Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-09
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his motion to proceed with the subject. The
p pos appropriation bill, carrying $685.
100000. was considered in part, but not
completed. A sharp debate on mail subsi-
dies arose, Mr.. Villas opposing an extension
OF the subsidy system, while Senators Per-
kins and White of California upheld them.
Senator Georges speech in opposition to
Mr.. Dupont's claim to a seat occupied most
OF the day and was not completed.
ocean mail subsidies brought on en- ami
mated discussion in the Senate on the LIST,
during the consideration of the pOStoffice
approximation bill. Mr.. Villas opposed sub
what he declared were excessive payments
for mail service. Mr.. Perkins of California
energetically defended the subsidies for
The subsidy item was reserved for separ-
ate vote. The balance of the postoffice APP
Propriation bill was completed. Mr.. Call of
Florida introduced a resolution of a radical
character concerning Cuba. proposing the
immediate use of a naval force to protect
americans in Cuba from atrocities and for
speech on the Dupont case occupied most of
the day.
The postoffice appropriation bill served to
bring out some sharp discussion in the Sen
ate on the I'd. on the propriety Of abolishng
country postoffices and absorbing them as
branches of city offices. Mr.; German OPP
that the Baltimore postoffice territory in
cluded two congressional districts and this
nostomce power was exerted. toward in
nuencing the selection of men for Congress.
After speech by Mr.. Elkins advocating
subsidies and other means of extending
American commerce on the seas: the postof-
George closed his speech covering three DAYS
in opposition to Mr.. Dupont's claim to a
seat: The resolution for Investigating the
bond sale again went over on Mr. Hills OBJ
lection. An agreement was reached that
adjournment at the close of the session be
until the 9Th.
The House spent the S1st considering the
Snn6rU ri foir
No amendments of Importance We're adopt
ed A determined effort was made by some
out the appropratop Of for the pay
Of internal revenue informerS. but it was
unsuccessful Mr.. Adams (Rep) of Penn
syivania undertook to correct some Of the
some Philadelphia manufatturers. In that hat
connection he r"'erred to the resolutions
adopted by the.1 nufacturers' club, of Phil
adelphia. Mr.. Hartman of Montana and
other free si;ve- Republicans in reply
charged that they had been persistently and
maliciOusly miSrepresented by the gold
Bugs press. The conference. they asserted
had not been of their seeking. Mr.. Picker
of South Dakota also made statement con
corning what he said had been misrepre-
sentatlon of the Republican platform of his
state, which instead of making specific
declaration on national issues had simply af-
1irmed the doctrines of the national Repub-
1lcan party at Minneapolis until the St
Louis convention should have adopted a new
PLATFORM.
The House on the LIST practically com
pleted the consideration of the sundry civil
Dill. In the course OF the debate on an
amendment to appropriate $4,000 for be-
ginning the erection of new military post
at Spokane WASH Mr.. Cannon, chairman
of the appropriations committee, made an
appeal for economy on the ground that the
condition of the treasury was such that no
new project should be entered upon by this
Congress. He was supported in his appeal
by Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio. who. in some
MS ir,S tnH hot fhn
sites OF the situation must govern. He
called attention to the fact that during the
first nineteen months of the operation Of the
ceeded by the expenditures SIG OOO. 600 This
or course brought on a political discussion,
IN which Mr.; Patterson Dem. Tenn de-
was adopted despite Mr.. Cannon's appeal.
The question OF appropriating. public
m money for private or sectaran institutions
the consideration of the District of Column
bia appropriation bin in connection with
some appropriations for charitable institu-
for four hours in the House on the I'd.
On the former occasion, the contest was
managed by Mr.. Linton. Michigan Repub-
A. members in Congress That contest was
successful and by vote of 143-135 the bill
was recommitted This time the bone of
colofed institution of Washington for which
an appropriation of $4,000 was inserted in
the sundry civil Vi, bill on motion of Nj Evans
no debate on the item the day before. This
time Mr. Hainer (Rep., Neb.). in whose
temporary absence the amendment was
the appropriation on the ground that it
was both a private ana sectarian inst-
tuition. a school of theology, being main
ton was coupled With a nroViso opn hat no
part of it should be used for religious teach
ing, but, Mr.. Hainer insisted that it could
ligious institution. Politics. of course, were
injected literally into TIC debate The
House voted 129 to 105 to retain the appro-
priation, thus in measure reversing it's
action when the district bill was up. An
alysls of the vote shows that 107 Repub-
licans, 19 Democrats and 3 Populists voted
for the amendment, and So Republicans. AZ
Democrats and Populists against it. The
sundry civil bill as amended was passed
The House on the Sd revived the agitation
of the question of Cuban belligerency in
connection with the conference report Of the
Cuban resolutions 1t was not expected
that there would be much debate. but Mr.
Boutelle. by his vigorous opposition, pre-
vented action and the chances were that
the debate would run all the following day.
Mr. Hit, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, in presenting the conference re-
port, made very temperate speech, in the
course of which he expressed the greatest
confidence that the President although the
resolutions. being concurrent. had no bind
ing effect on the execut1ve-would not .'be
SO recreant to his duty to disregard the
expressed wish of Congress-" He, in fact,
refused to entertain the suggestion that Mr..
Cleveland might not recognize the belliger-
ency of the Cubans as a result Of the adop-
ton of the resolutions. On one occasion
during tie day the speaker made the i'm
portant ruling that 17S constituted quo
rum, thus deciding that majority of the
members present were a quorum instead of a
majority of the full membership of the
House. point raised in the Kentucky sena-
torial fight. This question had never been
absolutely settled. In the Fifty-first Con-
gress Speaker Reed held that majority Of
full house was quorum. Mr.. Richardson
called attention to the Importance of the
ruling. and asked if the speaker intended to
reverse his decision in the Fifty-first Con-
gress. The speaker replied that he did
The House on the 4th decided to vote on
the Cuban resolutions on the 9th. immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal. This
agreement was accompanied by an under
standing that the debate on the resolutions
should be continued into the evening With
the exception of al nour given over to mis-
cellaneous business at the beginning of the
session the entire day and night sessions
We're Devoted to a discussion of the Wis