Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-31
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,,o;,+mant Of James S. Harlan of Chicago
- attorney general of Porto Rico by vote
If AZ TO 81. Devoted rest of day TO leg
;slative. executive and judicial approprla-
ION hill adoptins. amendment appropri-
otinp $4,000 to keep library of Congress
onan from 2 o'clock to 10 o'clock sun
DAYS. The House appointed Messrs: Hun
Toxral RroWnlow TENNESSEE and hay
fv;rginia) as House conferees on army
concentration bill. BY vote of l35 to 81
PASSED bill appropriating Szoo'ooo III
Construction in District Of Columbia OF
home for aged and intirm coioreo peopie e;
Nv vote Of 81 yeas to 81 nays kllleo Dill
allowing subjects Of foreign countries
claiming indemnity for injuries received
in this country to bring suit IN the court
Of claims. Passed Senate bill 20 estaD-
lish branch soldiers home at Johnson
CITY. Tenn. Passed bill increasing sal
arv of commissioner Of education IN For
to Rico from $4,000 to $1,000.
In the Senate on Tuesday appropriate
resolutions on death of Queen Victoria
were ordered engrossed and forwarded
to the prime minister of Great Britain.
Legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was completed Treaty with
Spain for purchase of two Philippine ISL
ands. Internationally omitted from Paris
treaty, was ratified by vote of 80 to ~.
Adjourned as an additional mark Of re-
spect to the memory of Queen Victoria
The House passed bill to send to the
court of claims the claims of Cramp q
Sons of $1,3OO,0OO for alleged damages
on account of failure Of government to
furnish armor plate for battleships on
time Passed Senate bill to extend placer
mining laws to saline lands. Adopted
resolution of profound regret over death
of Queen Victoria, and adjourned as an
additional mark of respect
On Wednesday the Senate resumed
consideration of shipping bill. 1t was
made the unfinished business of the Sem
ate, thus restoring it to it's privileged po-
sition. Mr.. Vest attacked it in speech
lasting nearly three hours. Mr.. Rawlins
precipitated lively colloquy by charging
deal had been entered into between Re
publican members Of Utah Legislature
and certain railroad interests and officials
Of the Mormon Church to secure election
of Thomas L. I<earns to the Senate from
that State. He aroused Mr.. Hale and
Mr.. Chandler, who contended statements
of Mr.. Rawlins ought not to be made in
Senate at this stage Of proceedings in
Utah. as Senate could not consider the
question in any phase in advance of ac-
ton. The House passed District of Co.
lumbia appropriation bill and entered up
on consideration of naval appropriation
bill. There was some discussion of ex-
tent to which navy was to be increased
ultimately, in course of which Mr. Wheel
er Oem., Ky.) declared himself in favor
of navy large enough to meet call COM
ers," and some criticism by Mr.. Richard
son, minority leader, of rapid growth Of
naval expenditures.
The Senate devoted Saturday to the
Indian appropriation bill and made only
fair progress. The chief feature of the
debate was sharp attack by Mr.. Petit
grew on the Dawes commission, which he
said was extravagant and was accom-
plishing little in the way Of results. An
nouncement was made by him that he did
not purpose to filibuster against any bill.
Ihe shipping bill was not taken up. The
House spent the day in consideration of
the naval appropriation bill, completing
it with the exception Of a single para
graph.
The Senate made little progress with
the Indian appropriation bill on FRIDAY.
Listened to speech by Senator Depew
in favor of the shipping subsidy bin.
Iassed number of private pension bills.
Inc House adopted the conference re-
port on the army reorganization bill and
seventy seven private pension bills.
On Saturday the Senate discussed ma
tlonal irrigation, the text being an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
Dill providing for surveys, looking to the
construction of an irrigation dam and
dltches for the watering of the reserva-
ton OF the Pima and Maricopa Indians
at San Carlos on the ella river. Arizona
MI. Platt of Connecticut led the opposi-
zion, and was assisted by Mr.. Ouarles
OF Wisconsin. Mr.. Stewart. Mr. Cband.
Ter and Mr.. Thurston argued for the ey-
pertinent. The report of the conference
oilllllttee on the army reorganization
Dill was presented and Mr.. Hawlev an.
noulced that he would call it I'D on Mon
uay. Inc House made good proorass
with the bill to revise and codify the
postal laws. Only twenty-eight of tho
~ pages remain to be disposed of. Eff
iorts were persistently made to load tho
oill up with amendments to effect changes
In the existing postal laws. The pressure
was especially strong in favor of re-
CLASSIFYING certain classes of postoffice
employees, but Mr.. Loud of California
IN charge OF the bill, fought all of them
explaining that such amendments were
OUT OF place on a codifcation bill, and
you'd, II adopted, mean it's death in tbe
senate. In this way every ATTEMPT to
an the bill was successfully resisted
Inc latter part of the session was do.
voted to eulogies upon the life and NH
nc services of the late Senator Gear ~ |
Iowa. u
Odds and Ends.
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