The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-31
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ronimOuSly pdSoeu 'h' I'm - ''io
lief of the SURVIVORS ana laliiiilSs OF
Iii ,ntims of the Maine disaster. The
wy, rejmburses the surviving ofilcerS
p md men for the losses they sustained
anu amount not 10 exceed years
u nav and directs the payment OF a
',,o equal To a years pay TO legal
s"i If those who persisted. There
he ouite a spirited debate over an
Mordment suggested by Mr.. Cannon
1--WE the survivors each Il years
ont of hand instead Of attempting
p"' reimburse them for actual losses.
s,n,o old alleged scandals In connec-
.ion with the reimbursement of the
,rrivors of the Samoan disaster
',nrc raked up. but the debate in the
"nd was saved from rather sordid
,anp by beautiful tribute paid To the
,allant dead by Mr.. Cousins of Iowa
n a short but eloquent speech. He
aroused the galleries to spontaneous
annlause when he said that while the
'rturps might be watching over the
5ark waters Of Havana harbOr for the
heIoted dead, above all the eagles
nIorcing eve was watching for the
,mth. The remainder of the day was
occupied in the consideration of the
aid claim Of John Roach, the ship
bnilder. for 1891 900. No action was
taken upon the claim.
In the senate.
After the transaction OF some routine
busincsS in the senate Mr.. Bacon of
Georgia introduced an amendment
which he announced he would offer to
rho resolution providing for the an
peyatiOn of the Hawaiian iSlsnds 10
the United States. The amendment
proyides that the resolution shall not
be effective until the question of an.
neyatiOn shall have been submitted 10
the qualified electors Of Hawaii and
passed upon attirmatively by them.
The amendment is the same which
Mr.. Bacon offered 10 the Hawaiian
treaty and which Is still pending. Mr..
Allen Of Nebraska secured the passage
Of a resolution calling upon the secre-
tary of the interior for information as
TO the number of all classes of pen
sioners including the percentage Of
men and women and children carried
on the pension rolls. ON motion of Mr..
Hoar of Massachusetts the senate
then went into executive session for
ten minutes and then adjourned.
Washington. March %. \ feature
of the senate proceedings was IN oN-
tended speech by Mr.. Caffery of Louis
lana in support OF the pending nation
al quarantine bill. In the course of
his argument Mr.. Gallery said that he
wanted the whole quarantine power in
the hands of the United States govern
melt the only authority which could
make Il quarantine effective, and. he
added. he was aS strong states rights
advocate aS any man. we want
said he. "a central quarantine author
ity upon which responsibility may rest.
We want uniformity of action in this
matter of quarantine regulations.
backed by such financial and legal
power as will enable the authorities
10 cope with the dread diseases which
are likely 10 ravagc the country" In
conclusion. after speaking for nearly
three hours. Mr.. Caffery said that
state guarantees We're utterly inef-
hclent. utterly pOwerleSS against an
epidemic of yellow fever. Under this
lneihclent state quarantine system he
mad known the most brutal and say
age acts TO be performed. He had
himself, he said. been aCcOstcd by pet.
" quarantine officers with shotguns.
For the exercise of that kind of state
police power he had no use and no re-
gard. He desired that the whole QueS-
ton should be handled scientifically.
SO that Il power and authority should
De provided that would be adequate 10
cope with yellow fever. cholera and
other like diseases.
Mr.. Carter of Montana. of the con-
mittee on territories, called up the
measure reported by him making fur.
her provisions for Il civil government
IL Alaska and addressed the senate al
ength upon 1t.
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio presented the |
Of his colleague. Mr.. Han |
IA, for the term as United States SEN
itOr covering six years from March 4, |
1879. The credentials were read and |
,rdered filed.
In the House.
Inc naval appropriation bill WaS re- |
ported 10 the house. but rs il had not |
'een printed the contested election
ase Of Thorpe vs.. Eppes. from the !
Fourth Virginia district, was taken W. |
md debated until o'clock. when the
house adjourned.
washington. March -. \ vivid |
'ord picture of the horrors and bar |
arltles OF concentration on the Is |
ana of Cuba was drawn in the SEN {
ne by Mr.. Gallinger Of New Hamp- |
hlre. The senator recently visited |
'uDa to study the situation there.
'ong before the senate convened the
aiieries We're packed. Almost rs
oon as the senate convened Mr. Ba-
on or Georgia introduced Joint reso-
l'loh declaring that the United
yates should do everything i'm its
over to preserve peace with all the
atlons Of the world and not he forced
l'o n war except To preserve the hon
Il ana dignity Of the nation. He said
hat he would not ask for immediate
ohSideratiou OF the resolution, bus |