Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
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The Senate on Wednesday va.
official notice of the determinationr' veiVt
| House of Representative to nro..' VI ths
parchment charges against Y Cl m
Swayne, Federal judge in the N ~uafP'
District of Florida. A committoa 0le'a
appointed to prepare the detaiIc ~ vas
proposed trial. The Philipnina c VI ds
ment bill and the pure food bin we ev'tfn
sidered. Mr.. Foraker presented Wa
amendment to the Philippine hin "I[0
Culberson (TeXas) gave notice tbo. W.
| would offer several amendments ~ ne
bill, among them one striking ont W. ~'
entire section guaranteeing interos. le
the bonds of the proposed system Of WI
| roads. In the House further action r
tho impeachment proceedings aaa;. w
Judge Charles Swayne was taken I T,u
| the Committee on the Judiciary Mr. r' W.
| kins (Wis.) reported back the resolrta'
demanding an inquiry into the so.coTas
| steel trust, with the recommendation N
| the resolution lie on the table. The "a.
ommendation was adopted. Mr., RoE,.
Dem, of n. W moved an amerdmas,
to reduce from $50, 900 to $4,000 tba sn
preparation for testing Goals and lgnta,
| A bill was passed amending the rpvis@,
| statutes so as to give foreign authors ~
right to copyright in this country srv
| time within twelve months after mb;o,
ton abroad; amending the revised stst.
utes SO as to restrict patents on dnr,
or medicines to the process of mapnf'"
ture, and not the product.
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In the Senate Thursday resoutior
providing for proper action on n.
charges against Judge Swayne when a.,
ticles of impeachment are presented h,
the House, but fixing no date for the ba
| ginning of the proceedings, was adopeI
The urgency deficiency appropriation hin
was passed without debate. The Pbiln.
pine administration bill was taken m
and amendments were offered by Mr.
McCumber striking out the provision for
the guaranteeing of interest on railroad
bonds to ~ per cent providing that they
be guaranteed by the government of the
United States, and prescribing method
for taxation of railroad receipts in tbs
| islands; by McComas empowering tho
| Philippine commission to amend the
tariff laws of the islands, by Mr. Culber.
son granting 10000 acres of Philippine
public lands for every mile of railroad
constructed, by Mr.. Bailey giving the
| Philippine government authority to reg.
ulate the charges of the aided roads and
by Mr.. Spooner restricting the authorize.
| ton of municipalities to contract indebt
edness to promote local Improvements
By agreement the bill and the amend.
ments will he voted on Friday Mr. Per.
kins introduced a bill appropriating S..
100000 for federal building at Homo
lulu. Mr. Berry presented a memorial
from the Cherokee Nation asking that
Indian Territory be allowed a delegate
| in Congress. In executive session extra
| dition treaties with Hayti and Cuba
the latter acknowledgements ratified and
| ordered made public. In the House
resolution discharging elections committee
| No. from further consideration Of the
| Reynolds Butler contest from the twelfth
| Missouri district because the contestant
had not complied with the law in regard
| to time in which testimony should be
taken was adopted.
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The day in the Senate was principally
| devoted to debate on the Philippine civil
government bill, which finally was passed
| by a vote of Al to %. Mr.. Beyeridge,
from the Committee on Territories, re,
! ported the statehood bill and announced
| he will make q motion on the first day
| that the Senate convenes in January that
| the consideration OF the bill shall be
| entered upon at once. Representing the
| minority of the committee Mr. Bate nOl'
| fled the Senate that he would enter mo-
| ton to recommit the bill for the purpose
| of taking further testimony. Mr.. baFa
gave notice of an amendment con1lnns
| the provisions of the bill to the State 70
| be formed by the union of Oklahoma ana
Indian Territory and eliminating all rel
erence to Arizona and New Mexico. MI
Hepburn and Mr.. McCumber sought "
get up the pure food bill, but Mr.. Lodge
moved an executive session and his mV
ton prevailed. The session of the House
was given over almost exclusively 10 coT
sideration of bills on the private carer
| dar, a dozen or more being passed Inc
Senate amendments to the urgent deH'
cheney bill were agreed to.
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The Senate held a session of three miI
utes Monday and adjourned until Wer
nesday. Mr.. Perkins (CalQ had Deen
designated to preside by President nv
TEN Frye. There was short prayer W
| Chaplain Hale, a message from the fl's
ident, a message from the House anu
adjournment was taken. The House uis
approved the proposition to hold the n5 NJ
augural ball in the capitol building Nv
| committee having the matter III cinis'
had substituted for the pension Duui ~.
as provided in the Senate resolution wv ~
congressional library, but Mr.. Morfe'i "
Pennsylvania, who called the matter w.
announced that the opposition 10 'ne ... "s
ter building was so great the COMMITS wi
had concluded to substitute the capru,
building A storm of protests came il on.
| both sides of the chamber. Inc ieov .od
ton offered by Mr.. Morrell was sV IN.
down, the result being to delay ac'ivn VI IN
til the next District of Columbia gay .
January. The House also voted uO" Ian
| resolution making a special ORDER VI I'D