Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-12-19


dent calling for senator's services for
such work was often to deprive him of
the best assistance available.
Soon after the senate resumed bust
ness in open session communications
were received from the house an
nouncing the death during recess Of
Representative Northway (Ohio) and
Love (Miss). On motion of Mr. For
aker, as a mark of respect to the mem
DRY of the deceased, the senate adj
journed.
journed till Monday. In connection
with the decision to give only one hour
to the consideration of pension bills,
Mr.. Vest (dem., Mo- gave notice that
the passing of lot of pension bills
simply by reading the titles, and when
quorum is no. present, has got to be
stopped" He went on to say that the
southern members of congress had felt
some delicacy about opposing pension
legislation, but the late war had re-
moved mat bar, and they, while rec
ognizing the liberal pension legislation
as a sacred duty, proposed to object to
spoliation. Mr.. Gallinger (rep., N. H.)
chairman of the pensions committee,
agreed with Mr.. Vest that pension bills
should be carefully considered. Mr..
Caffrey (dem., La introduced a reso-
luton as the sense of the senate that
the president should negotiate with
Great Britain for the abrogation or
treaty, to the extent that it hinders the
United States from constructing the
Panama isthmian canal
Mr.. Vest introduced the following
bill: "That no person, while holding
judicial or legislative Office under the
United States, shall be appointed by
the president, commissioner or agent
Of the government, nor of any depart.
ment or bureau thereof"
Washington, Dec. 8.-The urgency
deficiency bill, to provide for the sup
port of the military and naval estab-
lishments, was passed by the house,
practically without opposition. The
only point upon which issue was
raised was whether the bill, pro-
viding as it did for the pay of vol
unteers until July l, 1899, might not
be construed as a modification of the
| law under which volunteers we're mus
tered into service. Mr.. McRae (dem-
Ark.) offered an amendment providing
that it should not be so construed. and
upon it (the amendment) there was a
general discussion as to the advisable
| ty of the mastering out of the vOlun-
teers before the regular army was in
creased Mr.. Cannon (rep., Ill.) final
| ly accepted Mr.. McRae's amendment
and that removed the only opposition
to the bill. The bill comes to $685.,
859,892.
The conference report upon bill to
render sureties of consuls, vice-consuls
and consular agents liable for damages
in suits of law was adopted.
| The house then adjourned until Mon
day, to give the committees an oppor-
tunity to work without interruption.
The house adjourned until Monday
! Washington, Dec. 12.-The discus
sion of two questions, each of interest
and Importance at this time terri
| torial expansion and the construc lion
of the Nicaraguan canal-was begun
by the senate Monday Mr. Vest Cdem.
| Mo- called UP his resolution offered
last week, declaring it unconstitutional
for this government to acquire foreign
territory except for coaling stations or
some Like purpose, unless the intention
was to confer statehood upon the terri
tory and citizenship upon the inhab-
! itants. Mr.. Vest declared it was a
basic principle of this government that
the powers of the government are de-
rived from the consent of the gov
erned, and he maintained that the fed
eral government had no authority,
either in morals or in constitution to
go beyond that principle. He held that
the principle has been sustained by the
supreme court in various decisions, and
no public man of prominence had ever
been reckless enough to controvert it.
Mr.. Vest thought 1t was the purpose
of the expansionlsts to adopt the
European system of colonization not
withstanding the fundamental princi-
pie of this government was the grant
| ing of citizenship to all within the jur-
isdiction of the government except
alone the Indians. In the act of the ces-
sion of the territory of Louisiana by
the French to the United States, one