Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-04
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business. The first speech on tho nn,ft,
of the Cuban bill was made by Mr.. Car
mack Oem., Tenn, who opposed thn Mn
and said nothing less than general tori@
revision would give the relief neo1oI
There was further debate between Mr.
Hale (Rep., Me-, Mr.. Teller Dcn,
Colo) and Mr.. Newlands on the No,r,
lands resolution, in which Mr. Newlaras
further outlined his views and Mr., H,In
deprecated all agitation on the subioc+
Mr.. Teller declared Cuba was in M
sense dependency of the United STATES
The House was not in session.
After brief session the Senate I'd,
journed Friday until the next Tuesday
The business was confined almost eyrn-
sively to the introduction of relief bnIy
Senator Daniel introduced a bill apnro.
priating $5,O0O,000 for the erection Of
patent office east of the capitol, the si,o
to cost 100000. The Cuban recDrocitv
bill was laid before the Scn.te, but ~
no one expressed a desire to speak mon
it Mr.. Cullom at 1920 p. m moved IN
executive session, and three minutes 9f,
terward the Senate adjourned When
the House convened message from the
President transmitting correspondence
relative to Panama additional to that
forwarded to the House in response to a
resolution was received. Mr. PAYNE
IN. ", the Republican floor leader. then
moved that when the House adjourn il
be until the next Tuesday. Thercupon
Mr.. Williams (Iiss.) the minority lead.
err and Mr. De Almond Dem. MOI
twitted the majority upon dilatory tao
ties and asked for a definite statement
of party policy. In the course Of his re-
ply Mr.. Payne said the Republicans
would hardly care to take UP the q3es-
ton of tariff revision and disturb condi.
tons on the eve of presidential cam
paign. He also said the time was not
oDportune to consider reciprocity with
Canada. There was Il party alignment
on the vote adopting the motion to adj
iourn OVER the Democrats voting against
it, the vote being 81 to Go. Mr. Bar
tholdt Rep., Mo- by unanimous consent
smoke briefly of the progress upon the
st. Louis exposition. Mr. Patterson
dem, Tenn introduced a bill to abolish
slavery in the Philippine archipelago and
to abrogate the treaty with the Sultan
of Sulu. Mr.. Hepburn crop, Iowa. in
troduced the pure food bill which was
reported to the last Congress by the com
mittec on interstate and foreign con-
merce. Mr.. Parker (Rep., \. j. intro
duced bill providing for a national mill
tary park commission to consist Of i've
Civil War veterans and two from the
Confederate army and bill restoring the
army canteen. Mr. Tawncy Utep., Mimi
introduced a bill providing Il special cory
right procedure for the protection OF Tor
eicn art and literary exhibits and m0Sf
cal works at the st. Louis exposition.
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The Senate was in open session thirty
minutes Tuesday After receiving
number of bills, resolutions and petitions
and after spending some time III eNeco'
tive session. the Senate adjourned over
until Friday. A majority Of the m'S
offered were for private pensions ana
most of the petitions for the expulsion
of Mr. Smoot (Rep., Utahl. AS uN"ai'
Mr. Culom (Rep., ILL called up the 1t"
ban reciprocity bill, but as no one mar
ifested desire to address the Neh7.e
on it. the bill went over. The 'iIl' }"
the House was chiefly consumed III Il
tariff debate. When Mr.. Payne had OF
fered a motion to adjourn over uhjl J. II
day, Mr. Williams, the minority ie3'e',
suggested that they would IKE I"o"'
thirty minutes on side for DEBATE
whereupon Mr. Payne asked the consent
of the House. The Speaker anhon'lc'nS
the request said: THE gentleman from
New York, at the suggestion OF tI'e Se"
tleman from Mississippi asks unanimous n'
consent that there be thirty mInute' '"'N
on a side" Mr.. DeAmond (Dem'' No'
in humorous vein criticised the MA
iority. while Mr.. Williams MISS ". ,G
Mr. Gaines CTenn) dwclt on the H pa
policy of the Republicans. on 'o' w.
publican side Mr.. Hepburn 'lo"a' W.,
Grosvenor Ohio and Mr.. Heme'N"I
0nd.) replied, defending the poIrI "a
their party, the latter two reSpo',,'"7 mi,
charges of dereliction made ny '"' '.'
nority against the majority, heP ,s'1
alive Robinson. of indiana, njro1"T'
bill making the Chinese eXpHISlo"
on,lioobln to tho JaOaneSe.