Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-22
NATIONAL SOLONS.
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.
Detailed Proceedings Of Senate and
House-Bills Passed or introduced
in Either Branci1-1lnestious OF Mo-
ment to tho Country at Large
The Legislative Grind.

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When the Senate reasscmbled on Mon
day Senator Vest made n speech in oppo-
sition to territorial expansion, and Senator
Morgan began the debate on the Near
aqua Canal bill. The House spent the
larger part of the day on District of Co
lumbia affairs. The bill to relieve the
condition Of American seamen was taken
up, but nothing was accomplished. Rep-
resentative Hepburn of Iowa introduced
a bill authorizing the President to acquire
by purchase from the State of Costa Rica
and Nicaragua full ownership, jurisdic-
ton and sovereignty of such land as may
be desirable and necessary to construct
and defend ship canal. The President
is also directed to construct such canal
and the bill appropriates $14O,OOO.0OO to
complete it.
In the Senate on Tuesday the Nicara-
qua Canal bill was discussed. Mr.. Turpie
making the principal speech in opposition,
declaring it is in the interest of the Mari
time Company, which he characterized as
a fraud and bankrupt. He moved post
ponement until after the holiday recess.
Mr.. Morgan defended the bill and the
Maritime Company and opposed the mo-
ton to postpone. Messrs. Berry and
Rawlins both offered amendments ma
terially affecting the bill. Mr.. Morrill,
supported the bill authorizing the pur-
chase Of site for Supreme Court build
ing, and this and several other bills were
passed. In the House the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was passed
without a single amendment. The bill
carries $6,359, $50 The House also pass
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lating to seamen. All the amendments
were rejected.
On Wednesday Mr.. Danford Ohio,
chairman of the immigration Commit
tee, tried to secure consideration of the
Lodge immigration bill, but the House
declined, 100 to 103, to take it up. Mr..
De Almond (Mo.) make speech on the
decadence Of the privilege of debate in
the House, and held Speaker Reed re-
sponslble. The Speaker replied with a
sarcastic speech, in which he referred to
the complaints Of John Randolph in the
early days of the century to show that
the same circumstances were made then
that were being heard to-day. In the
Senate the Nicaraguan Canal bill held
its place as the principal subject. Speech
es were made by Messrs. Harris, Money,
Stewart and Morgan. An agreement was
reached to take a vote on the Turpie
postponement motion on Thursday. 9th
er questions before the Senate were: The
governments pension policy and the bill
regarding registry Of foreign built vessels
wrecked on the American coast.
On Thursday the House surpassed all
records in the expedition with which it
passed the pension appropriation bill.
Usually one of the most fruitful themes
of acrimonious partisan debate, it was
passed in twenty minutes without criti-
cism, although carrying $145, 233, $50, $4,-
100000 more than the act for the current
year. The House then began considera-
ton Of the bill to incorporate the Interna-
tional American Bank. This project was
recommended by the Pan-American Con-
gress in 1889. An agreement was effected
for a vote at 3 o'clock Friday. 1t was
supported in debate by Messrs Brosius
(Rep., Pa.), Adams Rep., Pa.), Lacey
(Rep., Iowa., and Walker Rep., Mass),
and opposed by Mr.. Cox Dem, Tenn.),
W, and Bartlett Oem., Ga.). In the
Senate the urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill making provision for the army
anu navy 1Ol IuC ACAL olA lIlOutHo ulS-
placed the Nicaragua canal bill, prevent
ing even the taking of vote on the ques-
ton Of the postponement Of the latter
measure until after the holidays, as had
been intended. The deficiency bill was
passed after a spirited discussion, turning
principally on the point of keeping the
volunteer soldiers in the service. The
Eenate adjourned until Monday.
The bill to incorporate the International
American Bank was buried under an
overwhelming adverse majority of the
House on Friday. The debate upon the
measure, which opened Thursday, was
concluded at o'clock. Mr.. Dingley, the
floor leader Of the majority, made an ar
gument in it's support. The other speak
ers on Friday were Hill of Connecticut in
it's support and Messrs. Bell Pop, Colo.),
Sulzer Dem, N. W, Maxwell Pop,
Neb.), Maddox Dem., Ga) and Swanson
Dem., Va) in opposition. The vote by
which the bill was defeated stood 1O3
yeas to 148 nays. The bill to extend the
customs and revenue laws of the United
States over the Hawaiian Islands was
passed without opposition. The bill, Mr..
Dingley explained. carried with it the
civil service laws relating to appointments
in the customs and revenue service in Ha-
waii.