Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
CONGRESS.
Senate.

queSt1ng Secretary Olney to use every Ell.
fort toward lettering the condition of
Sylvester Scoyell, the newspaper correspond
ent, imprisoned in Cuba, and to insist Oh
all treaty rights to which he is entitled
Mr.. Morgan (Dem., Ala.) offered a resOlu-
ton for the abrogation of the Clayton ulwer
treaty and Indicated purpose to call up
the resolution tomorrow. Beyond this, the
proceedings of the brief open session, last
ing less than an hour, were of routine
character. The feature of the discussion
of the Angl American arbitration treaty
by the Senate in executive session was the
general effort to reach basis of agree
ment whereby the treaty could be disposed
of and other bushes taken up. The session
closed with an announcement by Senator
Sherman, chairman of the foreign relations
committee, that he would issue a call for
meeting of his committee. to be held
previous to the following days session of
the Senate. with the hope of being. able
to present an amendment that would be so
acceptable to the Senate as to make it pos
sible to secure the ratification of the treaty
before adjournment. He also announced
that he would not ask the Senate to devote
more than one day more to the question
this session.
The Senate went into executive session
early on the 18th for the purpose of taking
up the arbitration treaty. The Senate was
Immediately informed that the committee on
foreign relations had agreed upon an
amendment which, it was hoped would in
sure the speedy acceptance of the treaty
by the Senate. This amendment as read
was putting into words Senator Turpies
idea that the effect of the treaty would be
to bring back to the Senate for its accept
ance all questions passed upon by the pro-
posed board of arbitration 1t was said to
be the purpose of the committee to with
draw all the amendments heretofore Sug
gested by the committee in the belief that
the amendment now made would be suffi-
Gent to meet all the objections that had
been advanced against the treaty. 1t soon
developed, however, that the proceedings in
the committee had not been so harmonious
as the friends. of the treaty had been led
+n hn.Nn hat 4n,. NH
er opponents of the agreement had made it
clear that even with the amendment the
treaty would not be acceptable. SO evil
dent was this opposition that the advocates
Of ratification became convinced for the
first time that the division was irrecon-
cllable and that Notwithstanding the con-
of the document it would still be necessary
for it to fight it's way through the Senate.
The resolution of Mr.. Morgan Dem.,
Ala.) for the abrogation of the Clayton
BulWer treaty came up early in the open
session OF the Senate on the 18th and pre-
c1pitated heated parliamentary fight,
which ended unexpectedly in carrying the
motion, On motion of Mr.. Hoar (Rep.,
Mass) the Senate then went into executive
session. AS soon as the doors were closed
Senator Morgan took the floor Oh his resO-
luton. He was apparently very angry and
his remarks were along the line which the
open session indicated. He had given no.
tice OF an intention to discuss this resolu-
tion and the usual courtesy of the Senate
served notice on Mr. Sherman that he
could not hasten action on the arbitration
Of the Clay -Bulwer treaty was being con
Sidered in connection with the arbitra ton
treaty and the subjectN was one which
should have free and fair discussion.
Senator Morgan continued to talk on the
ClaytOnBulwer abrOgatiOn resolution until
2 O'Clock. when the point was made that
the arbitration treaty become the unfn-
ished business and it was taken up.
Senator Chambers speech in the Senate
on the 10Th in advocacy Of bmetallism, was
one of the notable efforts of the present
session, not only for the scholarly care with
which the senator presented the question
from his standpoint, but for the bitter sar-
casm addressed to Senator Palmer and the
indianapolis conventions; the arraignment
Louis convention and for the dramatic per-
sonal exchange between Mr.. Chandler and
Mr.. Pettigrew, the latter being one of the
boilers from the st. Louis convention In
the executive session of the Senate Senator
Sherman gave notice that he would not ask
the Senate to resume consideration of the
arbitration treaty until the 18th.
The Senate on the 18th agreed on resolu-
lions asking information regarding CORE
spondence with Great Britain on the seal
question and directing a suspension of the
grant of special privileges in the Yellow
stone Park canyon. Mr.. Allen Pop., Neb)
then attacked the ciyil-service system, al
leging dismissals of men and women in the
postoffice at South Omaha Neb., for having
up and championed the conference report
on the immigration bill. Messrs. Palmer and
Carter opposing it because of its exclusion
OF Canadians.
After q protracted session nearly all day
the Senate on the. 18th, by a vote of 35 to
IA, confirmed the nomination of Charles F.
Amidon to be United States district judge
of the District of North Dakota. Today he
made an extended speech against cOnfirma-
ton. His arguments were in line with
those he made before the committee on judi
ciary and set forth that the appointee was
not fitted for the position. Senator Davis
said he knew Amidon personally and that
the charges against him were not worthy
OF notice by the Senate.
House.
The statue of Abraham Lincoln in the old
hall of representatives was draped on the
18th in the American flag and wreathed with
flowers in honor of the SSth anniversary of
his birthday, but the House did not sus-
pend business. On the contrary. it cele-
brated the anniversary by discussing the
necessities of the postal service and pass
ing the postoffice appropriation bill. The
perennial fight was made to strike out the
appropriation on $4,000 for special mail
facilities from Boston to New Orleans, but
it was defeated-46 to 107, although that
portion of the appropriation providing spe-
stricken out after it had been shown that
this part of the appropriation had not been
expended for several years. The bill, as
passed, carries 95,435,714.
Inc House Oh the l0Uu resumed consider
alton of the sundry civil bill Mr. Cannon
denied that it was the intention to pass the
bill on the 10Th under suspension of the
rules, but called attention to the fact that
March was drawing near and that the
naval and deficiency appropriation bills had
not been acted on yet. He explained the
large increase in the sundry. civil appro-
priations as due to the necessity to provide
for river and harbor and public building
contracts heretofore authorized. Mr..
Sayres Dem, TeXD then made speech
arraigning the Republicans for eXtrava-
gance. He asserted that the total eXpen-
ditures Of this Congress would be 5,O00,-
600 in excess of a billion dollars and de-
clared that the Republicans could not frame
a tariff bill to raise enough money to run
the government unless expenses were re
duced compromise was arranged and
the reading of the bill will be dispensed
with There is to be five hours general
debate, two hours and half on a side
The general rush Of business which marks
the closing days of Congress was forcibly
brought home to the members of the House
on the 18th by the adoption of special
order for night sessions for the considera-
ton of private pension bills. BY the terms
of the order these sessions will terminate
at 80 D. m. Then came the coup which
had been arranged by the House leaders.
Mr.. Cannon, the chairman OF the appropria-
ton committee, moved to suspend the, rules
and pass the sundry civil appropriation bill