Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-31

Inc Maine relief bill was passed ur,,,
tnously by the House on Monday m'
senate bill to satisfy the claim Of ~
regal representatives of John DooI1
amounting to 1881 ,151, for labor, mato,ia'
ana oockage furnished by Roach, and Ma
occupation of his yards by the gupboa '.'
Chlcago, Boston and Atlanta, wau .oL4
up out OF Its order and long and E..u
fight followed. Without action rr.s ". .'
claim, the House took a recess rm.' His
O'Clock. The evening session wos '" s
ted to the consideration of priyato no ae.o-;
bills. In the Senate Mr.. Bacon introdn ,rOl,
an amendment which he anpourooI &
would offer to the resolution proydir1 ta
the annexation of the Hawaiian ISIoaS
to the United States. The amepdmnaJ
provides that the resolution shall not u
effective until the question of annov,t;oS
shall have been submitted to the onalfoI
electors of Hawaii and passed upon ot
Tentatively by them. Mr.. Allen secura,
the passage of resolution calling rnor
the Secretary of the Interior for ipformo
ton as to the number OF all classes ~
pensioners, including the percentage
men and women and children, carried ~
the pension rolls. A number of bills n
minor Importance were passed.
In the House on Tuesday the naval anl
preparation bill was reported, but as il baH
not been printed the contested election
case Of Thorpe versus Eppes, from h
fourth Virginia district, was taken IN and
debated until 4 o'clock, when, owing \
the illness of Mr.. Rhea of Kentucky, wild
was to have spoken in the afternoon. III,
House adjourned. In the Senate ha
quarantine bill was further debated, Nh
Carter of the Committee on Territorial
called up the measure reported by hin
making further provisions for a civil GOV
eminent Of Alaska, and addressed TIL
Senate at length upon it. Mr.. Gal!ingpd
who recently returned from rip to Cubd
announced that he would briefly address
the Senate upon his observations in Cuba
Mr.. Foraker presented the credentials
his colleague, Mr.. Hanna, for the teri
as United States Senator covering ST
years from March 4, 1899. The CrelcE
tials were read and ordered fled. Anon
| the bills passed was that to raise the az
of protection for girls in the District
Columbia and the territories to Is years.
In the House on "Wednesday K.
Thorp was given the seat from the four
Virginia district. Sidney P. EpeS, wlI
obtained the certificate Of election, va
| unseated by a strict party vote. The RI
publicans without break voted
Thorp. and the Democrats and Populst
with the exception Of Mr.. Howard Of Al
bama, a Populist, voted for Epes. NJ
Thorp contested the seat of Mr.. Kennd
in the last Congress and was seated. II
Republican majority in the House, whid
was SO when the House convened a
summer, is now "a. In the Senate
bill for the relief of the Maine victim
| was passed without debate. Senator Ga
linger related his observations in Gun
The Senate then resumed consideration
the bill making further provision for
civil government in Alaska, and later tot
up the national quarantine bill. It's co
sideration had not been concluded WIZ
the Senate adjourned.
Debate on the naval appropriation
consumed the day in the House on THU
day. Adjourned until Friday. In
Senate Mr. Thurston in thrilling spec
told what he saw in Cuba. a number
bills on the calendar were passed
Bate presented resolutions in memory
the late Senator Isham G. Harris Of Id
nessee, and eulogies were delivered by
Bate, Mr.. Morrill, vermont, Mr. NJ
gan (Alabama), Mr.. Hoar (NlaSSac
setts). Mr.. Walthall mississippi,
Hawley (Connecticut), Mr.. CockreI lM
souri,, Mr.. Stewart (NeyadA), Mr. u
ton CTexas) and Mr.. Turley lIenneSSe
The Senate adjourned until MONDAY
Friday in the House was spent in
sideration of the naval appropriation
There was much filibustering ana
four pages Of the bill were gone over
journed until Saturday. The Senate
not in session.
The House spent Saturday in cons'a
alton of the naval appropriation Cl"
strong effort was made during ule
to increase the appropriation TOR 'nc
val reserves. but it failed. Another eH
to have the government uniform TIE
val militia also failed. The man con
of the day was over a proposition ~
crease the number of timber dry d0cAS
thorized by the bill from four to tnftt,
led Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the Ap
priations Committee. who maze 'ne
ton, to discuss the whole question Vi
preparations and to inveish against u
extravaganza. lie was voted down.
lot. An amendment was adop'eu !"
nit the Secretary of the Navy 10 I.., a''
portion of Michigan's naval mlll.a
r. renair tho damage to the Yantlc'