The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-26
CONGRESS-.
Senate.


Senate.
A discussion upon coast dcfenscs was tho
interesting feature Of the Senate on the 18th.
Many senators took the ground that the ap-
preparations should he for the full amount Of
the estimates by the war department instead
OF some Sf.Sn.NE. less Senators Perkins
and Hale said that it WAS the policy of the
appropriations committee To- make an annual
expenditure of Slposp,,sb Il wear for fnrti-
lcaiions. Senators Stewart, iiawlcy. Chand-
Ter and Lodge spoke in favor nf increases.
senator Teller also advocated liberal cN-
pendttureS, and during his remarks made
significant illusions To Cuba and Hawaii.
In the early part "f the day there was a dis
cuSSion of the kanSa, Pacific railroad sale.
but no action was taken.
BY a vote Of "a tn ~ the resolution OF Mr.
lurpe. declaring the Scnate's opposition 10
the confirmation Of the sale Of the Kansas
Pacific railroad, was agreed to in the sen
ale on the lTh. The turbctt senatorial case
was discussed By Mr.. PctuS and Mr.. lioar.
An agreement was reached to take final
vote upon the case February -.
The Maine disaster and the Cuban question
occupied the entire day in the Senate ON the
18th. debate decided in its SENSATIONS,
was Unexpectedly preCipitatcd over the con
sldcrattUn of the resolution of MIR. Allen
tNcb) directing the committee on naval af-
fairs To investigate the disaster to the battle
snip Maine An arrangement had been
made for the adoption Of the resolution with
a minor amendment. without debate Mr.
Mason lI.l however. proposed substitute.
providing for an Investigation to hn con-
Quoted by Joint committee of the two
branches Of congress Upon this the Illinois
senator, diSrcgarding an appeal not 10 force
a discussion at this time of So melancholy
an affair. delivered a speech in which ht
said that the people demanded the truth con
cerning the explosion and declared that they
would not he satisfied with the investigation
TO be conducted by the officers Of the navy.
who would virtually try their own ease.
Sharp replies to Mr. Mason's charges We're
Ilf 1 nj lr11 .,I, I,r.A
tMaSSl. The resolution offered by Mr.. Hale
appropriAting SoOo.tss for raising the battle
ship Maine and saving what property could
be saved, was passed by the Senate without
objection. being amended so as to authorize
the secretary to direct that the remains Of
officers and sailors be brought to the United
States for intermcnt.
For three hours on the 21st the Senate had
under discussion the bill providing for the
taking of the twelfth and subsequent cen
SuSeS. 1t was amended as to place the
census bureau under the secretary Of the in
terror, but the extended discussion which
followed disclosed 50 wide a divergence Of
views as to the various features of the meas
ure that no further aItion was taken A
resolution offered 10y Mr. Allen. directing
the committee on naval affairs to make an
Investigation of the Maine disaster, was
adopted without debate.
AS soon as the reading of the historic fare
well address of Washington was concluded
by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts in the Sen
ate on the I'D, Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut
chairman of the military affairs committee.
called up the bill providing for the enlist
ment of two additional regiments Of artillery
for service III manning the heavy coast de
fenSe batteries which Congress has provided
during the past two years. The bill was
passed - to {. The negative votes were east
by MesSrs. Bate Crcnn.l. Clay tGaD, Chiffon
TcH.l and Vest tMoD. Cuba usurpcd the
place OF Hawaii in the executive proceedings
If the Senate, and was under consideration
Tor an hour or more.
