The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-03-26
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

eyarnti,,n sa'i % - ~ 'tI"'e ~
of 81 ~ % Snna+r Ei',,,,'f1 ~ ~ ~ ti - '"
Renublican who r,.tt bi% T'-n 9'.,fTIt cnI
hrmation while large number Of Demo
Gratis voted for Mr.. Powdcrly. The vote was
preceded by rather sharp debate in which |
the question whether Mr.. Powderly had
made trade with the Republicans In the
last campaign was discussed quite freely.
Senators Teller and Stewart attacked Mr..
Powderly's record on the financial question.
and senator Stewart read letter from Mr..
Iowderiy written during the campaign OF
lA'- III which he had declared his adherence
to the cause OF bimetalliSm and denounced
those OF the labor element who had aligned
themselves on the Republican side render |
ing themselves liable TO the charge Of being
contendad tb3. NJ Inu,~, hnJ ,l""aS
himself III exactly the category In which he
had previously sought 10 place others by his /
course in the campaign Of 1896
aruonq Tho riIls ,,,.sod ~, +bo So,,+, -,
the 17th was one t5 autLori1 +Te ',Str1r va
tion of y punboat an Tho @raat iatos 10 ala
gan. and to cost extensive Of aTmament
not to exceed S53Oea Adiournad tiu tha /
2lst
= III the senate on the 2lSt Mr.. Bacon Of
Georgia introduced an amendment which he |
announced he would offer To the resolution
providing for the annexation Of the la
Wallan islands to the United States. 1t pro- [
yldeS th&t The resolution should not be ef /
teCtl'f h untii me question Of annexation shall
lorS, oi HaWal ana passed upon atfirma .
liEciy Dy them. The amendment iS the same
Nnltn MI bacon nHtrtu To the HdWallaA /
treaty ana which IS Still pending.
4 feature of the Senate proceedings on the
"a was an extended speech by Mi. tafery /
oi louisiana IN support ~ the pending ma
tionai ~ M IuaI I antlhe 4lii. MI 'alery Sald that
the hands of IN. J'uitpI StatnS ,,,,rrnn1cnt
o a,at "lIS - auln"rltE Which c1uId make a quar-
as staunch A state rights advocate ms any
man Among the bills PASSED were thcsn.
TO prevent the appointment Of cadets from
states territories or districts i'm which surn
cadets do NOT reside: tn rais,. tba age nf nrn
lection for girls i'm the bistrirr Of Tn1uuiti,
nnd In tho tcrritnrinS 70 ~ y,,rs '"'''"'"
House.
The postoftice appropriation bill. which
was Technically he subject hrfnre IN.
House on the 10th. was almost lost track OF
In the debate As ON the day before uunrr-
Gus topics were discussed. but ON the 10Th
had been kept in the background heretofore
forged to the front. Mr.. cochran Dem
h'h piuIsHt nnt 4us Nti'h ~" tnG aItHd
i'nu III Ine course OF IN" 9baJ' that I"I
.oNrl' NJ, I'l!SN'L.F NIF "l 'hIo i"uh OCCASION
itrr tit, 'n' ir.n,Ht ny u'Nlt'l an -!
3 maJIufnntht a. ~ ,"n-r'>S III 0rdti mat ne
siaTai frtnfo,,, InyI
I,"''"i tnvet itt't,5t, nr =. Wal
t3n ,,: l| :llS' 'IIlt III VT "''V a'tsI
o, " ~, u '~i",.I ~ ~ .nI>i, VI ~
ans ail thrI., fa.l . ana Mr, Terry ii'eni., NY
an il'lAtp'IN Ni te !'i',iEh dIt"iIN '.iiiLIi-
- ~ ni"ur ' Sp:tfrheN On me SHplt,t, !nr TOT
M. ~ ~ III unl"Slt!9 an" lhe TWO !alier III laFof
u 'it PI'PVHIiiVH'
The session Of the House or the Nth was
dey0ted striHtIv tn mo nnst,fiicr ,DnrnpTj1-
ton bill which was taken M for alnGuITrcnt
under the five uIinutr ruI" The uuestiaus
which consumed mo rafoI. pnrtin, rf no
ti1nr related tn rb, ,IInyrs,rrn fIf. rIcrl, hire
et ncstofffcns ana to rmraI frr, delivery mo /
Unusa increased mo aiInUoncn far rI,ral FREQ
delivery from S15000O to S3oo0oo ana de