Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-06-08
CONGRESS.
Senate.


bills repeating the law relating to rebates
on alcohol used in the arts and amending
the law concerning the distilling of brandy
from fruits were passed. The latter au-
thorizes the exemption of distillers of bran
dy made from fruits from the provisions
relating to the manufacture of spirits, ex-
cept as to the tax thereon. Mr.. Butler
Pop, n. CD, author of the bill to prohibit
the issue of bonds, in speech declared
that the gold element was about to exc
cute a skilful stroke of politics by allow
ing the Chicago convention to be controlled
by silver, in order to weigh down the cause
with the evils of the Democratic party
which had become a "stench in the nostrils
of the American people," He appealed to
silver men not to be deceived by this piece
of politics.
Most of the session on the LIST was given
to debate on the bill, Mr.. Cullom speaking
against it as step toward reputation and
Mr.. Brown of Utah in favor of this bill
would be illegal and void Mr. Morrill,
chairman of the finance committee gave no.
ttice Of a tariff speech. resolution by
Mr.. Lodge Rep., Mass) was adopted re-
questing the President for information as
to the seizure of the American schooner
frederick Gering by the Canadian cutter
Aberdeen. In introducing bill for build
Ing the Nicaragua canal. Mr.. Morgan
Dem, .Ala( said it would be most appro-
pirate for the Senate to pass the canal bill
of last year. Final action could not be
expected at this session, but in connection
with the favorable action of the House, it
y.
At O'Clock in the evening the long
struggle in the Senate over the bill to
prohibit the issue of bonds came to an end,
and the bill was passed by a vote of 80 to
p. The bill as passed covers only three
lines, as follows: ''Be it enacted that the
Issuance Of interest-bearing bonds of the
United States for any purpose whatever,
without further authority of Congress. is
hereby prohibited The vote on the final
passage was as follows: Yeas-Republic-
ans: Brown, Cannon, Dubois, Hansbrough.
Mitchell (Or.), Pettigrew. Pritchard. Teller,
Warren, Wolcott-10 Democrats: Bacon,
Bate, Berry, Chiffon: Daniel; George, Har-
White-17. Populists: Allen, Butler, Jones
MPeT PETER stemsrt-Total 80 Nays.
Chandler, Cullom, Davis GalIinger, Hale,
Hawley, Lodge, Mcbride, Nelson, Platt.
quay quay Wetmore, WiIson-16. Democrats:
H HTtce, ,cafFery Fagkner Hill lindsay
Total %. The voting did not begin until
$50 p, M. at which time the chamber was
dimly. lighted and the galleries almost emp
ty. flood of amendments was first voted
down. all being defeated. One. by Mr..
Aldrlch Or. -, gave the executive. power
other by Mr.. Aldrich provided that the act.
should not impair the obligation to. pay in
coin. Mr.. Hills amendment that treasury
notes be retired when redeemed was tabled
TO to II. Mr.. Quay'S amendment for the
substitution Of coin notes for treasury notes
was defeated without yea and nay vote.
Inc me last preliminary vote was on Mr..
Hills motion to postpone the subject until
next December, which was defeated Then
came the final vote.
The Senate on the Sd passed the river and
harbor bill over the Presidents veto by the
vote of IS to 5. This was the last step in
making the bill effective and it is now
law The vote was taken after three hours
of spirited debate. during which the Presi-
dent was criticised and defended. the re-
marks at times being directly and bitterly
personal, The opposition to the veto was
a v a. NV fnr Wnc, ID
tlgreW. Hawley and Butler, while the veto
was defended by Senator's Villas. Hill and
Bate 1eas-Republicans: Aldrich, Allison,
Burrows, Cannon, Carter. Chandler Clark,
Cullom. Davis. Dubois, Elkins. Gallinger,
Gear, Hale. Hansbrough Hawley Lodge,
Mcbride, Mitchell (Or). Nelson, Perkins,
man, shoup, Squire. Teller Warren. Wet
con, Berry, Brice Faulkner. George, Glib
Mitchell (Wis). Morgan. Pasco, Pugh, Till
man, Turpie Vest, Walthall, White-19
PPopulists-Butler, Jones New, PETER,
Bate Chiffon To tai s. smt Say Tds ats
Sherman endeavored to go on with the filled
cheese bill, but Mr. Vest objected, stating
that he was tired of having this filled cheese
bill thrust forward constantly. Mr. Vest
said the bill could be defeated by flibus-
ter. but this would not be resorted to.
The Senate, passed the filled cheese bill
on the 4th by a vote of 81 to 10. An
amendment offered by Senator Stewart fix
ing a duty Of 10 cents a pound on wool.
was defeated, the vote standing 80 to II.
garine law. The bill defines ''filled cheese"
to embrace "all substances made Of milk
or skinned milk with the admixture Of
butter, animal oils or fats, vegetables or
any other oils, or compounds foreign to
such milk, and made in imitation or SEM
blance of cheese" Manufacturers of filled
dealers $3.50; retail dealers $40 In addi-
ton to these taxes the product itself is
taxed l cent pound, and imported filled
cheese is taxed cents a pound in addi-
ton to the import duty. 1t is provided
that filled cheese shall be packed by the
manufacturers in wooden packages only.
and branded with the words filled cheese"
in black-faced letters not less than two
inches in length 1t also provides that all
retail and wholesale dealers in filled cheese
shall display in conspicuous place in their
SalesrOom sign bearing the words, ''filled
cheese sold here" in black faced letters,
not less than six inches in length, upon a
white ground. Among the other important
acts of the Senate was its refusal to recede
from its amendment to the naval bill re-
ducing the number of battleships from four
to two and insisting on it's amendment to
the Indian bill providing for appropria-
tons for sectarian schools until the year
1898.
The House spent almost the entire day
on the 10Th debating the Johnston Stokes
contested election case from the Seventh
were badly divided. Those who favored
seating the contestant. Johnston. who ran
on Populist-Republcan ticket. finding
themselves Slightly in the minority when
the voting began, con- lenced flibuster
which lasted until the conference report on
the naval appropriation bill came to the
rescue, and the House recessed before final
action was taken. Johnston's partisans
were out-voted 105-95 and 1O3-99, the first
vote being a minority resolution declaring
Johnston entitled to a seat the second on
the majority resolution declaring him not
entitled to it. The naval appropriation bill
houses disagreeing on the number of battle
ships and the Senate amendment limiting
the cost of armorplate to $3.50 a ton. MI
Boutelle said that it had been ascertained
that the average cost of armorplate was
$500. He read letter from Secretary Her
bert criticising the language of the amend
ment which the secretary said might pre-
vent direct contracts with shipbuilders for
ships and armor. President Cleveland re-
turned to the House the river and harbor
appropriation bill accompanied by veto
message. He declares that the bill is Il
piece of extravaganza and that by favoring
local and private enterprises the bill fosters
paternalism.
Immediately after the chaplain's prayer
In the House on the LIST, MI. KEN Pop.
Neb). in accordance with his announced