The debate on the bankruptcy hill. which
Is to continue until the 10Th. when n vote
VIII be taken. opened i'll the House on the
18th, but it attracted little attention, the
interest of the members being entirely ab-
sorbed by the disaster to the Maine At
times the hall of the House was almost de-
serted, the members being c0ngrcgated in
the lobbies or ClOakronms discussing the aC-
cident and Specializing upon its probable
consequences Just before the House ad-
journed Mr.. Boutelle. chairman of the naval
committee, presented resolution, which
was unanimously adopted, expressing regret
for the disaster, condolence with the families
of those who lost their lives and sympathy
with the injured. The speakers on the bank
ruptcy bill were: In favor Of the measure"
U)em.. Tex, and Burke Dem. Tex. in
opposition to it, Messrs. Underwood Gcm.,
AIa.,, Bell H'op., Coll, Henry dem, Tex.
McRac Dem.. Ark, and Cochran Dem,
Mo-.
tinuel In the House on the nth. McsSrs
Moody tRer,,, Mass, Alexander Hep,, n.
Massp. Knox 'ReP.. Massl. Crumpack"r
rep. IndJ, and polliver Rcp.. la, spoke
for il. and MeSsrs. Little Dem., KY.
Smith Dem. KY Wilson Dem, S. O.,
Maddox Dem.. GaD, Sparkman Dem, Fla
and Bartlett tbem. GaD. against it.
Aside from adoption of the resolution Civ
ing the secretary Of the navy permission 10
use S20.ro in the work Of raising the bat
tleship Maine. the day in the House on the
18th was devoted to continuation Of the dc.
bate on the bankruptcy bill. Tho speakers
were Messrs. Sulzer CDem,. y. W, STROBE
,Rep.. N,ebD. Connolly Kcp, lllD,~ Rixey
Dem., Va, Grnsvcnor Rep.. %. Saycrs
dem. Tex and Ray rep. =. y in favor
e.; g, Lipney dteP.: \. -, Love ,Dem., Missl,
Maguire Dem.. CALI. Bland Dem, MoJ,
Bell rop.. ColD. De Almond Dem MOI
Wheeler dem, Ala) and Lloyd Dem, MOI
against il.
After four days Of considerations the House
on tn" 10Th passed the bankruptcy bill. re
ported by the committee on Judiciary as
substitute for the Nelson bill passed hy the
Senate at the extra session last summer. The
bill is known aS the Henderson bill and con
tainS both voluntary and involuntary feat
ures. It is considered loss drastic than the
measure passed by the last House by vote
Of l5I to -. The involuntary feature, how
ever. had but sixteen majority. on the 10Th
a motion TO strike ont the involuntary feat
urcs was defeated by majority Of -. and
the bill was passed by n majority Of -. the
vote standing: Ayes. 1IS; nays, 125. Eight
cen Republicans voted against the bill and
twelve Democrats for it. The Populists with
one exception voted against it.
The o1st was private day in the House.
The feature Of the day was n spirited con
test over the bill to pay Newberry college.
q Lutheran Institution in South Carolina.
sI5,ED for damages by federal troops 1t
was annually passed. ON motion Of Mr..
Bailey. the Democratic leader, the House
yotcd-5s to 2J-tO observe WashingtOu'S
birthday by adjOurning on the 22d. but Mr..
Dingley raised the point OF no quorum and
before further action could be taken the
house recessed.
WashingtOn's birthday was celebrated In
the House on the 22d, after motion Of Mr..
Bailey to adiourn had been voted down, with
a vast deal Of political speech making and it
was also signaliZcd by the firing Of the fiTst
gun in opposition to Hawaiian annexation.
Mr. Johnson. an Indiana Republican. deiiv-
cred a speech that electrified the House and
the galleries IN dcnunciation of what he
termed an attempt to cut loose from the
traditional policy of the United States and
enter upon a scheme Of colonization that
had proved the ruin Of empires and of ma
ti0nS He used some strong language. but
his remarks were enthusiastically applaude1.
and the minority and many Republicans
Joined in the demonstrations He said that
while he had denounced at the time the
statement that the Hawaiian monarchy had
been 0verthr0wU with the aid Of American
citizens. he now firmly believed that il was
true The speech, coming entirely unhcrald"
ed. produced a deep impression.