Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, March 16-The senate
in executive session confirmed the APP
pointment of II. V. Powderly as COM
missioner of immigration by vote of
| 43 to 30. Mr.. Chandler was the only
republican who cast his vote against
the confirmatoN while large num-
| Der of democrats voted for Powderly
The vote was preceded by rather a
sharp debate in which the question
whether Powderly had made trade
| with the republicans in the last cam
paign was discussed quite freely.
Messrs. Teller and Stewart, both silver
republicans, attacked Powderlys record
on the financial question, and Mr.
Stewart read letter from Powderly
written during the campaign of 1892
In which he declared his adherence to
the cause of bimetallism.
Business in the legislative session of
the senate was confined to the pas
sage of a few bills, largely of local
character The national quarantine
bill was not considered Chairman
Davis, Of the committee ON foreign
relations, reported the following joint
resolution which was placed on the
calendar:
Whereas the government of the
republic of Hawaii, having in due
/ form signified its consent In the man
ner provided by it's constitution to
cede absolutely and without reserve
to the United States of America all its
rights of sovereignty of whatsoever
kind In and to the Hawaiian islands
and transfer to United States the alb
solute fee and ownership of all public
government or crown lands, public
buildings, or edifices, forts, harbors,
military equipments, and to allot to
her public property of whatsoever
kind and description belonging to the
government of the Hawaiian islands,
together with every right and appur-
tenance thereunto appertaining;
therefore, be 1t resolved, that said
cession Is accepted, ratified and con
tirmed and said Hawaiian islands and
their dependencies be and are
hereby annexed as part of the
United States and subject TO
the sovereign dominion there
of and all and singular, the
property and rights hereinbefore men
toned. are vested in the United States
of America.
The sum of $1,000 is appropriated
by the last section for the purpose
of carrying the resolution iuto effect
and this sum is made Immediately
available. Senator Davis said that
no determination had been reached as
to when the joint resolution would
be called up for consideration in the
senate. Mr.. Davis submitted with the
joint resolution an extended report
of the committee. The report states
that the Joint resolution brings that
subject within reach OF the legislative
power of congress under the precedent
that was established in the annex
alton of Texas, that circumstance be-
ing referred to at length.
Washington, March 16.-The post
office appropriation BILL which was
technically the subject before the
house was almost lost track of in
the debate which took wide range.
For II first time the Cuban-S Spanish
quest ? which has been kept in the
back md heretofore. forged to the
front, Mr. Cochran (dem,. MOI
brought the question into the arena.
asd in the course OF the debate that
followed Mr. Grosvenor rep. OIL
took occasion to deny emphatically
the stories afioat to the effect that the
president desired an early adjourn
ment OF congress In order that he
might effect a settlement without con-
gressional interference. The subject
of Hawaiian annexation also came
in for some attention Messrs. Will !
Jams tdem,, MISSY. Adams (rep. Pa. J !,
and Barry (dem., KY, all members
OF the foreign affairs committee.
made speeches on the subject. the first !,
In opposition and the two latter In
favor OF the proposition.