Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-21
CONGRESS.
Senate.

arouses SO much feeling among senators,
manifesting itself in a debate of unusual
animation and of considerable personal
feeling. MI Berry lArk1 began the de-
Date declaring that this proposed expendi-
ture of $3,OOO,00O was against the public
interests and in the private interest of G.
T. huntington of the Southern Pacific.
Senators Vest and Caffery took the ground
Inas no appropriation should be made at
upon the proposition and vehenently char
acterized the criticisms of Mr.. Huntington
as "savoring of the slogan of the sand
The animated contest which has proceed
ed for the last four days in the Senate over
a deep water harbor on the southern coast
or California was brought to close
the Eth by compromise between the
points of Santa Monica. the terminus of the
Southern , Pacific and San Pedro, the local
ator Frye. chairman of the commerce COM
mittee, finally harmonized the differences
santa Monica and San Pedro, to a COM
mission to consist of three civil engineers,
a 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
Mr.. German, limiting the expenditure I'M
coo, 600 annually led to lengthy debate.
A motion by Mr.. Vest to table the amend
m 1t talled-yeas. 26; nays, 81. An agree,
m me was reached to dispose of the bill
Dy 5 O'Clock on the 18th
The river ard harbor appropriation bill
was passed by the Senate on the 18th after
anv daxa stormy lasting
makes direct appropriations of 12,2OO,O 900,
ana authorizes continuing contracts of $751;
10000, an aggregate of about $76, 900 600
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 senator's voted in the mega
tive. Bills We're passed as follows: Max
Ing Conneaut, o., a SUPPORT Of entry;
amending the act granting pensions to sur
vlvors OF Indian wars so as to include the
SURVIVORS OF the Fevre river war, Sabine
Indian disturbance and Cayuse war; the
Mexico Indian. wars the California Indian
disturbances Of 1S51-52. and the Indian wars
or Utah. Oregon and Washington; relating
to the sale of printed copies of patents re-
supplies: making it unlawful to shoot or
throw stones or other missiles into any
locomotive or car in Indian territory; max
Ing one years residence in a territory requi
site for divorce: to authorize life-saving
station at Port Huron, Mich.
Inc 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 a view to
co conc E., the debate and taking a final
vote on the following day. A brief col
lo1quy 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
nc session Nj. Plat rep, Comm spoke
speeches against the bill proposing addi-
tlonal restrictions on immigration by Mr..
Gibson Dem., Md, and Mr.. Nelson (Rep.,
Mimi were made early in the day. Mr..
Gibson severely affIjgnQ0 the A p A.
declaring that it inspired this bill. and
that the organization was seeking to invade
politics.
By a vote Of 81 to 80, the Senate deter
mined on the 10th that Henry A. Dupont
was not entitled to a seat in the Senate
long and animated controversy which had
become one of the most notable contests Of
its kind in the history of the Senate. The
and this lent added interest to the final
vote. There had been some question as to
the direction Of Mr.. Stewards VOTE but it
went with those of the Democrats and Pop
uists. and was the decisive vote in declar-
ing that Mr.. Dupont was not entitled to
seat seat G Before taking the vote Mr.: Platt
Was dem, Wis., against. Earlier in the
day Mr.. Bacon Dem. Ga) spoke against
the issue of bonds without authority of
Congress-
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 a right Of way through the South
Platte and Plum Greek forest reserya tons;
to grant pipe lines right of way over the
public domain in Colorado and Montana;
to ti.b grant az tie Flagstaff CANYON railway
to extend the charter of the. Dennison &
Northern railroad. preliminary confer
e en-, 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 preliminaries for the ulti-
onS pemoera of The Illinois nownng the
We're taken in hand by the Republican ma
jority Of the House Of Representatives on
the 18th; Mr.. Downing has no chance of
the case was brought up, Mr.. Wheeler
Dem) of Alabama taken to task for
abusing the privilege of printing in the
in recent speech of his were eXpunged
from the permanent Record by vote of
75 to ~ The House then. adjourned.
The House after one of the hardest
fought preliminary battles of the session.
which continued until almost o'clock on
the 18th, reeommitted the contested elec-
the Sixteenth Illinois district to the COM
mittee on elections with instructions to re
s Sc to ea s divided ia asp g follows the A y9s
81 Republicans, 60 Democrats and 8 Popu-
lists; noes. 30 Republicans.
The House on the 14th, under the special
order adopted last week, devoted the whole
day to private pension bills. They were
disposed of at the rate of about one every
five minutes, ffty-eight in all being favor
ably acted upon before adjournment
Among them were bills granting pensions
to. the widow of Cen o. NJ. Poe. $50; the
widow of Gen. Jameson. $50: the widow of
Gen; John Newton. s75; the widow of
ex-United States Senator Geo. E. Spencer
Of Alabama, $50; and eS-Congressman
Sma!ls Of South Carolina $50 While the
pension bills were being considered the
committee of the whole rose informally
and disagreed to the Senate amendments to
the river and harbor bill. and sent it to
conference. Later, Mr.. Hepburn (Rep. Ia)
raised the point that the action was irreg-
ular. and intimated that it was piece Of
sharp practice to prevent the House from
considering the amendments iii committee
Of the whole. Mr.. Herman rep Orr dis
claimed any such purpose. stating that the
object was to hasten the bill in anticipation
OF Of a presidential &c veto The speaker took
The House on the 18th Orcunied itself