Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-12-27
Congress,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


Passed bills to divide Kenfurkrr 04'
West Virginia into two judicial d.! "
and to create another district ir1 1ui9
the northern district of Ohio Rv
of 81 to 1O5 defeated a bill to give 4, "
diers and sailors preference in the NV m.'
Of Federal appointments. Passed u
to place Congressman Charles 4 ~
telle on the retired list as a cant.u
the navy. Passed an urgent dasGs.
bill carrying 1872, 500 for contngon,
penses Of the House Of Representa-
Indian affairs, District of Columns y
the national home for disabled yolu,
soldiers.
The Senate was in executive s.,
practically all day Monday over thu n
Pauncefote treaty, and Senators Nas
and Mason occupied the time in m,Is
speeches upon the treaty Ss,ss
Moneys speech was a fat protest opis
the entire proceeding in connection =
the treaty. He talked for two bn.
contending for the right of the rnsN
States to act in this matter independr,l
of other nations. Senator Mason @5
in support Of his suggested amendnaI
authorizing the United States to das
the canal as it may deem proper in J.
II constructs the canal. Just befop
iourning an agreement was Reached
take a vote upon the treaty on Thura,
On Tuesday the House passed S4,a
bill amending act authorizing coDstN
ton Of bridge across Mississippi rjys
Dubuque, Iowa; also bill changing 4,
of holding court in southern judicial
vision Of Iowa. Devoted rest Of da
consideration Of Senate bill TO cba,l
terminal facilities of Pennsylvania RI
road Company in Washington and
vate it's tracks across the Mall, south
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Bill was AMI
onized on ground that it gave the
thirty -four and one-half acres of IOWA
ment land and would destroy scheme
beautify the Mall from capitol to Wd
ington monument.
Five treaties were ratified by theS
ate Tuesday in secret session. The u
important was treaty with Engh
extending the time for the ratifcata
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Although
fact was not known outside of diploma
circles, the time for the ratification Of
Hay-Pauncefote treaty expired
months ago, and the treaty until this
ton of the Senate was in reality ID
The convention ratified extends the d
Of the acceptance Of the Hay-Paunet
treaty by the United States until MAJ
4. The other treaties ratified are ext
dition treaties with Chill and Boli7hg
treaties extending the time for The
| ceptance of the reciprocity treaties
Barbados and Argentina, The remand
Of the day was spent in conSldeFat9
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty in execd
session.
The House on "Wednesday at the
| of a spirited contest extending over
days passed bills to compel the PelH
vania and Baltimore and Ohio ralN
to abolish grade crossings, to alter
routes into the city and to change
terminal facilities. Al amendnelt
placed upon the Pennsylvania bill %
uuire the road to build new statia
cost not less than 81, 500 900. The
were vigorously antagonized by M
Of the minority under the leadeEhq
Mr.. Cowherd (Mo.), on the ground
they were too liberal to the roads
On Wednesday the Senate
House resolution authorizing Frey
Mckinley to appoint Congressman
telle (Maine) captain on retired
the navy. Passed urgent deficiency
Passed bills giving pensions Of
monthly to widows of Gems, JON
Palmer and John A. McClernaHd'
The House on Thursday passed
and military academy appropriate
Former carries $9,036,526 and
| $7O0,151. Neither provoked mV.
cussion. Just before the House aAt
ed Representative Hopkins 'i"h
man of the census committee, prey
the majority report of that con,MNl
favor Of reapportionment unuF'
the House would retain rs preSPnnl
bership, 357. Representative Dn
| (Me.). a member of the committee
sented the minority report in law asS
bill that would give the house o%
bers, and Mr.. Crumpacker llua'
signed the minority report, p'Vsl
supplemental report in favor u .
| for a House'of 3T4 members
The Senate on Thursday by
55 to is ratified the Hay-FaIr5s
treaty containing the DAVIS a1u
amendments. Six roll calls WG'
sary before final action, ana il. IN
ments except those adopted oS u
mittee on foreign relations "Si' =.
The Senate was in executive "' ~
about an hour before the TINE
ing arrived, listening to SpeerI,Y,1 N
ators Thurston, Galllnger, .t;nt
Bard, explanatory of tAeh a. a.! ~
spirited debate was precpitSle'i s 4
resolution of Mr.. Chandler 70 '.
| the committee on contingent
from further consideration Ut -
ton authorizing an inyest' "a y,
Montana senatorial case. Inc
between the advocates ana ops
the resolution took political ~,
suited in some lively coIloq0 '.ts,
ton upon the resolution was '''
The Senate transacted no g~ ID
Friday because of the SOpu n, md
the wife of President pro te Ian
journed for holidays Until 'a a.
| The House also transacle,' ,tb b
because of the sudden de''l