Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-20

III the legislative. executive and Noh
appropriation bill for the comm;ss 5uu'clal
on which the debate was based ~ fm up
publicans who are seeking to mn5 He he
repeal the law, decided to LOT ~ OR
come to close, but it reouirod ~ Neoate
ing vote Of the speaker to accomn lit cast
-125 to 12G. MIR. Bailey, the Dem~ o" suis
leader, made clear statement Of t Ja," 'l0
norlty position. which indicates tbat MI .i''
minority will vote to repeal, but NJ. 'ue
modify the law. The principal snooo. "
the day was made by Mr. Brosius oha! VI
man of the Civil Service Committeo ' "a
defended the law in two hours sno VINO
In the Senate, Senator Davis vton reev "
floor and proceeded to deliver sot ano. 'De
in support Of the Hawaiian anpeyot ion
treaty. His speech was accepted os 'n n,aa
tically the committees report unon '' az
treaty. MIR. Allen introduced and socr,a,
the adoption of resolution calIinc n ".eu
the President for information in b;S 'pO"
session relative to the boundary limo y"
tween Venezuela and British Guono Nv,
to inform the Senate whether the Initial
States now has any clerks or otbor "n
ployes at work upon the Venezuelan bonn r'
dairy question.
In the House on "Wednesday an urgent
deficiency bill carrying $1,741.S43 wns
passed. One of the items authoriy,n
further expenditure of $2J0,OOO for tbn
Soldiers Home at Danyillc, III "a.
which $4,000 was appropriated in ,ba
last sundry civil bill, was used by Mr. M
Almond Dem, Mo- as Il basis for Mt
ter personal attack upon Chairman Con
non, whose home is at Danvue. His
motion to strike out the item was defeat.
cd without division. There was Evplv
debate over the provision in the bill 70.
curing the owners of bullion hereaftc,
to pay the cost of transporting bullion
from assay offices to the minis The ma.
ton to strike out the proviso was then do.
feated-125 to 40. Mr.sHitt from tM
Foreign Affairs Committee reported the
diplomatic and consular appropriotm
bill. In the Senate Mr.. Chandler Of tha
Committee on Naval Affairs secured the
passage of a resolution asking the Secre
tary of the Navy to furnish list of the
active officers of the navy in each cops
/ together with those who are at sea- on
shore duty and on waiting orders. The
Senate then went into executive session
and Mr.. Davis concluded his speech on
the Hawaiian treaty.
On Thursday in the House considers,
ton of the agricultural appropriation bin /
was completed in committee CT the whole
1,,1 4l,o Al.
motion of those opposed to the printing
of another edition of the famous horse
book" There was the annual fight over
the question of free seed distribution TO
the farmers. but the effort to strike out
the appropriation ($1300O0) failed as
usual, the majority against it Thursday
being 1856. One of the important amend.
ments adopted provided for the inspe.
ton of horse meat for export purposes
in the same way that the meat Of cattle
and other animals is now inspected.
Among the measures reported in the Sen
ate was the pension appropriation bill 1t
was placed on the calendar at the CON
clusion of the morning business. The
immigration bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. Gallery was recognized for 4 speech
in opposition to the measure. The cuIO
gies in memory of the late Senator lsham
G., Harris of Tennessee which were TO
have been presented, were postponed at
the request of Senator Bate on account
of the absence of his colleague, Senator
Turley. They will not be offered until
after the election of Il Senator by tie
Legislature of Tennessee. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Caffrey's speech the Sen
ate went into executive session.
In the House on Friday, it was the N
tenton of the managers to proceed WIN
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, but they relinQuishcd the day to LIE
Committee on Claims. Before this 0Iue
was entered upon the agricultural Dill NaS
passed. When the House adjourned IN, ,n
night before the amendment TO lIe y"
providing for the publication OF aao,Dt
edition of the "horse book was penoHs
On Friday the friends Of the amen0ileH'
compromised with the Appropriate,
Committee by agreeing to reduction
the number to be printed from loV'o0V
$4,000. AS amended the Amendment va,
adopted. Most of the day was co'Sua NV
in a filibuster against bill to pay w
publishing house of the Methodist hpIS
copal Church South at NashylIIe l'I .b
$2SS,OO0 for the seizure ana use u Wv wv
property Of that corporation duiiLo
war. In the Senate Mr.. Hear oAe Ian
Joint resolution proposing an alileHuI'
to the constitution extending lne Ie,n
office of the President ard senator 4b,,
April 80, 1901, at noon, al'i makiDS ,n
day instead of March + the conlmsn'
ment and termination Of official ltiins
future. 1t was referee to the o0"' II,
tee on Privileges and Electo ~, r.,
Lodge offered resolution, WIZ"
agreed to, calling upon the seci '.a IN
Agriculture to supply the Sehat' .r y"
information as to the amount OIL '', N
imported into the United STATES, m
amount of beet sugar proouceu nn-t, -
United States; with what sugar, 'up p hi,
or domestic, the beet sugar c0 ~, Ma
competition, and what etfect ane he'd
waiian sugar has or can nave UPS Sats
sugar production in the unl .sntire :es
The Senate then went into execute .;,,
c;or and considered the nollllE"',0' q