Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-04

in its discretion upon application by the
any criminal cases. If found guilty, judg
ment shall be entered accordingly. pre-
scribing the punishment The bill allows
appropriation bill was taken up soon after
the Senate opened the pending question be-
ing on the number of new battleships.
House.
Although this was private bill day under
the rules. the House decided to proceed
with the Picker pension bill, and the whole
day was consumed in the discussion of that
measure. The debate was devoid of inter-
est. Mr.. Layton (Dem.. o. criticised some
features of the measure, especially the sec
ton of the bill which gives pensions to
the remarks made the day before charging
the Democratic party with hostility toward
the Union soldiers solo s;T Nj Connolly ReR;, ~
the provision which would grant pensions
to deserters from the Confederate ranks.
The House non-eoncurred in the Senate
to a conference. At p. m. the House took
a recess until p. M, the evening session to,
night session eleven private pension bills,
We're fayorably passed upon, including bills
giving the widow of Maj.-Gen. Sprigg Car
roll pension of $50 month and Gen. w.
A. Norris SIS.
In the House on the 25th another partial
report on the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill was adopted, and
the bill sent back to conference. In con-
nection with the report, Mr. GrOSvenOr-
(Rep., o. called attention to a provision in
the bill which would prevent the legislative
assembly of Oklahoma from removing the
capital of the territory from Guthrie. 1t
was agreed by unanimous consent to hold
a night session for general debate on the
Picker pension bill and after an unsuccess-
full attempt by Mr.. Picker to get unani-
nous consent for the consideration of a
resolution to set aside Saturday, May 2,
fer the consideration of private pension
bills, and Mr.. Terry Dem., Ark.) to take
Ut private pension bill, the House re-
M nd of fhn pi0lylQ T0n
EMU pension bill, Mr.. Bartlett (Dem., N.
T.. speaking in opposition.
Mr. Henderson (Rep.. la, chairman OF
the House on the 9th that he would call
up the bankruptcy bill as soon as the pen
sion bill was disposed of. Mr. Hende Io
son, from the committee on rules, at / 80
p. m. brought in special order for the con-
sideration of the Picker pension bill for
one and one,half hours under the five
minute rule, the previous question then to-
be considered as ordered on the bill and
pending amendments with provisions for a
final vote on the 2Sth Immediately after the
Ga) criticised the rule and Mr.. Dingley
(Rep., Me.) replied that the rule was al
the last House when the Wilson tariff bill
was pending. Mr. Henderson said he made
no disguise of the fact that the purpose of
he rule was to bring the bill to vote.
ter further debate the rule was adopted,
ig-8S
The House on the 2sth passed the Picker
The Republicans and Populists voted solid
ly in favor of the measure and the Demo-
Gratis, with six exceptions, solidly against it..
The section to which the bulk Of the Oppo-
sition was directed provides that persons
otherwise entitled to pensions shall not be
disqualified on account of prior service in
the Confederate army, provided they joined
the Union forces ninety days before Lees
surrender. The six Democrats who voted
aye were Fitzgerald (Mass.), George (O),
Cummings On. W Walsh IN. W, Downing
QI.), and Layton (O) There was great
pressure for unanimous consent legislation
after the announcement of the vote and
quite number of minor bills were passed
before the regular order was demanded.
The bill to authorize the President to retire
John NJ. Quackenbush as a commander of
the navy was passed by a vote Of 161 to 40.
MI Henderson tRep.. 1a.) then, from the
committee on rules, reported special
der, which was adopted without division for.
the consideration Of the bankruptcy bill,
debate to run until O'Clock Oh the I'd, /
when final vote shall be taken. The
House accordingly went into committee of
the whole and entered upon the considera-
ton of the bill
Tie House spent the 29th in further dis
cussion of the bankruptcy bill. Mr. Con-
measure and w. A. Stone rep, Pa) and
Mr. Newlands (Silverite, New, and Mr.
Mr. Newlands. in the course OF his re-
marks, said that if the Democrats at the
Chicago convention abandoned free trade.
and declared for silver fusion of the sill
yer element would follow, which would be
Victorious while MI Connolly predicted in
the event of the enactment of free coin
age law a universal demand for a bank
ruptcy law. Before the bankruptcy bill was
taken up there was some discussion of the
treasury situation in connection with the
appropriations for this season. Mr.. Dock
cry Dem. MOI charged that the liabilities
created by this Congress Gncluding $685.
100000 for contracts) would reach $685. 00O,--
600. Mr. Dingley, the leader OF the ma
jority on the floor defended the appropria-
tions, calling attention to the fact that the
House had passed bill to Increase the
revenues. The House adopted the report of
elections committee No 2 in favor of Bell
in the contested election case of Pearce Ver-
sus Bell, from the second Colorado district.
The House then adjourned.
In the House on the Both, Mr.. McCall
Rep.. MaSs) presented the reports in the
contested election cases of Radcliff VS.. Will
Jams for the Fifth Mississippi district and
Brown vs.. Allen from the First Mississippi,
all in favor of the Democratic sitting mem
bers, and they were adopted without divi-
sion. The House then resumed considera-
ton of the bankruptcy bill. A letter was
read from Gov. Upham of Wisconsin, adj
dressed to the speaker, formally notifying
the House that the state of Wisconsin had
placed statue Of Pere Marquette in Statu-
airy hall. At 5:45 p. m. the House ad-
journed.