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

sideration Of the agricultural appro-
priation bill. but all interest in these
two measures were overShadowed by
remarkable speeches, one made by Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio attacking ex-Gov.
Altgeld of Illinois. and the other by
Mr.. Dearmond of Missouri heaping
rfdicule- Oh Secretary Morton for the
recent issue of a pamphlet entitled the
Farmers Interest in Finance" Among
the bills passed was one to pension
Mary A. Viel, widow of Maj w. u
Sanger, Fifty-fifth Illinois infantry, at
the rate of $25 per month.
A number of amendments to the In
dian appropriation bill We're made be-
fore 1t passed. The salaries and ex-
penses of the Dawes commission were
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000
Washington, Jan. 80 By the de-
cisive vote of 46 to the senate passed
the bill for the appointment of commits
sioners to an international monetary
conference. The closing of the de-
bate brought out several closing
speeches. During the day Mr.. Morgan
falling to secure an agreement for a
vote on the Nicaraguan canal bill-an-
nounced that it would be urged to con-
cluS1On Monday. The senate adj
journed until Monday.
The house witnessed another eXcit-
ing and somewhat sensational episode.
AT the end of an acrimonious debate
on the conference report on the bill to
confer the rights and franchises of
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad on the
purchasers under the mortgage fore
closure, Mr.. Powers of Vermont and
Mr.. Burrett of Massachusetts ex-
changed broadsiders. The report was
rejected by an overwhelming majority
III to 143-and the conferees were in
Structed to insist on the house amend
mentS.
Just before adjournment Mr.. Hardy,
Rep, Ind, who was refused unani-
nous consent to continue political
speech he was making, declared that
he would retaliate by objecting to
every request for unanimous consent
for the remainder of the session.
The remainder of the day was spent
In the discussion of the agricultural APP
preparation bill.
Washington, Feb. 1. - The senate
committee on foreign relations has
agreed TO report favorably on the ar
filtration treaty with amendments. All
but two of these amendments are
merely verbal. One of the two which
are essential strikes out the clause
providing for the selection of King
Oscar as umpire when one is conSld-
cred necessary.
The other Important amendment is
an addition to article 1 of the treaty
and reads as follows: 'No question
which affects the foreign or domestic
policy of either OF the contracting
parties or the relations of either with
any other state or power, by treaty or
otherwise, shall be subject to arbitra-
ton under this treaty, except by Spe-
cial agreement The amendment
eliminating the umpire clause was
agreed to by vote Of 8 to 1. The
vote i'll opposition is understood to
have been cast by Senator Gray Of
Delaware. The vote on the motion to
report the treaty favorably as amend
ed was to 4.
An amendment declaring in explicit
terms that the Alaskan boundary
question should not be included in the
agreement for arbitration, was voted
down as being unnecessary. The
chairman was instructed to ask the
senate to give the treaty cOnsidera-
ton at as early a day as practicable.
1t is expected that when taken up it
will lead to protracted and animated
debate in executive session.