Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-17
CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
The Morgan Cuban resolution was dis
cussed at considerable length In the Senate
on the 10th. For the first time since the
debate began, the opposition sentiment ex--
pressed itself. The speeches We're not OF a
kind to stimulate the galleries, pelng III lne
situation in Cuba. Mr.. Vest later secured
an agreement to a resolution directing the
committee on commerce to inquire into the
cause of the recent floods on the Mississippi
river and report to the Senate next De.
cember. Mr.. Goar of Iowa gave notlce InaI
lie would move to take up the Senate Dill
of bonds to aid in the construction OF the
Central Pacific and Western Pacific rail-
roads, Mr.. Chandler (Rep., N. H) from
the committee on census cen reported raso pm
ton was agreed to requesting the secretary
of war for information as to the steps
taken to locate deeP Wf pedro Ca in
accordance with the report OF commas
sion.
The Cuban question occupied the entire at
tention Of the Senate on the l!th, the deDate
taking a wide range, and at times becoming
sDirited when comparisons were made pc
tween the attitude of the former admlnls.
tration and the present one, on the suDJecll
Of Cuba Senators Morrill, of Vermont ana
Caffery of Louisiana spoke in oppOsltlon 10
the resolution; Senator'S Lodge OF Massa-
chusetts and Foraker Of Ohio advocated de-
ferring the question until furtner lnIorma-
ton could be secured from the state depart
ment, and Senators Mills of Texas ana Al
len Of Nebraska urged the immediate pas
sage Of the resolution. Inc ueDate went
over until the following day.
In the Senate on the 18th the Sugar inves-
tigation of 1894 was recalled by the lnIro-
duction Of a resolution by Mr.. Allen OF Ne
braska reciting the circumstances a q the IL,
to testify, his conviction In the courts as =
contumacious witness, and the present Ell
forts toward his pardon Tne 70 tbe
bar of the Senate to purge mmseiI OF c a2r
tumacy as prerequisite to pardon: MI:
Allen sought to secure immediate actlo laie Oh
the resolution, but it went over on op1ec-
tions from Mr.. Gallinger Of New hampshire
and Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts,. Inc latter
criticised the resolution as giving away Lne
authority of the Senate and said he would
propose an amendment with view TO nav,
ing Chapman punished unless ne purgeu
himself Of contempt WITHOUT reIeTenc9 f;o 70
of the resolution will be in order on the lotn.
After a long period of calm. the Senate
was considerably agitated on the 18TH, nrst
by discussion of the Senate sugar lnvesli-
CATION, and then by preliminary skilnlls 81
on the tariff bill. The A1ien resolution 70
bring Elverton r. Chapman before the Dal
Of the Senate was debated in someWnaI mo
notonous style until Mr.. Tillman OF ooutn
Carolina gave interest to the subject by re,
ferring to reports that senators, Wltnlu tn 1
last week. had speculated In sugar suoch t
The Morgan Cuban resolution formally Went
over until 2 O'Clock Tuesday, at the request
Of Senator Morgan.
The House on the 10th resumed the trans
action of public business which had been
suspended since the Indian appropriation
bill was sent to conference three weeks
ago The consideration of the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropria.
ton bill was entered upon under a speclai
order providing for recess each day until
disposed of. Mr.. Simpson OF Kansas puf-
sued his tactics of the last few weeks at
tempting to haIass the majority succ wsgI
and the Democratic lack OF harmony or
the subject of party policy was again IN
evidence.
The consideration Of the Senate amend,
ments to the sundry civil appropriation Dill
was finished by the House on the 18th, and
the bill sent to a conference. President
Clevelands forest reservation order was tne
subject of much debate and the House
voted not to concur in the Senate amend,
ment to annul the order with the under
standing that the conferees should +b arrange a1
effect The debate on this subject followed
closely the lines of that of yesterday It was
participated in almost exclusively by west.
present settlers that would result IT Presl-
dent Cleveland's order should become oper
alive. Several amendments were odiefeo
but withdrawn. Short speeches criticism;
President Cleveland's order were made Tn
amendment for an appropriation or SoOOU
to improve Pearl harbor IN the e. a "a va "a
Mr.. Hit of Illinois earnestly urged the i'm
portance of taking steps to confirm the It'll
of this government to the harbor IN view OF
the Senate proposal to abrogate the Hawai-,
ian treaty.
The Indian appropriation bill was disposed
Of by the House on the 18th, with the ex-
ceptfon of the provision for opening the
Utah gilsonite lands, which was postponed
till Monday. The conference report WhlcE
establishes an Indian warehouse at Omaha.
ratifes the lease of the Seneca oil lands.
and adds one judge to the Indian Territor!
courts, was adopted by vote of 81 to AZ
Mr.. Simpson Pop, Kas.) endeavored to re
new his attack upon the speaker for failing
to appoint committees and censured the
Republicans for not mastering a quorum
He was declaring there were more Demo
Gratis and Populists than Republicans pres.
ent when the speaker sustained the point point
he was out Of order Representative Castle
of California introduced a joint resolution
for the recognition Of the bellige rent rights d
of the United States to recognize the bellig-
erent rights Of all oppressed people strug
Cling for liberty.