Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-10
CONGRESS-.

N>"N>S&E%
Both houses of Congress resumoa
Monday, after a recess of two Nv ,. "&
In the Senate a concurrent ro,, See&
was adopted providing for tha , nn'
ton under the direction of tho 4 itspaF&
General of a compilation of all l,v' 'uY
acted by the various States reIatn,
trusts or to combinations in restra;%
trade and for the regulation and ron ,,,
iZation of corporations Mr. rss
(Mass.) urged the suspension for ni Du
days of the duty on coal in order IA
lieve the suffering existing at pro,,'
Mr.. Culberson (Texasl introduced j,s
resolution providing for the admSsiosn ,"
anthracite coal free of duty. He rr,.,
immediate consideration of the ro,sIa
ton, but Mr.. Platt Conn objected III
resolution of Mr.. Jones (Ark. rpfa,ras
to the petition charging the existence !
an illegal com bination or consnir,as
among certain railroads in the shinmon
of anthracite coal, and calling for A.
evidence accumulated by the Attom,.
General, was discussed. The resohtm
was not disposed of when the omnih,
statehood bill was called up. Mr. Nal
son (Minn.) addressed the Senate in {,
vor of single State to be comnoS,j q
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, IT,
bill to create a general staff in the amr
was brought up in the House. An 4.
tempt was made to pass it under suSnon
sion of the rules, which requires two
thirds majority. Opposition deveIOpe
because of the hurried manner in which
it was proposed to pass the bill. and h
diyision-10S to 59-developed that
did not command the support of two
thirds of those present. \ call of th
House followed, but as the roll call SHOW
ed about thirty less than a Quorum, the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on Tuesday the Vest
resolution instructing the Committee On
Finance to prepare and report bill re-
moving the duty on anthracite coal WAS
considered. Mr.. Vest (Mo.) defended h,
resolution at length. Mr. Hoar delivered
his address in defense of his antitrust
bill. Mr.. Nelson NIinnl then resumed
his speech on the omnibus statehood
bill. Soon after Mr.. Nelson began
speak, Mr.. Beveridge suggested the ak
sence of a quorum, and only forty Sea
tors responded. 1t took half an hoNr
secure quorum. and Mr.. Nelson had
not concluded his speech when the Sen.
;,,+o al
afterward adjourned. In the House tie
general staff bill was passed by VOTE
of 1J3 to 80, after great deal Of de-
bate. The most important Amendment
was one by Mr.. Warner GID striking
out the words "Secretary of War NG
ever they appear in the bill. After tie
general staff bill had been disposed Of
six members in succession, MesSrS Coop
er (Wis), Lamb (Va.O, Morrell Pal
Burk Pa). Cassell Pa.l, and Adams
Pa.), arose and denied published re
ports to the effect that they had Joined
with other members to ''pOol' their ce1t
cal work. A number of bills of minor
character were passed, the most import
ant being one to increase the pension
soldiers totally deaf from $50 10 A
per month.
The Senate on "Wednesday diseased
the bill for the reorganization Of the
militia and also the statehood BILL MI
Mallory led the Democratic Senators
opposition to the section of the mIjl
bill providing for d reserve force OF tram
ed men, the contention being that II lu
only infringed the rights of the severn
States, but also increased the StaliI
army by 100000 men. \ resolution VI
fered by MI Stewart was adopted uf
recting the committee on the DlStHfl
Columbia to make inquiry regarding Lux
wholesale and retail price OF coo "
Washington and to ascertain whether '|
scarcity of coal is the result Oh ldDA'
in shipments to Washington or Nle,@.
there is any lack of prompt and eIn'Fn
distribution among the people lle )"
sion of the House lasted Il httle lHn'
then two hours. The Senate o'" ~
the redemption of the silver colllasS
the Hawaiian Islands and It's recoD@'
into United States coin was passed aL,'
an hours debate. 1t PROVIDES ~
redemption of silver coins by BENZ ,.d
ceived either in Hawaii or the o cay1
States in the payment Of dues na a,
ard silver coins of the United St@le' T,,
be exchanged for coin of HaWal AT ' ,,r
face value. Hawaiian silver cons w. n%
re legal tender until Jan. I901' Wv w.
waiian silver certificates ShalI " G,..
deemed before Jan. l. 1903, ana .'' q,
after they cannot lawfully cifcu i,,n ,rt
money. Several bills "I lmnoI ''r
ance were passed.