Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-24

and punishment of the guilty persons.
Mr.. Lodge (rep., Mass.) offered a
resolution which was agreed to call
ing upon the secretary of agriculture
to supply the senate with information
as to what effect the Hawaiian sugar
has or can have upon beet sugar pro-
duction in the United States
Almost the entire four hours of the
executive session were devoted to an
indirect consideration of the nominal
ton OF McKenna, now attorney gen
eral, to be associate justice of the
supreme court. The discussion was
the result of an effort on the part of
Mr.. Allen (pop., Neb) to secure
pOstpOnement of vote for two weeks.
In the end compromise was reached
deferring consideration until next
Friday on condition that the Nebraska
senator should agree to allow a vote
to be taken on that day. The opposi-
ton to McKenna is based on the
fact that he is a Catholic; but senator
Allen (pop., Neb.) read from letters
and newspapers attacking McKenna's
record as an attorney and jurist on the
ground of want OF legal attainments.
Washington, Jan. 14.-The house
passed the agricultural bill. The reso-
luton accepting the invitation of the
government of Norway to participate
in the international fisheries eXposi-
ton at Bergen from May to Septem-
Der, 1898, was passed. The resolution
carries an appropriation of $4,000.
A bid for the payment of $4,000 to
William S. Grant of Gardner, Me-, for
supplies designed for the United
States, but confiscated by the confed-
crate government at the opening of
the rebellion was favorably acted upon.
The balance of the day was then
| consumd in a filibuster against bill
to pay the publishing house of the
Nc thodist Episcopal church OF the
south at Nashville, Tenn, $288,OOO for
| the seizure and use Of property OF
that corporation during the war.
| No decision was reached.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Mr. Sauer-
herring (rep., Wis., introduced in the
house bill prohibiting the false
branding of goods. Most of the ses-
sion was devoted to eulogies on the
| life of the late Representative Seth w.
Miliken. "A bill was passed authoriz-
ing the president to appoint an addi-
tional district judge for the northern
district of Texas. 1t was explained
that Judge Rector, now the judge of
| the district, was incapacitated from
performing the duties of his office.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate
passed the Lodge immigration bill by
a vote of 45 to %. The bill provides
that all immigrants physically capable
and over 16 years OF age shall be able
to read or write English or some other
language; but a person not able to
read or write who is over so years of
age and is the parent or grandparent
of a qualified immigrant over Il years
of age capable OF supporting such par
ent or grandparent may accompany an
! immigrant, or a parent or grandparent
| may be sent for and come and join
the family of child or grand-child
over 81 years OF age and qualified IN
der the law; and a wife or minor child
not able to read or write may accom-
pany or be sent for at any time TO
come and join her husband or parent
who is qualified.
A IA (rsOn1 a6O
speech in favor of his bill, Mr..
Spooner (rep., Wis., suggested some
amendments which were SO strongly
urged that Mr.. Lodge accepted them
and the measure was accordingly
modified. One of Mr.. SpOoner's
amendments provides that steamship
| COMPANIES shall take back to- Europe
! the wife and children Of an immigrant
who had failed to meet the requires
ments of the proposed law. Another
amendment offered by MIR. Spooner.
providing that ability on the part OF
an Immigrant either to read or write
| should be accepted as sufficient test
of his literacy, was adopted by vote
of AZ to %.
A bill was then passed amending
section 1924 Of the revised statutes so
| that registers of the land office and the
receivers of public moneys for each
land district established by law shall
be liable under their bonds for all
moneys received by them for the sale
OF Indian lands. A joint resolution
providing for the participation by the
United States in the fisheries exposi-
ton to be held this year in Bergen:
Norway, which had been passed by the
house, was passed.
Mr. Wolcott, chairman Of the BIZ
metallic commission, made lengthy
speech upon the negotiations of the
commission with European countries
relative to inter national bimetallism
Mr.. Pettigrew introduced bill
amending the act compelling railroads
to equip their cars with automatic