Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-07-07

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a brief time when routine business
was disposed of. Three measures de-
signed to facilitate the work OF the
war department were passed without
/ controversy
Washington, June S.-The Hawaiian
annexation resolutions were then
taken up, and Mr. Caffery Of Louisiana
resumed his speech in opposition.
/ THE ultimate purposes Of the revo-
lutionists from the start said Mr..
Caffrey. was annexation to the United
States He said all the conspirators
were sugar men and the tariff law
then in operation in the United States
was inimical to their interests. He
added that a good deal had been said
recently about the interest of the
sugar trust in the pending question
Of annexation. The statements were
illusory and misleading and intended
to be such. In the course of my
remarks said Mr.. Ca1fery, II will
/ attempt to show hereafter that the
| interests of the American Sugar Re-
fning company are not better sub
served by having Hawaii as it is than
/ by having Hawaii annexed. The in
terests of the sugar trust are not
better subserved by Hawaii being in
dependent and free than by Hawaii
being a part of the United States, and
the newspapers that are crying wolf,
/ tusa
tracks Resolutions were laid aside
for the day and Mr.. Hale of Maine
called up the general deficiency bill
Washington, June 28--ln the house
the conference report upon the bank
ruptcy bin was adopted by n vote of
1874 to SO. The measure will go now
to the president. When the bank
ruptcy bill was disposed of, Mr.. Ma
hon. (rep., Pa, asked unanimous
consent for disagreement TO the senate
amendments TO war claims or 'omni-
, bus" bill, and for granting the request
of the senate for a conference. The
chair appointed as conferees Messrs.
Mahon, Often rep, Wis.,, aud Rich
ardson (dem., Tenn. Several bills
affecting the army were passed the
notable ones being those providing
for the pay OF volunteers from the
date of their enrolment for service
and providing for an increase in the
ordnance, engineer and quartermaster
departments.
Washington June pa precedent
that will be historical was estab-
lished by the senate. For probably
the first time in history resolutions
were adopted rendering the thanks of
congress to common seamen specific
ally in which private soldiers of the
army and common sailors of the navy
were eulogized. The resolutions rec
commended by the president were
adopted, rendering the thanks of con
gress to Naval Constructor Hobson
and the heroes of the Merrimac, to
Hudson for his gallant rescue Of the
Wlnslow and her crew off Cardenas,
and retiring on full pay Capt Hodg-
son for distinguished services at
Manila.
Consideration Of the general def
cheney bill was concluded and the
measure passed An amendment OF
great Importance was attached to the
bill, practically by general consent, II
relates to the settlement of claims by
the government against the Pacific
railroads. The amendment appoints
the secretary of the treasury the sec
rotary of the interior and the attor-
ney general and their successors a
commission with full power to settle
the Indebtedness to the government
growing out of the issue OF bonds in
aid of the construction of the Central
Pacific and Western Pacific bondaid
ed railroad. but the commission shall
not agree to accept a less sum in set
Element than the full amount Of the
principal and all amounts necessary
TO reimburse the United States for
money paid out In this connection.
The commission is empowered to
grant such time OF payment by install
ment and such rates Of interest, TO
be not less than per cent per an
mum, as may seem eNpedient,
provided maj pay meut anu lull uiS-
charge OF the Indebtedness shall not
be postponed 20 exceed ten years
Twenty thousand dollars are allowed
the secretary for expenses OF the com-
mission making the settlement An
amendment was also adopted appropri-
uting Sl45,000 for the purchase Of land
in Pearl harbor, Hawaiian islands,
and for dredging. The bill as passed
carries about 1927 100000 the largest
sum carried by any appropriation
measure since the civil war. After
the passage Of the deficiency bill, con
sideration of the Hawaiian annexation
resolutions was resumed. Mr.. Caffery
dem. La concluding his speech in
opposition to annexation.
Washington. June 80, The house,
after sending the indian sundry civil
bill back 10 conference, resumed con-