Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

| of Hawaii to the United States was under
| discussion. Mr. Newlands (silverite. New
| introduced the debate with a speech in
| support of his resolution for annexation
| For nearly two hours the Senate had IN.
| der discussion the resolution of Mr.. Lodga
| (Mass.), directing the Claims Committee
| to make an inquiry as to the disposition
| of the money appropriated by Congress TO
pay the claim of the book concern of the
| Methodist Episcopal Church South. A
heated colloquy between Mr.. Chandler
| IN. H.) and Mr.. Pasco was the feature Of
the discussion. \ bill granting to the
| Cripple Greek Railroad Company of COL
orado right of way through the Pixies
| Peak timber land reserve was passed. An
act authorizing the appointment of non
partisan commission to collate informa
| ton and to consider and recommend leg,
| isnation to meet the problems presented
| by labor, agriculture and capital was
passed.
The Hawaiian debate proceeded in the /
House Oh Tuesday. Mr.. Grosvenor Rep.
o. made the principal speech of the day.
At the session of the Senate the resolution
of Mr.. Lodge (Mass.), directing that an ,
| inquiry be made into the disposition made
OIL Tie hSIuOulSI bOOh COuCCIu CldlQ
| which was paid recently by Congress, was
| adopted without division. In the course
| of the debate upon it Mr.. Morgan (AlaJ
| charged that the resolution was ipsincere
and had been drawn for political effect
This statement Mr.. Lodge denied vigor
ously, saying his only purpose in offering
| the resolution was that all the facts con-
| corning the matter should be laid before
| the people. The measure to incorporate
| the International American Bank was I'M
der discussion for three hours, the debate
eliciting some interesting facts concern
| ing the foreign trade of this country
Final action was not taken Oh the bill. y
bill to authorize q -etired list for enlisted
men and appointed petty officers Of the
United States navy was passed.
By a vote of 200 to 81 the House of
Representatives Wednesday afternoon
adopted the Newlands resolutions, pro-
vding for the annexation of Hawaii. The
debate, which had continued without in
terruption since Saturday, had been one
of the most notable of this Congress, the
proposed annexation being considered Of
great commercial and strategic import
ance by its advocates, and being looked
upon by it's opponents as involving a radical
departure from the long-established policy
of the country and likely to be followed
by the Inauguration of a pronounced pol
icy of colonization, the abandonment Of
the Monroe doctrine and participation in
international wrangles. More than half a
hundred members participated in the de-
bate. The Senate resumed consideration
of the international American bank bill.
An amendment was accepted by the COM
mittee and adopted extending the priv
ileges of the measure to all citizens of 9he
United States instead of restricting them
to those mentioned in the bill. When the
Senate adjourned consideration of the bill
had not been concluded.
In the House on Thursday Mr.. Dinglcy
Rep., Me- called up the bill supplemental
to the war revenue measure, designed to
supply some omissions and to strengthen
the means Of carrying out the revenue act. .
1t exempts from taxation mutual, casual
ty, fidelity and guaranty companies con
Quoted not for profit. After explanation
by Mr.. Dingley the bill was passed. The
House passed a bill authorizing the con
struction of q bridge across Niagara river
at Grand Island. and then went into com,
mittee of the whole to consider the gen
eral deficiency bill. In the general debate
livered speech in support of the Lodge
immigration bill, and Mr. Carmack Dem,
TENN spoke upon the probability of the
war ending in the Inauguration of a policy
of territorial aggression. The bill was not \
disposed of when the House adjourned
After devoting an hour to the discussion Y
of the bill restoring the annu;ties to the Il
Sisseton and Wahpcton bands Of Sioux NJ
Indians tho To +bo oo-c1.
GRAFTON of the bill to incorporate the Inter. Il
national American Bank. A test Oh an
amendment clearly indicated that ma
jority Of the Senate favored the measure
The message clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives delivered to the Senate The
Hawaiian annexation resolution preseltd
by the House the evening before.
The Foreign Relations Commits
through Mr.. Davis, the chairman, on Fri II
day reported favorably to the Senate the
Newlands resolutions for the annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands. The bill to in
corporate the International American
Bank, in accordance with the recommend
alton of the Pan-Amercan congress
which has occupied greater part of the
Senate's time during the week was pass
ed by q vote of &c to %. The conference "a
report on the bankruptcy Dill was prtseHF
ed and read, but no action was taken Inc
general deficiency bill occupied the atten-
ton of the House.
Saturdays session Of the House was de,
voted chiefly to eulogies upon the life ana
character of former Senator Harris OF ny
Tennessee Prior to hearing eulogies some
consideration was given to conference
report upon the District of Columbia aP
preparation bill. The Senate was not II
session.
Ant knowledge.
The president of the AgassiZ Assocla
ton, H. Fl. Ballard, recently caught al