Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-30

Indians was passed, as were several
private bills.
Washington, June 23-Discussion
in the senate of the Hawaiian annex
! alton question was interrupted to-
day by Mr.. Rawlins of Utah, with a
speech, in which he criticised vigor-
ously the provision embodied in the
conference report on the Indian ap-
appropriation bill, which acknowledges
the right of Indians to lease mineral
lands on their reservations. He de-
clared that it was a far graver mat
| ter than the annexation of the Ha
waiian islands, as it would involve
the cession TO the Indians of the
mineral rights in territory exceed
/ ing 50,000000 acres of land, not in
Guiding the territory of Alaska. He
charges that spectators had obtained
already leases to much of these lands,
and if the provisions proposed by the
committee were adopted the govern
ment would lose $l0000000. The
Hawaiian resolution was called up
and Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota
resumed his speech in opposition.
He maintained that the harbor Of
kiska, on the island OF Great Kiska,
owned by the United States, would
make a much better coaling station
our navy than Honolulu, as it
was in more direct line from this
country to the Philippines than the
Hawaiian islands and more than 1000
miles nearer.
Mr.. Pettigrew said that annexation
was defended by the sentiment that
! it was the manifest destiny of the
| United States 10 extend its territory.
! 1t was the manifest destiny, he said,
! that had committed more crime and
4 had done more to Cypress the people
than any other thing in the history
of the world. Manifest destiny had
built the feud and castles and gather
ed the serfs around them. 1t was
the justification of the strong for the
plumber of the weak
Let us fight out the war upon
which we are all agreed, said he,
and then at the close of the war we
can discuss this policy of imperial
ism in the full light of facts
Mr.. McEnery (dem.) of Louisiana,
presented constitutional argument
against annexation. Mr. McEnery
yielded to Mr.. Jones of Nevada, who
fayorably reported the resolution au-
thorizing the committee on public
lands to investigate the official con-
duct of Special Agent 0. A. NJ.
Schlierholz.
Washington, June 23.-Further
agreements upon the sundry civil bill
were reported TO the house from the
committee on conference and adopted
and further conference upon the re-
naming points in difference was re-
quested.
Bills were passed extending the time
for the contraction of bridges across
the St. Louis river by st. Louis coun-
ty, Minnesota; the Columbia river by
the Oregon and Washington Bridge
Company and the Missouri river at
lankton, S. D.; senate bill relieving
owners of mining claims who shall
enlist in the army or navy for the
present war, from doing the required
assessment work upon their claims
during the period of their service
bill authorizing the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone Company to con-
struct lines in the Ponca, Otoe and
Missouri reservation Oklahoma and a
bill to pay the owners of the English
ship Achilles SL543 expenses incurred
in rescuing and caring for the crew Of
the wrecked American ship Arabia in
June, 1895; a bill directing the pay
ment of not exceeding $4,000 to Vero-
ma r. Pollock, widow Of the late
Consul A l.. Pollock at San Salvador:
bill! authorizing the White and
Black River Railway Company to
construct bridge over the Black riv-
er in Arkansas, and also one making
Gladstone, Mich, a SUPPORT of entry
were also passed. Under the leader
ship OF Representatives Cannon and
Baker Of Illinois, a bill to restore
Major Wham to his former rank an,
status in the army, with all back paw
and allowances, passed the house
unanimously