Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-08
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-, tS repeal Of tbn
land, the timber and stone and ' ne eeat
stead Communication laws w9s .ae Aoas
for discussion in the Senate ~ taken d
Mr.. Clark (Wyo,) contested H. 1lauNiq
taken by Mr.. Gibson that ' M pMta
been great frauds in the adn ds5s An'
Of the land laws in the West '''Sm'r'ta
c!ared that there is lobby in W. lie d
ton in the interest of the rpnoo, " '' using
engaged in a colloquy with Mr. NJ, vi, ~ I'D
son, during which each cba a.' rate
the statements of the otbor , on
The general debate on the pos st. aaln'
was confined largely to speerS 5'I l >, ID
McCreary and Interruptions br ~ y,
publican Senators. Considcroton" e He
srndry civil appropriation hill va. VI ta
cluded in the House and tbo % b;n Cog
about to be passed when a roll c yI~ va
motion to commit the bill with $ ;n.. ~
tons to strike out the parorr. '~s0tS
propriating $4,000 for rentoI ~ y. a
New York custom house sbowo3 lA
rum was not present. Tho ria'U
boards Of directors of State bor Sa'
disabled volunteer soldiers 70 rota;.
tain portions of pension money ro... 0r
by the inmates was discussed If l .sa
Mr.. Bell Of California assaicd NJ, ~sa
State for permitting a canteep IA i, '''
tablished in the California Staa u.
and charged scandal in the m,ns sr
ment. His amendment correctira y
evils complained of was adopted is%4
lent attack on the coast and renl~,
survey was made by Mr. Robinson :.
Indiana, who charged that scandal ),
tached to that Office in connection NJ,
allowances for Communication Of s,Ayt
ence.
The session of the Senate Frilor w.,
devoted to an almost continuous Olson,
sion Of political questions. The tn
until 2 o'clock was given to co,fl
Grafton of the Carrack resolution ppn,
ing an inquiry into the legality Of M
recent executive old age pension or1p
The latter half Of the day was deyOta
to the postoffice appropriation BILL M
| AulbtI SOh pASpoHNb bli dIlSHuHtHl DO
yiding for all investigation of the d.
partment by joint committee Of three
Senators and five members Of the Hma
The committee is authorized to sit am
ing the recess of Congress and report Oh
or before Dec. 5. Part of the invest
CATION proposed is to pass upon te
postal laws, with a view to recommend
ing changes. Mr.. Foraker introduoll
bill to amend the act for the goyerumen
Of Hawaii, prescribing the manner
appointing public officials and for thGl
removal for cause by the Governor TIN 4
House passed the sundry civil appDpt
ton bill after voting down a plopoSita
to recommit it, with instructions to StGn
out the appropriation of $4,000 foFN
of the New York custom house TIN
remainder of the day was devoted nts
cussion of the conference report On The B
army appropriation bill. With the ezGF
ton of one amendment providing certain
increases in the signal corps the Lloaa
disagreed to all other important amend
ments and the bill was sent back to-
ference.
In the Senate Saturday Mr. NaNT
continued his speech on the C0rmaa
resolution looking to an inquiry mo a
old-age pension order by Secretary h'I
cock. He declared the order was usf
nation of legislative authority Mr. war
rem smoke on the land law repeaI H4
opposing wholesale repeal as asans
raDid settlement of unOccupled areas "
the House $40 pension bills were pasS@
A bill was passed conferrlng jorlSa'u~
upon United States commissioners WV
ofrenses committed in q portion Oh r ,n
Hot Springs reservation, Arkansas l Inv
State of Texas was authorzea !" paT
in Statuary Hall, in the national y In
statues of Sam Houston ana S'epn'u IN
Austin. A resolution was adop'S y.. t
ing for q convention between Tue oDn'
States and Great Britain tor Tie p''''
ton of the fur seals Of Alaska
Tn the Senate Monday Mr., Gibson
piled to the opponents of the iliee .'I nd
pealing the land laws and otDIV s,.ssl
the proponents of the bill were plo',@
ing at the instigation and in the I ,.,n,,
of land grant railroads, MI ll r'.n
in reply mentioned by name G ',5o,
Maxwell. who, he said, was GFa" 1I
princely salary for the WofA n .e,s ~ "a,
this direction. Considerable progress s;,t ia
made with the postottice appl W, were
bill. A number of pension ""o vas
passed. In the House an attsn ,ar srs
made to secure consideration! uil"" nr,nrt
pension Of the rules of the OH n5r7 aS
ating S475,000 for the Lewis ' ,tt,r d,
exnosition The move failed al, ol 4,
House had divided several times ,i n "%G
roll had been called twice. I Ne 'r nm AID
academy appropriation was t i1as brieay
Mr.. Parker explained its feature re- a. or tis
Mr.. Goldfogle spoke in DeDor ,,bon
Jews 81 the United States 1of ."atartio1
asked equal treatment and ,I r,' Liver
while travelling in Russia I a+t,ri %
nash Of California, made an a 3,Gor and
tha pr % as a foe of union aD' rsgo
Mr.. Morrell (Pa.) dlSt"S,st tho hin Nai
Question. Consideration oil wv
not concluded.