The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-02
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Condensed Proceedings of the Ma
tiOnal Law Mill.
Washington. Feb. %. = The senate
spent the first hour in listening to
Washington's farewell address. read
by Mr. Daniel of Virginia, and then
turned it's attention to the Indian aD-
preparation bill 1t involved a con
test over sectarian Indian schools The
clause directing temporary contracts
with these schools, when no govern
ment schools are available, was agreed
to-51 to g. a provision was added
declaring it to be the settled policy of
the government hereafter to make no
appropriations whatever for the sup
port of sectarians schools. The Indian
bill is still under consideration A veto
from President Cleveland on o private
pension bill brought out sharp criti-
cism from Mr.. Gallinger against the
presidents course. Mr.. Allison warned
the senate that hard work would be
required to get through the appropria-
ton bills on time and resolution for
II o'clock sessions was adopted, the
prospects being that night session will
follow.
The house passed the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill and began
the consideration of the last of the
money bills, that providing for the
naval establishment. A long debate
occurred over the propriety of the ap-
preparation of $1,310,000 for the South
ern Pacific railroad under the .judg-
ment of the court of claims, but the
house, by vote of 1873 to 1O2, refused
to strike it out The members who
favored the appropriation for the re-
payment to members of the last con-
gress of salary withheld from them
on ace cunt of absence, carried their
fight into the house, but they were
beaten-122 to 96.
Washington, Feb. "A. The senate
made slow progress ON the appropria-
ton bills, diSposing of only one item
of the Indian bill, that directing the
opening of the Ucompahgre Indian
reservation in Utah. 1t involved
conflict with the executive branch
which has steadily resisted opening
these lands ON the ground that they
contained valuable mineral deposits.
Mr.. Villas emdeavored to have a royal
ty reserved ito the government, but
was defeated Jun this, and the clause
was agreed to after an ;all-day debate.
During the day q resolution by Mr..
Mills of Texas was adopted asking the
president for information as to the
death of DIT. Ruiz at Guanabacoa,
Cuba. MI Morrill, of Vermont an
noJnced a Cuban speech on Thursday.
The house sent the naval bill. the
last of the appropriation bills, to the
senate. Mr. Boutel, chairman of the
naval committee, was in charge of the
measure, and displayed such skill i'll
it's handling that it's provisions
aroused little opposition, and it was
PASSED practically without amend
ment.
Washington. Feb. '25-Attention was
recalled to the Cuban question in the
senate by the presentation of three
resolutions on that subject. One of
these came by unanimous vote from
the committee on foreign affOirs, and
called for the immediate and uncOn-
ditiona1 release of Julio Sanguily,
held at Havana. Another resolution
by Mr. A1len of Nebraska calls on the
president to effectively protect Ameri-
can citizens in Cuba. A third resolu-
ton, by Mr.. EEill of New York, was
agreed to, requesting the secretary Of
SUI General Lee relative to Americans
imprisoned in Cuba little progress
was made ON the Indian bill and Mr..
Allison warned the senate that the
status of appropriation bills was most
dangerous. Beginning to-day the sen
ate VIII sit gTEtil midnight.
The feature of the session OF the
house was the appearance of William
Jennings Bryan, late Democratic can
didate for president, on the floor. He
had come to the city to attend Il din
ner given in his honor by John K. Nc
Lean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and
as an eX-anember was entitled to the
privilege of the floor. The Demo
Gratis gave him a roTfnd of hearty APP
plause He was surrounded on all
sides, and many of the Republicans
Joined in the welcome to their old col
league Most of the day was devoted
to District of Columbia business. The
conference report ON the bill ITO de-
fine the rights of the purchasers of the
Atlantic & Pacific railroad under the
foreclosure sale was adopted.
Washington. Feb. 20. = The senate
was siorm-swept by such passionate
debate such extraordinary demonstra-
tons in the crowded galleries, and
such dramatic personal exchanges be-
tween the conspicuous figures of the
senate as to make the day one of the
most memorable in the annals of the
upper branch of congress. Cuba was
the theme. and seemed to stir all the
pent-up emotions of months. lit
brought about the complete displaee-