Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
CONGRESS.


South Carolina again brought his unique
b r nf Of fhe 1e his sDee S
memorable maiden effort attacking public
officials, high and low While he spoke this
time the silver pitchfork recently presented
to him in the West was cOnSpicuously dis
played on his scarf The senator used the
blunt words characteristic of his utterances
arraigning the President and cabinet Of
ficers with unsparing criticism and personal
invective. He also addressed himself per-
ssonally. to Mr.; Hill and Mr.. Sherman, and
drew from the former sharp rejoinders
while Mr.. Sherman declined to be brought
into a controversy with the South Carolina
senator. Mr.. Hill followed Mr. Tillman,
answering the latter point by point. During
the day Mr. Sherman secured the passage
of bill appropriating $75, 900 for the ex-
penses of the Behring sea commission soon
to meet in San Francisco of Canadian seal
ers in Behring sea. Mr.. Butler Pop, N. c.
presented a bill making the Mexican silver
dollar and the. japanese yen, each contain
ing 371A grains of pure silver and the
trade dollar full legal tender dollars in the
United States. When the naval appropria-
ton bill was taken up, the question being
the number of battleships from four. as re-
ported, to two. Without further speeches a
yea and nay vote was taken, resulting in
the adoption of the German amenGment--31
to II.
After a weeks debate which has taken
a wide range, the Senate on the 2d passed
day. was given UP to the subject. large
part of the time set apart for general de-
bate was devoted to political questions
foreign to the immediate subject The bill
as it passed is substantially as it was re-
ported from the committee on appropria-
lions, except for the reduction Of the bat
fused to decrease the number of new sea-
men authorized by the House BILL Mr.,
Chambers amendment directing the sec
rotary of the navy to examine into the mer-
It's of the methods of propelling ships by
direct action upon the water. was agreed
procedure was shattered early in the SEES
sion the 4th by two unexpected motions
When the intended action to consider the
river and harbor bill was attempted it was
antagonized by motion by Mr.. Turpie
Oem., 1nd.) to consider the Dupont election
case. Mr.. Mitchell. with considerable dis
play OF feeling sought to prevent this
course. but by. a nay and yea vote, result.
Ing ~ to 81, the Senate decided to take un
the Dupont case Later an agreement was
effected to postpone the matter until the
river and harbOr bill was passed, the final
vote in the election case to be taken two
days after consideration was begun. At
O'Clock the unfinished business came up in
the form of the bond investigation resolu-
tion Mr. PETER refused to further delay
the matter and his motion to proceed with
the resolution was upheld by 80 to %, thus
disDlacing the river and harbor bill Mr..
Hill thereupon took the floor and spoke I'M
til adjournment.
The Senate considered the river and har-
Dor bill on the 9TH up to O'Clock when the
PETER bond investigating resolution came
up. The supporters of the resolution for
the investigation Of bond sales now hope to
secure a vote before adjournment on the
9th. Senator Hill stated before Mr. Petit
grew made a speech. that he would not de-
sire to go on for more than an hour the
following day. but he may find Mr.. Petit
crews remarks text for further comments.
1t is not known to the managers of the
resolution whether other senators will de-
sire to speak in opposition to the measure.
though it is considered possible that Sena-
tor Villas may. The opponents of the reso-
luton believe that it will be so modified be-
fore the final vote is reached as to provide
that the committee on finance shall make
whatever investigation is to be made. and
they are not so strongly opposed to it i'll
that form. When the Senate met on the
9Th Mr.: Call Dem. Fla) introduced q reso-
luton requesting the President to protest
against the execution of American Citizens
taken on board the schooner Competitor by
a Spanish gunboat and to sdeflaand of Spain
that the prisoners shall mot be subject to
cruel treatment. Mr.. Calisasked the imme-
date adoption of the resolution. and on a
viva yoce vote it was adopted with a faint
response, few senator's being present, but it
afterWard went on the calendar.
In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Cullom re-
ported progress in the conference of the
two houses on the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, although many
items were yet open The main feature of
agreement IS on the salaries of United
States district attorneys and marshals, a
schedule of the rates ranging from $500
to $4,000 year agreed on being submitted
the two Florida senator's, Mr. Call and Mr..
PascO, as to the resolution of Mr.. Call re-
questing the President to protest against the
execution of the American citizens taken
on board the schooner Competitor by a
Spanish gunboat. Mr.. Call wanted inlme-
date action. Mr.. Sherman moved to refer
affairs. Mr.. Call protested, saying that
with death hanging over American citizens
the Senate should act. The Senate commit
tee on foreign relations has agreed to a
compromise bill for cable to Hawaii and
Japan. The bill authorizes the postmaster
general to enter into contract on behalf of
the United States with any company which
may lay the cable, to pay subsidy not eX-
ceeding 100000 per year.
BY the decisive vote Of 81 to 6, the SEN
ate on the 18th began an investigation, to be
conducted by the Senate committee on
finance. into the facts and circumstances
connected with the sale of United States
Ing the last three years. The six adverse
votes were cast by Senator's Caffery LaO,
Taul5ner (W Ea), Gray Del) Hill (N:
Democrats. Mr. Vest turned his attention
to the recent Michigan Democratic state
convention, reading from an article written
pated lin that shameful scene The ar
ticle detailed the action of ''backsliders''
and TRAITORS who had been instructed
for silver and voted against it, The senator
said he had many letters from men of high
standing detailing the circumstances of
the Michigan convention as "a shame and
ulSSIdce 10 AMERICAN pupilc HE. Inc
Senate Immediately turned to other bust
ness; The conference agreements reported
on the Legislative. executive and judicial APP
preparation bill, including, the item of sal
aries for United States district attorneys
and marshals was agreed to. 1t was 6:3O
o'clock when the Senate adjourned.
House.
The House again devoted the major part
Of the LIST to debate on the bankruptcy bill
Several amendments were offered. but none
were adopted. bill to provide for dele
gate in Congress for the territory of Alaska
was defeated-44 to so. At the evening SEES
sion twenty-one private pension bills were
acted favorably upon. Among them were
bills to pension the widow of Gen. W. H.
Enochs of Ohio. who was a member of the
Fifty-second Congress, at $50 month. and
Elizabeth t. Beall, widow of Benjamin L.
Beall, colonel of the First United States
cavalry. Col. Beall was in the Revolution
airy army, and the beneficiary of this bill is
81 years old.
The House. on the 3D. after FIVE days of
debate, passed the Henderson bill to es-
tablish uniform system of bankruptcy,
by vote of 157 to 81. The majority in
favor of the bill was greater than was an
ticipated, owing largely to the fact that
quite a number of members, who desired
only q far han oft ho