Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-12

III oAl on = ueouay ny vote of 40 N
The House entered upon cons;d,.J
Of the substitute for the Senate uan
territorial bill under a special orda"
debate was in committee Of tha ~
and only three of the six speecbo. U
pertinent to the bill. Mr.. Knoy AL
chairman of the committee m to,.;.
delivered a carefully prepared snosJ
advocacy Of its passage. Mr. Rob;I
Qnd.) criticised a section in ths
which. he said, continued in foroo !
contracts existing in Hawaii dpnOn,]
it as legalizing a system of wage s1al
Mr.. Mondell (Wyo.) spoke geners|
support of the bill. Mr.. Lane Uowa'
Of the Republicans who opposed tho
Rico tariff bill, made vigorous snl
reaffirming his position, and warOinl
Republican associates that the co]
would not support an unfair policy tol
the Porto Ricans.
Peace was restored before the 81
convened on Wednesday and durin1
proceedings of the session there was
reminder Of the harsh language
just before adjournment TUESDAY
session opened with lively and iptd
ing discussion of the status of tho h
case, III the course Of which Mr.
colt apologized for the language he
used Tuesday, disclaiming any inte
of being offensive to anybody, lea
all to his friend Mr.. Lodge. The
RADIO Senator made vehement and
quent appeal for early action upor
Quay case. He was supported BY I
friends of Mr.. Quay, and it was deI
finally to take up the case Thursday
der the unanimous consent agree
made on March 16. In accordance
with that agreement the SpoOner
was made the unfinished business
by bringing the Philippine question
direct issue in the Senate. In the
there was an exciting scene as t.
max of discussion of the Kentuck
uation when Mr.. Wheeler, a Kent
Democrat, and Mr.. Pugh, a KEN
Republican,, faced each otherafrom
site sides of the main aisle and ind
in a wordy duel. Mr.. Pugh charged
Wheeler with disappearing Cd
facts. He was laboring under gred
element. Mr.. Wheeler showed adj
BILE temper, and, though quick to
the fancied insult, awaited the ezI
ton of Mr.. Pugh, in which he discl
any intention of imputing to him p
ally a desire to distort the facts. Thr
out the debate, which was precip
by Mr.. Boering, the other Repul
member from Kentucky, there was
of suppressed excitement. 1t wa
first time the subject had been bro
in the House, and intense interest
manifested. Mr.. Lacey of Iowa col
ed the debate with general denunc
Of the Goebel election law. This nd
overshadowed the other speeches
Hawaiian bill, many Of which We
relevant.
Mr.. Gallinger presented an arg
in the Senate on Thursday agaiDs
seating of NJ. S. Quay as Senator
Pennsylvania. He devoted himse
most entirely to the constitutional
of the question. Most Of the da!
spent in executive session on the
Pauncefote treaty. In the House
o'clock, the hour fixed for taking
on the bill to provide territorial 6
ment for Hawaii, arrived, less thal
the bill had been covered and 50
amendments remained that 1t was
to continue the consideration OF
under the five-minute rule unlli
finished. Several important amend
were agreed to, among them the
ing: To nullify all labor contracts
islands, to prohibit the sale OF INV
ing liquor in saloons, to limit ll1
holdings Of corporations to lWV
to substitute for the House prOvlSl
lating to the appointment OF Juus
other officers of the island 'ne
provision. The House provision
the appointing power in the Govern !.
Senate placed it in the PreSlutn''
Mr.. Deboe gave notice in the
on Friday that he would move !"
the credentials of former oenasOl
S. Blackburn as Senator itu~
lucky to the committee ON pnvHs.
elections. During the greater pau
season the Senate had under t p;l
ton the Indian appropriation Dln
Sullivan delivered a speech ID -
the seating of NJ. S. quay. u unao
passed the substitute for the oeN"
providing for territorial III"
eminent for Hawaii.
During almost the entire session. .nd
Senate on Saturday an aillena aa,
the Indian appropriation Dill vI M
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) providing W. a
tinuance of the Government D .ho
ment of the contract Indian s.n
certain circumstances, was u"I ';ao
Grafton The debate took a Wlue
the whole question Of secta G,
being gone over at length ln LII I'D
feature of the discussion was al .ho
speech delivered in support u udueD|
ment by Mr.. Vest. Inc aii s;onrne
pending when the Senate au Gsct n
vote upon it disclosing , Ine n House
quorum was present. I .he , ato Il
tribute to the memory OF 'lle nod
Parks Bland of Mlss D'nd vh
known as "Silver Dick p rn tved
a member of the House lp' the if
years. Splendid eulogles ,, %, Of
career of the great champ ~ both
were offered by members t oh eond
of the political aisle. A At sal as
mark of respect, adjourned ,hs sec
was adopted calling upon as .Dt to VI
of War for information ,a az advi
Charles e. Magoon, the lesA rende
the insular bureau, had Ia c1v' with
opinion that, by the ut +nnded owe
the Constitution was eA :os