Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

On Monday the Senate PASSED :,
.ative, executive nal judicial s,n
| ton bill, carrying more than SKI
and the measure providing ia,
pointment of a commission to al;
and settle claims of the npOnla
United States growing our If u
with Spain. For a brief time III
Rican government and tariff mearI
under consideration. Mr. Fora
charge of the bill, submitted som
mittee amendments. 4 few Of tbo1
agreed to, but the important ora
left pending. A free trade ameI
to the bill was offered by SenatA
eridge. The House refused TO coll
the Senate amendments 10 tba
Rican tariff bill and coDfcrecs NJ
pointed. Rest of the day dey1
District Of Columbia business.
The Senate on Tuesday receiy
jority report from the committee
ileges and elections declaring
Scott of West Virginia entitled
seat. Listened to extended sne
Mr.. Morgan On the Porto Rico
the House Mr.. Sulzer Of New
tackled the administration in
upon his resolution calling upon
Department for information as
Notifications Great Britain was
on the Canadian border. The col
on military affairs submitted
Adjutant General Corbin, sayH
information was secret, but tha
Britain was erecting no works
threatened American rights. II
mittee recommended that the nd
lie upon the table, and this was
a vote Of 40 to 81. Considerable
Loud bill to restrict the character
locations entitled to pound rates
ond-class mail matter was then
Mr.. Loud defended it in a loDs
The other speakers were Il. Y
(Mich.), in favor of the bill, and
Little (Ark.), Bell (Colo,), Henry
Stokes IS. Co. and Brown Ohio
sition to it.
In the Senate on "Wednesday \
ner (Wash.) stated he was info4
the Governor of Alaska that
concessions for gold mining in th|
the sea near Cape Nome, Alas
been granted by the Secretary
and upon that statement he bas
olution Of inquiry. Senator Iur
if such a grant had been made
shame, q reproach and scanda
resolution was agreed to. The q
urgent deficiency bill was passet
ing the debate in the' House
Loud bill relating to second-cIi
matter Mr.. Mcpherson Rer
charged that Mr.. Lcntz Dem, y
the attorney of the lobby which
ing the bill. Otherwise the del
without incident. Mr., Loud q
accept amendments to increase
Der of sample copies Which De
can send out at second-cIass "a
500 to 1000 and to limit the prov
Quiring newspapers to separate
to those having III excess OF a'V
latiOn. The speakers were Ness
we'll Ohio, Griggs GA M@
Qowa), Burke (Texas}, Blnsha
Heatwole (NIinn.) and LatImer
favor of the bill and Nessfs
(Tenn.), Lentz Ohio, Nandvd
Snodgrass (Tenn.), Cochran
Neville (Neb.) against it.
On Thursday the Senate paSs
luton by Mr.. Butler asking
tary of the Treasury for InloFl
to the bank charters granted
passage of the currency Dill, anl
err information concerning lheV
of the new law. Devoted the r.
day to debate on the Porto n
lem. The House by a vote OIL
recommitted to the comm'lIer
Office the Loud bill relating
class mail matter. 1t IS mol wv
bill will reappear in the pFesen
The Senate on Friday agFeeSd
the diplomatic and consular O'
ference. Passed the fof'o
100000 appropriation bill as al
conference by a vote Of % I"
House passed the bill, lnlrouu'
request of northwestern UNIV l,
thorizing the Secretary Of Wa,
regulations permitting lDe
loose logs, RATS and LUMBER !,
in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
private pension bills. AsFes'
the conference report OF 'n I'M
can appropriation bill at ! 01
day afternoon, March ~
On Saturday the Senate .:, ' q
the bill providing for q CIV"
for Porto Rico. Acce2,Eu Sta
Oliver p. Morton from me men,. y, b
diana to be placed in S'a5 1,t
Passed bills to equalize ne 'sh ~r /
trict federal judges in As . W. |,
James Drake, marshal o. :,
$3.50 expended by NM INV arnep /
ing $4,000 to pay INC ,, ,, \
commission to study c"l'T TorI
tions in the Orient. The nO1
to the conference report l, OF Of j \
Rico relief bill by 'o' tioo 81 |
Passed the bill appfoliI"."nIf 70 /.
plans for Il Grant lne'i''' \
in Washington. \
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