Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-02

taken a recess instead of adiourning
The senate for more than an hou
disposed of routine business. consist
ing of the presentation of petition
and reports, introduction of bills an
passing of unobjected bills on the ca
endar. Upon resuming in executiv
session the Colombian canal treat
was taken up. Senator Quay had
report read and Senator Pettus spok
at some length. Senator Plat
Comm, also discussed the treaty
The day in the house was devote
to debate upon the Fowler currerc
bill. Mr.. Fowler, the author of tn
measure, spoke for over TWO hour.
Other speakers were Messrs. Thaye
(Mass), Lowering (Mass.), Levi
(Ga), and PRINCESS Qll). The ger
eral conviction is that the bill has
chance to become a law and the fac
tnat there are divergent views on bot
sldes OF the house detracted from th
interest in the debate. Represent;
1--WE Gaines of Tennessee introduce
a resolution requesting the preside1
10 transmit to the house at the Sc
sion detailed statement of the cha
acter and cost Of repairing, remode
ing and adding to the white house
also requesting the president to bav
the work examined by skilled person
to see if the contract requirement
have been met. Mr.. Gaines also il
trOduced resolution directing th
superintendent of public BUILDING
and grounds to transmit to the hons
an inventory of all public property
the white house, giving the cost
each article, it's condition if in use
and the disposition of such articles a
have been removed Representativ
Goldfogle of New York introduced
bill to prohibit the use or keeping G
explosive matches, commonly calIe
parIor matches, in any governmer
building. A fine of $3.50 or 81
months imprisonment is provided.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The senat
today made rapid progress. TIL
statehood riders to the agriculture
and postoffice appropriation tills wer
Withdrawn and both bills passe,
The house amendments to the Philir
pine currency bill were agreed t,
with but little discussion, thus send
ing the bill to the president. The
sundry civil bill was nearly compiler
ed. A large number of pension bills
were also passed. In the course O,
the day Civil Service COMMISSIONS,
FOulke was severely criticized on ac
count Of letter written by him tc
Senator Spooner regarding the dis
missal of an employee of the survey.
or-generaIs Office in Idaho, who haC
been charged with receiving cam,
paign contributions. The house
adopted the conference report on the
army appropriation bill and sent the
bill to the president. The bill to es,
tablish a union station in this city
also was finally passed. The house
abandoned its amendments to reduce
the amount to be given to the Penn,
sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio rail
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the senate Till, to $1,000,O0O each, as
fixed by the house. Representative
DearmOnd of Missouri introduced a
concurrent resolution providing that
the president be and is hereby re.
quested, to learn and advise congress
upon what terms, if any, honorable
to both nations, and to satisfy the in,
habitants of the territory primarily
affected, Great Britain would consent
to cede to the United States, all, any,
or any part Of the territory lying
north of and adjoining the United
States, to be formed in due time into
one or more states and admitted into
the union upon equality with The
other states, the inhabitants thereto,
in the meantime to enjoy all The priv
ileges and immunities guaranteed b
the federal constitution"