Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-17
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: CONGRESS-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
In accordance with the rrlo -
Monday, the House Tuesday in c ruUp'ed
tee of the whole convened ons aO'Ilnlt'
earlier than usual, the exclusive h,. NOnf
for .the day being debate upon th D'' tss
| regulating freight rates. Mr. p ;o Oils
son (Ala.) continued his speech ' nli
the day brief speeches were ma D1urlns
Messrs. Rainey QnD, Prince Un Ii%uS ~ ~
shaw Neb.), Wanger Pa.), Adam mg' n nm
Mann CID, Smith Qowa) and IS c ra@'
CIV. Va.) in support of the Townsonua1 hna
After listening to a message FROM V "
President recommending q board 81 TUG
vey for the Philippine archipeIoro s y.
House adjourned. In the Senate H. Jus
and evening were devoted to tbo s.o aay
hood BILL The statehood bill was na S'''e'
1t provides for statehood for 0li pJSSeu'
and Indian Territory as one State ,'' ana
New Mexico as another State, "Ad
The Senate on Wednesday ofto.
"ens'tc oH the statehood t9nplo
passed the following bills: Autb0n;a:;lS
the Secretary of the Navy TO issro ' n,"|
ais to officers and men in the navr 'n D1,
| marine corps who have distina';. anu
themselves; appropriating $500 for mo",
ing the grave of Major Pierre Cbn ,a,A,
PEnfant, who laid out the CITY Of T Wnt
ington. In the House the Senator " "S"
Representatives met in Joint ses ssG,1 ana
canvassed the electoral vote, ThpoG %1a
Roosevelt and Charles w. Fairhanl"a%
ing declared officially to be elected p,' ve
dent and Vice President for forr r ,ssr
beginning March 4, 1905. Tho vo+a cars
33G for the Republicans and lao fo, Sss
| Democrats. i'' tao
In the Senate Thursday Mr. r,
presented petitions from $40 Cbr a,JGse
i Endeavor societies in all ports of n1
country asking that an international oa mo
gress be called to meet at stated D Sp.
walls to consider subjects of common "
terest. The diplomatic and inflow
academy appropriation bills were rnnor,
ed. The pure food bill was modo tbo
unfinished business. The agr;cnl+r,,,
appropriation bill was taken IN and +ba
provision for the punishment of nprSors
who may use symbol modelled ofto,
those of the weather bureau for calm,
attention to private forecasts was str,ot'
! en- out. The Esch-Townsend roto Hill
was passed by the House, 1926 to II ot.
ter the Davey bill, the Democratic substi.
tute, had been defeated, 151 to 1856 Tbo
statehood bill was received from tha Son,
ate and sent to the committee on terri.
tories. A resolution asking the Secrp.
tary of War for information rerarlin,
| the army transport service was adopt4d
Bills were passed authorizing the con.
struction of a bridge across the st. u.
seph river in Berrien county, Michigan
and of dam across Rainy river Min.
nesota.
In the Senate Friday the SSayne i'm.
parchment trial was begun, two witness.
es being examined. Several minor bills
were passed, one donating condemned
bronze cannon to the Grand Army Of the
Republic for use in making badges. In
the House thirty-three private pension
bills were passed in an hour and a half
The bill providing a government for the
! Panama Canal zone, abolishing the canal
commission and giving control to the /
| President, was taken up, explained by
| Mr.. Mann of Illinois and considered until
adjournment.
The entire time of the Senate Satur
| day which was not spent in executive ses /
| sion was given to the SWayne impeacn
ment trial. Four witnesses were exam
ined All of them were from Pensacola
Fla, and they were introduced for the
purpose of showing that up to l9V
Judge Swayne had not acquired resi-
| dence in his district in Florida. III eS
| ecutive session the arbitration treatleS
| were amended and ratified. AS an OUT
| growth of the investigation OF the ten
eral Slocum disaster the House pasSea
number of bills amending the laws reiar
ing to the steamboat inspection ser'Ee'
| and making far more rigid provision lOf
| the regulation and control OF steam 'e'
| sells. The House nonconcurred III NV
Senate amendments to the bill MAKING II
unlawful to use the words United oIae'
| Assay" on articles of gold or silver lna1
ufacture, and agreed to the conference
report on the bill providing for the resis
tration of trade marks. A bill prepafeu
by the Navy Department was passeu 0u
thorizing the President to reappoln1 'nIsI
midshipment dismissed from the na ns+
academy for hazing, and providing inI
they shall re-enter at the foot Oh 'n'"
| class.
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Tribute to the memory of the late s sn
ator George Frisbie Hoar OF Mass", .as
| sets was the occasion of spee~i s~
sion of the House of RepFeSel0'''
Sunday.
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Mr.. Hearst of New York ana M t.a S
It,, &c NIacso obuentts INDUCED III ne"'