Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Ia.ing to armor and armament
went over until Wednesday, A.,
of minor bills were passed, amorn
one to reimburse various colIons
internal revenue for internal
stamps charged against them h.
accounted for. The debate on tbo
bill was practically confined to tho
graph relating to the commiss;on;
naval cadets. The committees
ment striking out the proposition
House bill which sought to CONN,
the cadets at the expiration of th1
years term at the naval academr
ishing the preliminary two wears !
was carried after a warm dehoto
House devoted most of the dav
consideration Of private bills
mended from the committee on
and ten bills were passed
Practically the entire session
Senate on Wednesday was devoted
section Of the naval appropriated
relating to armor and armament
debate largely hinged on the nrono
that the Government should eroct
NOR plant Of it's own. Senator III
presented an amendment Imitinv
price to be paid for armor to S3O
ton, and providing also that the e.
ment should erect a plant of its own
ators Tillman, Money and Chandler
Gated the erection of a plant, Will
Hale supported the committee Al
ment providing for a plant in the a
gency that armor could not be nrOl
for $445 per ton. No action was
on the proposition, the bill going
until Thursday. The House consi
the contested election case of Pei
versus Crawford from the Ninth
Carolina district. The report of tb|
jority was against the sitting menu
Democrat, on the general ground
Mr.. Pearson's election was prevent
fraud, intimidation, bribery and
shed. The minority deny all the
tions of the majority. The debate
on party lines.
In the Senate on Thursday the ca
volving the seat of Mr.. Clark of Moi
was postponed until Tuesday. Mr..
linger addressed the Senate at eng
his resolution, declaring that 1.-THE
ent phenomenal prosperity of the col
is due to the policy of protection a
bodied in the Dingley tariff law"
appropriating $1,250,00O for the
ton of a public building at New Or
was passed. Joint resolution conce
certain Chippewa Indian reservation
Minnesota, the project being to pre-
forests on the reservations as a nal
park, was passed. 1t creates con
sion to investigate the question VII
it is practicable and desirable fol
United States to create a national
upon and within the lands known
reservations Of the Mississippi, CD
wa, Leech Lake, Winnebagoshish
Cass Lake Indians in Minnesota,
said lands comprising an area of
S3O,O63 acres, including Leech, W
bagoshish, Cass and numerous sm
lakes, together with the Mississippi
other rivers and streams, comp1
about one-fourth of the entire trad
water area. Eulogies on the late
resentative Baird of Louisiana wer|
livered by Senators Caffery, Chap
Berry, Sullivan and McEnery
House by the very narrow margin Of
votes unseated Mr. Crawford of n
Carolina, a Democrat, and seated
place Mr.. Pearson. The minority
luton declaring the sitting member
titled to the seat was defeated BY
vote.
After an all-day discussion in the
ate on Friday an agreement was
ed to vote on the armor plate secuo
3 o'clock, May II. During the dscu1
a notable speech was delivered by
Lodge upon the necessity OF buhdla
the United States navy without
Mr.. Daniel presented an extended
ment in support of the immediate
struction by the Government OF an
factory, while Mr.. Allison oppoSeu
project of Government factory W
score of economy. In the House
Esch wis called up and had passe
bill to amend the law so as to pro'iu
the Communication of travel ana suI
ence allowances of discharged olncei
soldiers. He explained the Dill plvt
to allow a uniform rate OF Genus
mile for officers and enlisted men,
House then went into committee
whole to consider private pen eon
and broke all records, passing low
On Saturday the Senate by clOss
rejected the proposition to erect ""
reference to the price at when III.
eminent could secure armor paw
warships, an armor plate 1ac'Oi'
vote upon the direct proposltion "
to "a. and subsidiary amenunlen' II
rejected by about the same Vo'e'
the committees proposition "a' =,
to be voted upon a fIibnster was
lied, the quorum of the Senate "4 abs
en- and the question is stu III ' Iai
During the debate Mr.. Chamber b %
ed a sensational speech, III hnI
charged that the Government ~ Oar
defrauded in the adoption OF .nt ;,a -
lied armor. He declared a slni'i sorcp
was proposed in the attempt ~ ". arI
Government to adopt the hlu w rot
Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Hale ni 4oIt ri
speeches deprecatfng the war r ",
by Mr.. Lodge. Neither the o sn II
Wisconsin nor the Senator lrom n mi
was fearful that we might beco"' ,roi
ed in difficulty with Germany Hoar
of the Monroe doctrine. NJ ;,n,oria
tested against the ''wretcnea 'I +h;s ma
business" and the talk that . .n,
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