The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-25
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL
The Conference Report Agreed to
Without Debate.
TO APPOINT FIVE CADETS
The Resolution Goes Over Unde Oh
lection McEnery Discussed Ha-
waiian ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Southern Industries.

Washington. June 24-The conference
report on the bankruptcy bill was dis
posed of in the enate to-day without
debate. being agreed to by a vote of "a
TO Is The Hawaiian annexation reso-
buttons were under discussion through
out the session. except during a brief
time. when routine business was dis
posed of. Three measures designed to
facilitate the work of the war depart
ment were passed without controversy.
AT the opening Of the enate session
to-day Mr.. Hale OF Maine reported from
the committee on appropriations the
general deficiency bill and announced
that he would at an early date call IL
up for consideration. MIR. Hale reported
from the naval affairs committee a bill
comforting authority upon the president
to appoint five cadets during the next
year TO the nava academy. In explain
alton OF the measure Mr.. Hale said II
was particularly designed TO enable the
president to appoint to the naval acad-
envy the son of Captain Charles V.
Gridley, commander of the Olympia, the
flagship of Admiral Dewey during the
the Manila bay fight. and who died re-
Gently at Kobe. japan. The president
had authority to appoint no other cadets
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young Gridley. Immediate considera-
ton was asked for the bill.
Mr.. Gate of Tennessee objected, say
ing that the extension of the authority
of the president had heretofore been re-
fused. and he thought the measure
ought not to be rushed through the
senate. Mr.. Gear. Iowa, said that an
effort was being made to secure the APP
pointment of Deignan of Iowa, who was
one of the heroes of the Merrimac. He
said the president could not make this
appointment unless additional authority
was conferred upon him.. MIR. Bate re-
fused to withdraw his objection N the
bill went over.
A bill to increase the efficiency of the
qu-artermaster's department of the
army n authorizing the secretary of
war to make such distribution of the
force of his department as he may deem
e~xpedient was passed. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of 20 assist
ant quartermasters in the volunteer
army with the rank of captain.
A bill to increase the efficiency of the
subsistence department of the army and
making provisions for the appointment
Of 20 assistant commissaries of subeist-
ence with the ank of captain was re-
ported from the military affairs com
mittee and was passed.
A bill relative to the engineer corps
VI az aAAA 80 49,
called up and passed.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts called up
the conference repor on the bank
ruptcy bill and by unanimous consent il
was agreed TO take a vote on Ii after
Mr.. Nelson, one of the conferees. and
author of the senate bill, had made a
statement explaining the provisions Of
the measure as agreed upon by the con-
ferees. After Mr.. Nelson had made his
statement the@SaI was taken and the
report adopted, AZ to 10. The negative
votes were cast by Messrs. Bate. Berry,
Butler. Cannon, Clay. Cockrell, Jones
arkansas. Mills. Pettigrew. Pettus,
Rawlins, Teller and White.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa presented an ad-
ditional partial report upon the sun
dry civil appropriation bill and said he
hoped to have the report carried
through. Mr.. Davis, in charge of the
Hawaiian resolutions. objected to any
arrangement that might impede the
progress of the resolutions. Then /
move. Mr.. President" Mr.. Allison said,
that the senate convene at IL a. IN.
tomorrow" Some objection to this
plan was entered by Mr.. Jones of Ark
ansas. but he withdrew his demand for
the yeas n nays and the motion Was
adopted.
The Hawaiian resolutions were laid
before the senate and upon the de-
mand of Mr.. Pettigrew they were read.
Mr.. McEnery of Louisiana resumed his
speech, begun yesterday, discussing at
length the employment Of contract la
Dor upon the islands. The principal
ground OF Mr.. McEnery's objection TO
the annexation OF Hawaii was hat IL
would. he Appreciated, paralyze the in
dustries of the South.
The the policy of COLOMBIA =
tion Is entered upon, he said, the pros
perity Of the South will be checked.
Capital will be diverted, enterprises
stopped. every industry paralyzed and
every cotton factory closed. He main
tanned also that the adoption OF a pol
icy of Imperialism would prolong indef-
initely the rule of the republican party
and he declared that every democrat
who voted for annexation in enect
would vote to surrender his party an1
commit its hances to the misty future
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the bill for the protec'
ton OF mining claims OF those wht
enlist in the army or navy OF the Unit
ed States.
Mr.. Turley OF Tennessee. who wa
recognized upon the conclusion of Mr.
McEnery's speech, then began a lega
argument against the pending resolu
lions. He maintained that foreign ter
ritory could not be acquired by legs
latiye action and that the method q
acquiring the Hawaiian islands by res
olutions was unconstitutional
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Turley
speech Mr.. Allison presented a partia
conference report on the appropriate
bill. 1t was adopted. A bill was passe'