The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-03-03
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.


sion which followed disclosed so Wlue
a divergence of views the part
ures of the measure that no further action
was taken. A resolution offered by Mr.. Allen
fNeb) directing the committee on naval af-
fairs to make an investigation of the disaster
to the battleship Maine was adopted without
debate
HOUsE-Tuesday was 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
spirited contest over the bill to pay New
berry college, a Lutheran institution in South
Carolina. $4,000 for damages by federal
troops. 1t was finally passed On
motion of Mr. Bailey. the democratic leader,
the house voted 5s-35 to observe Washington's
birthday by adjourning over Tuesday, but Mr.
Dingey raised the point of no quorum and be-
fore further action could be taken the house
recessed under the rule until o'clock.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23 - SENATE After
Washingtons farewell address was read by
Mr.. Lodge, Mr.. Hale Ot), chairman of the
military affairs committee. called up the bill
providing tor the enlistment of two additional
regiments of artillery fer service for manning
the heavy coast defense batteries which
congress has provided during the past two
years. The bill, after short debate. was
passed by vote of 81 to l. The negative votes
were cast 10y Mcssrs. Bate Crenn.). Clay (Ga)
Chiffon CTexJ and Vest (Mo) Mr..
Morgan tAla) secured the adop-
tion of the following resolution:
"That the committee on naval affairs
is instructed to inquire and report whether a
n-of-war, equal at least to any warshp in
the world. to be named the George Washing
ton. can be built, armed and commissioned
within period of II months by the use of the
facilities of the ship yards machine shops,
mines and forests of the United States, where's
= m 81 q bnt 10
tee have leave to report at any time by bill or
otherwise" The resolution was adopted with
out debate.
Observation-Disclosures birthday cele-
brated in the house, after a motion of Mr.
Bailey to adjourn had been voted down, with
vast deal of political speechmaking and it was
also signaized by the firing of the first gun in
opposition to Hawaiian annexation Mr.. john
son, an Indiana republican delivered a speech
that electrified the house and the galleries in
denunciatiCn Of what he termed an attempt to
cut loose from the traditional policy of the
United States enter upon q scheme OF coloniZa-
tion that had proved the ruin of empires and
Of nations.
WAS HINGToN. Feb. 24.-SENATE-Wedne
day while the senate had under consideration
the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill,
a sharp debate on the Cuban situation was pre-
| cipitated by Mr.. Allen (Neb), who offered
an amendment the resolution passed
by the senate year ago recognizing
Lne DtllEefcnJ rights OF the CUBAN
insurgents. The debate became general and
| occupied nearly four hours. Mr.. Hale made
the point of order against the amendment that
| II was general legislation and had under the
rules no place in the bill. The vice president
| sustained the point and Mr.. Allen took an ap-
| peal from the ruling. Appeal not sustained
HoUSE-A variety OF subjects occupied the
attention Of the house during the consdera-
! tion OF the sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr..
| Mahany On. Y made an attack on the patri-
| otism of some of the social leaders of New
| York, whom he said held nigh revel while the
| nation was bowed down with grief over the
| los of life resulting from the Maine explosion.
| WASHINGTON, Feb 25--SENATE-A feature
| Of the senate's session Thursday was the speech
| of Mr. Spooner (Wis,) on the right of Henry
| w. Corbett to u seat in the senate from Ore
| gon, under appointment of the governor. Mr..
| Spooner made constitutional argument in
| favor Of seating Mr.. Corbett and had not con-
| cluded when the senate adjourned. An effort
| was made to obtain consideration of the
! Alaskan homestead and right of way bill, but
| on parliamentary technicality it went over
| The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Allen
| (Neb) to appoint committe Of five senators
| to investigate the Cuban situation was with
| drawn by its author when it was laid before
| the senate.
| HoUsE-The house devoted itself strictly to
| business Thursday and disposed of 30 addition
| al pages of the Sundry civil appropriation bill
The fact that the government is preparing for
| contingencies was recognized in the house
| Thursday when Chairman Cannon, who has
been laboring to keep down appropriations,
! accepted without a word of protest an amend
ment to increase the appropriation to
care for the unused machinery at the Spring.
fieled arsenal. Mr. Gillett explained that neces-
| sitv for using this machinery might occur at
| any time. Resolutions which were objected to
a few weeks ago for the appointment of two
ex-naval cadets to positions in the engineer
<Nftt ttnv n1p n1np tn1 nnn Of
them will fill vacancy caused by the death of
Lieut.. Merritt of the Maine.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-SENATE-The SEN
| ate Friday confirmed q number Of appoint
ments, among them CO.. H. C. Corbin to be ad-
jutant general of the army with rank of briga-
der general Little business Of Importance
was transacted Friday.
HoUsE-A long and somewhat exciting de-
bate over the question of river and harbor ap-
preparations was precipitated in the house
during the consideration of the sundry civil
bill Friday. Mr.. Berry Ky) succeeded in Sc
curing the adoption Of an amendment lncreas-
ing the appropriation for the Kentucky river
from $lO5 900 to 1850. .OOO Only four pages of the
bill were disposed Of Friday. The senate
amendments to the army appropriation bill
were agreed to without debate. An unsuccess-
full effort was made to secure consideration oi
the bill passed by the senate for two additional
regiments of artillery but on objection from
Mr.. Cox (dem., Tenn.) it went over. An
amendment appropriating sl5O,OOO for Yaquinu
Bay, Ore, was pending when the house at {
o'clock recessed until 8, the evening session tC
be devoted to private pension bills.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s-SENATE-During the
greater part of the senate's session Saturday
the right of Henry w. Corbett to n sea,
from the state of Oregon was under discussion
Mr. Thurston (Neb) in an extended
speech opposed the admission of Mr.. Corbett
while Messrs. Foraker, Kyle and Mantle sup.
ported Mr.. Corbett's claim. The vote on the
case, it has been agreed, will be taken nex
Monday at 3p. m.
HoUSE--The house did not complete the
consideration of the sundry civil bill Saturday
but Chairman Cannon held the floor with it un
til adjournment, refusing to yield to Mr.. Bou
telle (Me.), the chairman of the naval com
mittee who was anxious to secure considera
tion for the bill reported by his committe fol
the relief of the victims and sur
vivors of the Maine disaster. Afte
20 pages Of the sundry civil bill were disposed
Saturday, many efforts were made by differ
ent members to inject river and harbor items