The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-09
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that for the army carrying &2a, a,1la,4S2,
and that for the legislative, judicial and
executive departments carrying $21,66S,-
b20--were passed, the latter consisting
of l2l pages, occupying the attention Of
the senate during the greater part of
the session. After o brief executive
session the senate adjourned. Jehn M.
McLaurin was sworn In as q senator
from South Carolina, to fill the unex-
pired term Of the late Senator Earle.
the term ending March 4. 1903.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The Senate
spent most OF the day in executive ses-
sion upon the Hawaiian annexation
treaty. The friends of annexation are
confident that they can now command
the so votes necessary to ratify the
treaty and accordingly they voted
down motion made by Senator Thurs
ton to postpone consideration to March
I. Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut, began the
debate In favor Of annexation. He
charged that the sugar trust was op-
posed to annexation. There were Ger
tain parties. supposed to be identified
with the trust, who had a grievance
against the present government OF the
islands and were using all the means
at their command 20 prevent the ac-
uulsition of Hawaii by the United
States. and money was being used to
this end. He did not charge that there
was any effort to corrupt Congress. he
thought that some interests had been
unduly influenced. He urged upon the
Senate the importance of not giving
ear to the representations of the trust.
Washington, Feb. Pin the Senate
Mr.. Hawley Comm secured the adop-
tion of a resolution directing the secre-
tary of the interior to furnish the SEN
ate the total per capita cost of educat-
Ing Indian childrei at certain Indian
schools the total cost of transporting
pupils to and from the schools. includ-
ing the number transported; approx
mately what proportion of the children
educated in the schools return TO the
blanket and camp condition, and what
can be done TO prevent such retrogres-
sion and continue the children in the
lines of progress on which they have
entered; and what IL tn, r.iat, .e infiu-
ence of the educated youth at home
and those educated away from home I'm
favor Of ending tribal reservation of
the Indian, his becoming citizen and
entering the great mass of the popula-
ton as shown by the pupils going into
the employment Of civilized life.
Washington. Feb. 3.-Senator Teller.
Chairman of the Senate committee on
claims, introduced two bills In the Sem
ate embodying the results of the conf
mittee's investigation under the pro-
vision of the general deficiency act OF
last session. One of the bills refers nu
merous claims to the court Of claims.
The other Is an omnibus measure pro-
viding appropriations under general
heads as follows: Court of claims
cases (mostly under the Bowman acO.
81, $40, 963: French spoliation claims. ST.
0i3117; under naval contracts, 1892, 500;
on account OF churches and schools.
$365.97+; claims of States, A,693.12S
miscellaneous claims, $s97; for adjust
nd In
totals, s9,T65.22
Washington, Feb. 4.-Senator White
concluded his three days speech in Op-
position to the annexation Of Hawaii
| in the executive session of the Senate.
He declared again that the entire
power behind the throne was the sug
ar combination of Hawaii whose per-
sonal interests had, he said. always
been consulted regardless OF the effect
upon the public. and he criticised the
action of President Dole In coming to
| Washington at such time, and said
he asked what would would have been
thought of the taste of the Prince of
Wales had he come here at the time
that the treaty of arbitration was un-
| der consideration for the purpose or IN
fluencing our action.
House.
Washington. Jan. 31.-The Teller reso-
luton which proViueu 'nat an ponus
aah DC paid lor in siiVer Ut tne option
u treasury oinciais' was "edeateo III
me mouse py Vote OF .SS l" io1.
"ashinsoh. rep. IN .ne nouse
me District OF Coluinpia appropriat,oil
pill was then taken up, ana the ue1ate
urifted INTO pontics. MI, sihpson, fop-
uiist. Kansas. attempted 10 snow rom
clippings ironl Maihe papers tnat there
| had been no returns OF prosperity III
the lumber inaustry IN tnat sta'e; ne
also ATTACKED New Jersey as tne noIne
,i the trusts. MT Dinsley, hepuplcaIl.
Maine. repiied that the Maine papers
were run OF evidences Oh tne ,mprove-
ment IN the lumper INDUSTRY. Inc CLIP
ping quoted was the exception. ~ was,
nc said, another PROOF that sentiemen
on the other sioe could see tne speek
on the Darn door, put couiu not see 'he
| door.
washington. Feb. e Ex-speaker
Grow, or PennsyiVania' asked tine con-
sent or the mouse to-day ior the CON
sideratlon OF JOINT resolution author-
izing the issue or medals to l3o surviv-
ing members OF the hve companies or
PennsyiVania troops wnlcn were the