Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-21

not speak for the committee, but ex-
pressed the opinion thet its policy
would be to await the action and find
ings of naval court Of inquiry.
Mr.. Lodge (rep., Mass.), II thu f>r-
eign relations committee, called up the
joint resolution for the relief of August
Bolten and Gus.ava Riohelieu. The
resolution was IS follows: "That the
president be, and is hereby, empowered
to take such measur1s as in h judg
ment may be necessary to obtain an
indemnity from the Spanish govern
ment for the wrongs and injuries suf-
fered by August Bolten and Gustave
Richelieu by reason of their wrongful
arrest and Imprisonment by the Span
ish authorities at Santiago de Cuba in
the year 1895; and to secure this end
he is authorized and requested to en-
ploy such means Or exercise such
power as may be ne -essary." The res
olution was passed without debate.
The following measures were passed:
Amending the act permitting the use
of a right-of-Way through public
lands for train-roads. canals and
reservoirs; permanently locating the
capital of the territory of New Mexico
at Santa Fe; to provide for the dis
posal of the abandoned Fort Shaw
military reservation in Montana under
the homestead laws; to pay widow of
John Phillips $4,000 for services rem
dered by John Phillips in bearing des-
patches from the commandn officer
at Fort Phil. Kearney to Fort Laramie
in December, 1886, after the massacre
Of the United States soldiers under
Lieutenant Colonel Fetterman by the
Sioux Indians; to authorize the Sec
rotary 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 $780, ISL for labor,
and material, dockage and detention,
ETC., of the gunboats Chicago, Boston
and Atlanta; to provide for the ap-
pointment of a commission under the
direction of the secretary of war for
a preliminary survey for the con-
struction Of ship canal from the lower
shores of Lake Michigan to the Wa
bash river; to increase the pension OF
Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple, daughter
of President Tyler, to $50 a month.
Washington, March 14.-The house
devoted the day to consideration of
District Of Columbia business.
Washington, March 15-The senate
began consideration 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 $98,962, 3OO be-
ing S958,391 less than the estimates
and $3,329,962 more than the appro-
priations for the current year. Mr..
Dingley (rep., Me- introduced
joint resolution providing that such
guns, ammunition and other naval
supplies as may be purchased abroad
by the government for the national
defense prior to January /, 1899, be
admitted free of duty.
Washington, March 16-The senate
in executive session confirmed the APP
pointment of T. " Powderly as COM
missioner of immigration by vote of
4 f~ IT. Jo1s TT771cs 1lxyI
republican who cast his vote against
the confirmation, while large NUM-
Der of democrats voted for Powderly.
The vote was preceded by rather al
Sharp debate in which the question
whether PoWderiy 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 a. letter from Powderly
written during the campaign of 1892
in which he declared his adherence to
the cause of bimetallism.
Business in the legislative session of
the senate was confined TO the pas
sage of few bills, largely of a local
character. The national quarantine
bill was not considered. Chairman
Davis, of the committee ON foreign
relations, reported the following joint
resolution, which was placed on the
calendar:
Whereas the government of the
republic of Hawaii, having in due
form signiied it's consent in the man
ner provided by it's constitution to
cede absolutely and without reserve
to the United States of America all it's
rights Nof sovereignty of whatsoever
kind in and to the Hawaiian islands
and their dependencies; also to- cede
and transfer to United States the alb
solute fee and ownership of all public,
government or crown lands, public
buildings, or edifices, forts, harbors,
military equipments, and to allot to
her public property of whatsoever