Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-18

washington, rep. o. loudy Tue
senate admitted Richard X. kenne5
to the Della ware seat vacated many
months ago by Higgins and which
since then has been subject to contin-
uous controversy. This has augment
ed the democrat membership 10 Az
and for the first time raised the full
bership Of the senate to its proper
number of 90 1t effects no essential
change in party strength. Messrs.
Chandler and Hoar stated that Ken
ney's title would be attacked hereafter
on the ground that lis credentials,
while prima f1cie correct, came from a
legislature fraudulently elected Mr..
Ioar made the further statement that
the Dupcnt case could not be reopened,
having once been pass GO upon by the
senate Addlcks is the contestant for
kenney's seat
The Nicaragua canal debate pro-
ceede1 without any definite conclusion,
Mr.. Caffrey dem, La.) speaking
against the bill,
About 80 pension Hills were passed,
including those pensioning the widow
of General Samuel Rice at $50: the
widow of Gen. w W. Nichols at $50;
the widow of Captain Richard Law, e.
S. ~, at $50; me WIDOW of Gen. + )
Parker at $50; aud the widow OF Col.
Thomas w. Turtle at $40.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Today in the
house SO bills out OF SO were passed
/, H.. L., L. an,
the widow of Major General Erastus g.
Tyler at the rate OF $50 per month; to
increase the pension OF Major General
julius H. Stahl to $50, and thai of
Mrs. Frances p. Trumbell, widow OF
Col Matthew NJ. Trumbell of the ninth
Iowa cavalry, to $50 and also that OF
the widow of Major General George II
Stoneman to $50 pc" month to pension
Hans Johnson of the twenty n
Iowa, at $50; Mary T.. Ely, widow OF
the late Lieutenant Colonel Ely Of The
eighth Michigan at $40, Elizabeth t..
Larrabee, widow Of the late Col. c. II
Larrabee of the fourth Wisconsin, AT
$50; Mary o. II StCneman, widow OF
Major General Stortman at $50 tre-
duced by amendment from $50; Laura
G. Dodge, widow of Capt. f. L. Dodge
Z. S. A., at $50; and Mary A. Payne
widow of Capt Scott Payne, OF the
fifth Z. s cavalry, at $50
Washington, Feb. s.--Today the
senate in executive session considered
the Anglo-American arbitration treaty
from l until $50 o'clock The first
half of the session was spent in debat-
ing a motion introduced by Mr. Hill
dem, N. " to consider the treaty in
open session. The only vote of the
day was secured on the Hill motion.
which was defeated, the count showing
only nine for it and forty-nine against
IT, Those casting the nine votes We're
Messrs Hill, Lindsay, Roach, Tillman.
Teller, Pettigrew, PETER, Stewart,
Brown. Early in the day the bill re-
arranging the judicial districts OF Texas
was passed over the presidents veto
by the unusual heavy majority of 81
to /, the negative vote being cast by
Mr.. Caffrey (dcm, Lao The bill is now
a law.
Washington, Teb S.-The house de-
Voted the whole day to District of Co
lumbia business and eight bills of more
or less local importance were passed.
Washington, Feb To-day the
most important developments concern
ing the consideration of the arbitration
treaty by the senate in executive SEES
sion were the offering Of an amend
ment by Senator Morgan dem. Ala.)
providing for the abrogation of Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty and a speech by the
same senator in favor of this PROPOSE
ton. Mr. Morgan declared that the
conditions which called forth the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty had long passed
away, 1t was no longer binding on
either nation. nor was it of any use
or value TO this nation, though II might
be of great importance to Great Bri-
tain IN case the Nicaragua canal were
constructed. With the treaty now ur-
der consideration he said that no doubt
the question of the abrogation of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty would have to
be submitted 10 arbitration. While
this old treaty was obsolete and dis
regarded, yet it was still used as
menace and hugaboo to the United
states whenever the construction of
he Nicaragua canal is advocated
Great Britain, declared Mr. Morgan,
had violated the treaty and abrogated
It by occupying a portion Of the ter
ritory Of Honduras.
Another important amendment was
offered by MIR. Bacon dem, Lao. It
provides for the modification Of article
s SO as to relieve the southern states
from any obligations that might arise
Under the bonds issued in reconstruc-
tion days. The amendment was the
result OF q conference among the south
eru senators who concluded that the
article as il now stands might render
ii possible TO make these bonds when
held by subjects OF Great Britain. an
object ,f arbitration