Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-12

ty-seven pages were completed. and ~.
bill was made a continuing order NM.
disposed of, not, however, to intarfa.a
with appropriation bills or other snoo;,I
orders. The blind chaplain in his invoaa "'
ton referred fcelingly to the critico, 'i %
ness of Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader ona
prayed for his speedy recovery. When tba
Alaska ball was taken up Mr. Moodr
(Rep., Mass.) said that as the bill nrn
posed code for the government of \ d.
tendency of the United States, it mcb.
be we'll to consider whether we were obo
to deal intelligently with dependencies
generally. He then launched bitter ot
tack upon that section of the bill which
repealed all existing laws relating to tbo
sale of liquor in the district of ALASKA
and made 1t only unlawful to sell Houo,
to Indians. 1t was monstrOus Dronos-
ton, he declared. Virtually it meant fna
rum in Alaska-the sale of liquor without
license, without regulation and witbNt
restriction of any kind. An amendment
was adopted giving a jury in case YER.
dict Of guilty of murder in the first degroa
was returned discretionary power to in.
f1ict capital punishment. When the seq.
ton was reached prohibiting the sale Or
gift of intoxicating liquors to Indians Mr.
Moody offered an amendment c0ntinui1,
the existing law, which prohibits the i'm
portation of liquor, except for medicinal,
mechanical and like purposes Mr.. Tongue
(Rep., Ore.) said it was utterly impossi.
BILE to enforce the present law The in.
habitants of this district will not uphold
officers of the law and liquor is openly
sold. Several minor amendments were
adopted. The Speaker then laid before
the House the Senate memorial resolu.
tions regarding Senator Morrill,. Asa
further mark of respect the House I'D.
journed.
Little business except that of Il routine
character was transacted by the Senate on
Thursday. A resolution offered by Mr.
Hoar of Massachusetts directing the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to report to
the Senate whether the treaty of Paris
makes any provision for the claims of citi-
zens of the United States against Spain
which were in existence before the present
war, and the status of such claims after
the ratification of the treaty, was adopted.
MIR. Gallery of Louisiana continued and
practically concluded his speech begun be-
fore the holiday recess in opposition to the
pending Nicaragua canal bill. Bills were
passed to ratify agreements with the
Lower Brule and Rose Bud reservation
Indians, to grant California 5 per cent of
the net proceeds Of cash sales of public
lands in the State and classifying clerks
in first and second class postoffices The
Judiciary Committee had the right of way
in tho HOl; for m rax, boI1rc md thn FIJI
lowing bills Of minor Importance reported
from the committee were passed: To pro-
vide additional circuit judges for the third
and sixth judicial districts; to regulate
the terms of court in the eastern district
Of Tennessee and the district of Butte,
Mont; to retire Cassius S. Foster United
States district Judge Of Kansas; to amend
the Revised Statutes so as to allow the
United States five peremptory challenges
in criminal cases; to permit ship owners
to file indemnity bonds; to allow legally
appointed guardians of insane persons to
prosecute patent claims and to release
the International Cotton Press Company
of New Orleans from liability for S3,4S9
OF internal revenue taxes
Immediately after the Senate convened
on Friday the resolution offered the previ-
GUS day by Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts,
calling on the President for information
as to the instructions Of the commissioners
who negotiated the treaty of Paris, to-
gether with all correspondence and re-
ports relating to their work, was laid be-
fore the Senate. Chairman Davis, one Of
the commissioners, desired that it be re-
ferred to the Foreign Relations Commit
tee, but Mr.. Hoar insisted that the Sen
ate had as much right to such information
as the members of the Foreign Relations
Committee, and that the President should
determine whether the Senate should
have 1t. The resolution was adopted ii
secret session. In support Of the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Vest of Missouri, IN
opposition to expansion, Mr.. Gallery OF
Louisiana delivered an extended speech
The anti-civil service reformers scored
victory in the House. The Legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up for consideration and when
the appropriation for the civil service COM
mission was reached Mr.. Evans RepQ Oh
Kentucky made a motion to strike it out
The motion to strike out carried by
narrow majority, 81 to 81. During gen
eral debate on the bill Mr.. Swanson
DEM of Virginia delivered a speech Oh
anti-imperialism.
On Saturday the House. in committee Oh
the whole, resumed consideration Of the
bill making appropriation for the leglsla,
tive, executive and judicial expenses Oh
the Government for the year ending June
30, 1900. On a point Of order made oy
Mr.. Dockery Dem, Mo- paragraph ap,,
propriating $4,000 for making series OIL
charts of the coasts and harbors or ILe
Philippines was stricken from the bill ii
the Senate the District of Columbia ap,
preparation bill was taken up. AS passeo
by the House, the bill appropriated ~, 49,
300, 900, as against estimates of S9'Zoo,'
900. AS reported by the Senate Comi n-
tee on Appropriations, it approprlates sa,
PSI ,905. The appropriation for the g gul
rent fiscal year was 6,426,SS ln'
House bill granting extra pay upon ll 'ho
ter-out to officers and enlisted men Oh 'no
United States volunteers was taken ,rp Up
and passed without amendment.
Senate then went into executive SESSION.
and afterward adjourned.