Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
CONGRESS.
Senate,


bonds As passed. the bill carries about
$lO,5O0OOO, an increase of S6,OO0,O00 over
the House bill The most important amend
ment agreed upon was that Of 81 $40. 979
to the Southern Pacific company fer trans
pp;o,rrtation OF mails. At o'clock the. bond
and Mr.; Pritchard (Rep, y, G, was recog-
nized but after some discussion the bill
was Informally laid aside and the consid-
e era Oh the deficiency bill continued.
All the committee amendments were
rep, Or Or to pay the ciaim of John
point of order. Mr.. Warren (Rep.. Wyo9
on! red an amendment .appropriating ST.
O21,OoO covering. 341 French spoiiation
On point of order. which the chair sub
mitted to the Senate it was decided that
me me clalms were proper as an amendment
Tarin and finance each came In for
s nah Of consideration in the Senate on the
taken up whereupon Mr.. Dubois (Rep.
daa,l onered an amendment adding Is
cents per Darrel to the tax on beer. The
senator said his amendment was intended
10 TEST the sincerity of senator's who ex-
pressed the patriotic desire to aid the treas
, mry oy p raising more revenue. Mr.. Sher--
means to defeat the cheese bill His
motion mot aaet to table the Dubois amendment
question cues n Of adopting the amendment, the
debate became general. Senators Mills and
gray gray supported and Nelson, Aldrich and
beer amendment was displaced at . o'clock
by the bond bill. which was advocated by
MI mr., NJ rrltch hard rep. N. g. and opposed
passed TO pension Mt $75 month the widow
u , zen; George f. Spencer at one time
United States senator from, Alabama Mr.
Thurston in view of his departure, owing
70 sickness in his family. defined his DO
sltlon on number of important pending
measures m sopes VIZ; Favorable to the election
% fhn
amending the law for punishment for con-
tempt OF court, to the filed cheese bill. and
bbpp33sed to the bill prohibiting the Issue of
Dol AS to the last measure. Mr.. Thurs
ton explained that his opposition was not
que 70 the principle of the bill. WEIGH he
falf ! APP approve at another :.me, but he
ieit It was too late in the session to With
noid from the administration the means
81 thy arer san,t q monetary crisis crisis.
proposition to increase the beer tax Is
cents barrel by the vote of 81 to q. The
,Ho:,55e was taken as soon the filled cheese
, blii was taken up. the beer tax proposition
being submitted as an amendment, With
tne amendment disposed Of the cheese bill
MAS WAS further debated. but not disposed Of
or ~ > o otna on the bond bill proceeded att
e e,n tlock; Mr. Hansbrough Rep.. n. ID
supported the bill, saying that Il limitation
81 81 me overshadowing power of the execu-
tive branch, bordering on imperialism. was
essential. 1t presented an issue of more
VITAL VITA, lmportahce than national conventions
hather than that Il single individual at the
ana automatically exercise his own sweet
WI! In issuing bonds and determining the
ewing power. it would be far better for
CONGRESS to remain in session the year
around Mr. Morgan Dcm.. Ala) gave no.
tlce or an amendment to the cheese bill
proposing an internal revenue tax of / cent
States. 0' eneese in'ue III the on'ted
The st. Louis horror was the theme of
q a. toHuIc,lnllng and eloquent prayer by Rev.
Or. Milburn. the blind chaplain Of the SEN
aee;, at the opening of the session the
18th When the House resolution was re-
c9elyed authorizing the secretary of war to
roam rents and render aid to the mayors
OF ST Louis and East ST. Louis Mr. Palmer
OF Illinois asked immediate consideration.
a Mr. vest IT, uDem. Mo- interposed the sug-
gestlon that while it might seem ungra-
cious Tor him to interpose objection. yet in
view OF late reports showing the usual
eaaty 6e att nnt the first hours of
necessary The people of ST. Louis he
sald, could take care of themselves and al
though tho s the resolution could do no harm,
yet ne deprecated the tendency to rush i'm
pulslvely to federal sources for relief The
pond Dill was further discussed by the
Senate Mr.. Daniels made fervid plea
Tor silver, eVok1ng an enthusiastic demon
strat1on Mr.. PETER also spoke for the
bin. Mr.. PETER pop. Kas) supported
the bill. Mr.. Carter Mont) gave notice
of an amendment, to the filled cheese bill
putting a tax and establishing regulations
against adulterated beer.
The Senate reached an agreement on the
29tn TO take Il final vote on the bill to pro-
hibit the issue of bonds on the I'd prox..
before I;do adjournment, Mr.. Hill reserving the
ri91l to move move, to postpone the vote. The
I, bills repeating the law relating to rebates
| on alcohol used in the arts and amending
the law concerning the distlling of brandy
# from n; fruits We're passed. The latter au-
/ dy made from fruits from the provisions
relating to the manufacture of spirits. ex-
o g. the su faa Of 5ff the bin NJ pr BHs
the issue of bonds. in speech declared
that the gold element was about to exc
cute cut "a, skiilful stroke Of politics by allow
by silver in order to weigh down the cause
with the evils of the Democratic party
of the American people," He appealed to
silver men not to be deceived by this piece
Of politics.
st Mr. Ken m, Pop, Neb.l resumed his obj
sion of the House on the 25th entering OBJ
1ecti I wherever possible Mr.. Babcock
9 ns Wisconsin ns promptly claimed the DAY for
Rep., KY, the House went into com ON
IN reneo of the Thoe t to consider the bin
existing tariff law, At p. m. the com
mittee a arose. Mr.; Strobe Rep; Neb) pre-
SECTION ths Of in the
the Sixth North Carolina district, and at
OLD the House adjourned
L ne Rouse on the Zbtn DV vote of 1fj
to 50 passed the bill for the repeal of seq
ton sixty-one of the present tariff law pro
yiding for rebate alcohol used in the
arts or medicinal compounds. An amend
ment was attached providing for Joint
commission to consist of three members
from each house to examine and report
on all questions relating to free alcohol
at the next session. The opposition to the
measure came almost entirely from East
ern and New England states. All analysis
OF the vote shows that fifty-six Democrats
and 1O4 Republicans and five Populists
voted for the bill and sixty Republicans
and nine Democrats against the bill The
Senate amendment to the general deficiency
bill, excepting the French spoliation
claims and claims under the Bowman act
were disagreed to and the bill sent to
conference.
The House spent almost the entire day
on the 9th discussing the Senate amend
ment to the general deficiency bill appro-
priating S1.027 900 for the payment Of
about 700 French spoliation claims. $548 900
for 325 war claims. found to be due under
the Bowman act $4,000 for the payment
of what is known as the Chautauqua claim
Tor the construction of an ironcad steam
battery in 1864, and about $4,000 for In
dian supplies furnished in 1873 and 1874
Chairman Cannon of the appropriation COM
mittee, seconded by Mr. Sayres. led the
fight against the payment of these claims.
which, they charged, had been Jumped to-
gether into amendment in order to
command enough strength 70 secure mas