Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

I'll Lu0 0O0dI0 w dS SpGOCu Ny MI.
Spooner rep, Wis., on the right of
Henry w. Corbett to seat in the
senate from Oregon under the appoint
ment of the governor. Mr.. Spooner
made a constitutional argument in IA
vor of the seating of Corbett and
had not concluded when the senate
adjourned. Mr.. Spooner said that it
was the purpose undoubtedly of the
trainers of the constitution in placing
in the governor power to make a tenn
porary appointment to safeguard the
rights and interests of the state so
that every state at all times might
have full and complete representa-
ton in the senate. An effective point
was made by Mr.. Spooner when he
cited the credentials of Mr.. Walker
(Va.). who was appointed to the
senate in March, 1890, by the governor
of Virginia. This case was the first
gubernatorial appointment made to
the senate under the constitution, Mr.
Spooner said, and was precisely sim
liar to that now under consideration.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The house
disposed of thirty additional pages of
the sundry civil bill. The fact that
the government is preparing for con-
tingencies was recognized in the house
when Chairman Cannon, who has
been laboring to keep down the ap-
preparation to care for the unused
machinery at the Springfield arsenal.
withdrew his objections as to
that matter Mr.. Gillette ex-
planned that necessity for
using this machinery might
occur at any time. Resolutions
which were objected to few weeks
ago for the appointment of two ex-
ira naval cadet positions in the en-
gineer corps of the navy was also
adopted. One of them will fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Lieu
tenant Merritt of the Maine.
Washington, Feb. 5-Henry W.
Corbett's right to seat in the senate
from Oregon was under consideration
by the senate five hours. Mr..
Spooner (rep., Wis., concluded his
speech begun Thursday in favor of
Corbett Mr.. Teller spoke in support
of the resolution presented by the
majority of the committee. He de-
clared his intention to stand in this
case by the decision reached by the
senate in the Mantle case of 1893. Mr..
Allen (pop., Neb) maintained in view
of presidents that the fact was estab-
lished after the legislature had been
in session and failed to elect, that the
governor had no right to appoint.
Turner (rep., Wash.), followed in
favor of seating Corbett. Mr..
Turley C0em., TENN said that he
would support the majority of the
committee against seating Corbett.
Washington, Feb. Pa long and
somewhat exciting debate over the
question was precipitated in the
house during the consideration of the
sundry civil service appropriations
bill. 1t was practically agreed there
would be no river and harbor bill at
this session of congress. This led Mr..
Moody to attack the contract items
Nr~AA 4OO IL OAAO OuAO1 O1f11 Jill. liz
selected the appropriation of $35O,00O
for Rockland, Me-, in Chairman
Dingley's district, for his remarks in
denunciation of what he termed IA
voritism and approached the sensa-
tional.
Washington, Feb. 26.-During the
greater part of the senates session
the right of Henry w. Corbett to
seat from the state of Oregon was
under discussion. Mr.. Thurston (rep.,
Neb.) in an extended speech opposed
the admission of Corbett while
Messrs. Foraker (rep., o., Kyle (pop.,
S. ID, and Mantle (rep., Mont.) sup
ported Corbett's claim. Mr.. Thurston
(rep., Neb.), called up the joint reso-
luton for q. commission to supervise
the collection Of fund among all
schools and colleges of the United
States for the purpose Of erecting a
monument to General Lafayette in
Paris France the same to be presented
Paris, France, the same to be presented
to the French government and I'M
yelled and dedicated July 4, 1900.
After some debate the resolution was
passed. The bill providing that
proof of loyalty to the union during
the rebellion be dispensed with as
prerequisite was also passed.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The house
did not complete it's consideration of
the sundry civil bill, but Chairman
Cannon held the floor with it until
adjournment, refusing to yield to Mr..
Boutelle, chairman of the naval COM
mittee, who was anxious to secure
consideration for the bill reported by
mis- committee for the relief of the vic
TINS and survivors of the Maine disas-
ter. About twenty pages of the sun
dry civil bill were disposed Of. Many
efforts were made by different mem
bers to inject river and harbor items
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