Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-13

t,,uo VI 'he National ro.,
turc are again in session, bav;n Lesssa
vened on Wednesday, after ,hn recon
recess Of two weeks. 'Ne holiday
The civil service debate h.
House the first day, based on s tS IN the|
in the legislative, executive on uIt Item i|
appropriation bill for the me;n au Judicial
the commission. 1t promises =" Od
Tor several days. But it is cena. .on1Aud
mitted on both sides that the o r,".s ad
tion IN the bill will stand rs t tba
civil service reformers do mt s sas; anti
contemplate an attempt to str;,o :.OuSl
The debate therefore is only nro I IT oa
10 any program which the enemies ns
new law may agree upon. VI 10
The members of the HonSo
into three camps on this ouost; ;v O',ae
who stand by the law, those whn mo
cate Its entire repeal and those uh ~,
sire its modification. ThoSo , MIO Oe
were apparent in the debate on W W, 'sV
DAY, the nature of which was NOT % sN as
ring as had been anticipated Mos'
Moody Rep.) of Massachusetts GS
(hep.) OF pennsylvania and Greene Pos
OF Nebraska defended the Inv. Mas
Dockery (Dem.) of Missouri, Robb 1n@n
OF Missouri and Pearson Rep) Of you
Carolina opposed it outright whiIa VI
Lands (Rep.) of Indiana favored moa
cations of the law. ''U
The Vice-President laid before tbo q,
ate the reply of Secretary Sherman IA !
Senate resolution requesting informo.i
as to the application of the civil sprvi
law in his department. From copsi5s,
ton of this reply the Senate drifto1 n
a debate upon the civil service oupstiI
that was at times quite acrimonious N
Allen of Nebraska spoke on the jmmio,
ton bill and declared in favor of consul
inspection of immigrants.
Secretary Gage in his report 70 &,
gress on the civil service recommend
exemption from the classified service
about 1850 places. They comprise ID
uty revenue collectors, lighthouse ko
ers, custodians and janitors. These
emptions are in the Treasury Dpm
ment, but the other cabinet officers
preparing reports making similar rpco
mendations.
Senator Teller introduced concurs
resolution declaring the bonds Of
United States payable in silver dolh
and asserting that ''to restore to III
coinage such silver coins as legal tenn
in payment Of said bonds, principal
interest, is not in violation of the pull
faith nor in derogation of the rights Of
public creditor" The resolution was
ferred to the Finance Committee, but
4 majority of the members of that q
mittee are friendly to silver Mr., Ie
anticipates that it will be favoraNy
ported.
Thursday in the House was consul
by civil service debate, the executive.
islative and judicial appropriation bill
ing before the House. Speeches
made by Representatives Crosse
Ohio, johnson Qndiana) and Lloyd
sourD. In the Senate the bill prOv
for the holding of a congress of there
sentatives of different Indian tribes
the United States at Omaha in lSB
$4,000 therefor was
ed. A bill appropriating $4,000
public building at Fergus Falls Nj
was passed. The bill to protect then
and insignia of the Red Cross was PAD
The civil service debate continue
the House on Friday. All efforts to
time for it's termination failed IheI
est IN the discussion does not seem
waning. The debate was without n
ed incident. The speakers were We ~
Gillette of Massachusetts. BuHO1
Ohio, Republicans, and Fitzgerald
Mass.), in support of the law; Nc
Cummings Dem, n. ~, tarS v
Ind.), Mahaney (Rep- n. ~
Dem., N. ~, and Bradley (Dem" y
in opposition to and Mr.. Kerr 'kep,. fa
in favor of the modification OF the ID fr
the Senate, Senator Allen lntFOuIy b
resolution declaring that the
States should begin the free conn
silver at the ratio Of IL to l. ~ ei
Teller addressed the Senate denying
there was a conspiracy to oSINp as
relations between the president aD y
rotary Gage. Fn'
Two hours of Saturdays session
House were devoted to the CIV" he's
debate, during which MesSIs' 70
(Rep., Mich.), Hepburn tRep' i %0 Of
Clarke (Rep., N. H. addressed ur rs
in opposition to the law as IL llV~ W.T.
The remainder of the session We 6
sumed by the friends of the h au,o, btb
sentative Wright Of MasSachus
eulogy of his memory, Inc ''"' ~ =!
not in session.