The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-24

voted down, and until almost the last
moment it seemed likely vote on the
measure would be reached, but just as
a final vote was to be called for Mr..
Allison exploded bomb under the bill
by Offering an amendment providing
that the secretary of the treasury
should issue bonds to raise money with
which to construc the canal The
friends of the measure then consented
to an adjournment.
The House.
The committee on interstate and for
eign commerce had the right of way in
the house and succeeded in passing
quite a number of bills of minor inn
portance, most Of which authorized
the construction Of the lighthouse fog
signals, etc. Then the bill to grant
the Pacific Cable company a subsidy
of 100000 year for twenty years for
the construction and operation of
cable was called up and very spirited
debate, which consumed the remainder
of the day, followed. The opposition
was headed by Mr.. Corliss of Michi-
gan, who advocated the construction
of a government cable. No conclusion
was reached at the hour of adjourn
ment, and as the special order under
which the house was operating ex-
pired yesterday with adjournment, and
as objection was made to fixing anoth-
er day for it's consideration, it gees
over indefinitely until the committee
can get another day, or until special
order is adopted.
Washington. Jan. 20. = The senate
listened further to discussion of the
policy of expansion. Mr.. Turner Of
Washington, Pop. delivered a careful
ly prepared speech on the Vest reso-
luton. The speech was for the most
part d constitutional argument III
which Mr.. Turner took issue with
Senator Plat and Senator Foraker on
their recent utteraRceS. AT the con-
clusion of Mr. Turner's argument Mr..
Foraker took some sharp exceptions TO
statements made in this speech, espe-
eially those referring to him personal
1y. He explained at length the nature
of his statement, declaring, among
other things, that he had spoken only
for himself, and had had no intention
or desire to pose as the representative
of the administration so far as his
utteraEces We're concerned. Referring
to the interested comment which nad
been aroused in Great Britain by his
statement, he said: 81 was not speak
inc for the administration, and the
chill that went up and down the backs
of our friends in London was due,
perhaps. to a misapprehension as to
which of the Ohio senators was speak
ing"
The Nicaragua canal bill was under
consideration nearly three hours. Al
ter much debate substitute present
ed by Mr.. Morgan of Alabama for the
bond amendment offered by Mr.. Ali
son was adopted. It provides that the
secretary of the treasury shall not
pay out for work on the canal more
than S2O,OOOOOO during any fiscal
wear. Earnest efforts were made 10
amend the measure in other partlcu-
lars but all failed.
The House.
The house practically decided the
Brown Swanson contested election
case from the Fifth Virginia district In
favor of the sitting member, Mr.. Swan
son. a Democrat. by declining to con-
slider the case. Twenty-four Republic
ans Joined with the Democrats and
Populists on this vote. The postoffice
appropriation bill was then taken up.
The greatest surprise Of the day was
the adoption Of two amendments
striking out of the bill the appropria-
ton Of Sill 900 for the fast Southern
mail and $50, 900 for special mail ia
cilities from Kansas City to Newton,
Kan. This appropriation for the South
ern mail has been fought annually for
six or seven years but has always
been retained The increase in the ap-
preparation for the pneumatic tube
service from $225,00O to 100000 was
knocked out by the elimination of the
provision which fell under point or
order, for the repeal of the law
against the extension of this service.
The house adjourned with motion 10
recommit it pending. The motion car
ried instructions to strike out the
words newly acquired territory" III
connection with an appropriation or
100000 for mail facilities in Porto
Rico, Cuba and the Philippines.
Washington, Jan. q. = The proceed
ings in the house were enliyened yes
terday by wordy duel between Mr..
GrosyenOr of Ohio and Mr.. Lewis, the
picturesque member from Washing
ton. During the debate on private
bill to refer to the court of claims the
claim of Cfamp & Sons, the PhIia-
delphia shipbuilders, for damages from
the government for delay in building
the battleships Columbia, New York
and Massachusetts, for failure to sup
ply armor plate in time. Mr.. Lewis