Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
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On Thursday the Senate fixed upon the
following Monday as the time for the
vote on the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
Senate committee on isthmian canal au-
thorized a favorable report on Senator
Morgan's bill for acquiring Nicaragua
right of way. Senator William K. Ma
son of Illinois reported to the Senate on
the discoveries made by his pure food
commission. Senate agreed to the House
resolution providing for a holiday recess
from Dec. 10 to Jan. 6. President re-
Amounted Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Charles A. Prouty of Vermont
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On Friday Senator Aldrich introduced
hill TO lessen inconvenience of extern
sion of bank charters. Congressman Foss
introduced a bill for organization of
national naval reserve. House committee
on interstate and foreign commerce unan-
imously recommended the Hepburn Mic
aragua canal bill. House adjourned I'M
fiji Tuesday, when Mr.. Payne's bill to
temporarily provide revenue for the Fhlt
innine Islands will be taken up. 1t has
been resolved to put the measure upon
its passage Wednesday afternoon. Sec
rotary Hay has been selected to deliver
the Grafton on Mckinley at the congress
sional memorial services.
On Monday, by a vote Of Y to ., the
Senate ratified the Hay-Pauncefote 18TH
milan canal treaty. Only Senators Ba'
con. Blackburn, Culberson, Mallory, Tel
Ter and Tillman voted against the conven-
ton. Bailey paired with Depew and Ri.
kins. Rawlins paired with Hanna ana
Sewen. Daniel, Jones of Nevada, Pat
terson and Quay did not vote. The vote
was reached after almost five hours OF
discussion in executive session. The de-
bate was confined to discussion Of the
merits of the agreement and the pohcy
of its provisions. The principal speech
was made by Senator Teller in opposition
to the treaty. Among the other speakers
were Senators Clay, Fairbanks, McCum-
Der, McLaurin of Mississippi, Culberson
Mallory, Tilman, Bacon and Bate. A
resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. vest
of Missouri instructing the committee on
the judiciary to inquire into the subject
of anarchy and to report a constitutional
method by which Congress may leglslate
for the suppression of anarchism and fol
the Senate. The Senate confirmed the
nomination Of Attorney General Knox;
the judiciary committee reporting that
the charges made were not upheld upon
investigation.
On Tuesday the House decided to vote
slpon the bill to provide temporary reve'
nues for the Philippine Islands Wednes-
day at o'clock The measure was dis
cussed in committee of the whole Tues,
day and was the subject of the first de-
bate of the session. There were seyera!
lively exchanges, but no display of tenn
per. Mr.. Payne of New York, the floor
leader of the majority, opened for his
side, and owing to the indisposition of
Mr. Richardson Of Tennessee, the floor
leader of the minority, who is suffering
from an attack of the grip, the task OF
opening for the Democratic side devolved
upon Mr.. Swanson of Virginia. Other
speeches were made by Mr.. Grosvenor of
Ohio and Mr.. Robertson of Louisiana,
in favor of the BILL and Messrs. Thayer
of Massachusetts, Shafroth of Colorado,
De Armand of Missouri and Patterson
of Tennessee, in opposition. The new
the Senate. While the Senate was in
executive session Senator Morgan made
an effort to have the Senate make his
bill authorizing the acquisition of a right
of way for the proposed isthmian canal
across Costa Rica and Nicaragua the
special order for o'clock Wednesday
but the Senate declined to make the or
der. Some Senators expressed the opin-
ion that all general legislation should be
postponed until after the holidays owing
to the absence of a number of Senators.
In the regular session no business of i'm
portance was done.
On Wednesday the Philippine tariff bill
was passed by the House by vote of
1853 to 12S, two Republicans, LittIetieId
of Maine and Mccall of Massachusetts,
aligning with the opposition, and three
Democrats, Davey, Broussard and Rob
ertson of Louisiana, voting with the Re
publican majority. The bill imposes the
Dingley rates on goods entering the
United States from the Philippines and
the rates established by the Philippine
commission on goods entering the Philip
pines from the United States 1t also
provides for the collection of tonnage
taxes on vessels plying between the Unit
ed States and the Philippines, and that
foreign vessels may ply between these
ports until Jan. /, 1905 President Roose-
welt has sent to the Senate the appoint
ments of William Penn Nixon, William
p. Williams and Jonathan Merriam TO be
collector of CUSTOMS assistant treasurer
and pension agent, respectively, at Chi
cago.
Affairs in Washington.
Nomination of John O. Ap,oe for Irn;+