. German spoke of the unanimous
agreement to vote, Mr.. Mitchell admitted
the correctness Of the statement, but add
ed significantly that the character of the
vote would be determined when the vote
was reached, which was open to the mean
Ing that the case would be postponed until
in support of Mr.. Dupont's claim. Two
speeches against the bill proposing addi-
t1onal restrictions on immigration by Mr.
OlUSOu 1lO0ul., MQ.), ana MI. Nelson (RoD,
Mimi, were made early in the day. Mr.
Gibson severely arraigned the A. P. A.,
declaring that it inspired this BILL and
that the organization was seeking to invade
politics.
The members of the House on the sth
voted themselves 500 a month for clerks
hire during the recesses of Congress- I'm
der resolution passed by the Fifty-second
Congress the members of subsequent Con-
crosses received 500 month for clerk hire
during the sessions. This time the propo-
sition to. extend this allowance to members
during the recesses of Congress came up in
the form of a resolution adversely re-
ported from the committee on accounts. 1t
occasioned some very sharp debate. 1t had
the support of Mr.. Cannon. the chairman
OF the appropriations committee, but was
opposed by Mr.. Dingley. the floor leader
Of the majority. Mr. Aldrich (Rep., Ill;)
said 1t would involve an additional expendi-
ture of $216, 600 per annum. The pension
bills favorably acted upon at the last Friday
night session We're taken up and passed. At
$50 O'Clock the House took recess until 3
O'Clock, the evening session to be devoted
to the consideration of private pension bills
The session Of the House on the 18th was
almost entirely devoted to the consideration
OF District Of Columbia business. Bills
were passed to authorize the secretary OF
the treasury to detail revenue cutters to
enforce regulations at regattas; to grant
the Denver, Cripple Greek & Southwestern
railroad right of way through the South
Platte and Plum Greek forest reservations
public domain in Colorado and Montana;
to grant the Flagstaff & Canyon railway
right of way through the Grand canyon, and
to extend the charter of the Dennison s,
Northern railroad. A preliminary confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was agreed to, and the title Of Mr. Mad
dox of Georgia to his seat was confirmed
The necessary prelminaries for the ulti-
mate unseating of f. r. Downing, the
only Democrat in the Illinois delegation.
were taken in hand by the Republican ma
jority of the House of Representatives on
the 18th. Mr. Downing has no chance of
being allowed to hold his seat. Before
the case was brought up. Mr.. Wheeler
Dem, of Alabama was taken to task for
abusing the privilege of printing in the
Record, and some extensive interpretations
In a recent speech of his were expunged
from the permanent Record by vote of
Is to IA. The House then adjourned
The House after one of the hardest
fought preliminary battles of the session.
which a., continued until almost 8 O'Clock or
tie 18th, recommitted the contested cleo
ton case of Rinaker VS.. Downing, from
the Sixteenth Illinois district to the COM
mittee OH elections with instructions to re-
count the ballots in dispute. The vote
stood 139 to 49, divided as follows. Ayes.
81 Republicans. 60 Democrats and 2 Pnnu-