The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-12-15


Thus Mr.. Allen ran along, touching
on many points that have hitherto
been reserved for cause consideration
Mr.. Chandler reminded Mr.. Alien that
only had tariff won but free silver by
the United States alone has lost III the
recent election, and he urged Mr.. Allen
to aid in a genuine effort to execute
the will of the people. Mr.. Hale TOOK
occasion to state with frankness that
the Republican senator's expected an
actual majority in the next senate
which would make tariff legislation
more easy of accomplishment than it
is now.
Mr.. AIdrich's first move was to ask
to have the bill referred back to the
finance committee with instructions to
strike off the silver amendment, but
later he accepted the suggestion OF
Mr. Harris to omit the Instructions. 1t
was in this form that the question OF
recOmmital was pending When the de-
bate was cut short.
Early in the day three sets of ylgor-
GUS resolutions for Cuban independ-
ence furnished an interesting feature.
They came from Mr. Cameron of
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Mills of Texas and
Mr. Call of Florida. and while differ
ing in terms, breathe the same spirit
of recognition by the United States OF
Cuban independence.
The house passed few Gnimportant
bills
Washington, Dec. 12.-The senate got
into the regular channel of business,
taking up the immigration bill and
partly perfectilg it, and also hearing
the first of the speeches on Cuba
those of Mr.. Cullom and Mr.. Call. a
disposition to put through the immi-
grafton bill was shown by the defeat
of a motion by Mr.. Gibson of Mary
land to postpone the measure until
after the holidays Only thirteen votes
all Democrat -Were given III favor
of the postponement. The proposition
served to involve Messrs. Chandler.
Lodge and Gibson in several spirited
personal colloquies. The merits OF the
immigTa ton question were discussed
in a general way on several proposed
amendments, Mr.. Vest and Mr. Pam
er suggesting that limits should be put
on the restrictions, while Mr.. Lodge
and Mr. Chandler urged that the re-
strictions be sweeping in character.
The bill was not passed upon at the
agreed to what is generally known as
the Lodge bill as a substitute TO the
house measure. The substitute requires
that all immigrants over tie age of II
years shall he able to read and write
their native language and shall be re-
uuired to read and write in the pres
ence of United States official at least
five lines of the United States constitu-
ton. The Cuban speeches of Mr.. Gull
lom and Mr.. Call were listened to by
crowded galleries, indicating the pub
lie interest felt in this subject.
The house passed a bill which the
prominent playwrights and theatrical
managers of the country have been Ia
boring for some years to induce con.
greSs to pass. The purpose of the
measure is tWo-fold. First, to secure
the musical compositions the same
measure of protection under the copy
right law as is afforded productions of
strictly dramatic character; and, sec
ond, to add by proper court injunction
processes this protection to the authors
of dramatic and operate works The
bill imposes a fine of 500 for the first
and $50 for each subsequent unauthOr-
lied production.
A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor
in the capitol building was also passed.
A bill advocated by the delegates from
the territories to modify the law for
bidding the alien ownership of lands
in the territories, SO as to give them
the right to acquire under mortgage
and to hold for ten years real property,
was defeated.
Washington, Dec. 10 Seven war
claims carrying an aggregate of S1S,
407 were favorably acted upon by the
committee of the whole in the house,
as follows: To pay Peter Cook of Az
kansas $904 for stores and supplies
used by the federal troops; to pay A.
p Burditt $5,130 for the use Of the
steamer Matte during the war; to pay
flora A. Darling 1858 in satisfaction
of her claims for arrest and impriSon-
lnent and the seizure of her property
at New Orleans in 1864; to correct the
muster of Francis A. Benton as a
captain of the Fourth United States
colored cavalry and pay him accord
ing; to pay John A. Lynch S2,490 for
services as assistant quartermaster at
Cincinnati in 1862, and to refer the
claims of Maj. James Stewart, Z. S. A.,
retired for longevity pay to the court
of claims. Only the first two, hoWev-
er, were passed by the house, as Mr..
Dalzell of Pennsylvania made an at
tack on the bill for the relief of Mrs.
Flora A. Darling and developed the
fact that she was the wife of a Con-
federate general, fact not brought
out in the original debate on the
measure. The result was that & point
of no quorum was made on his motion
to lay the bill on the table aid it went
over.