The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-13

the president, was laid before the
house and referred to the committee
on territories, together with bill of
fered by Mr.. Hit to carry out the rec
concentrations of the commission.
In the Senate.
Washington. Dee. s. No business
was transacted by the senate in
open session. A few minutes
after the senate convened it went
into executive session. AT 2:15 business
in open session was resumed. The
cath Of Representatives Northway of
Ohio and Love of Mississippi was an
nounced aud the senate adjourned as
a mark of respect to their memories.
In executive session the senate had
long debate upon the subject of con-
fir nation of the Hawaiian commission
ers. The debate was started by Sena-
tor Hoar, who made a vigorous pro-
test against the practice of appointing
senators upon such commission. The
method of appointing senators on COM
The House.
Washington, Dec. S.-The house yes
terday passed the anti-ticket Scalping
bill by a vote of 10 to 101. This ac-
ton is the elimination of a ten-yearS'
struggle on the part of the railroads to
put an end to the business of ticket
scalping. The interstate commerce
commission first called attention to
this in its report of 1883, and it has
been before congress ever since in one
form or another. During the last ses-
sion extensive hearings were given
both to the representatives of the rail-
roads and the scalpers, and Mr.. Sher-
man of New York secured ia pledges
for the measure 1t was, however,
not deemed advisable to bring the
measure forward until the present ses-
sion. The debate lasted four hours
and was spirited on both sides. None
of the amendments offered were adopt
ed and the bill passed as reported by
the committee.
Washington Dec. 8. = The senate
held short session and then
adjourned until Monday after max
ing the Nicaraguan canal bill the
unfinished business before that body.
Mr.. Morgan called up the measure,
whereupon Mr.. Pettigrew moved to
adjourn. This motion failed-13 to 40
and the bill was brought forward. An
adjournment was then taken. During
the session Mr.. Vest stated his objec-
JlOIl lO TIE uuIIlStI VI tI@tooAA7
appropriation bills in the senate and
gave notice that he would insist upon
q quorum being present when pension
bills were being acted upon.
The House.
Washington. Dec. 9.-The urgent de-
flciency bill to provide for the support
of the military and naval establish
ments was passed by the house prac-
tically without opposition. A fear had
been expressed that the measure might
open up prolonged debate upon the
conduct of the war, but the Democrat
ic leaders decided that such debate
would properly come later upon the
regular appropriation bills or upon the
bill for the reorganization of the army.
There was not word of criticism OF
the war during the debate. The only
point upon which an issue was raised
was AS to whether the bill, providing
as it did, for the pay of volunteers IN
til July /. 1899, might not be construed
as a modification of the law under
which the volunteers were mustered
into service. Mr.. McRae Of Arkansas
offered an amendment providing that
it should not be so construed, and upon
it there was a general debate as TO the
advisability of mastering the vOlun-
teers out before the regular army was
increased Mr. Cannon finally accept
ed the McRae amendment and removed
the only shadow Of opposition to the
bill. A number Of amendments were
adopted upon the recommendation OF
the appropriation committee, which re-
ceived some supplemental estimates
after the bill was prepared. The larg-
est of these was an item of S3,0OO.OOO
for an emergency fund for the war de-
partment. increasing the amount car
ried by the bill to S69,S59, 1872. The
conference report upon the bill to rem
der the sureties of consuls, vice consuls
and consular agents liable for damages
in suits at law, was adopted. The
house adjourned over until Monday to
Give the commercial committees an Op-
portunity to work without Interrupt
ton.
FIRES AND POISON.