Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11
NATIONAL sOLONS,
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
detailed Proceedings of Senate an0
House-Bi11s Passed or Introduces
In Either Neutrality-suspicious. OF MO-
ment to the Country at LARGE
The Legislative Grind.

An unusually large number of bills were
M ssed nv the House Monday, but rev
of them of any considerable Importance.
The bills passed included the ola DIFF
which has been pending before congress
for so many years to retire john W.
Ouackenbush. who was court-martlale0
and snsnended from the naval service in
|. 1874 for drunkenness, as a commander
under date of June 1, 1896; also bill to-
reimburse the heirs of Albert Augustine,
of Rose Hill, Iowa. in the sum of $500 for
two COWS destroyed in the Cayuse war OF
1S47. Bills were passed to authorize the
|. Columbia and Red Mountain RAILROAD to
construct bridge across the Columbus
river; to prevent the carrying of obscene
literature and articles designed for inde-
cent and immoral use from a State or ter
ritory into another State or territory; TO
prevent trespassing upon and the protec-
ton of the Chckamauga and Chattanoo-
ga and other national military parks; to
amend an act entitled an act to repeal the
timber culture laws and for other pur-
poses (the act relates only to the entry
of lands in the Sioux Indian reservatlon)s
to authorize the entry and patentlng OF
lands containing petroleum and other
mineral oils under the laws relating TO
placer mining (the purpose OF the DIE
was to circumvent ruling made by the
secretary Aug. Z. 1896. The Nicaragua
canal bill occupied the attention of the
Senate most of the day, but no progress
was made toward a final vote.
The feature of the Senate Tuesday was
very spirited debate on the conference
report of the immigration bill. Mr.. CID
ho
Mr.. Lodge defended it. After two hours
struggle the report went over and the
Nicaragua Canal bill was taken up, Mr.
Villas continuing his remarks. Mr.. Teller
of Colorado also entered the debate in OPP
position to the measure. The House bill
to allow the bottling of spirits in bond
was reported favorably. The day in the
House was very dull, nearly the whole
session being devoted to debate on appro-
priation bills. The diplomatic and con-
sular bill was passed and considerable
progress made with the District of Column
bia bill. The bill as passed carries ST.
673, 7OS Resolutions arranging for the
formal canvassng of the electoral vote
of the last Presidential election to take
place Wednesday were adopted.
The contested election case of Cornett
district, occupied the attention of the
House Wednesday. Three Republicans and
three Democrats on the Elections Com
mittee had reported in favor of the Demo-
cratic contestee, Mr.. Swanson, and three
Republicans offered a minority report rec
ommending that the seat be declared va
cant on the ground that fair election
could not be held under the Virginia cleo
/ n no fo no fox
the minority could not muster enough
votes to call the yeas and nays, and Mr..
Swanson's title to his seat was confirmed
by an overwhelming viva voce vote At
ter brief parliamentary struggle in the
Senate the friends of the Nicaragua Canal
bill were unable to hold quorum and sit
out the obstruction to that measure. The
friends of the bill finally gave up hope
of securing quorum and yielded to an
adjournment. Mr.. Villas continues to
hold the floor
The session of the Senate Thursday was
one of unusual activity. Mr. Morrill, en-
deavored to pass the bill prohibiting tho
use of intoxicants in the capitol building.
This aroused the opposition of Mr.. Hill of
New York. who denounced the busybodies
and mischief-makers inspiring this class
of legislation. He moved to recommit the
bill, but this was defeated by vote Of
n yeas to 30 nays. However, he sue
ceeded in prolonging the debate to g
O'Clock, when the bill was displaced by the
Nicaragua Canal bill The immigration
bill was recommitted ito conference, Mr..
Lodge, in charge of the measure. adopt-
ing this course as a result of urgent an
peals for a modification Of the bill. Be-
personal and political colloquy occurred
between Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Chandler ON
one hand and Mr.. German on the other.
Mr.. Villas added another day to his speech
against the Nicaragua Canal and had not
concluded when the Senate adjourned.
The proceedings in the House were very
dull and almost entirely devoid of pub-
lie interest.
Richard r. Kenney, Democratic con-
testant from Delaware, was sworn in
FRIDAY as Senator, his credentials being
regular and signed by the Governor. This
hlarhea the elimination of a long contest
over the vacant Delaware seat. No oh
Jec,lon was made, it being admitted he
n na a. ieast prima facie right, though
Mr. Chandler stated his belief that III. A.
dupont mad been legally elected, adding.
however, that Mr..Kenney could be scatter
ana the matter brought before the Senate
hereafter The seating of Kenney aug
mented the Democratic membership to
Iorty, and for the first time raised the full
membership of the Senate to it's proper
quota. 1t effects no essential change in
party strength, however. The Senate
passed the following among other House
Dlils: Authorizing the Duluth and North
Dakota Railroad Company to construct
+. {, bridges across the Red River Of the
North between Minnesota and North d.
kota; amending the law relative to the.
Rock Island bridge to permit street rail-
way companies to provide electric nower
IN IN lieu OF rent for the use of the bridge,
Inc House Committee on Elections do
cloed the Hopkins-Kendall election con-