Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, March 14.-During its
session of three hours the senate
passed considerable number of bills
from the general calendar, among the
number being one authorizing the
construction OF eight new revenue cut
ters not exceeding in the aggregate
cost of $1,025,OO0. The resolution
introduced by Mr.. Chandler authoriz-
ing the committee on naval affairs to
send for persons and papers in It's in
vestigation of the Maine disaster was
adopted. The conference report on
the army appropriation bin was
agreed to. Mr. Allen (pop., Neb) !,
inquired of Mr. Chandler what the
naval affairs committee had done re-
gardng the Investigation of the Maine
catastrophe as provided by his reso-
luton. Mr.. Chandler said that as yet
the committee had taken no acton re-
garding the investigation. He could
not speak for the committee, but ex-
pressed the opinion that its policy
would be to await the action and find
ings of the naval court of inquiry.
Mr.. Lodge (rep., Mass.), Of the for
elgn relations committee, called up the
joint resolution for the relief OF August
Bolten and Gustave Ricbelieu, The
resolution was as follows: THAT the
president be, and IS hereby, empowered
to take such measures as In his judg-
ment may be necessary 10 obtain an
/ indemnity from the Spanish govern
ment for the wrongs and injuries suf-
ferpa by August Bolten and Gustave
riche'ieu by reason of their wrongful
arrest md Imprisonment by the Span
ish authorities at Santiago de Cuba In
the year 1895; and to secure this end
he Is auth Nrized and requested TO en-
ploy such means or exercise such power
as may be necessary" The resolution
was passed without debate.
The following measures were passed:
Amending the act permitting the use
of a right-of-way through public lands
for tram roads, canals and reservoirs;
permanently locating the capital Of the
territory of New Mexico at Santa Fe;
to provide for the disposal of the aban-
doned Fort Shaw military reservation
in Montana under the homestead laws:
to pay WIDOW of John Phillips $4,000
for services rendered By John Phillips
in bearing dispatches from the COM
mandlrg officer at Fort Phil Kearney
to Fort Laramie in December, 1866, af-
ter the massacre Of the United States
soldiers under Lieutenant Colonel Fet-
terman by the Sioux Indians; to au-
thorze the secretary of war to loan
tents for use during the encampment
of the G, A. R. at Cincinnati; to
pay the heirs of the late John Roach
1880 ISL for labor and material, dock
age and detention, etc, Of the gunboats
CEicaso, Boston and Atlanta; to pro-
vide for the appointment of commits
sion under the direction Of the secre-
tary of war for a preliminary survey
for the construction of ship canal from
the lower shores OF Lake Michigan to
the Wabash river; to increase the pen
81 n Of Mrs. Letitia Ty er Semple,
daughter of President Tyler, to $50
month.
Washington, March 1.-THE house
devoted the day to consideration OF
District Of Columbia business.
Washington, March 15-The senate
began cOnsidela ion of the measure
providing for a national system OF
quarantine but little beyond the read
ing of the bill was accomplished.
Washington, March 15.-The house
has agreed to consider the bill for the
relief of the legal heirs of the victims
and survivors of the Maine disaster
as soon as the postoffice appropriation
BILL which has just been taken UP in
the house, is out Of the way. The
postoffice bill carries sos ,962 800, be-
ing $685. 91 less than the estimates
and s3,529 962 more than the appro-
priations for the current year. Mr.
Dingley rep. Me- introduced
joint resolution providing that such
guns, ammunition and ether naval
supplies as may be purchased abroad
by the government for the national
defense prior to January 1, 1899, be
ihilAitAtd AlNN vi
Washington, March 16.-The senate
in executive session confirmed the ap-
pointment of T. V. Powderly as com
missioner of immigration by a vote OF
As to 80. Mr.. Chandler was the only
republican who cast his vote against
the confirmation, while a large uum-
Der OF democrats voted for Powderly.
The vote was preceded by rather a
sharp debate in which the question
whether Powderly had made a trade
with the republicans in the last cam
paign was discussed quite freely.
Messrs. Teller and Stewart, both silver
republicans, attacked Powderly's record
on the financial question, and Mr..
stewart read letter from Powderly
written during the campaign of 1892
in which he declared his adherence 10