The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-05-08
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

The question OF whether business was TO
be done 10y the Senate this week was raised
Senate met on the 10Th Mr.. Pettirrcw
proposed that tine Senate direct A confer
ence on the Indian appropriation bill. MIR
Chandler tRep, y. H gave notice that he
wouii object 10 any business being done be-
cause there was general understanding,
that some should he taken up during thn ah,
sence cf man ySenaturS in New York TO at
tend the ceremonies Of dcdiratinr the Grant
monument Other senators protested no
such agreement had been made. Durilg the
presentation or memorials. Mr.. Spconcr
offered one from several thousand men
working for wages iii the lumber districts OF
Wisconsin, asking for the enactment of the
lumber schedule Of the Diu.lcy bill Mr.
Vest dem, MOI offered a resolution for a
comprehensive inquiry by the commerce.
and remedies for the Mississippi floods and
said he would call it up III the next mrcliu.
or the senate II l2:@2 =. III. the Senate
adjourned until the Sd.
After a recess covering practically ten
days the Senate met on the 81 with 4 large,
accumulation OF routine business and Sey-
eral important questions, including the
Morgan Cuban resolution, awaiting attel-
ton The attendance was unusually large.
including Mr.. Allison and other members Of
the finance tariff subcommittee. Among the
bills introduced WAS one 10y Nr. Chandler
tRep. y. H for the issue Of certificates Of
indebtedness up 10 S5eunu,Or0 to meet de
ticieuces in the revenues. The bill was re
ferrcd to the finance committee 4 reSOlu-
tion by Mr. rcttu< Of Alabama was agreed
10. asking the secretary ~ the treasury Tor
information as - tho amounts paid a. draw
backs during the last ten years. The Vest
resolution directing the committee on Cau-
merce to investigate and report on the
causes of the Mississippi floods was favor
ably reported The Cuban resolution was
called up by Mr.. Morgan. who asked for Il
vote. Mr.. Hale tRep Me) remarked that
he had Just returned after an extended ah-
SenCe and desired some time To prepare the
remarks he would submit. lie assured Ny.
Morgan that there was no purpose to delay
the resolution for the mcrr sake Of delay.
After proper debate lie said II would he
voted upon, as he was as anxious aS any one
10 have the resolution disposed Of Nr.
Morgan endcaVorcd to have day fixed for
the vote. but there was objection, and the
resolution went over
When the Senate finance committee met
on the ith all tn" members were present
The Democrats examined the bill for nearly
an hour. making running comments. The
announced that they were against the hill
as a whole. They s"on understood that
senator Jones OF Nevada was going to vote
with the Republicans and realized that there
no possibility Of changing the bill.
They had no desire TO make any fIctlonS
opposition. and when motion was made
by the Republicans 10 report the bill ct
once. the vote WAS taken promptly. All the
Republicans, with senator Jones OF Nevada.
voted fer the motou and all the Democrat,
voted against ii. the vote standing 10 ,
Later in tn" day. Senator Aldrich announced
that he would cull up the bill Tuesday, May
Is The Senate passed the hin To- proNid,,
homes on the public lands for actual nnd
bona td" settlers. known aS the free home
stead bill-ycaS, -. nays, It. The Senate
also took up the Sundry civil appropriation
hill When the item apprnpriating S2.&~ii.-
:ii for continuing the Improvement "f
the Mississippi river from the head of the
passes to the mouth Of the Ohio river was
reached. il was amended 50 as to make the
appropriation Immediately available.
The House was in session only seven min
uteS on the 29th. Adjournment was taken
T." tie ID.
..,rhe issue was made" rs Speaker Reed
INT II in tn" House on the 3D. ION the
Speakers policy OF poStponing tA" appoint
mcnt of committees Mr. simpson Of Kan
>ns brought II ON by another attack upon
the speaker which moved Mr. Reed 10 chai-
lrugc him to pr"p">" resolution instruct
ing the Speaker to appoint tn" committees.
The kansau cvadcd this challenge. hut Mr..
Lewis 4 new Democratic member from
Washingtou took NJ the gauntIct which
the Speaker had thrown down. ana moved
the adoption of u resolution Of the tenor
suggested 10y Mr.. Reed. Then Mir Fleming
Itcml. GaD offered substitute emhudylng
the instructions in different terms, and Nh
biu-lry the Republican leader, t. make tn.
issue plain. rs he said. presented another
substitute directing tn" Speaker to appoint
the committees 'mmcdiatrly.' When the
vote was taken on the proposition the
Speaker was sustained 10y practically the
solid vote of his party. assisted 10y thirty
three Democrats under the leadership of
Nj. Bailey. The resolution was defeated
yeas -: nays, l2i: present. II.