The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-02-02

scented and Mr.. Danford of Ohio, who
has charge of it, gave notice that he
would call the report up Wednesday.
Mr. Johrston Rep., Ind.) took adj
vantage of the latitude allowed in de
bate to read speech in favor of an
early reform of our banking and cur
rency laws. An amendment was
adopted, offered by Mr.. Curtis Rep.,
Kan.), that merchants be permitted to
go into the Kickapoo reservation in
Kansas to collect their accounts 1t
was explained that this year for the
first time merchants had been excluded
from the reservation.
Washington, Jan. 27-The senate had
a busy session. Cuba, the proposed i'll
ternational monetary conference and
the Nicaragua canal each came i'll for
share of attention. Mr. Turpie of
Indiana closed his speech on the Gu
ban resolutions, urging that Spain had
utterly failed to quell the outbreak and
that the United States should inter-
vene.
The Wolcott bill for an international
monetary conference was considered
for the first time. No final action on
the bill was taken. The Nicaragua
iels speaking against the measure. Mr..
Morgan submitted a letter from Pres
ident Hitchcock, of the canal company,
replying to the recent letter of Minister
Rodriguez. Mr.. Morgan also offered
an amendment designed to meet the
objections presented by Mr.. Roder-
igueZ.
The house amendments to the senate
bill for a survey of a water route from
the mouth of the jetties at Galveston,
Tex, to Houston, were agreed to, and
the bill finally passed.
The house over-rode another of Pres
ident Cleyeland'S pension vetoes. The
bill pensioned Jonathan Scott, Of the
Sixth Iowa cavalry, at the rate or $72
per month. Mr.. Cleveland vetoed it
on the ground that the disability for
which the beneficiary was to be pen
stoned was not contracted in the Sery-
ice. The rest of the day was devoted
to a continuation of the debate on the
Indian appropriation bill. Only few
amend nents were adopted and those
were of minor Importance. Mr.. Hit,
chairman CT the committee on foreign
affairs, reported the diplomatic appro-
priation bill.
Washington, Jan. % A crisis in
the debate on the Nicaragua canal bill
was reached in the senate. 1t brought
out an energetic statement from Sen
ator Sherman in which he foreShad-
owed a new treaty by which the Unit
ed States could build the canal with
out the INTERPRETATION of a private
concession. The senator declared that
this governmental execution of the pro-
ject was the only feasible one and that
all private efforts in that direction had
proved failures. Mr.. Villas followed
with a motion to recommit the canal
bill to the committee on foreign rela-
tions. The motion was changed so as
to make the recOmmittal to the special
committee of which Mr.. Morgan is
chairman. The senate adjourned be-
fore a vote was taken and the Villas
motion to recommit is pending. The
military academy appropriation bill
carrying approximately $4,000, was
passed after the defeat of the amend
ment for participa ton of the West
Point cadets in the Inauguration cere-
mony.
The house, after debate of four
hours, adopted the conference report
on the immigration bill by 4 vote OF
131 to 11S. The principal criticism OF
the measure agreed on by the con-
fereeS in debate was based upon the
extension of the educational test to
female as well as male immigrants on
the ground that it might divide fami-
lies and to the limitation TO the ability
of an immigrant to read and write the
English language or the language OF
their native country or residence.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The open ses-
sion OF the senate was comparatively
brief. as more than half the day was
spent behind closed doors. During the
open session the bill for an internation-
al monetary conference was debated.
Mr.. Chandler speaking i'll favor of it
and Mr.. Stewart of Nevada against.
Mr. Chambers speech was in the ma
ture of statement of the attitude OF
the Republican side of the chamber on
the BILL Mr.. Stewart, although crltl-
ciSing the commission as futile, stated
that he would not oppose the measure.
The Nicaragua canal bill and the bank
rlptcy bill were before the senate for
brief time. bur no progress was made
on either of them Early in the day Il
lively debate occurred over Mr.. Aliens
resolution questioning the presidents
right to forecl lSe against the racine
railroads. The resolution went over
for a speech by Mr.. Thurston Of Ne
braska tomorrow.
The house passed the Indian appro-
priation bill and entered into the con-