Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
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The time in the Senate Friday was
largely occupied by discussion of the
isthmian canal question, the resolution
introduced by Mr.. Morgan calling Oh
the Secretary of the Navy ior corre-
gpondence regarding the military occupa-
ton of the bays of Panama ana Colon
being under debate in both open ana Sc
crct session. A conference was asreeu
to on the general staff bill, ana NleSsls'
Cockrell, Quarles and Foraker We're up
pointed conferees. \ Senate bill was
passed Incorporating in the Dlstr'ct "
Columbia the American Academy III
Rome, the object being to estapllsh anu
maintain an institution to promote lhe
study and practice of the fine arts ana
to aid and stimulate the education anu
training of architects, painters, soup
tors and other artists. In the house
the day devoted to general debate on the
antitrust bill. Mr.. Foss Qll.) reported
the naval appropriation bill.
The statehood bill again Saturday
claimed the greater share OF the eenate
attention. Mr.. Kean continued but dld
not conclude his speech on that SUBJECT
and toward the close of the day there
was a general debate on the allegation OF
the opposition to the bill that it does not
contain sufficient safeguards against
polygamy. A large number OF bllls 10
which there was no objection were pass
ed during the day. BY unanimous vote
--245 to O-the House passed the anu
trust BILL The closing chapter was de-
void of excitement. For three hours
the Democrats offered Il series OF amend
ments designed to place teeth III the
bill, but they were either ruled out OF
order or voted down by strict party
vote On only one vote were the poltlcal
ranks broken. 1t was on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Thomas (Rep., Iowa. to
make the filing of returns incumbent
upon all corporations mandatory. On
that amendment seven Republicans voted
with the Democrats.
Mr.. Carmack spoke in the Senate on
Monday on the Rawlins resolution calling
on the Secretary of War to send to Con-
gress the records of certain courts-mar-
tial. He charged that murders IN the
Philippines by American soldiers had
become so common that, they would not
bear investigation. Mr. Kean spoke on
the statehood bill for a short time. when
he yielded to various Senators who IN
dulged in debate over the question or
the influence of the Mormon church III
politics. Mr.. Elkins also spoke at length
in defense of the claims of New Mexico
to statehood. The House spent practi-
cally the entire day upon two District OF
Columbia bills, one authorizing the gov
eminent to advance $6,0OO,OOO to the
District. and the other to conference re-
port on the Union station bill. The for
mer was defeated, and the latter sent
back to conference, after a motion to
recede from the amendment of the House
to cut down the appropriation to the
PENNSYLVANIA and Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads from $1,500,000 to 100000
had been voted down.
The statehood bill again came UP in
the Senate Tuesday, and Mr.. Morgan
spoke on it for some time. He referred
to bills regarding trusts, which he said
have been kept back, and will be kept
back until it is too late for discussion
regarding them. The time of the Senate
was being wasted on account of what he
termed "a peaceful political blockade"
on the statehood bill, when more import
ant measures were awaiting action. Mr..
Hanna presented the conference report
on the Department of Commerce bill,
final vote ION it being deferred until We'd
nesday in order that it might be printed.
The conference report on the general staff
bill was agreed to. The conference re-
port on the Department Of Commerce
bill was adopted in the House by n vote
of Psi to 10. The remainder of the day
was devoted to the sundry civil appro-
pnation bill. A feature of the debate
was a speech by De Almond (MoJ On
the Hanna bill to pension ex-saves. He
spoke in a sarcastic vein, but the subject
assumed serious phase when Mr.. Rich
ardson {Tenn.) said adventurers in the
South were using the bill to impose Oh
ignorant, credulous negroes, and called
on Mr.. Cannon to give assurance that
the passage of such measure was not
contemplated. This assurance Mr.. Can
non gave.
Mr.. Hanna called up the conference
report on the Department of Commerce
bill in the Senate on W edneSday, and
it was agreed to without debate. Mr..
Morgan almost Immediately after the
opening of the session resumed his re-
marks on the statehood bill, but branched
off on the subject of the proposed treaty
with Colombia. Mr.. Depew spoke in
opposition to Ike statehood bill. He did
not conclude his speech. The Senate then
went into executive session and ratified
the Alaskan treaty. The House made
e. il. 1a.nnrnss with the s1lndry civil anrarn-