The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-01-22


mans term, which will expire March /,
1899, and asked that the oath of office be
administered To him. Mr.. Foraker escorted
his colleague to the desk. where Vice prrSi-
dent Hobart administered the oath. Senator
N"lcoft delivered speech explaining the
work Of the himctallic commission By Il
vote Of j.. 10 - the immigration bill was
passed. The rest of the day was devoted
TO consideration Of bills on the calendar.
Practically the only business accomplished
on the 18Th was the passing of the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill. The measure
as finally passed by the Senate carries ST.
9l@.S1o. The Teller resolution prevailing
that bonds IF the nitrd States may be
PAID III standard silver dollars favor
ably reported by majority Of the finance
committee, aud notice was given that il
would be called W. at an carry date An
cnort was made to fix time for the final
vote on the pending census bill, but was
abandoned until tomorrow.
The House on the 18th passed an urgent
deficiency bill carrying $l,741.Si3. one Of
the items authorizing Il further expenditure
Of $500 900 for the soldiers home at Dan
vile, Ill. for which $I5u,rD0 WAS appropri-
ated in the last sundry civil bill. was used
by Mr.. DeArmund Dem. Mo- a. Il basis
for bitter personal attack upon Chairman
Cannon, whose home is at Danvillr- Mr.
DeAEmond lbPm-. MOI moved 10 strike out
the paragraph appropriating 100000. but
the motion WAS defeated. There was also a
lively debate over the provision in the bill
requiring the owners of bullion hereafter TO
pay the cost Of transporting bullion from
assay offices to the mints. Mr.. Bell pop,
Col} argued that if the government of The
| uitpd States declined to pay he cost Of
TRANSFORMING the gold Wuuld 20 to foreign
nfutS # was he said another blow aimed
at the aSt"rn miner. There was no reason
why the government had not the. same in
tcrest in securing the gold production of the
country now than ii had had in the past.
The House On the 18th completed the con
Siuefatl"h OF the aET!'utLuTai approprlation
bl!I III commit zee OF ne Wlinie ana theh at-
j9ufiitd upon ne motion Hl th"Ne opposed 10
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tho anurnnrfaff ian az SI2o nnn rai1aJ os n.,,aI
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SHN'H
The House managers decided not to proceed
with the consideration Of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill on thp l4th but
to give the day for the consideration ~
private bills This was done to avert tho
possibility Of prrcipitating a sensational Gu
ban debate during the consideration Of The
augmentation bill In1ammatorv speeches
durinss thcprcSeut critical state OF affairs in
Havana would. III" conservative leaders be-
lievc be particularly unfortunate. When
hi, House adjourned the night before tho
amendment to rho arricuIturaI annroDriatiou
hiU nTGtidiuC, fur thn puhli,.atf0n of another
eiftion Of Tho "horsa hook was nendinr
on the 1lth The friends of the amendment
COMPROMISED with the apprnprfatiouS COM
mittee 10y agreeing to a reduction Of the num-
her to he printed from 80 600 to 10000. As
amended the amendment was adopted and
the bill was passed. The resolution accept
ing the invitation Of the government Of Nor
way to participate in the international fish
erl"S exposition al k"rGtil from May 10 sep