The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-30
T6RT OF CONGRESS.
,onsod proceedings OF the Ma
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washington, March 2I. = Although
wal m%J sharp passes at arms some
sew enIivened the tariff DEBATE IN
wa" bonse the brilliant speech of Mr..
tn Dtu Of Iowa was distinctly the
Doarrsbadowing feature OF the day. 1t
OIeL| ort through the weary, monot-
snonS Gloom which has so far pervad-
olo tEo debate like Il locomotive head
t.Ih ~ in fog. Mr.. DOlliver is a fin
Ig saJ orator. and his speech was
lSLeu tor,,ipcn of forensic eloquence, re-
mus lafo with Wit and glowing periods. 1t
pitea'rrngtalv aroused his Republican col
hts ID, unbounded enthusiasm and
e"r77,,,Isad the house with laughter.
w. |IrLaurin, a Democratic member
W " tLp ways and means committee
G Gn South Carolina. created mild
ilaUsotion by boldly proclaiming him.
DIFF in favor of duty on cotton. The
s sthor sneakers during the day session
',orn Mr. Gibson Rep., Tenn.), DOckery
nom MOI, NeWlands (Silverite,
Toy1 Lacey Rep., Iowa., Swanson
Nom Nom {a1 and Cochran Oem., Mo-
PThp senate was unexpectedly pre-
oinffated into a civil service debate.
II proceeded for two hours, the civil
eorrfcp act and the commission being
,ndpr fire most of the time. The dis
cnssjon came up on resolution to in
ypstteatp federal removals at South
omaha. Neb Mr.. Gallinger of New
Homrshire characterized the civil SER
rico system as a humbug, and declared
,hp would be glad to cast his vote to
abolish the system. Mr.. Allen Of Ne
hrasI,a called the civil service act
monumental humbug," and Mr.. Will
SON Of Washington said it was hum
hua q deluSiOn, q snare and a fraud.
Mfr HaWley of Connecticut, while de-
Tending the principle of civil service,
said it's practice had been attended
with glaring incompetency. Mr.. Stew
arr Of Nevada regarded the civil SER
vice commission as an "Office broker
ace establishment" Senators Hoar
and Lodge defended the law. The res
olution directing the civil service COM
mittee Of the senate to investigate the
South Omaha removals was broadened
by an amendment instructing the COM
mittoc to inquire into the general ope-
ration of the law and to report Wheth-
or il should be continued, amended or
rpppaled. Mr.. Turpie of Indiana spoke
at considerable length in advocacy of
the election of United States senators
by the popular vote, detailing the I'M
certaintieS and frequent scandals at
tending the present method of choosing
senator's. On motion of Mr. Hoar the
bankruptcy bill, which was reported
favOrably, was made the unfinished
business, thus giving it right Of way
after p. IN. daily.
Washington, March % The third
day of the tariff debate in the house
was almost as dull as the first. There
were tWO notable speeches, one by Mr.
Gr0SyenOr of Ohio, and the other by
Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee, but the
rest of the speeches, with the possible
exception of that of Mr.. Walker of
Massachusetts,, hardly created rip
pie on the monotonous sea of speech
making. Mr.. Grosvenor and Mr.. Nc
Millin were diStInctively the orators of
the day. The other speakers at the
day session were Messrs. Fox of Mis-
Sissippi, Sims of Tennessee, Williams
of Mississippi, Terry of Arkansas,
Sayers OF Texas, Johnson of North
Dakota. Evans of Kentucky, Maddox
of Georgia and Adams of Pennsyl-
yana
The night session was devoted to
set speeches. There were only two
features of the session that caused at
tention. Mr.. Kerr Qtep., Ohio severe
~ criticised the reciprocity features of
the bill. which he predicted would
wholly fail to secure valuable cOnceS-
sIons for the surplus products of agrl-
culture. 1--WE should adopt the Nc
Kinley plan of reciprocity" said he,
the plan born in the brain of James q,
Blaine" He characterized this as the
fatal defect of tire bill The other
feature was the statement of Mr..
Castle Dem,, Cal) that if Rome had
her Catalina America had her Ham
na." The speakers were Messrs. Liv-
ingSton of Georgia, Bedford of New
YORK, Rrundage of Arkansas, BrOm-
well of Ohio, Castle of California,
Brown Of Ohio, Kerr of Ohio and Ohm
stead of Pennsylvania. The house adj
lolrned at II o'clock.
The senate session lasted only half
an hour and no business was done be-
yond the introduction of bills. Mr..
H0ar presented a bill prohibiting vita
scope and kindred exhibitions of prize
lights in the District of Columbia and
the territories, and fOrbidding the
shipment of pictures for these eXhib-
It's by mail or through any interstate
means. The bill is aimed against
TitaScope exhibitions of the recent Car
sen City fight, although general in its
provisions.
Washington, March 26. = The four
days general debate in the house on
The DiDUloI- tapiff hill ic alOCn6 Re-