Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

bills. One, the general denclency, 1alled
In conference and three, the agriculture,
5undry civil and Indian, failed of executive
approval Promptly at II O'Clock Mr..
Stevenson declared the Senate of the Fifty
fourth Congress adjourned without day and
the work of the new Senate was at once
taken up. The senators then withdrew to
The east front of the capitol to participate
in the inaugural ceremonies. The Senate
was constructively i'll session until O'Clock
ou the 4th, when it took recess until
O'Clock. Actually, hoWever, it was in session
only until about $3.50, when it went into
secret legislative session. Senator Allison
;Rep. Ia) offered a resolution which was
agreed to, continuing in existence the pres
successors are selected. A further disagree
ment on the deficiency bill was reported
and it was ordered back to conference. At
10 o'clock, the venerable Senator Morrlll
or Vermont offered resolutions express1nz
the appreciation of the Senate for the able
and impartial discharge of duties of pre-
siding officer by Mr.. Stevenson. There was
unanimous and hearty agreement to the
resolution. Mr.. Faulkner of West Virginia
followed with complimentary resolutions to
Mr.. Frye, president pro tempore, which
were adopted unanimously. At 1920 O'Clock
the formal proceedings were fast nearing an
end, and on motion of Mr.. Hoar, the usual
resolution was adopted for a committee of
two senator's to wait on President Cleveland
and inform him that the Senate had con-
cluded its labors and was ready to adj
journ. Senator's HOar and Brice were ap-
pointed as the committee. Mr.. Hoar an
waited on the President, and that he asked
them to convey his congratulations on the
close of their labors. There was anxious
awaiting for the announcement that the
President had signed the remaining appro-
prlaton blIIs. But it did not come. Grad
ually, the identity of the Senate was merged
into the more striking features of the in
auguration ceremony, and the session came
to close without further legislative bust
ness. After the proceedings at the east
front Of the capitol, the senator's returned
f1n oh ian
sumed. On motion of Mr.. Cockrell it was
agreed that the daily sessions shall begin
at u. Thereupon, at 2:1O p. M, the Sen
ate adjourned until the next day.
House.
The House on the Goth passed the Senate
spite the seeming wide divergence of views
on the money question, the bill was passed
by a vote of 279 to 8. II was supported
alike by Republicans, silver Republicans
gold Democrats and silver Democrats The
silver Democrats and silver Republicans dis
claimed any faith in this attempt to secure
bimetalliSm by an international agreement
but they expressed themselves as willing
and anxious to have the test made Bills
were also passed to provide for the arbitra-
ton of differences between the carriers of
Interstate commerce and their employees,
and the Senate bill to prevent the impOrta-
ton OF impure tea.
The House, after five hours struggle on
the. 9th, passed the anti-railroad ticket
a
versaries of the measure resorted to fill
clustering tactics, but they were defeated by
an overwhelming majority. At the conclu-
sion of the debate the reading of the en-
crossed copy of the bill was demanded 1t
was purely technical point, made in the
hope of postponing the final vote until the
1St and thus decreasing the chances of the
bill passing the Senate. But this technical
ity was circumvented by the House remain
ing in session and voting down repeated
motions to adjourn while the bill was being
engrossed by the clerks. The bill applies
only to interstate commerce transportation.
1t requires ali carriers subject to the inter-
thoriZed to sell their tickets, with certif-
Gates, and makes it a misdemeanor punish
able by fine Of $1,000 or imprisonment for
one year for any person not duly authorized
to sell tickets. 1t requires carriers to re-
deem unused tickets and makes the forgery
or counterfeiting of tickets punishable by i'm
minor bills were passed during the day I'M
der suspension of the rules.
The House galleries were thronged with
visitors all day on the LIST, but the Gro $ ds
witnessed nothing beyond the, dullest of
routine matters until the last half hour of
the session, when the bill to prohibit the
transmission of detailed accounts of prize
fights by mail or telegraph was brought. up.
This led to very lively Skirmish, in which
prize fighting was denounced on all sides
and the advocates of the bill insisted that
'the sickenng details should be sup
pressed in the interest of good morals.
But the bill met with strenuous opposition
on the ground that it would tend to es-
tablish a censorship of the press. At the
end Of the debate. which was participated
in by Messrs. Aldrich of Illinois, Grosvenor
of Ohio, Morse of Massachusetts, in favor
of the bill, and Messrs. Dockery of Mis-
souri, and Cummings of New York. in OPP
position the adverSaries of the measure
Qutyoted the friends of the bill on several
motions, but an agreement for
an end to hostilties. The bill now be-
comes unfinished business whenever the call
of committees is reached. but as conference
reports have the right of way, it is doubt
full whether that order of business will
again be reached this session. The Senate |
bill to test the merits of a patent postal
card was laid on the table. The Sundry civil |
bill was sent to conference. The postofice
appropriation bill was also disposed of i'll
the same manner.
The House waited about half an hour on
the I'd for the appearances OF conference re-
ports. The District of Columbia and naval |
Appropriation bills, which came from the
Senate, were sent to conference. The Sen |
ate armor plate amendment was included.
Mr. DalZell of Pennsylvania made a caustic |
reply to recent structures on Justice Shiras |
Of the Supreme court. He declared the JUS |
ticc was a righteous judge; that he had not !
changed his mind on the income tax ques- |
ton, and that the contrary report was
lying report of a Popocratic newspaper. |
Messrs. McMillin and De Almond replied to |
Mr. Dalzell, and dared him to specifically |
deny that Justice Shiras had changed his |
vote. Mr.. Dalzell insisted that there was !
no proof it was Justice SnlraS VINO Had |
and that the burden of proof was
Oh the other side Mr.. De Almond said the |
Justice himself should speak and not hedge !
himself about with imaginary walls of !
in such a matter of public concern. |
The House unanimously voted that Mr.. |
Black Of Georgia. whose seat was contested |
by Thomas e. Watson. the late Popultst |
candidate for vice-president, is entitled to
the seat Mr.. Aldrich called up the anti
prize fighting bill to prevent detailed re-
ports of fights, but it was contested with |
4 motion for recess for an hour and the |
motion prevailed u to 50. The Western |
members made a hard fight for the senate |
amendment to restore to entry the 2l.0OO,O0O |
acres reserved as forest reservations by the |
Presidents executive order of February -, |
despite the warning of Mr.. Cannon that the |
final incorporation of this item in the bill |
would result in it's non-enactment into law.
The House finally agreed to substitute
to that of the Senate, by which |
the President was authorized to modify or
revoke any existing order (by which Mr.. Nc
Kinley could reverse MI Cleyelands action.)
The weary legislators of the House, after
few hours sleep after the re-
cess at 3 o'clock in the morning, met again
at 10 a. IN. on the Sd and continued the
work of closing up the business of the SEES
sion All day and all night they labored
while oblivious to the sightseers who