Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

In the House on Monday q roso,,..
calling for information rs to tho co ,"s'oA
trados in Cuba was adopted, Another va
olutlon calling for the correspondence ~
Iatlng to the exclusion of America, fr,;.
beef and horses from Germonv Wi,
adopted. The remainder of tbe dow w.,
devoted to District of Columbia buS;r"s "'
A feature of the Senate session wns
speech in advocacy of the free conono
Standard silver dollars by Mr.. Allen, Mr.
uarrls introduced resolution calling for
information regarding the abandonment
OF the Governments purpose to bid in IN,
Kansas Pacific Railway under guor,n-
tee of the fall amount of the princinaI %
the debt. On Mr.. Chambers objection i
went over one day.
In the House on Tuesday the timo vo,
devoted to the consideration of hills ora |
joint resolutions and sixteen of mora or I
less public Importance were passed An
order was entered by unanimous consent
for the consideration of the Loud bill re.
lating to second-class mail matter on
March 1, and 3, and the order for tbn
consideration of the bankruptcy bill was
modified so that the final vote shah hs
taken on Saturday instead of Monday
The Senate bill amending the navigation
laws was passed. as was the bill to make
it lawful to transmit through the mails
private postal cards with 1-cent stamD
affiXed. In the Senate a resolution was
passed, after spirited debate, calling for
information regarding the sale of the
Union Pacific road.
The debate on the bankruptcy bill opcn.
ed in the House on Wednesday. but il At.
tracted little attention, the interest of
the members being entirely absorbed by
the disaster to the Maine. At times the
hall of the House was almost deserted
the members being congrcgated in the lob
bies or cloak rooms discussing the acct
dent and specializing upon its probable
consequences. Just before the House adj
journed Mr.. Boutelc chairman of the
naval committee, presented Il resolution,
which was unanimously adopted, express.
ing regret for the disaster, coincidence
with the families of those who lost theid
lives and sympathy with the injured. A
discussion upon the coast defenses was
the interesting feature of the Senatel
Many Senators took the ground that thd
appropriations should be for the full
amount Of the estimates by the War Del
partment instead of some $1,000, 600 less
Senators Perkins and Hale said that
was the policy of the appropriations Com
mittee to make an annual expenditure Of
sic, 100000 for Notifications. Sena
tors Stewart, Hawley. Chandler AMI
Lodge spoke in favor Of increases. Sen
ator Teller also advocated liberal expel
ditures, and during his remarks made sig
nificant illusions to Cuba and Hawai-
In the early part of the day there was
discussion of the Kansas Pacific Railroa
sale. but no action was taken.
In the House the debate on the banl
ruptcy bill continued on Thursday Messr
Moody Rep., Mass.), Alexander Qsep
N. ", Broderick (Rep., Kan), MEGA
Rep., Mass.), Knox Rep., Mass,), Cruz
packer Rep., Ind and Dolliver (ReI .
Iowa. spoke for it, and Messrs Lift
Dem., Ky), Smith (Dem.. ky.), Wilsd
Dem, S. CO., Maddox Dem, Ga0 Spar
man Dem, Fla.) and Bartlett (DenI
Ga.) against it. In the Senate by vo
of 81 to 90 the resolution of Alr. 1urpl
declaring the Senates opposition to
confirma ton of the sale Of the Kansas |
cifc Railroad. was agreed to. The U
bett senatorial case was discussed by "
Pettus and Mr.. Hoar. An agreement W
reached to take final vote upon the ca
Feb. IS.
Aside from adoption of the resoIutl
giving the Secretary Of the Navy perm
sion to use S200,0O0 in the work OF RI
ing the battle ship Maine, Friday IN
House was devoted to Il continuation
the debate on the bankruptcy bill.
speakers were Messrs. SulZcr dem,
W, Strobe Rep., Neb.), Connolly 'h7
I'D. Rixey Oem, Na.), GroSyenor 'h1
o., Savers Dem., Texas and Kay 'ht
N. " in favor of the bill, and Mess
Kitchins Iep., n O., Iinncy thep"
CO, Love (Dem., Miss.), Ball (DeGl.' le
Henry dem, Mss, Mcguire lje
CALI, Bland tDem., Mo-, Ban
Colo.), De Almond Oem., MOI WI
err Dem., Ala) and Lloyd DEM
against it. In the Senate the Maine
aster and the Cuban question occupied
entire day.
After four days of consideration
House on Saturday passed the na''Nl
CIV bill reported by the House comm \
on judiciary as substitute for lhe 4
son bill passed by the Senate at the
session last summer. The bill IS MI |.
as the Henderson bill, and contains ].
voluntary and involuntary features n
is considered less drastic than the II "A
ure passed by the last House by
Of 1877 to 81. The involuntary l'a il,
however, had but 1G majority. on II
urday motion to strike out the INV |Ekr
tary feature was defeated by Il naJI Z
of 10, and the bill was passed by Il liz IN
ity of %, the vote standing yeas
NAYS 125. Eighteen Republicans IN,
against the bill and twelve Dehlocl" "n n,
it. The Populsts, with one eA''p d
voted against it. q
Arguing the Point I
,..,o, now TO a living III 0Qi