Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-23
NATIONAL SOLONS.
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings OF Senate anu
House-Bills Passed or introduced
in Either Decentralization OF MO-
uent to the Country at Large
The Legislative Grind.

ia substantially the same measure tnaI
was passed by the Fifty-fourth Congress
and vetoed by President Cleveland. Mr.
Allen (Neb.) objected to an immaculate
vote and suggested that the flnal vote on
the amendments and the bill be TAKEN Oh
Monday, Jan. II, at 3 p. m. Inns sugges-
ton was accepted by Mr.. Lodge ana the
order for vote Mt that time was mace.
Mr.. German, chairman of the Democra.ic
steering committee, presented an oroeI
which was adopted, rearranglng some VI
the committee assignments OF some Oh Tue
Democratic members, made necessary ny
the incoming of new members MT. c.
tigrew IS. D. called up the bill grantihs
to settlers the right to make second nonie-
stead entries He made brief explana-
ton of the measure. 1t gave all persons
who were not at the time owners OF .anu
under the homestead law the rlgnt 10
make second homestead entries. hach
person would be entitled to acquire loo
acres of land. The bill was passed. A
bill providing for the erection OF an aool-
ton to the public building at Los An
geles. CAL, to cost $500 was passeo.
Mr.. Wilson (Wash) presented resolu-
ton directing the civil service COMMISSION
to transmit to the Senate a statement Dy
fiscal years since 1890 showing the totai
number Of persons examined. the totai
number passed and the total number APP
pointed in the several branches or the
Government service at the beginning OF
each of those fiscal years. The resolution
was agreed to. The Senate then ADJOURN
ed. Excepting the reporting OF the lesls-
lative, executive and judicial approprla-
ton bill, the House did no public busl-
ness Monday.
Wednesdays proceedings in the Senate
were enlivened by an interesting debate
upon the bill presented by the Foreign
Relations Committee providing for the
prohibition of pelagic sealing by Amerl-
cans. The provisions Of the measure were
explained by Mr.. Davis. Mr.. PettlgreW
Is. d. sharply antagonized the measure
saying that this country had already sur
fered more than enough Illumination on
account of the seal business, and that he
favored the settlement of the question by
killing all of the seals as they appeared at
the rookeres Of the Prybilof Islands, if
by the first Of June next Great Britain
also had not agreed to the prohibition of
pelagic sealing. He offered an amendment
to that effect, but it was defeated. The
bill was passed by a vote of 81 to IA. Mr..
Mcbride of Oregon endeavored to secure
the adoption of his resolution directing
the Secretary of War to supply relief to
the suffering miners in the Klondike re-
gion and appropriating $250,OOO for that
purpose. The resolution was amended so
that the supplies might be transported by
means of reindeer. Mr.. Mcbride cen
scented finally that the resolution should
be recommitted to the Military Affairs
Committee, with the understanding that
it would be promptly reported. The ses-
sion closed with a spirited civil service
debate upon the bill presented by the
Census Committee providing for the APP
pointment of director of the census and
thirty-two employees who should form the
skeleton of an office force for the twelfth
census. In the House the legislative, ex-
ecutive, and judicial appropriation bill
was discussed, but only one amendment
of Importance was adopted. 1t reduced
the clerical force at the pension office
ninety five.
In the House on Thursday bill passed
appropriating $175, 900 for relief of peo-
pie who are in Yukon river country, and
also bill passed by the Senate the day be-
fore to prohibit peagic sealing by Amer
lean citizens. Former bill encountered
practically no opposition. Bill to pro-
hibit pelagic sealing warmly antagonized
by Mr.. Johnson of North Dakota, Mr..
Loud Of California, Mr.. Hepburn and
others. In the Senate resolution direct
ing the Secretary of War to send supplies
to American and other sufferers in Klon-
dixie region passed. Mr.. Pritchard of
North Carolina, chairman of civil service
investigating committee, delivered brief
speech upon execution Of civil service
law as developed by his committee. Sen
ate passed bill directing Secretary of
Treasury to purchase or construct suita-
BILE vessel for revenue cutter service on
Yukon river, Alaska, to cost not to exceed
$4,000. Mr.. Allison of appropriations
committee reported favorably House
joint resolution providing for recess of
Congress from Dec IS, 1897, to Jan. s.
1893. Adopted. Mr.. Hawley of Military
Affairs Committee reported resolution
of Mr. Mcbride of Oregon for relief of
American miners and other sufferers in
Yukon valley, Alaska. Committee struck
out all but enacting clause and amended
by appropriating S250,O0O, which is to be
used by Secretary of War for purchase
of subsistence and supplies and for their
transportation and distribution. Adopted.
In the Senate on Friday joint reso-
luton accepting the invitation of Norway
to participate in an international fisheries
commission next year was passed. One
hundred and thirty-eight private pension
bills were passed. Resolutions ON the
death of William Steele Holman, late rep
resentatiye from Indiana, were taken up.
Tributes to his memory were paid in elo-
quent eulogies by several members. The
resolutions were passed, and as a further
mark of respect the Senate at 1925 D. m.
adjourned until Saturday. In the House
amendments to the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill were adopt