Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-19

oJ LtJeCleQ the O.
school amendment to the Indian s ss
alton bill offered by Mr.. Jonas ~
Ark by a vote of 80 to l6 Az
the practice for two or thraa -, ~ ~
free homes measure was offo. YEA
amendment to the bill, but il w.
out on the point of order that !, W." ~
eral, legislation and therefore y
name to an appropriation bin
division, the bill was passed, Tha
ure carries about $S,414,OOO Az
cessful effort was made to asrps
date for vote on the resolution
to the seating of Mr.. Quay as q h
from PENNSYLVANIA. During tba
hours Of the session the AlasLa
code bill was under considerat;on
amendment offered by Mr.. HansI
concerning the title to MINING a..
the Cape Nome district provoked >
debate. In the House the ar,;aI
appropriation bill was under con
ton and was made the vehicle NJ
cradle desultory debate on rrelpv1
litical topics. Good progress was
with the bill after the close of Como
bate, twenty-five of the thirty-sevonl
being covered before Adjournment
In the Senate on Tuesday INA,
consent was given for a vote on
"A, 4 p. M, on. a resolution relat
seating NJ. s. Quay as a Sonata,
Pennsylvania. Eulogies were proDl
upon Richard Parks Bland, late n
Of the House of Representatives h
ton of Mr.. Cullom the Senate nd
Cured in the House amendments
Hawaiian civil government bill AMI
ators Cullom, Lodge and Morgan
named as. confcrees. In the Hons
cultural bill passed substantially
ported. Objections to free distrI
Of seeds and vaccine were voted
Mr.. Hepburn said Nicaragua bin
be brought up for passage if be
effect it. A bill passed to create
mission to make a settlement wi
Sioux City and Pacific Railroad
indebtedness to the United States.
On Wednesday the Senate with
debate of Importance passed the
cable bill, a measure appropriate
100000 for the construction of Al
line between San Francisco and
lulu. The bill was unanimously re
by the committee on naval affair
that it was passed without serioI
lection is regarded as a complimI
the committee. During the create
of the session the District of Col
appropriation bill was under conf
ton. AS passed it carries near
100000. The House passed the
Rico tariff bill as amended by the
by a vote of 1G1 to 1853.
The Senate ON Thursday, by a \
Is yeas to 33 nays, refused to SUBJ
the Nicaragua canal bill for the y
Philippine bill as the unfinished bu
and by a vote of % yeas to % ma
fused to displace the Spooner bill
Alaskan civil code bill. Listened
speech by Mr.. Burrows against thu
ing of Mr.. Quay and to a speech
Jones of Arkansas in response to
tack upon him by Congressman D
during the Porto Rico debate
House. The House adopted RESI-
authorizing the Secretary of the
ury to designate repositories in
Rico, Cuba and the Philippines
deposit of Government funds ia
Senate bill which will permit the
dent mothers of soldiers and sail
the Spanish war, even though they
ried Confederate soldiers, to FecelI
benefit of the general pension law
voted the remainder Of the day 10
on a resolution for a constll9
amendment empowering the Lesls
Of the States to decide whether
States Senators shall be elected
Legislatures or directly by the
A substitute was offered slVlnS
States no option, but providing
all States the people shall vote
for Senators.
The Senate held no session Oh
The House by vote OF Z4o 10 10
resolution for constitutional alneH
providing for election of Unlteu
Senators by popular vote A'N ,,
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa to SET anu
J. for consideration Of the N'
canal bill was defeated by oDJe',
Mr.. Burton of Ohio. Rest OF lhe
voted to consideration of pri'ae
bills. There were several snarp
upon Mr.. Talbert (Dem.' D ~
course in delaying action,
On Saturday the Senate paSseu
three private pension bills. lne q
civil code bill was under cohSloel n",
some time. but finally went vi
Monday. In the House after an
routine business the session N'1 coI
to hearing eulogics on the la'e ~
yer z. Morton of Indiana III tus
with the acceptance Of his s'a a5on
has been placed in StatuaTy ia arra
capitol by the State which ne s. sei,
speakers included MeSSrS' c @t
Crumpacker. OverSlree' roris
enway, Brick. Alexander, .,nr ID
Watson of Indiana, GroI ,,!s1rltbrt
and Cannon of Illinois. Fll'I"
vate pension bills were pasS'''
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