Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-03-01
TH[ NATIONAL CONGRESS:
A Daily Summary of the Work Be-
ing Done by Our Law-Mak-
ers in Washington.
RECORD OF EACH DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
In the Senate Bills ana Resolutions
Are Discussed and Passed-ln the
House Important Measures Are
Under Consideration-Bus Days
ut the Capital.

Washington, Feb. 1o.-The Maine
disaster and the Cuban question occu'
pied the entire day in the senate yes"
terday. The resolution appropriatlng
100000 for raising the battle ship
Maine and saving what property could
be saved was passed. Senator Mason
OILY bitterly attacked the policy OF the
administration in Cuban affairs and
Senators Wolcott and Lodge openly re-
buked him. Adjourned to the 21st'
Washington, Feb. %. - In the senate
yesterday the joint resolution appro-
priating S2OO,00o for the recovery of the
bodies of officers and men and property
from the wrecked battle ship Maine
was passed and the bill providing for
the taking of the twelfth and subse-
ouent censuses was discussed, and the
bill providing a government for the ter
ritory of Alaska was reported.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Haw-
ley's bill to- add two regiments to the
| artillery force of the army was passed
in the senate yesterday by vote OF
60 to 4. In executive session the Cuban
question was discussed.
Washington, Feb. "a. - Both the mil
itary academy and the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bills were
passed i'll the senate yesterday and
the Cuban question was debated.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) expressed
the opinion that the Cuban af-
fair would eventually be sub
mitted to the arbitrament Of the sword,
but he did not want war precipitated by
rash acts of legislation. Senator For
aker CO., thought the day not far dis
tant when the time for action by this
country would arrive. Senator Thurs
| ton (Neb.) counseled calmness and pru-
dence, for he believed that the country
| was rapidly drifting into a war with
Spain.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The feature in
! the senate yesterday was the speech of
Senator spooner (Wis.) in favor of the
right of Henry w. Corbett to a seat in
the senate from Oregon under appoint
ment of the governor.
| Washington, Feb. 19.-Aside from
| adoption of the resolution giving the
secretary of the navy permission to
| use 100000 in the work of raising the
battle ship Maine, the time in the
house yesterday was devoted to con-
tinuation of the debate on the bank
ruptcy bill. A bill appropriating ST.
100000 to provide battle ship to re-
place the Maine was introduced by Mr..
Foote, of New York.
Washington, Feb. 21-In the house
on Saturday the bankruptcy bill, which
contains both voluntary and involun-
tary features, was passed by vote of
1853 to 125. Mr.. Hit QQ.) introduced a
joint resolution appropriating $1,000,-
900 for the representation of the United
States at the Paris exposition in 1900.
Washington, Feb. %. - The sundry
civil appropriation bill was reported in
$9,961 800 from the official estimate. At
the night session 3s pension bills were
passed.
Washington, Feb. 23.-In the house
yesterday bills were introduced to re-
vive the grade of lieutenant general of
| the army and to establish a military
post at or near Indianapolis. Mr.. John
son Qnd.) spoke against the annexa-
ton of Hawaii.
| Washington, Feb. "a. - The sundrv
civil appropriation bill was considered
in the house yesterday. a resolution
was introduced to investigate the MUIR
der of Postmaster Baker at Lake CITY.
S. c., by mob.
| Washington, Feb. IS. - Mr. Boutelle
| (Me.) introduced a bill in the house
yesterday providing for the relief of the
survivors of the victims of the United
States battle ship Maine. Thirty addi-
tional pages of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill were disposed of and the
senate bill to prohibit the passage of
local or special acts by territorial legis-
| latures and to limit territorial indebt-
| cdness was passed.
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