Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-28
CONGRESS.



dip -Omatic gallery. At 1920 p. m. While
the routine business was proceeding, Mr..
Cameron arose and in a voice hardly audi
bic presented the report OF the committee
on foreign relations favorable to the reso-
luton for Cuban independence. He asked
that the resolution and report be printed
and laid on the table and that 500 add-
tional copies of the report be printed. The
report is given elsewhere III this paper.
Mr.. Sherman interpOsed to ask if it was
understood that the resolution was to re-
main on the table until after the holidays.
Mr.. Cameron answered in the affirmative.
Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala.) presented a sup
pemcntaIy report on the Cuban resolutions.
He said it was offered on behalf of himself
and Mr. Mills of the committee. who fully
cOncurred in the report of Mr.. Cameron.
but desired to give some additional facts
to justify the findings of the committee.
Mr.. Sherman presented two favorable re-
ports from the committee on foreign rela-
lions on the resolution offered by Mr.. Call
{Dcm Tla.). The first resolution requests
the secretary of state for lists of all United
, States citizens confined in Spanish prisons.
The other resolution requested. the eXecE-
tive branch to demand the release Of all
! United States citizens confined at the Span
ish penal colony on the island of Ceuta,
off the African coast Senator Bacon of
Georgia introduced a resolution Oh the con-
stitutional question raised between the OK
ecutiye and Congress by the Cuban war.
The resolution declares that the recognition
of governments is sovereign power which
does not appertain to the executive except
as the right of veto makes him q part OF
Texas introduced Il substitute for the Cam
eron resolution, declaring that a state of
war exists in Cuba and that the United
States should remain neutral according the
rights of belligerents to both parties. Sen
atOr Hill introduced Il resolution to accord
the CubanS belligerent rights. This led 10
a little debate with Senator Vest, but final
~ the whole matter went over until after
the holidays. On motion OF Mr.. sherman
the Call resolution fayorably reported by
him asking for a report on American cltl-
zens held in Spanish prisons was agreed to
without division. 1t is as follows: Re
solved that the secretary Of state be and
is hereby directed to send to the Senate
report of all naturalized citizens OF the
United States Of whose arrest and imprlson-
ment trial or conviction, or sentence. either
to Imprisonment at the penal COLONY OF
Ceuta or elsewhere he has any information,
and that he shall inform the Senate in such
report Of the persons now held in contlne-
ment at Ceuta and of the charges, briefly
stated on which they were condemned and
the nature OF the evidence so far as the
partment.' This disposed OF the Cuban
matter for the time being. The status of
the various resolutions as they were finally
left is as follows: The Cameron ard Nor
gan reports are on the table until after the
holidays: the Vest resolution is on the
table to be called UP the following day;
the Hill and Chiffon resolutions are on the
table: the Bacon resolution is referred TO
the committee on judiciary
Senator Vests anticipated speech concern
ing Secretary Olney,s attitude toward the
Cameron resolution filled the Senate CALLER
les to G Overlooking on the 22d. The public
galleries were packed and the reserved
galleries comfortably filed Minister Hatch
of Hawaii was among the early arrivals
in the diplomatic gallery, There was CON
siderable disappointment expressed when
word WAS got about that Mr.. Vest would
not continue his remarks. which were cut
off by all objection the day before. The
urgent deficiency bill was reported as
passed. with minor amendments. 1t car
RES 1884, 1886. the larger part of which is
for the continuation of the wGrk of the navy
department.. Mr.. Pettigrew rep: $ p
called up his resolution appTopriating $10,-
600, COO to take up the trust notes Of the
Union Pacific railway He said this step
vas Imperative to protect the interests OF
the government against q scheme on those
who held rhe nOieS whose purpose was TO
absorb the branch lines OF the Union PacI1c. /
He declared his belief that the nioa IA
ci1ic w;aS not and is not ins0lyent and that
tho fi0ating debt was created for the eX-
press purpose Of complaining and enlDar- |
RAISING tIe government liens. Mr. Petit |
grew Urged that the government should en-
brace this opportunity for an experiment |
in government ownership OF a great con- |
tinertal line. He believed the government
should taife possession and operate the
Union Pacific road and it's branch lines.
Mr.. Platt E2ep. Comm spoke OF the i'm !
perativc necessity OF considering the IN
nortant question Of settlement with the
Pacific roads TIE Indebtedness, reaching
$115 000, 900: was III danger of being fest and |
yet this yasf debt and the peril OF it's less
seemed to disturb no one lie h0ped 4
would be ong of the first subjects considered |
after the holidays. The Pacific railway dis
cussi0n continued in the senate up 10 = p.
m, when the morning hour expired, aBpaT- |
emily ending she prospects for CuBdH &C.
bate.
House.
The 18th was private bill day in tile HoT9se,
but most of the session was devoted 10 the
passage OF tile thirty seven pension ard re-
nef bills faVorably acted upon by tie COM
mttee Of the Whole. The bill to pay Flora
A. Darling. the wife OF 4 Confederate gen-
eral. $a56S3 fer Tennessee and Loudsiana
bank notes tEllxem from her in 1862 while
under flag OF truce, which was attacked
by Mir. Daizeii,. was laid the table Only |
FIVE bills were fav0rably acted upon today |
One Of them, bill 70 refer claim of Thorn |
rs g. Reed a Pennsylvania soldier during
the war; for unpaid balance Of salary, |
to the court OF claims. created some merr- |
Identical with that Of the speaker OF the
House. The OTHER bills were: 70 pay the
officers and crews Of the United States gIli-
boats L-ineo aI7d Chocura $12,47F prize
money; to pay William B. Isaacs. & co.
$16.9S7, the fnGfSMg of the court OF claims
TO pay George MeAlpin. the sutler Of the
galy collected from him; to pay Matthias
Peterson of Spring Valley, Wis, $500 paid
by him for substitute during the war.
Peterson ar that time not being" cItIzen
Of the United States.
When the immigration bill was laid be-
fore the House On the Dist Mr.: Bartholft
(ReD. MOI nade Il speech opposing the
Senate amendments and claiming Thar tEfe
foreign residents of America had saved the
country IN Cne ldSL 6lScllOu liz G1dAIlCS1
that they sllould now be treated fairly and
not discontinued against. He also rItfi-
culed the amendments proposed by the Sen
ate. The F1ouse finally noncurred in the
Senate amendments to the immigrarTGn bill
and agreed to a conference. The considera-
tion of the Legislative appropriation bill was
The House on the 22d passed the iegis-
lative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill. and th@1 adjourned for the holiday
recess. TT4fS is the first time in the history
of Congress that the legislative, bill mas been
passed before the holidays. The day was
devoted TO the annual debate of the civil
service law. and, as usual, the attempt to
strike out the provision fer the commission
was ovprw helmingly defeated. There was a
good deal OF thrashing over old straw and
sparr'ng for political points At $40 r. M.
the House adjourned until noon January ).
Hard for the Lawyer
At The Manchester police court the oth-
er day a man was charged with having
stolen some ducks from farm.
Flew DO you know they are your
ducks?' asked the Defendants counsel
"'Oh. | should know them anywhere. .