Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-21
NATIONAL SOLONS.'
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK AT
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings Of Senate an"
Housc-Bii1s Passed or Introduces
in Either Branch-Qucstions Oh MO
rent to the Country at Large.
The Leris1ativc Grind.

The Legislative Grind.
The House witnessed sensatlonaa
| enisode Tuesday. Mr.. Johnson Call.
| who recently made a bitter attack on nu-
| tor Hearst Of San Francisco and New
York was himself made the target OF
| dennnciatorv charges by Mr.. Mcclure
uCal1 The wordy due. grew out OF the
publication in the Congressional accord
ms part of Mr.. Maguire's remarks on
Mr.. Johnsor's speech in which Mr. Ma
cuire defended Mr.. Hearst, and without
tbe mention of Mr.. Johnson's name, de-
tailed some matters in Johnson's early
life when he resided in Syracuse. N L.
Mr.. johnson got the floor on question:
of privilege. He was at times dramatic.
He denounced Mr.. Maguire's attack on
him as wanton and cowardly ana told the
story Of his Indictment thlrty-four years
ago in New York for forgery ana now
he had gone out to California to rear
new home and make new name. linen
with bitter invective he pald MS re-
spects to Mr. Mcguire and Mr.. Cooper
of Wisconsin, who characterized ms at
tack on Mr.. Hearst as cowardly. In re-
nlv Mr.. Mcguire said: "He wines at
this attack on himself. He thinks only
of himself. He does not think OF the
self. Why did not he think of these
things when he made the attack on an
other who was not present and who was
not n member Of this body. Those
charges are false, and it ill-becomes the
author of those charges to whine because
7 replv." Futile effort was made to have
the remarks of both stricken from the
Record. The Senate passed the day IN
lively political debate, upon the tree
homestead and fourth-class postmaster
ships
The Senate. in executive session We'd
nesday. had up for n time the nomination
of David II. Francis to be Secretary or
the Interior. but no action was taken.
Senator Vest, of Missouri. was the prin-
cipal opponent of confirmation, but he was
seconded by Senator Pugh. of Alabama.
Senator Gear introduced a new bill for
the settlement of the Pacific railroad in
debtedness. constituting the Secretary Of
the Treasury, the Secretary of the In
terror and the Attorney General n COM
mission with full power TO make a set
Element of the Indebtedness of all the
bond-aided Pacific roads to the govern
ment upon approval of the President.
After a very dull day devoted to passing
bills of minor Importance the House
plunged into warm controversy over
n bill to tax oleomargarine and other
limitations of dairy products
The Senate Thursday passed the free
homestead bill. 1t is IL measure of far
reaching Importance to the West. The
effect of the bill is to open to settlement
all public lands acquired from Indians,
free of any payment to the Government
beyond the minor office fees, and to re-
lease from payment those who have here
tofore settled on these lands. The num-
Der of acres involved is 81. 252, 541, which
would have yielded the Government. at
the prices heretofore established. $780,
343OO6. The lands are mainly arid and
those who have settled upon them are un-
able to make payment by reason Of tho
scanty products of the soil. The Senate
adjourned until Monday. The House
spent almost the entire day debating the
Grout bill. to subject olcomargarine and
other imitation dairy products to the laws
of the States into which they are trans
ported. The bill was passed by vote of
1875 yeas to 9G nays. The advocates of
the measure took the view that the States
should be allowed to regulate the sale of
a product sailing under false colors, and
the opponents that TIE bill would estab-
fish a dangerous precedent, and invade the
power of Congress to regulate interstate
commerce. In a speech in support of the
bill Mr.. Henderson of Iowa said with
much emphasis: "The opposition to this
bill comes from the capitalized institu-
tons in Chicago and Kansas CITY. 1t
comes from men like Armour and Swift.
who are destroying the great cattle in
terests of my State and other States by
keeping down the price of beeves and
keeping up the price of beefsteak"
The proceedings in Che House Friday
were very tame. 1t was private bill day,
but the whole time was consumed in pass
ing House bills favorably acted upon i'm
committee Of the whole before the holt
day recess. The widow of the late Mai.
Gen. John Gibbon was the beneficiary Of
one or the bills passed, carrying 500 Per
month, and the widow of Brevet Gen. w.
A. Nichols of another, carrying $75 per
month. The free homestead bill, which
came back to the House with Senate
amendments was referred, under n r7,linS
or the Chair, to the Committee on Public
Lands. At the evening session fourteen
private pension bills were reported with
a favorable recommendation. Amopr
them were bills granting a pension of S5O
per month to the widow of Gen. Green
Clay Smith and $75 per month to the
widow of Gen. Henry A. Morrow. TIL.
last mentioned bill was advocated by Ren.
resentative Mercer, who had the amount
increased from $50 to the amount named.
A Dill has been reported to the House for
subsidy of 100000 year to the Pacific
Gable Company of New York, in which
James scrymser and j. Pierpont Morgan.
are interested.