Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-21
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senator Vest made a speech in opposition
TO territorial expansion in the Senate on the
18th, and Senator Morgan began the debate
on the Nicaragua Canal bill.
The session Of the Senate on the 18th was
largely consumed in discussion of the Near
aqua canal bill. Mr. Turpie made the prin-
clpai speech in opposition to the bill at
lacking it on the ground that it was in the
interest Of the Maritime company, which he
characterized rs a fraud and bankrupt He
moved p0stpOnement Of the matter until
after the holiday recess. Mr.. Morgan de-
ana opposed the motion to postpone Messrs
Berry and RaWlins both offered amendments
materially affecting the bill. Previous to the
proceedings upon the canal bill Mr.. Morrill,
made an address in support Of the bill au-
thoriZing the purchase Of site for a Su
preme court building, and this and several
other bills were passed.
The Nicaraguan canal bill held its place
as the principal subject in the Senate on the
14th. Speeches were made by Messrs. Har
ris, Money, Stewart and Morgan. An agree
ment was reached to take a vote on the
IurpIe DOstpOnement motion the next day.
Other questions before the Senate were: The
governments pension policy and the bill re-
garding registry of foreign-bult vessels
wrecked on the American coast.
On the 18th, in the Senate, the urg
ent deficiency appropriation bill max
ing provision for the army and navy
for the neat six months displaced the Nicar
aqua canal bill, preventing even the taking
Oh vote on the question OF DOStDOnemont OF
the latter measure until after the holidays
as had been intended. The deficiency bill
was passed after spirited discussion, turn
Ing principally on the point of keeping the
ate adjourned until Monday.
House.
The House spent the larger part Of the day
on the 18th on District of Columbia affairs
The bill to relieve the condition of American
seamen was taken up, but nothing was ac-
cOmplished.
The House on the 18th passed the Senate
bill for the relief of sailors in the merchant
marine after striking out all provisions fol-
Imprisonment for desertion from a ship. The
House also passed resolution asking the
state department for the facts in the matter
of the assault upon Bishop Earl Cranston OF
the Methodist Episcopal church and several
companions in Pekin, China. The bill
making appropriations for the expenses OF
the District of Columbia for the year 1899.
1900 was passed The amount carried in the
bill is $3.50, $40, which is less by $3.50, S5e
than the estimates of the commissioners.
Mr.. Danford Ohio, chairman of the immi.
grafton committee tried TO secure consid.
Grafton of the Lodge immigration bill in the
House on the 18th. but the House declined
100 to 103, to take it up. Mr.. De Almond
(MO.) made a speech on the decadence of the
privilege of debate in the House, and held
Speaker Reed responsible. The speaker re.
piled with sarcastic speech, in which he re-
Jerred to the complaints of John Randolph
in the early days of the century to show that
the same remOnStrances were made then that
were being heard today.
The House on the 10Th surpassed Ill
records in the expedition with which IT
passed the pension appropriation bill. Usual.
ly one Of the most fruitful themes of acri.
mOniOus partisan debate it passed to
day in twenty minutes without criticism,
although carrying S145, 233, $50, S4,0OO.OOd
more than the act for the current year. The
House then began consideration Of the bill
to incorporate the international American
the Pan-American congress in 1889. An ar.
rangement was effected for a vote at 8
O'Clock tomorrow 1t was supported in de,
bate by Messrs. Brosius Rep., Pa.), Adams
Rep.. Pa. Lacey. (Rep., Ia). and Walker
Rep., Mass.), and opposed by Mr.. Coz
Dem, Tenn, Jenkins (Rep.. Wis.,, briggs
Dem, n. ", and Bartlett Dem, Coz.
The bill to incorporate the international
American bank was buried under an over
whelming adverse majority of the House on
the 10th. Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader OF
the majority, made an argument in its sup.
port The bill to extend the customs and
revenue laws Of the United States over the
Hawaiian islands was passed without Oppo-
sition. The bill, Mr.. Dingley explained,
ried with it the ciyil-service laws relating to
appointments IN the customs and revenue
service in Hawaii.
n. W called up the bill extending the navi'
CATION, shipping and marine laws of the
United States to the Hawaiian islands, and
unanimous consent was given for its con.
sideratiOn. The House then went into COM
mittee of the whole to consider the bill max.
ing appropriations for the Indian service
for the year ending June 80, 1900