Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01

apply 70 Il RepuOncan mouse Tor reimburse
ment. Mr., Hopkins carried his point by
vote Of 1i3 to 90 Just before adjournment
Mr.. McMillin (Dem) of Tennessee renewed
a recent attack by him upon Justice Shiras
of the Supreme court of the United States
for his part in the income tax decision
The House on the 22d passed the gem
eral deficiency appropriation bill and be-
gan the consideration of the last of the
money ellis. that providing for the naval
establishment. A long debate occurred over
the prOpriety of the appropriation of 81
10000 for the Southern Pacific railroad un-
der the Judgment of the court of claims
but the House. by a vote of 102 to 1873. re-
fused to strike it out. The members who
favored the appropriation for the repay
salary withheld from them on account of
absence carried the fight into the House.
but were beaten, 90 to 122. Sixteen of the
fortyeight pages of the naval bill were COM
pleted An attempt of Mr. Grosvenor (Rep,
o. secure an amendment TO retain SEES
sion employees on the roll after March I'M
til March 10, when the extra session would
begin, drew from him. when pressed wheth-
err he was 'authorized' to officially proclaim
an extra session, the goOd-natured adniS-
sion that he was authorized to assume
there would be an extra session.
The House sent the naval bill, the last of
the appropriation bills to the Senate on the
odd Mr. Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee, was in charge of the measure,
and displayed such skill in its handling that
it's provisions aroused little opposition, and
it was passed practically without amend
ment Mr.. Barrett of Massachusetts made
an effort to secure an authorization for i
drydock at Boston to cost 81 900, 900, but aft
er q somewhat acrimonious debate, the
amendment was ruled out of order. He then
tried to secure the appointment of a com
mission to pass on the relative merits of
drysd ik AN and Was Equally Unsuccessful. The
feature of the day was an exceedingly in
teresting political debate which occurred
late in the afternoon on the subject of civil
service reform. 1t occurred during the con-
sideration to appoint officers OF the terri
~, OAfx 1ain fhn=I tbN
sent Of the legislative councils which is
now required by law.
The feature of the session of the House
on the oath was the appearance of William
for President on the floor. He had come
to the city to attend a dinner given in his
honor by John r. Mclean of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and as an eX-member was entitled
to the privilege Of the floor. Most of the
day was devoted to the District of Columbia
business. The conference report on the
bill to define the rights of the purchasers
of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad under the
foreclosure sale was adopted.
The House is evidently drifting on to-
ward final adjournment with an easy con-
science. All the appropriation bills have
been sent to the Senate. Final action was
had on both the agricultural and army bills
the 25th and bill was passed to clothee
postoffice inspectors with the power OF
United States marshals in the matter of
making arrests. There was an echo of Mr..
Bryans visit to the House the day previ-
rett (Rep., Mass.) called attention to
the fact that the Congressional Record con-
tanned these words: During the reading
of the bill, Mr. Bryan entered the hall,
and there was loud applause on the Dem
ocratic side He asked whether the Rec
>rd's testimony to the truth of history was
proper. ''The chair considers it a very inn
proper thing to put in the Record" .replies:d!
the speaker emphatically. rs it there?
he asked. 'It is replied Mr.. Barrett,
land l move that it be stricken out of the
permanent record" ''The motion is I'M
necessary said the speaker sharply. THE
chair will order it stricken from the Rec
ord Representative Sulzer of New York
today introduced a bill declaring war be
tween Spain and her colonies and the Unit
ed States The bin provides that war be
declared to exist between the kingdom Of
Spain and her colonies and the United
States of America and their territories
and that the President is authorized to use
the whole land and naval force of the
United States to carry the same into effect
and to issue to private armed vessels of
the United States commissions or letters
of marque and general reprisal in such form
as he shall think proper and under the seal
of the United States against the vessels,
goods and effects of the government of the
said kingdom of Spain and the subjects