Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-15
WORK OF CONGRESS
THE WEEKS DOlNGS IN SENATE
AND HOUSE. d
A Comprehensive Digest of the pxo
ceedings in the Legislative Cbon
bers at Washington Matters th..
ConcArn the People.

In the House on Tuesday Mr.. Cannon
chairman of the Committee on ADpronrin'
tons, reported the urgent defciencv hin
for the army and navy. The Presdant
sent to the House the report of the H.
waiian commission, and Mr.. Hit, cbsir
man of the committee, introduced hin !,
connection with the consideration of i
the whole matter being referred to tba
Committee on Territories. At 1870 tbo
House adjourned out ofnrespect to the lato
T. J. Northway Of Ohio and W. T., Iowa
of Mississippi. In the Senate Mr. Hao
offered bill for the erection Of a NOM.
ment to the officers and sailors who lost
their lives by the explosion of the battle.
ship Maine in Havana harbor. Resolu,
tons from the Legislature of Vermont
were read requesting that Bear Admiral
Dewey be made admiral aDd that CAPTAIN
Clark, commander of the Oregon, be given
such rank as his merits demand Mr.,
Vest offered a resolution objecting to the
proposed colonial system and reciting that
the Government should acquire only coal,
ing stations in the orient, unless it shall
be the, purpose Of the United States to
organize the far-of possessions into terri
tories, and ultimately to be admitted as
States. The President sent a large nun.
Der of nominations to the Senate, but
they were all recess appointments with
the exception of Powell Clayton of Ar
kansas. whose rank has been raised to
ambassador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary to Mexico, Senior Romero having
announced that his Government had con-
ferred that distinction upon him. Mr.. Cul
lom introduced bill to provide for the
territory of Hawaii. "A brief discussion
of the navigation laws was precipitated
by the consideration of a bill amending
those laws by the addition of provision
that foreign built vessels wrecked in the
United States purchased by citizens of
this country and repaired to the extent
of three-fourths of their value shall be
subject to forfeiture if they engage sub
sequently in the eoastwise trade of the
United States. 1t was made special
order for Monday.
In the House en- Wednesday the anti
scalping bill passed by a vote Of 119 to
1O1. In the Senate no business was trans
acted in open session. A few minutes af-
ter the Senate convened it went into ex-
ecutiye session. At 2:15 business in open
session was resumed, the death Of Rep
resentatives Northway Of Ohio and Love
of Mississippi was announced and the
Senate adjourned as a mark Of respect to
their memory
On Thursday the Senate held a short
session and adjourned until Monday, af-
ter making the Niciraguan Canal bill the
unfinished business before that body. Mr..
Morgan called up the measure, whereup-
on Mr.. Pettigrew moved to adjourn. This
motion failed-13 yeas to ~ nays-and
the bill was brought forward. Adjourn
ment was Immediately taken. During the
session Mr.. Vest stated his opposition to
the hurried manner Of passing pension
bills in the Senate, and gave notice that
he would insist upon quorum being pres
ent when pension bills were being acted
upon. At the other end of the capitol the
general deficiency appropriation bill was
passed, and the House adjourned until
Monday.