The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-15
Resolution by Quay.


The resolution was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Quay offered the following resolution,
which was referred to the committee on
Indian affairs
Resolved, That the secretary of the
interior shall be and is hereby instruct
ed TO investigate the facts attending
the recent alleged atrocious burning to
death of two Seminole Indians by
mob in Oklahoma territory and make
report thereon to congress. That the
sum of $4,000 or so much thereof as
may be necessary is hereby appropri-
ated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated for the in
vestigation, apprehension and punish
ment of the guilty persons, to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the Sec
retary of the interior
Lodges Sugar Resolution.
Lodge offered a resolution which was
agreed to, calling upon the secretary
of agriculture as to the amount OF su-
gar imported into the United States;
the amount of beet sugar produced in
the United States; with what sugar.
imported or domestic, the beet sugar
comes into competition; and what ef-
have upon beet sugar produced in the
United States.
Tillman announced that on account of
the absence of his colleague, McLaurin.
he would ask that the eulogies upon the
late Senator Joseph A. Earle, which
were to have been presented, be post
poned until some later date to be an
nounced hereafter. The request was
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m, on motion OF Davis, chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations,
went into executive session.
Doings in the House.
The house managers decided not to
proceed with consideration OF the Dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill.
but to give the day for the considera-
ton of private bills. This was, doubt
less, done to avert the possibility of
precipitating a sensational Cuban de-
bate during the consideration of the
appropriation bill Infiammatory
speeches during the present critical
state of affairs in Havana would, the
conservative leaders believe, be partic-
ularly unfortunate. The amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill pro-
viding for the publication of another
edition of the Horse book" was pend
ing. The friends of the amendment
! compromised with the appropriations
committee by agreeing to a reduction
Of the number TO be printed from $780,
! 900 to $4,000. AS amended the amend
ment was adopted and the bill was
passed. The resolution accepting the
| invitation OF the government Of Nor
way to participate in the international
| fisheries exposition at Bergen from May
| to September, 1888, was called up by
| Simpkins of Massachusetts,.
| Congress Run ming Wild.
Cannon, chairman OF the appropria-
tions committee, said he thought on
the exposition question congress was
running wild. We had had domestic
exposltions at Philadelphia, Chicago,
New Orleans, Cincinnati, Louisville. At
lanta and Nashville. and were now
about to have enc at Omaha. Abroad
we had participated iii the exposltlons
at Vienna. Paris, Berlin and Brussels.
| The anxiety of would-be commissioners
70 have the honor and glory OF our
country represented Ct these foreign
expositions was agonizng. Now, here
came this exposition at Bergen. Twcn-
tx- thousand dolce was - be annro-