Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-21
WASHINGTON.
Pension--sarah Millinger Butler

Pensions Sarah Millinger Butler
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David Fisher, Butler, increased TO :
Just q plain statement of what was
done az the session Of COngrsee just
ended. without one word of argument.
sho1ld be amply sufficient 10 bring
about an increase of Republican ma
ioritv in the next House. Ii was a
business session, as well as Il war sess-
ion Aside from the important wa
LEGISLATION, which mas met every neel
~ the Administration and prepared, SO
far a. possible, for its needs for the next
SIX months, and the regular appropri
alton bills, just and equitable Bank
ruDt law was enacted, Hawaii was an
ueAsG, and numo5T Of other lmpoT
taut laws We're placed upon the statute
book The total amount appropriated
b. Congress at the session was SS92 p
81, 99l, of which 1861, 7Ss, 095 was to
meet the expenses of conducting the
war against Spain.
As a special favor TO those who are
here in attendance upon the annual
convention of the National Educational
Association, Secretary Long instructed
the Commandant Of the Washington
Navy yard, which has been closed TO
visitors since the war started, to admit
members of the Association 70 the yards
and ships. An unusual courtesy eZ-
| tended was the opening of the Congress
| iGnal Library building at night by
| | librarian Young This was the first
| time that the handsome building has
| been open to visitors at night
| Secretary Long gives the tollowin 3
reasons for the success of the Navy in
| tie war-a success never eGualed Il.
| any war by any navy, involving, BE-
sides individual ships captured or de
| stroyed. the complete destruction OF
| two Spanish fleets, that of Admiral
| Cervera having several war-ships that
were as fine as any of their class atloat
! First. the skill and mechanical genius
OF our people IN bnilding the best ships,
| Second the high personnel of the Navy
Third, the foresight of our Naval
authorities il literally spending money
for ammunition to be used in target
practice; Fourth, the help the Secretary
of the Navy had from the Assistant
Secretary and the bureau chief. 1t WI
~ remembered that Theodore Roose-
welt, who has just been promoted &c
Colonel for gallantry in action beoory
Santiago was the Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy until after the lighting be
gan Secretary Long said of his BIZ
reau chiefs: When the Navy DepaI :
lment saw that the war was approach
ipg, the bureau chiefs were called TO-
gether and told they would he held per
sonally responsible for the efficiency o.
their various departments. Every r.
| sponsible amount of supplies Wa.
ven them, and they were told thc'
the Navy must be put in thorough con
dtion. Not enough credit mas beer
given to these men, who made success
possible by having the Navy prepared.
President Mckinley has named a
commissioners to recommend to Congress
needed legislation concerning Hawaii
| ouI new possession, Senators Collom ant
Morgan, members of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, Represen
tative Hit, Chairman of the Hous'
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and San
ford r. Dole, President of the Hawaiian
Republic, and w. Il. Frear, Associat
Justice OF the Supreme Court of Ha
wall. Senator Davis, Of Minnesota
would have been Chairman of the Coul
mission had his private business no
compelled him to decline the appoint
ment.