Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-28

and DollIyer also spoke.
Washington, May PA pyrotechnic
discussion Of the status of the boer
commissioner now in Washington was
precipiJatedsin the senate by a resolu-
ton offered by Senator Alien .(pop..
Neb.) extending to the com alissioners
the privileges of the Ioor Of the senate
during their sojourn At the national
capitol. The resolution defeated
by a vote of SO to 81 Senator Allen
maintained it was the universal prac-
tice OF the senate to extend to such
visitors the courtesies of the senate,
citing the recognition of Charles Stew
art Parnell years ago, and the more. re-
cent recognition of Lord Herschell and
members of the joint high commission
from Canada. The boer commission
ers, he said. desire to lay before the
American people the facts concerning
the present war. They were not here
seeking anything but the friendly offices
OF this government, and that natural
sympathy which they had a right to
expect from a people so devoted to the
cause of liberty as the Americans are
Senator Davis (Minn), chairman of
the committee on foreign relations
opposed the resolution This
resolution said he, recognizes these
gentlemen by name as commissioners
of the south African government.
There is not a foreign ambassador or
minister to this government who is
entitled to admission to the floor of
the senate. The Canadian commits
sioners had been admitted, but there
was no such question then pending be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States as that which brought these
gentlemen here to state their cause to
the government and to the American
people. Without attempting to dis
parage the efforts of these gentlemen p
said Senator Davis. "ard without at
tempting to detract from the SYM
pathy that may be expressed for them
l feel bound to say they have pro-
ceeded in a manner entirely irregular
duu tuOV udu UCCA
received by the president they have APP
peared in public meeting and have stat
ed the object of their mission and seek
to create public opinion to influence
the action of the government" Sena-
tor Davis said he did not intend to
bring into this question the merits OF
the war, and cut off the debate by NOV
ing to lay the resolution on the table.
The motion was agreed to. The
postoffice appropriation bill was
passed finally. An unsuccessful eff
fort was made by Senator Morgan
(Ala) to displace the Spooner Phil
ippine bill with the Nicaraguan ca
nal bill. The resolution offered a few
days ago by Senator Morgan, direct
ing the inter-oceanic canal commits
sion to make an investigation with
view to ascertaining whether there is
any corporation or organization of in
dividuals which has for it's purpose
the obstruction of the United States
in constructing the isthmian canal,
and for other purposes, was adopted.
The resolution relating to the Mon
tana senatorial case was postponed
until Thursday.
Washington, May 21-The house
under suspension of the rules
passed two important bills re-
ported by the committee on labor, one
to extend the eight-hour day to all
laborers employed under contract on
government work. and one to prohibit
interstate traffic in prison-made
goods by bringing them under the
jurisdiction of the police powers of