Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-03-03
TIE national CONGRESS
A Daily Summary of the Work Be-
ing Done by Our Law-Mak-
ers in Washington.
RECORD OF Each DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
In the Senate Bills and Revolutions
Are Discussed and Pnssed-In the
House Important Measures Are
Cnder CONFERENCE.-The Days
at the Capital

/ Washington, Feb. %. = In the senate
/ yesterday the joint resolution appro-
I priating $1,000 for the recovery of the
/ bodies Of officers and men and property
/ from the wrecked battle ship Maine
was passed and the bill providing for
the taking of the twelfth and suisse
quent eensuses was discussed. and the
bill providing a government for the ter
ritory of Alaska was reported.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Haw-
ley's bill to add two regiments to the
artillery force of the army was passed
IN the senate yesterday by a vote of
% to 4. In executive session the Cuban
question was discussed.
Washington, Feb. "a. = Both the mil
itary academy and the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bills were
passed in the senate yesterday and
the Cuban question was debated.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) expressed
the opinion that the Cuban af-
fair would eventually be SUBJ
mitted to the arbitrament of the sword,
but he did not want war precipitated by
rash acts of legislation. Senator For
aker (O.) thought the day not far dis
tant when the time for action by this
country would arrive. Senator Thurs
ton (Neb.) counseled calmness and pru-
dence, for he believed that the country
was rapidly drifting into war with
Spain.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The feature in
the senate yesterday was the speech of
Senator Spooner (Wis.) in favor of the
right of Henry w. Corbett to a seat in
the senate from Oregon under appoint
ment of the governor.
Washington, Feb. 26.-Henry w.
Corbett's right to a seat in the senate
from Oregon was under consideration
by the senate yesterday nearly the en-
tire session.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-In the senate
Saturday the pension calendar was
cleared by the passage of several pri-
va5e pension bills and the right of
Henry w. Corbett to seat from the
state of Oregon was further discussed.
House.
Washington, Feb. %. - The sundry
civil appropriation bill was reported in
the house yesterday with reduction of
$s.s61 $50 from the official estimate. At
the night session IS pension bills were
passed.
Washington, Feb. 23.-In the house
yesterday bills were introduced to re-
vive the grade of lieutenant general of
the army and to establish military
post at or near indianapolis. Mr.. John
son (Ind.) spoke against the annexa-
ton of Hawaii.
Washington, Feb. "a = The sundrv
civil appropriation bill was considered
in the house yesterday. A resolution
was introduced to investigate the MUIR
der of Postmaster Baker at Lake City,
S c., by mob.
Washington, Feb. 25. - Mr.. Boutelle
(Me.) introduced a bill in the house
yesterday providing for the relief of the
survivors of the victims of the United
States battle ship Maine. Thirty addi-
tional pages of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill were disposed of and the
senate bill to prohibit the passage of
local or special acts by territorial legis-
latures and to limit territorial indebt-
edness was passed.
Washington, Feb. 26.-In the house
yesterday the senate amendments to
the army appropriation bill were agreed
to and long debate over the question
of river and harbor appropriations took
place during the consideration CT the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
Washington. Feb 2s.-The time was
occupied in the house Saturday in dis
GUESSING the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and about 20 pages were disposed
of.