Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
CONGRESS.


The Senate reassembled at noon on the
9th after the two weeks holiday recess.
Mr.. Hoar (Rep.. Mass,) called attention to a
petition from the Massachusetts Historical
society urging that the old ship Constitution
be permanently preserved and placed at the
Washington navy yard, where, like Nelson's
famous frigate Victory, at Portsmouth,
Eng. the ship be used naval museum.
Among the bills introduced were those by
MI PETER of Kansas to Improve the bank
ing business and by Mr.. Sh0up of Idaho
as to alien ownership of land in territories.
The first reference to Cuba was IN two
resolution offered by Mr.. Call (Dem.,
Fla4 The first requests the President to
send to the Senate i'll secret or open SEES
sion. as he may deem best, all reports re-
lating to the condemnation TO lie lmprls-
olnent, in chains, by the Spanish authori-
ties at Havana OF Sanguilly, an American
citizen. The second resolution recites the
circumstances OF Sanguilys trial and con-
demEation and directs the secretary Of state
to demand his immediate release: The
resolutions went over, Mr.. Call stating that
he would make some remarks Oh them. Nj.
Pettigrew Gtep., $ ID offered a resolution
which was agreed to, asking the secretary
of the treasury for information on the
Behring sea seal fisheries, and particularly
asking information as TO why only $1,000
was yielded to the government in lS96 Tor
the privilege of taking 100000 seal skins.
Mr.. PETER then addressed the Senate, read
ing from manuscript, on his resolution Tor
national monetary commission. After NJ.
+ peffer's speech. his resolution was re-
ferred to the finance committee The free
homestead, bill was called up, but went
over until tomorrow, and then after pass
inc the bill reducing the cases in which the
death penalty shall apply, the Senate adj
Journed.
On the 9th Mr.. Culom GRep., Il.) report
| ed adversely from the committee on foreign
relations the bill to grant $500 to the wife
of Consul Waller the Omitted States repro
sentative to Madagascar, pending an in
curry into the case and The bill was in
Jofin al u M 4
secured the adoption of q resolution direct
ing the secretary of state to send to the
Senate statement as to the action OF the
President or the secretary OF state touch
ing the recognition of any foreign people
or power as an independent government and
the corresponding action of other branches
of the United States government. Nh. Petit
grew Gtep., s. d. secured agreement to Il
resolution calling on the secretary OF the
interior for q statement of the amount or
subsidies paid by the Union and Central
Pacific railroads to the Pacific Mail steam
ship line. Mr.. Call Dem, Fla.) was then
recognized for speech on his Cuban resolu-
tions introduced yesterday concerning the
condemnation of Julio Sanguilly at Havana.
Mr.. Call referred to the report from the
state department as to the killing of Charles
Gown and said the report omitted many I'M
portant features which would have dis
closed that Consul-General Lee believed
Gown had been tied to q tree and chopped
to pieces. AS showing the facts i'll the case
Mir. Call read q letter from a gentleman
in Havana. who, Mr.. Gail said, would occ
II
one Of the legislative branches Of the gov
eminent. The name was withheld. At the
close Of Mr.. Calls Cuban speech the Sell
ate agreed to his resolution asking the sec
rotary of state for all correspondence i'll
the case OF Julio Sanguilly The Senate
then went into executive session, Mr.. Lodge
stating that it was for the purpose OF con-
sidering two treaties. The bill providing
free homesteads to bona fde settlers III
Oklahoma territory was taken up and oc-
casioned lengthy discussion The JOINT
resolution requesting Great Britain to par
don Mrs Florence Maybrick was indefinite
ly postponed.
The Senate disposed OF much routine bust
ness at the outset of the session on the
It'll The petitions as to Cuba and for and
against the Loud bill were exceptionally
heavy. One of the petitions from the Com
mercial club of Chicago expressed approval
OF the present policy of the administration.
Mr.. Mills Dem, Tex.) MEMBER OF the conf a.,
mittee on foreign relations brought forward
new phase OF the Cuban question by of
fering the following joint resolution: Ike
solved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatyes, that the eXpediency of recoS-
nizing the independence OF foreign gov
ernment belongs to Congress and when Con-
gleSS shall so determine the executive shall
act III harmony with the legislative depart
ment of the government Second. that the
independence of the republic of Cuba ought
to be and hereby is recognized. and the
sum of $4,000 is hereby appropriated for
s airy and expenses of minister to that
government. such minister to be appointed
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address the Senate on the resolution. NJ.
sherman rep, o. sought to secure the
passage Of a bill directing the secretary OF
agriculture to establish uniform stand
ard Of grain and al classes OF cereals to
be known as the United States standard,
but there was sharp objection. Mr.. Alien
CPop. Neb) said the bill was opposed to
the grain producers. taking out OF their
hands the right to classify their own grain.
On objection by Nj. Bate Dem, Tenn)
the III went ore"
There was a fair attendance in the House
when that body reassembled on the 9TH
after the holiday recess. Inc galleries also
were filed The following resolution was
adopted on motion of Mr. Broderick Wep.,
Kan): Whereas, there are large and val
liable tracts of lands in Kansas embraced
in the grant to the Union Pacific Railway
company % which patents have not vet been
issued: Whereas, most OF these lands nave
been sold Dy said company to the sad puf-
chasers who are in possession and who have
made lasting and valuable improvements
thereon: whereas the land offices at Topeka
have allowed and are allowing homestead
entries to be made upon these lands With
out apparent legal authority; therefore,
resolved. that the secretary of the interior
be directed to report to the House the cause
lands and the authority under which the
land officers pretend to act i'll permitting
these entries TO be made Then under the
special order adopted before the recess the
House went into committee OF the whole
.,nd took up the consideration of the Loud
bill to amend the laws relating to second
class mail matter The bill. which amends
the present law in several particulars the
the Sample copy privilege and deny TO
books sent through the mails as d serlals
before the recess for one day. Under the
order. the debate on the, bill viii close, on
the 9th. 1t was arranged that Mr.. Loud OF
California and Mr.. Quigg OF New York
should control the time for and against the
measure. Mr.. Loud having already made
the opening argument Mr. Quigg took the
floor ON the 9th TO reply. He characterized
the bill as revolutionary and reactionary.
He said it proposed to deny to the people
privileges they had enjoyed for half cen
Jury ard if passed would inflict a blow on
every occupation engaged III the printing
and publishing of books and newspapers
and i'll their distribution
The Loud bill to amend the law relating
to second-class mail matter, was passed by
the House on the 9th. after two days OF
debate by a vote Of IA to 105 The OPP
position to the bill made a strong fight