Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-22

homestead settlers in Florida, who
were driven from their homes by the
storm OF 1896; amending the statutes
relating to pensions, providing in
cases in which pensioners desert their
wives or children that the pension
shall be paid to them.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
passed the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill without amendment. The
bill carries $6,oo9,9 $50, which is $176,600
less than that carried by the last bill.
and $2,S71 1857 less than the estimates.
The house also passed the senate bill,
amending the law relating to seamen.
All amendments were rejected.
Washington, Dec. 15.-The Nicara-
guam canal bill held its place as priu-
| eipal subject before the senate again.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Harris
| tdem., Tenn, Money (dem, Miss },
Stewart rep, COLI and Morgan (dem.,
Ala). Mr.. Money urged postpone
ment Of the question in order to per-
nit an opportunity for negotiations
with Great Britain for the modfica-
ton of the Clayton ulwer treaty and
Mr.. Morgan antagonized the PROPOSE
ton. Other questions before the
senate were: The government S
pension policy and the bill re-
garding the registry of foreign-built
vessels wrecked on the American coast.
Vest dem, Mo- precipitated the pen
sion discussion. He called attention
to the private pension bills aud en-
tered a protest against their passage
without due consideration, as he said
that the senate was falling into the
habit of doing. He called attention 20
the fact that Notwithstanding Illinois
had furnished $4,000 more soldiers
than Indiana, the pension roll for In
| diana exceeded that of Illinois by ST.
100000. He accounts for this fact on
the ground that Indiana is a pivotal
state politically, saying that it was no.
torious that the commi ssioner of pen
sions, who was an eyUnico soldier,
had granted pensions to almost every
applicant in political districts which
were close.
Senator Hale reported the army de-
ficiency bill Among the amendments
are appropriations of S3,000,000 each to
be expended for the army and navy I'M
der the direction OF the president The
signal service gets S350,000. The to-
tai amount carried by the Indian ap-
preparation bill, also reported. is ST.
347 .264.
Washington, Dec. 15.-The house for
the second time during this congress
refused to consider the Lodge immigra-
ton bill. At the last session an at
tempt was made to take it from the
| speakers table, but it was defeated by
large majority. Mr.. Danford (rep.,
| o. chairman of the immigration COM
mittee, thought that the bill would be
stronger after the elections were over,
but when he tried again to secure
consideration tine house declined, by a
vote of 100 to 1903, to take it up.
An interesting but brief debate on
! the rules was precipitated during the
session by Mr.. Grow rep., PENN dur
ing which Mr. De Almond (dem., Mo. }
made a speech on the decadence OF the
! privilege of debate in the house and
! held Mr. Reed responsible for the fac:
that the house had had no opportunity
! to adopt a new system of rules this
| session. The speaker replied with a
sarcastic speech. in which he said: 1T
so happens that in the house there are
many members and while in theory
! every man can occupy all OF the time
in discourse, in actual practice he has
TO occupy it in subordination to the
rights of every other member, to the
rights of the body itself, and to the
prosecution Of public business. In act
ual practice the house may have no
| ticed however the despotism eXer-
cised by the rules; yet were this not as
! it is there is no subject in the heavens
above or the earth beneath that would
not be discussed, even in this present
congress. Now, If the gentleman will
turn to the annals of congress, away
back in 1916. during the period of lib
erty such as he thinks he desires, he
will find that John Randolph. who GER
tainly was heard enough to become IA
nous for a century, complaining about
the despotism OF the rules of that pc
Rod, and also complaining that even
the arch inquisitor himself would have
been satisfied with the wickedness oil
| them. So you see human nature is the
same in all time"
Mr.. Cooper rep, Wis., introduced a
bill for an appropriation Of $4,000 tc
build new postoffice at GAINESVILLE.
Washington, Dec. l6.-The urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, making
provision for the army and navy fol
the next six months, displaced the Mic
aragua canal bill in the senate, pre-
venting even the taking of vote or
the question of postponement until af-
ter the holidays as intended, The de-
ficiency bill passed, after a spirited dis
cuSsion. turning principally on the
point of keeping the volunteer soldiers
In the service. The senate adopted q
resolution calling upon the president
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