Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27

~ tN'o4uti0n recocn;
ing the insurgents as belligereuts wo oUsn,a'
attached as rider to the djplom nUu'd be
consular appropriation bill. Mr. " W. and
mona, a Missouri Democrat, prac; ne Ar
the issue by offering the resolnt;oa pulled
amendment, but a point of ordnr a as an
it was sustained. Mr.. De Arn,a "sa'Ast
pealed, urging the Republicans WHY ap,
professed friendship for tho s. mno mad
Cubans to override the decision 81 sI ns
chair as the only chance of sccnr; ~. 'Ae
tlon on the proposition. Mr.. Boilor' at IT.
leader OF the minority, and otbnr ~. Tue
Gratis joined in the appeal. Tbo n nellO'
ment became intense, but the ,nno lSe''e,
MIR. Dinglcy, the floor leader Of 't ~" OF
Jorlty, as we'll as other RonuhlicnI 'AS'
ers. to their associates not to ioin :, "a"7
program, succeeded. Before tbo H.. '1e
matte bill came up the army bill wos I na''
cd. In the Senate practically tbp p "mS
business accomplished was the noSS;r OD'!
the urgent deficiency APPROPRIATE ny LIN VI
The measure as finally passed h. VA. n
Senate carries $1,913,S10. Tha Tom me
resolution providing that bonds of >, az
United States may be paid in ston1a4'
silver dollars was favorably rpnortnI ~
majority of the Finance Committoo ~. J."
notice was given that it would be cana5
up at All early date. An effort YVES r,aSa
to fix time for the final vote on the nona
ing census bill. but was abandoned
All day long on Wednesday the Question
of granting belligerent rights to tba w.
ban insurgents was argued in the Horsa
but the minority hurled itself aco;rst
stone wall. On the only vote takcn-o NM
ton designed to overrulc the decision ~
the speaker and direct the Committee y,
Foreign Affairs to report without frrtbo,
delay the Cuban resolution passed by tho
Senate at the last scsson-the Epnrhr
cans stood solid and voted to sustain tbo
chair. In the Senate joint resolution
providing for the appointment of CON-
| mission to make a survey of shin canal
from the lower part of Lake Michigan
to the Wabash river was offered by Mr. i
Turpie Qnd.) and referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce. Mr.. Chandler nrq.
scented and secured the passage of a rpsO
luton directing the Committee On Inter-
state Commerce to inquire whether the
fund provided for in rules IL and Ii Of
the Joint Traffic Association is lawfully
in existence; to examine the details of It's
expenditure, as to whether OR not it had
been expended for lawful purposes and
| whether any illegal or improper Use of
the funds could be prohibited and punish,
| cd by law.
In h,Ir I0y no low op1 1;,l,
matte appropria ton bill was passed by
the House after day of debate on the
Cuban question. Mr.. Dinglcy made
speech relative to wage reductions in the
cotton industry. in which he showed that
the tariff question has nothing to DO with
them In the Senate Mr.. Teller's res0lu-
ton that bonds be paid in silver as well
as gold was taken up by a vote Of Il TO
%, and, after debate, was made unfH
ished business. Mr.. Pettigrew secured
the passage of a resolution directing the
Secretary of the Interior and the AttO'-
ney General to inform the Senate what
steps the Government had taken concern
ing the killing of woman in Oklahoma
territory by Seminole Indians ard the
burning of two Seminole Indians III the
same territory. The resolution inQUIrns
Of the Postmaster General what acton
was necessary to MAINTAIN the eAe1
lence of the postal free delivery service
was agreed to. Mr.. Til!man's resolution
extending the authority of the interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee rem
tive to the investigation OF TIE sFAs W
railroads of transportation for any o'hrf
consideration than cash was also l''SeO
In the House On Friday there was
parliamentary struggle over the olN III
the relief of the book publishing colllFan'
of the Methodist Episcopal ChurcA eo"'"'
BY shrewd maneuvering its oppontns
succeeded in preventing action lrp'""S
to the consideration of this Dill llle li'"'
passed the bill to extend the pa'Ac . I"''
laws of the United States to the 'eFI"0}
of Alaska and to grant general r'''I ~"
right of way through the terrl1ofF' J."
urgent deficiency bill was sent to cont'
ence after the silver forces "''H sv .:nr
outside aid, had succeeded i'll co"'"I tr
in the Senate amendment stfiNih7 ilVD
the bill the provision requiring 'He 1rp,
itors of bullion at Governments ass? 'o n
fees to pay the cost of transpof'", sIn,;an
the minis. In the Senate the feSo'r. Mo
of Mr.. Allen asking the secrelal! y" T..
Interior for papers concerning ,Is,
missal from the pension office OF NE S, M
e. Roberts was referred TO 1,r ..,ncE.
mittee On Civil Service and he'''T The
ment. after considerable dcoals' outre
Senate spert most of the day III sA''''
session. rorp
Some bills of minor importance w" and
nassed bv the House on SATURDAY y,5 $+ b
the remainder of the day was de'v ,onri,,
general debate on the Indian aH ,+inn ID
ton bill. That the Cuban guam. tha mcn
still uppermost in the minds , Oh tn, mpcb|
hers was evinced during this deO ate l Hr
Of which was decoted to it. N r,n anti
chairman of the Foreign Affairs ' cpI tronr
tee. submitted privileged i 'lo n,s.sse
his committee, recommending Int st in" The
Of of = resolution of inquiry, reqaeS' tn tie
State Department to transmit IN Dossess;on
House ali information IN rs p' If CA
relative r to the military execution il. NJ
Ruiz, Spanish envoy 10 sno va
cnmp of Aranguren. The r re- +he senst]
odonted without division. In ,llf II fo7o
q tier a sneech by Mr.. Stewart ao !"
of the Teller silver resolu. ~" oolcndar va