The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings OF the Ma.
tiOnaI Law Mill.

Washington, March 10. President
Mckinley has sent to the senate the
following nominations:
Sylvester Peterson of Minnesota to
he register of the land office at Crooks
ton, Mimi; Powell Clayton of Arkan-
SaS to be envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary of the United
States to Mexico; William NJ. Osborne
of Massachusetts, consul general of
the United States at London; John K.
Gowdy of Indiana, consul general of
the United States at Paris; Joseph H.
Brigham of Ohio, assistant secretary
of agriculture; Perry S. Heath of In
diana, first assistant postmaster gem
eral. The nominations were all re-
ferred to the proper committees.
The session of the senate was brief
and uneventful. A large number of
bills were introduced and the first re-
port of the session was received.
A smile went around the chamber
when Mr.. Stewart a resident of Car
son City, New, where the pugiliStic
contest occurred, offered a bill for the
relief of one COrbett 1t proved to be
q private pension bill. One of the
measures introduced by Mr.. Gallinger
proposed an amendment to the cOnsti-
tuition prohibiting legislation in behalf
of any religious denomination. Mr..
Turpe of Indiana gave notice of a
speech next Tuesday on the election of
senators by popular vote, and intro
duced a resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution for that
purpose.
The first report of the session was
presented by Mr.. Gear of Iowa, from
the committee on Pacific railroads, and
was favorable to the bill for an adj
justment of the Pacific railroad debts
by commission consisting of the sec
rotary of the treasury, secretary of the
interior and attorney general Nlr.
Morgan of Alabama gave notice that
he would later submit minority re-
port on the bill for a commission.
resolution by Mr.. Lodge of Massa-
chusetts was agreed to instructing the
committee on foreign relations to in
quire whether the Islands of ST. CroiX,
st. Johns and st. Thomas, of the West
Indian group, could be purchased by
the United States, ans as to the prob
ability of their sale to other powers.
At 1 o'clock the senate went into eX-
ecutive session and at o'clock adj
journed.
The house was in session for only
fifteen minutes and that time was
consumed in the reading of the jour-
nal. The galleries were filled in an
ticipation Of the opening of the tariff
debate, but Mr. Henderson Of Iowa
announced that the ways and means
committee would not be ready to re-
port until tomorrow, and accordingly,
on his motion, the house adjourned.
Washing ton, March 20.-This was
stormy day in the house of representa-
tives. The Republican leaders before
adjournment had secured the adoption
of a special order fixing the limits OF
the tariff debate, and two of the regu-
lar appropriation bills, which failed to
become laws at the last session, had
been passed and sent to the senate. Inc
other two will be passed at the next
sitting so that, as Mr.. Cannon re-
marked, all the drift wood of the last
congress will be swept away before
the struggle over the tariff bill be-
gins. The galleries were thronged ana
there was hardly a vacant seat on the
floor. At times partisan feeling ran
high and the hall echoed the cheers OF
the majority of the opposition as their
respective Spokesman made effective
points. Mr.. Bailey (Tex.), who made
his debut as the leader of the minority
was favorably received by his side,
and announced it to be the policy or
the minority not to delay the passage
of the tariff bill. Mr.. Dingley, the door
leader of the majority, recalled the
fact that dire prophecy of the result
Of the Mckinley bill had been made
by Secretary Carlisle, then the leader
Of the minority on the occasion of the
passage of the Mckinley law. A spe-
cial order was adopted limiting the tar
iff debate according the the plan here
tofore outlined. The rule was carried
by strict party vote-179 to 132-the
opposition, save Mr. Howard POp.,
Ala) voting against it.
The senate open session lasted fifty
minutes and was given almost entire
ly to the introduction of bills. Mr..
Burrows of Michigan presented petit
ton from J. Edward Addicks of Della
ware, claiming the seat now occupied
by Mr. Kenny. Gov. Lord of Oregon
also forwarded a memorial on the Ore
gon senatorial situation, showing that
the legislature had not organized and
that ne had the right to appoint. Most
of the day was spent in executive ses-