Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-22

Speeches were made in the SoD.
Monday on the financial bill BY Naa
Wolcott, Elkins and Butler. Mr. .n'
resolution introduced SATURDAY ovns
ing sympathy with the Beers won't NpsS
without losing its place. A larsa
Der Of unimportant bills were passed ny
House passed the bill to permit tr,a.
through the United States of rooa a4
bond without the payment of duties, i,
private pension bills favoraby acted rn
at Friday nights session, and in niss
of Columbia legislation.
On Tuesday the Senate heard n
Allison in support of the financial HI
and Mr.. Jones of Nevada in onnosiss
thereto. Passed bill appropriatips ya
900 to enlarge public building At p.
land, Ore. The House passed hin i
creasing limit of cost of new Goyemna,
printing office by $429. 000 on accom-
rise in prices of building material.
The Senate on "Wednesday BY w,
of 10 to % rejected an amendment wh,
financial bill, offered by Mr.. Chandler ~
thoriZing the President to aNpopr rs
missiOners to any future intprnatiomlG|
metallic conference. Devoted The ~,
of the day to debate on the A51t
amendment providing that the proyisms
of the bill are not intended to place am
obstacles in the way of international b
metallism. The House debated the 4.s
lative, executive and judicial approvts
ton bill, the arguments assuming ~
litical tinge. The feature was shan
colloquy between Messrs. Bauholt Ben
ton and Pearce, all Of Missouri, OIL tp
Nesbitt election law in that State
On Thursday the Senate passed M
Senate substitute for the House currqq
bill by a vote of Is to 20. Made th
Hawaiian bill unfinished business, gviN
it right of way. The House complete
twenty-six of the 124 pages of the legr
lative, executive and judicial appOpii
ton bill without amendment. During tf
general debate Mr.. Boutell Gill;. NH
Miers Qnd.) and Mr.. Showalter Pal dill
cussed the Philippine question; Nj. Grm /
venor Ohio and Mr.. Gillette Mass dT T
service reform, Mr.. briggs On. ~ pen
sions, and Mr.. Underwood tAla.) his res
luton to repeal the fifteenth amendmef
to the Constitution.
The Senate on Friday resumed discus
sion of the Philippine question. Mr. MI
Emery strongly opposed permanent aqa
sition of the islands and believed UntaI
States ought to relinQuish them as 500
as authority of this country had been
serted. Mr.. Stewart took pronounce
position in favor of admission OF the ps
ducts of any of the island possessions
the United States free of duty. ~
waiian bill was read, but nothing W.
done with it. The House by vote
rs to 81, in committee of the NAus
struck out from legislative approprauu
bill all provision for civil serVVce %n
mission. Action regarded as annual ]nS
as item will probably be restored ID Opu
session when members have to go Oh ~
ord on roll call. Rest of the time
voted to assertions by Mr.. Sims 'p lF
TENN that northern volunteer SOIuN'
in Spanish war were much more elan"
Gus for pensions than the southern Oa,
and attributing this to the debauclns
public sentiment in the North on 'ne II II
sion question. Mr.. Pearre 'hep" %
raised the storm by stating that n"nuv
of Massachusetts soldiers VINO w. y.
smelled powder had applied tor pe 81, s'
This brought out an indignant reply :"
Mr.. Fitzgerald Dem., Mass'h Tm .
tailed the record of the Massa'n .abss
volunteers. He was followed W G w. ~
who defended the soldiers from INT" ,s.
eral States. Mr.. Hepburn 'lo"" "
cially assaulted Mr.. Sims. ,u.
The Senate held no session VI ,aru
day. The House passed the ies .;sn ii
executive and judicial approprl''tt Tricks
The civil service appropriation ~, ,.s n
out in committee of the whole v" %;
stored to the bill by vote OF u "