Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL Law
MAKERS.
Weeks Proceedings in the Halls OF
Congress-Important Measures DIS
cussed and Acted Upon-An Impair
t;aI Resume of the Business.
The National So1ons.

The National SO1ons.
The electoral votes of the forty-HSo
States of the Union were formally count
ed at the Joint session of the House ana
Senate held Wednesday for that purpose,
and Vice President Stevenson programmes
tho election of Mckinley and Hobart
az President and Vice President respect
ive1y. Senator Morgan, champion OF the
Nicaragua canal bill, announced III the
Senate his abandonment of that measure
for the present session of Congress, ana
thereupon it was displaced by the bank
rnptcy bill. He gave notice that he would
renew his advocacy of the bill at an early
day of the coming extra session. mo
bankruptcy bill succeeds to the advanta-
geous position of diminished business.
The agricultural appropriation Dill was
taken up late in the day and passed at
So. 255, 500. The House bill was passed
extending the time for complying with
the requirements Of the act FORGETTING rail-
road lands. The House has passed the
Senate bill relating to the carrying of
obscene matter by express companies, and
it has gone to the President for his sig
nature. The penalty for violation, upon
conviction. is a fine of not more than
Sc, 900 or imprisonment at hard labor for
not more than five years, or both, at the
discretion of the Court.
The House Thursday passed the fortif-
cations appropriation bill with but a sim
gle amendment and made some Roadway
with the postoffice appropriation BILL
The major portion of the day was consum-
ed in political debate on the financial ques-
ton, which was precipitated by proyis-
ion in a bill providing for funding the
debt of the territories. The bill aroused
the opposition of Mr.. McMillin Dem.) Of
Tennessee because it provided for GOLD
bonds and the payment of interest in gold
or it's equivalent. Mr.. Knox Rep.) Of
Massachusetts said that the stipulation
regarding gold bonds applied only to Ari-
IONA, which had outstanding gold bonds to
be refunded. An amendment by Mr.. Nc
Millin Dem) of Tennessee was as fol-
lows: 'Provided, That the principal and
interest of the bonds funded under this
act shall be payable in any lawful money
of the United States, except the Arizona
bonds above described heretofore issuedv
This was adopted, and the bill passed.
The Senate spent the greater part of the
day in executive session debating the
Anglo-Amercan arbitration treaty The
entire time was consumed by Senators
Turpie and Morgan, the former in advo-
cacy of and the latter in opposition to-
ratification. No action was taken on any
amendment or on any part of the treaty
and but little appreciate progress was
made.
The feature of Fridays discussion of
the Anglo-American arbitration treaty by
the Senate was the general effort to reach
basis of agreement whereby the treaty
could be disposed of and other business
taken up. There were innumerable short
speeches during the day, but the prin
cipal addresses on the merits Of the
treaty were made by Senators Daniel.
Stewart, Hoar, Lodge and Chandler
The proposition advanced Thursday by
Senator Turpie that any negotiation I'M
der the treaty would under it's terms
necessarily be submitted to the Senate
just as would any original treaty, formed
the basis of Fridays proceedings. It was
generally conceded by all those who spoke
that if there could be any assurance that
this Interpretation would be placed on the
treaty if accepted there would be no spe-
cial opposition to its ratification. Senator
Turpie contended that no other position
was possible in view of the indisputable =.
fact that the Senate was a part of the
treatymaking power of the United States.
Senator Daniel, however, took an oppo-
site view, as did Senator Chandler ana
most of the other Senators who spoke.
DEring the debate on the postal appro-
yriation bill, which was passed by the
House, Congressman Hugh Belknap. of
chicago, made speech in favor of re-
tanning the marine postal service at De-
trolt. Congressman Belknap said that
the vesselmen of the great lakes would
never consent to such a change They
are greatly benefited by the present SER
vice at Detroit. Several other members
made speeches in favor of the present
arrangements, and it was decided by the,
House to continue them during the COM
ing year The perennial fight was made
to strike out the appropriation of $780,
oOO Tor special mail facilities from Ros-
ton to New Orleans, but it was defeated.
40 to LOT. The bill as passed carries S95.-
435, ia. f'''
General debate on the sundry civil bill
closed Saturday in the House. The bilr
vas used as basis for an attack by the
jemocrats on the vast appropriations
mace by this Congress, which Mr.. Savers
and Mr.. Dockery estimated would aggre-
Safe Sl,O45 100000. Once the gate was
opened, the debate naturally drifted into
pontlcs. The relative merits of the Nc
Alnley and Wilson bills as revenue pro-
uucers were attacked and defended. The
income tax decision and Justice Shiras'
change OF position came in for a share Of
attention, and Mr. De Almond OIo.) con-
Guided the day with brilliant plea for
struggling Cuba, which won from the
House shouts of approval. The Senate
did nothing of Importance.
Notes OF Current Events.
Count CasSella the Pnna,s nitrate aha