Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-31
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before consideration of tba pI
Dill was resumed on Wednasda
luton was adopted by tho va"
graduating the republic of CnI
entry into the family Of indnna,
tons, and the Secretary of g.
directed to transmit the resoIrfi
president of the new republic
hngton opposed the pendinr p
measure and said the action of
ed States in the islands was !,
Bile. The conference renorr an
cultural appropriation bin WAS j
In the House consideration Of n
grafton bill was begun. The
speech was by Mr.. Shattuc tOb;a
man of the committee on immi
The resolutions seating Cba
Thomas from the Third North e.
District; Emmett Tompkins frd
Twelfth Ohio District. whose s.
contested by John j. Lentz, and Il
ing the right OF Mr.. Rhea Of tn
Virginia District were adopted Il
were passed authorizing the ered
buildings by the international 90
of the Y. NJ. G. A. on military Il
.tions of the United States: antH.
the sale of part of the Fort IA
military reservation in NebraslA
regulating communications for good 4
for United States prisoners.
The Senate devoted THURSDAY 4
cussion Of the Philippine questid
the House discussion of the immia
bill was resumed. Almost the
day was taken up with the amed
offered by Mr.. Underwood (Ala.)
ing an educational test for immigrs
this country. 1t was finally adopI
were amendments eXempting citia
Cuba. as in the case of Canada and
leo, from the payment of the $1.d
The bill was then laid aside until I'll
week. The Senate amendments
omnibus public building bill wei
agreed to and the bill went to
ence.
A temperate and carefully pr
speech on the Philippine bill was
cred by Mr.. Dubois in the Senate
day. He confined himself almost
~ to a discussion of the commerci
industrial aspects of the Questio
purpose being to show that it wO
a disadvantage to the people of this
try to retain the islands. An ext
preparation bill, carrying $4,000
chiefly for the Navy and lnterit
partments, was passed, as was OF
viding for the appointment of Jan
Long on the retired list Of the arm
captain Of infantry. In the Hou
day was devoted to private penSlo
and to a few other minor measure
Loud (Cal.) criticised the special 7
legislation as a disgrace and Dire
phatic responses from Messrs. Su
On, H.. Sulzer On. " and Miers
In all 105 private pension bills
passed.
Mr.. Patterson, one of the m
members of the Philippine commit
cupied the floor of the Senate IN
the day Monday in a discussion
Philippine question. The confereI
port on the Notifications approp
bill was agreed to without de0at
sixty-two private pension bills wer'
ed. In the House the day was cine
voted to business connected with Il
trict of Columbia, especially tn
amending the District code. SlX'
vate pension bills were passed, a
conference reports on the agrlcultu
propriation bill and urgent detlclen(
were agreed to.
In the Senate on Tuesday a II
effort was made to secure an aSrt
on a time for a vote on the IN
bill. For several hours Mr., fal
discussed the Philippine question:
tackled the pending bill. partlcuIa
provisions regarding the holding o.
Early in the session committee "
pointed by the Senate to corner
like committee of the House "10
1iso ereement which has arisen 0'
the two houses as to the army app
tion bill. 4 resolution offered D
FEoar. requesting the President
form the Senate whether there d
law which would prevent any ! !lILI
under arrest from coming 10 t'e
States and stating his views OF
as to his country to the PreSl'e"5
either branch Of Congress, was Nv
The House passed the Shattuc l,n t
ton bill and the bill to amen" Wv -"
trict of Columbia code. y SPee'~
was presented to make the oIII W.
ing subsidiary silver a con'-1'''"7
until disposed of.
Washington Notes.
Arbitrators rendered opinion i,
Salvador in dispute regarding ''
United States citizens.
Secretary Shaw modified customs ta,,,
70 admit free luggage taken aqua
- cnnn oron,ntinn Oh appeal.