The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-06-11

stances. The final vote upon the bill in
the Senate was As to %.
Senator Wolcott made a manly reply
to the implied charge of Senator Allen
that the Bimetallic Commission useless
ly and eXtravagantly wasted an appro-
priation of 100000 during it's trip to
Europe, in which he said ~ desire to
inform the Senator from Nebraska that
the three commissioners spent more
than SIX months in Europe, travelling
where their duties took them. They
were accompanied by secretary, and
the entire expense of the work accom-
plished was only $4,000. And l desire
to add that every member of the COM
mission, in accepting the appointment
and performing his duties, sacrificed
thousands of dollars. 1t Is unidentified
and unbefitting Senator of the United
States to stand in his place on this floor
and suggest that the commission spent
money it was not justified in spending.
| am getting tired of hearing that sort
of suggestions from the Senator from
Nebraska. 1t is not the first, nor The
second, nor the third time he has
thrown them out. Through him they
are now being circulated in the west by
means Of patent insides,' which consti-
tute the bone and sinew and most of
the brains of the populist part" Mr..
Wolc"tt concluded by expressing his
belief in the ultimate success of inter
national bimetalIism.
No one in Washington is worrying
over the news given out bv the Spanish
government that a large Spanish fleet
is on the way to Manila. Even if it
were true. wherein it would be differ
ent from any other news given out by
the Spanish government, it would cause
no worry in Washington. Admiral
Dewey is amply able TO take care of any
fleet that Spain can send against him.
even without any reinforcements, and
it Is certain that the cruiser Charleston
and the first installment of troops-the
second installmcnt will start from San
Francisco this week-will he with
Dewey before any Spanish fleet can
possibly get to Manila.
Hawaiian annexation may not be ac-
complshed this week, but the resolu
ton providing therefore will almost GER
taiuly be taken up and adopted by the
House this week. Owing to the latitude
given the minority by the rules of the
Senate, no one is predicting when that
body Will act. But the adoption of the
resolution by the House wiil open the
way for annexation in another way, if
the minority of the Senate succeed in
preventing vote being reached upon
the resolution. The President has am
pie authority to seize Hawaii as war
measure, and as its possession is con-
sidered absolutely necessary as a stop
ping place tor our ships bound to and
from the Philippine islands. there is
little doubt that he will DO So If the SEN
ate fails TO act before the adjournment
of Congress.
The volunteers will not be deprived
OF their votes at the Congressional cleo
| ton, if Representative Lacey's bill,
which has been fayorably reported to
the House from the elections commit
/ tee, becomes a law, and it probably
will. The bill gives the volunteer SOL
| der the right to east his vote for Cong
! ressman, wherever ne may be sta
! toned. The war will probably be over
| before the Congressional election, but
/ some of the volunteers are likely to be
| time, especially those who have gone
| to the Philippines and those who Will
80 to Porto Rico.