Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-02-20
CONGRESS-
Senate.

resolution to recOmmlt the tariff Dill event
over. and the long-pcnding resolution which
has brought out much criticism of the secre-
tary of agriculture was passed without
to provide that the purchase and distribu-
ton of seeds shall proceed as heretofore.
discussion of Secretary Carlisle's observance
vision of the deficiency bill for the ap-
| pointment of twenty-five expert money
counters Mr. Chandler sarcastically point
ed out that the secretary'ss letter requesting
twenty-five counters asked that he be given
the selection, as the civil-service commits:
sion was not able to furnish the. class OF
commission had broken down and was SO
nish the class Of counters required.
There was an unusually full attendance
Oh the Republican side of the Senate cham
Der on the 18th. as Mr.. Morrill,: chairman
Of the finance committee. had given notice
of e motion to take up the tariff bill. The
deficiency appropriation bill held its place
disposition to displace it, Mr.. Vest secured
| the adoption of a resolution calling on the
secretary of agriculture to report what re-
cent changes had been made. in the .quaran-
| tine line against cattle coming north from
Texas. Mr.. Vest explained that recent
| publication stated that the secretary had
changes to the detriment of the parties in
interest. Mr.. PETER, Pop, Kan) came
| forward with lengthy resolution propos-
ing Senate Investigation of the circum-
stances of all recent bond issues. The res
olution proposed a special committee OF five
| senators, and gives comprehensive direc-
! lions as to the scope Of the inquiry, the
dealings with syndicates. etc. the effect of
such dealings and explicit information as to
tendant circumstances. Mr. Morrill, asked
that the resolution go to the finance com.
the following day. Among the favorable re-
| ports presented was one on Mr. Hale's bil!
making February - Q4incoln's birthday Il
The friends of the tariff bill met an I'M,
decisive vote of q yeas to 20 nays the
up the tariff bill. The negative vote which
defeated the motion was given by Demo
Gratis, PopulSts and four Republican sena-
tors, viz: Teller. Mantle, Dubois and Car
ter. The affirmative vote was entirely Re
publican but it's total Of twenty-one is less
than half of the aggregate Republican
strength. The urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill was disposed of at o'clock. and
ures began, The urgent deficiency bill. as
passed, carries about $6,O0OOO0. a consider
able increase over the bill passed in the
House.
The desk Of w. H. Grain of Texas, who
died early in the morning, was draped
heavily with black when the House recon
yened on the 10th after a recess over Sun.
white hyacnths. lilies of the valley and
roses Mr. Grains death came as a shock
| know he was i'll The debate on the bond
bill proceeded until noon. when the legisla-
tive day, of Saturday expired. Mr.. Hainer
| (Rep., Neb.) spoke in favor of nOn-cOncur-
renee in the free-coinage substitute and
| Messrs. McDearmond dem, Tenn), Calder
head pop, Kan.) and Skinner Pop, n. CO
for concurrence. The House imlnedia tely
| adjourned.
Under the arrangement made the day be-
! fore the House on the 18th devoted itself
to the. consideration of business reported
from the committee on District Of Column
Mr s Rep No.
bridge across the. isssissippi for which a
bbe ocaeG va at S South ST. anf Louis 1beut
O'Clock the debate on the bond bill was re-
sumed. Concurrence was opposed by
and Burton Rep., MOO Messrs- De Almond
Dem, Mo.) and Ogden Dem. Ia) spoke in
its favor. Recess was then taken at $50 to
s O'Clock, the evening session to be devoted
The debate on the freeslver substitute
the House reconvenea on: the 18th. Mr..
Underwood Dem. Ala.) and Mr.. Cox Dem.
Tenn:) spoke in favor of concurrence in in the
Pa.) in favor of the coinage of the Ameri
can product. The latter ridiculed Mr.. Hall
Of Missouri for ,arrosating to himself credit
question. He compared himself with
Gladstone" said Mr.: Brumm. "'Gladstone
acterized by one word-'cuckoo.' At II
O'Clock the regular order House session be.
to the fact that this was Lincoln's birth
q V. Mr.. Cannon Rep., I'D presented Il
Ser Senate Joint resolution apProprlattl ting So.
vey together with Great Britain of the
boundary line between Alaska and Bri ii;
territory. The resolution was adopted. The
House then resumed considera ton of the
After ten days debate, the House on the
OIL, Nv y-n+n Of To in init tnn Of
the whole. rejected the Senate free-coinage
amendment to the bond bill, and reported
ton to non-concur and insist on the House
bill The strength developed by the silver
men wa5 disappointng They 1 had been fol
After Two hours debate on the 14th the
final vote will be. taken. Mr., Dingley will
close for the majority and Mr.. Crisp for
the minority. Propositions were offered
during the day to concur with amendments
as follows: To coin the American silver
product. for the retention of the seigniorage
by the government and to open the mints
to the free coinas' of silver at the ratio Of
1919 to l. when Germany a1d France should
have agreed upon similar action. All were
defeated by large majorities. The last
propositions offered by Mr.. Towne Of Mime
sofa, mustered tiftT-three votes, the highest
the House that similar propositions would
be submitted to the Reichstas and the
The most significant statement today, came
| in the form OF an intimation from Mr.
! niRgiey that a bill might be reported from
the ways and means committee. looking to
the intimation by this country of a project
for another international monetary confer
, cnce to meet within year
| The majority against silver in the House
/ on the 14th when the final vote was taken
! on concurrence in the Senate free-coinage
amendment was larger than that of the
preceding day in committee on the whole
| On the 18th the motion to concur was de-
| feated 100 to SO. a majority OF 10: on the
1+th it was beaten 215 to 90. a majority Of
|
and counting the pairs, but 81 out Of 3oS
members were unaccounted for. Perhaps a
! few ahSentees lodged. but most of them
! were unavoidably absent and were unable
| 10 secure pairs. The silver men. who pre-
dicted Il much greater showing of strength.
| were disappointed The sound money
! leaders had been disposed to concede the
/ silver forces 100 votes. An analysis of the
vote shows that ISL Republicans and RI
| Democrats voted against concurrence and
! IS Democrats. % Republicans and Popu-
! dolan hi