Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-16
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

| for the lack of revenue at its door, when
/ it exempted the "sordid wealth of the land,
| from taxation; he cOntrasted the records OF
| the present and past administrators; ne
| threw some light upon heretofore unknown
law; he denounced the financial dependence
! of this country and of others upon the
moneyed Influence; he attacked the Presi-
! dent and the secretary of the treasury for
their proposition to retire the greenbacks
and place the circulation in the hands of
/ the national banks; quoted Secretary Car
! declared that the conflict between bimetal-
lism and the gold standard was irrepressi-
BILE, and that the sooner it was decided the
better it would be for our public and prl-
wave life. Mr.. Lodge called attention to
/ the recent kilograms between the Prince OF
British subjects and Mr.. Pulitzer of the
! New York World concerning the Venezuelan
and the financial policies of the govern
statute of the United States forbidding such
con between rryate CITIZENS ns
the. attorney general should prosecute Mr..
Pulitzer for thus attempting to influence
this nm MI Gray of Delawapf
In the Senate on the sth Mr.. Hale from
the committee on naval affairs reported
back fayorably bill authorizing the secre-
| tary of the navy to increase the number of
enlisted men in the navy + dire Gi at
gave notice that he would call 1t up at an
early day Mr.. Butler pop, n g. OF offered ere,
stitute for the House bond bill. The first
prohibited the sale of Understanding bonds
without the express consent OF Congress,
and the second made it mandatory on the
secretary of the treasury to redeem green
backs in treasury notes in silver as long
as the MARKET price Of f Grains OF Of aod
At the conclusion of the morning hour,
Mr.. Sherman Rep., o. moved that the
adjournment t- would facilitate the work Of
the Senate Gt being understood that the
Rlepublcans desired to hold CAUCUS. s, Mr.
man to withdraw his motion in order to
Civ, him an opportunity to make some re. re,
ly. at 1880 the Senate adjourned.
The The debate on the Senate free-;f;5oinage
again postponed on the 9th, owing to the
intervention of Mr.. Stewart, the Nevada
in favor of the Elkns resolution, as amend
sale Of bonds except BY the express CON
sent of Congress. In the morning hour Mr..
Baker introduced a resolution somewhat ex-
panding. the Monroe doctrine, and made a
speech in favor of it's adoption as formal
with reference to the Western hemisphere.
Mr. Frye introduced bill to reconvene the
delegates to the international marine confer
ence Of 1889; In presenting some petitions
from Norfolk, Va, in favor Of liberal APP
preparations for seacoast defenses Mr.. Dam
! lei Va.) called attention to the alarm
which manifestly existed in the minds of the
people along the seacoast in view of the
rumors of war he thought their apprehen-
SionS of bOmbardment were exaggerated,
but expressed the belief that our seacoast
cities should be adequately fortified to meet
any emergency.
The debate on the Senate free-conage sub
stitute for the House bond bill was opened
on the 10th by Senator Jones (Ark) in two
hours speech, which was followed with
| close attention by senator's on both sides of
the chamber Mr.. Jones took strong
grounds in favor Of the free and independ-
civ flir,rr f1,nf
| the only method by which the distress in
the country could be .alleyiated and the
ent dependence upon the speculative holders
of gold. There was no reply to Mr.. Jones'
! argument. but the debate will be resumed
when the Senate meets again on the 18th
! During the morning hour Mr.. Prtchard
Rep.. n. g., made speech in favor OF the
r H,e "a e Of the Mckinley law, and MI
as to give the majority the power to bring
the measure to vote When t,y,e It saw MT
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) introduced a resolution
congratulating the republic of Transvaal on
its stand for independence: 1t was referred
| to the committee on foreign relations.
The session of the House ON the 9th was
exceedingly brief Mr.. Brode,ick lRep..
Aas) preferred request for unanimous
Allen, elected to represent the new state OF
Utah. He explained that Mr.. Aliens cleo
ton was regular, and there was no contest
but as the government had other state Of
hcers who did not assume their offices un-
der the Presidents proclamation until to-
d;ay the signaqr s to MI Aliens eredH
Crisp '(Dem., Ga.) did not question the
facts as stated, but. thought Mr.. Allen
should not be sworn in until report had
been made upon the case by a committee.
The matter was therefore referred to the
any time. On MI Hits motion, a reso-
luton was adopted appointing William
I. Wilson on the board of regents of the
Another brief session of the House was
held on the 7th, at which the only impor-
OF the new member from the new state of
Utah. Mr. Allen, and the adoption of reso-
iutions calling upon the attorney general
Of the antitrust. law and for recommenda-
tons of new legislation the subject and
on the secretary of the treasury for Stats
sea- Mr. Loud Rep., CALI reported from
the. committee on postoffices a resolution
formation concerning the number of clerks
employed since June 30. 1896 to do the
and the number Of clerks in the twenty t,,lr;
largest postoffices in the country whose
salaries have been reduced. the number in
ployed since June 30, 1894. with the reasons
fie an report made t by Mr. Adrich
accounts. recommending the appointment
and release of sundry minor officials of the
L!ooSC SNohtu WdIlll ulScuSSlOn, III Wnlcn
Mr.. johnson Gnd) and Mr.. Walker (Mass),
both Republicans, attacked the alleged COM
bination which had controlled the appoint
ments Of House officers. The recommends
lions of the committee accounts were
approved. and at 1:25 the House adjourned
until the Sti:
The subject of the annexation of the Ha.
waiian islands was preached in the House
on the Sth by Mr.. Spalding rep, AIich.) in
the form of resolution. The resolution
provided that the Sandwich islands be
erected into a new state to be called the
state of Hawaii with a republican form of
government to be adopted by the people
through deputies in convention With the
consent of the existing government Con-
ditions We're imposed that questions of
/ boundary or complications with other gov
! ernments be transmitted to the President