The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-24

81 were InaGe by Mr.. w Olcott8 or COioranO
anu sAir. Lodge of Massachusetts. Mr..
4 yNNOiaGst declared that mot q patriotic
cltizan in this broad land has not the
i fullest and most splendid and glorious
CONF dance in every department Of this
govern g Ii n1ent, and IN the department Of
the navy particularly = Mr.. WoIcott
thought this was time when we
should refrain from gratuitous insult
TO friendly nation and from unjust
ana ignorant criticism. 'sWar may
come said he. II think myself the
day may not be far distant. When
that Gay comes our course must be
entlfeiy grounded in the right. War is
u grim decision, and when it comes it
must must come so that the people Of the
world can at least respect cut conduct
and our position. And above all it
must come under circumstances which
make us respect ourselves
Mr.. Lodge, in a brief but brilliant
speech, defended the honor of the navy
and Secretary Long and Assistant Sec
rotary Roosevelt and the naval officers.
me resolution which precipitated the
discussion finally went on the calendar.
me house debated the bankruptcy
Dill until noon and then Immediately
after the reading of the journal Mr..
Routelle of Maine, chairman Of the
naval committee, asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of the
resolution prepared by the navy de-
partment and passed by the senate.
The mere mention Of the Maine dis
aster on the floor brought members in
crowds from the cloak rooms and lob
bies and they thronged down the
alsles to listen. The spectators in the
galleries leaned over with breathless
interest as Secretary Longs letter
was read.
1T is unnecessary to say" said Mr..
Boutelle, at the conclusion Of the letter
from Secretary Long, chat the work
OF salvage should begin at once and
that arrangements with the wrecking
fits should not be delayed"
The resolution was then adopted
unanimously.
Washington, Feb. 21. - After four
days Of consideration the house passed
the bankruptcy bill reported by the
house committee on judiciary as a sub
stltute for the Nelson bill passed by
the senate at the extra session last
summer. The bill is known as the
Henderson bill and contains both vol
untary and involuntary features. 1t
is considered less drastic than the
measure passed by the last house by a
vote: Of 157 to 81. The involuntary
feature, however, had but sixteen ma
jorlty. A motion to strike out the in
voluntary feature was defeated by a
majority of 10 and the bill was passed
by majority of %. Eighteen Repub-
licans voted against the bill and twelve
Democrats for it. The Populists, with
one exception voted against it.
Washington, Feb: %. - For three
hours the senate had under considera-
ton the bill providing for the taking
Of the twelfth and subsequent Gen.
suses. It was so amended as to place
the census bureau under the secretary
of the interior, but the extended dis
cussion which followed disclosed so
wide divergence of views on the part
of senators as to the various features
Of the measure that no further action
was taken. A. resolution offered by
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska directing the
committee of naval affairs to make an
investigation of the disaster to the
battleship Maine was adopted without
debate. ~
@.-ss, In the House.
q, sIt8Was private bill day in the house,
but little was accomplished owing to
the fact that most Of the time was
consumed in the passage of private
pension bills coming over from the
Friday night session three weeks ago.
The feature of the day was the spir-
tied contest over the bill to pay New
berry college, a Lutheran institution in
South Carolina, SIS, ZOO for damages by
federal troops. It was finally passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bailey, the Demo-
cratic leader, the house voted-5S to
35-to observe Washington's birthday,
but Mr.. Dingley raised the point of no
quorum and before further action
could be taken the house recessed un-
der the rule until o'clock. The Re-
publicans desire to go ahead with the
sundry civil appropriation bill.