Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-15

In the Senate on Monday Mr. a..
OF Montana dealt vigorously wink t~'S
Quay case in the course OF an o,u
ton as to why he will vote for ~, Ipass
mer Senator from Pennsylvania W.
withstanding he voted against tho so,% Wy
of Mr.. Corbett In the last Congress ' ~
near approach to the time of yotn, 'S
the conference report on the tn,ss.
bill brought out two speeches on a.,
measure, one by Mr.. Fairbanks and I -
other by Mr.. Butler. In the House o~
siderable miscellaneous business musS :,
a minor character. was TRANSACTED M.
ing consideration of bill TO incorno,'.
the Frederick Douglass Memorial AM
Historical Association the Speaker AM
Mr.. Bailey OF Texas exchanged sb,n
words and the latter ilibusercd and y
timately prevented the final passage 4
the bill by demanding the reading Of A.
engrossed bill. The bill proposes TO MI
lect ut the residence of the late Frededd
Douglass in Washington record Of tS
anti-slavery movement.
On Tuesday the Senate by vote q, d
to 90 passed currency reform bin N
agreed upon in conference. Recpyr
from Mr.. Scott resolution authory.
the President to govern the phippipe
until Congress shall otherwise provide
The House devoted the day to dsCuso
Of the Aldrich- Robbins contested ecctu
case from the Fourth Alabama district
In the Senate on Wednesday uOaA
speech on the Philippine question Wa
made by Mr.. Lodge, in which he favod
the bill introduced by Mr.. Spooner vest
ing in the President authority to gOven
the Philippines until Congress should 9TH
erwise provide by Legislation. In h
House announcement made of the desA
of Mr.. Harmer. appropriate resolution
adopted and adjournment as a furtAe
mark OF respect.
On Thursday the Senate heard Nj
Foraker in support Of the Porto Rbql
tariff bill and Messrs. Pcttus, TI'ma
and Hoar against it. Mr.. Mason maa
his motion to discharge the committees
foreign relations from further considers
ton of his resolution expressing NmF
thy for the Beers, and it went over ~
one day under the rules. The hcNs
unseated CASTOR A. Robbins, Dene
crat. from the Fourth Alabama ds'rN
and seated in his stead William f. 40
rich. n Republican, who has been hts
times contestant from the same Os
trict. on the ground Of fraud and Won
Is now given his seat for the th'Fd 'a'
by a Republican House. lhe vote VA
strict party one. A new rule wa
brought in to set aside the DAY Sssvl
on the second and fourth Fridays OF eaI
month for pension legislation. lOe lu1
limits debate on each bill to ten nDuye
on a side, but this provision was ".I
drawn upon the assurance of Mr. N1
ardson, the minority leader, that DIS STU sn
OF the House would not indulge ID y.
clustering. Mr.. Ovcrstreet Nlno'H
charge Of the conference report upon N
financial bill. gave notice that De n WV,
call m the report on the next lutSua
BY unanimous consent it was as,e'u ,,A
the vote on the report sno"'
ut 4:30 Tuesday afternoon
In the Senate on Friday speech zee ar ~ ~,
position to the Porto Rican tar'a "" y,
made by Mr.. Lindsay. Mr. M'Sv ~,
olution expressing sympathy W.
Beers discussed in executive SesS,o" AN
question being the discharge o, ", ,rls
mittec from consideration ME- ', .nnr
renorted from the committee on ' rr,
priations the House bill maA'" VA tr
nriations of customs dues eSac' u,,
the Island of Porto Rico from Wv y
1893, to Jan. 1. 1900, amouu.'1 y, " r,t
095 ADJ. and gave notice that lie w
call up the measure Salu', ,'asl, cod
night session reading of the A"V ,hs I'D
bin was resumed. In the House ~ rnlr
day pension session provided )" ,Orcrs
the new rule proved great , ,r;ra
There was comparatively NIUE ,,r uN
and ninety-sevcn bills were ,no vhd
acted upon in committee , o, ' on,r ip
and subsequently, passed ! Luz III Oyrhars
dent of the session was a pr'sH ' ana N
hetween Mr.. Loud of California al"
Sr,,owav ~ New Hampshire upon ',J
general policy of special p'a t,orkeJ 40
ton, in which the former a', m
the latter defended the s!s'''" .,1
The Senate on Saturday p" "onrIatd
diplomatic aud consular ~" 'ppr'1mrpt
bill, after defeating an 1l',t que AZ llaa
give former Queen lilnoNa' S,n cm y
$4,000 and IN annuity % VIM thc bill "
House agreed to take W. aai on M
viding a government FOR ' t,n an Apa
3, the final vote 10 be !aN'" =, tbc vs.
at A y. m. CONSIDERABLE" ", rcsaf'
Young election contest ar W@
Speeches were made ny Man, 1Nf
(Rep.. Nhoho, Mr.. Burke ,l'v Mr.. ltn9
Mr.. Huh (Rep., Iowa., and w.
IDnt, ~ a.