Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14
Congress.

l. ia is
formally by the Senate on MONDAY =
permit consideration of the approprist'S
bills. The shipping bill holds its NOV.
and as unfinished business cop p'" y
taken up when the appropriation bills wv
not occupying attention. The rra...'
part of Monday was given to speech \.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia on the right a. ~
Senate to demand information on fla y
the executive departments. He took a.
position that the departments are ths
creatures Of Congress, and that dena,.
mental denial of any demand for paper
ON file was preposterous, contendng tb.,
| for hundred years there had been nr,o
tically no refusal to recognize this riebt
Secretary Longs letter regarding Sant
ago naval rewards caused discussion; !,
which Senators upheld their coursa n
this matter. The House passed the Son
| ate bill to create commission to adiudi
cate the claims of United States citzm.
| against Spain which the government .,
the United States assumed by the tra,tv
of Paris, after having amended the hin
SO as to refer the claims to the court Of
claims instead of to q commission 4
strong effort was made to vote down III.
amendment and pass the Senate bill mt
the advocates Of this course were defeat.
| ed by a majority of 30. A bill was mass.
| ed without debate to extend the charters
| of national banks for another period NJ
| twenty years after 1902, when the DrA,,
| ent extension expires. Bills to ratify tb.
agreement with the Grow Indians n
| 10 Al
| ton of Hawaiian coin at par were d..
feated About an hour was spent On bs
postoffice appropriation bill in the dscps
| sion of the amendment to reduce the rail.
| way mail pay, but no action was taken,
| The Senate on Tuesday passed District
| of Columbia appropriation bill and partly
| considered bill making appropriations
for support Of West Point military ac.d.
| envy. During day ship subsidy bill BY
| vote of Senate was formally laid aside
| and superseded as unfinished business
| The House continued discussion of con.
| troverted questions in connection with
| postoffice appropriation bill. Mr. Grgg
| (Ga.) spoke against organizations of DOS
! tai employees formed with view to forcing
| legislation in their interest. Mr.. Moody
(Mass.) discussed question Of RAILWAY
| mail pay from standpoint Of member Of
| joint postal commission. NJ" Bromwel
| Ohio and Mr.. Gaines Tenn.) assale
| appropriations for special mail facilities
| from New York to New Orleans, and Mr.
| Catchings (NIiss.) and Mr. Meyer G.a)
defended these appropriations as neces
sary for expedition of Southern mall
| The Senate on Wednesday passed the
| military academy appropriation bill and
| the war revenue reduction measure Con-
sidered the shipping bill at a night SEQ.
| sion. In the House debate on the post
| Office appropriation bill consumed The
| day. 1t was agreed before adjournment
that the debate should close THURSDAY
| at 1890 p. M, when the votes shOull be
taken upon the several pending amend
ments.
AT the day session in the Senate On
| Thursday the pension appropriation BILL
| carrying $144, 100000, was passed after
a few minutes consideration The ship
| subsidy bill was then taken up and
| Messrs. McLaurin and Morgan, both
| Democrats, made speeches upon it. MI
McLaurin announced his intention to sup
| port the bill, and Mr. Morgan opposed
it in vigorous language. At the might
session the debate consisted largely Of
protests by the opposition against night
sessions. The House passed the pcSohs
| appropriation bill
In the Senate on Friday an inefedud
| attempt was made to set a time for final
vote on the shipping bill. Naval appHp
| priation bill considered without action
The House passed 1S4 private pension
| bills.
On Saturday the Senate had anda
consideration the naval appropriate
| bill. Practically the bill was complete
when it was laid aside for the day, m
the committee amendments being ad0a
| ed; but as the measure was about WN
placed on its passage Mr.. Butler pre-
| clpltated a discussion of the arMoI-P'"
| question. In order to enable some o'n'i'
| to speak upon the matter the It'll Wa
| laid aside until Monday. El.gSIrS uI''
the late Representative Alfred T. II"
| mer of Pennsylvania concluded lhe
| sion. In the House consideration o. !"
| diplomatic and consular appr0WaHp
bill developed something Of I se'S5 a
when Representative Brown Of o"'
made a speech strongly coldell'lLD'
| colonial policy and urging that CoDs e.
should at once give assurance 10 w
Filipinos that the purpose Of the Cns'
| States was to give them iAdepeil1nEh aS
Representative Miers GnlI1 ana ~ p ~,
| more (Ark.) also spoke Oh the p pa[.
pines. The consideration Of the ut
matte and consular bill went over a..
O'Clock, and the rest of the day wis s .;r,
to eulogies to the late RepreSe"'.@1r.;,
DAILY of New Jersey and WISE u
ginia.