Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Fight OF Immigration Law.

Congress did not so as far as was eX-
pected in the matter of the immigration
law. The alien measure is considered to
be of little value. The bill as passed
by the House contained educational fea-
lures by which it would have been pos
sble to bar from the country undesira-
Bile foreigners The Senate killed the
educational clause. The law rs it stands
is merely an improvement on the old
statute in that it strengthens the admin
istrative power of the former law.
Measures of Importance to our eastern
possessions have become laws as the re-
suit of the work of the last session. y
currency system was provided for the
Philippines. Another act promoted the
efficiency of the islands constabulary, and
still another has for its object the extra
dition of criminals from one island to ar
other. An appropriation OF S5.O00,O0O
was made TO relieve the distress among
the inhabitants of the Philippines caused
by rayages Of disease among the water
bulfaloes. upon which the inhabitants
depend for agricultural work. Hawaii is
interested in the passage of an act for
the redemption by the United States of
Hawaiian silver money and in the apprO-
priaton to pay judgments growing out
Of the destruction of property in the sup
pressing of the buhonic plague.
The bankruptcy law has been amend
ed and large number of bills of interest
to different localities have been passed,
together with several private pension
bills. \ new building to cost $1,500,0O0
was authorized for the Department of
Agriculture.
The omnibus public building measure
was the cause of differences between the
House and the Senate, but the conferees
finally reached an agreemnt and $4,000
was added to the new Chicago postoltce
appropriation, an amount believed 10 be
sufficient to finish the structure.
Killed Ship Subsidy Bill.
While the Fifty seventh Congress did
much in an affirmative way, it negatived
several measures that were strongly
urged The ship subsidy bill, which had
powerful influence back of it, was killed.
The statehood BILL after a long fight,
was shelvcd. Mr.. Quay, one of it's chief
SPONSORS deserving its cause. The tariff
was left alone.
Senator Aldrichs treasury plan bill
was killed during the last hours of Con
SreSS. certain CLAUSES OIL the lscdSuIG
had aroused the hostility of bank ,rs, and
this, coupled with the long fight over
statehood in the Senate and the Demo
cratic filibuster, killed the bill.
The Lodge Philippine tariff measure
also went down to defeat at the last mo-
ment. The tobacco and sugar interests
fought the bill from the start.
Liliuokalani, once Queen of Hawaii
but now a resident of Washington, will
not get the 100000 voted to her by the
Senate to compensate for property taken
by this government. The House refus-
ed to give the dusky queen cent. 1t
was stated in the lower branch that the
lands for which she demands payment
never belonged to the crown, but to the
state.
The measure known as the anarchy
bill was passed quickly and without Sc
rious opposition. 1t provides for the
protection of the President from assas-
sination, and fixes punishment for those
who attempt his life.
The militia bill passed by Congress
marks an advance in all previous lpgis-
lation touching the armed forces of the
several States 1t provides for the gen
eral organization of the militia of the
United States and puts it on footing to
make it quickly available when its SER
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