Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-03-03

/ days conside alton the house passed
the bankruptcy bill, reported by the
judiciary committee as a substitute for
the Nelson bill passed by the senate
last summer. The bill is known as
the Hende son bill and contains both
voluntary and involuntary features
The Involuntary feature had but 16
majority. The bill passed, 15S to lbs
eighteen republicans voted against
1t and II democrats for it. The pom
ulists, with one exception voted
against it. Messrs. Henderson rep,
Ia.J, Ray (rep, N. W, Terry (dem..
Ark), were appointed conferees on
the Dill. Mr.. Hit trep., ND intro
duced joint resolution, appropriat-
ing Sl,000,000 for the representation of
the United States at the Paris EXPOSE
ton in 1900
Washington, D.. c., Feb. 21.-The
joint resolution providing for the re-
tovery Of the bodies of officers and
men from the wrecked battleship
Maine and for the recovery OF val
liable property on the ship, which was
passed by the house of representatives
last week, was presented to the senate
and passed. 1t carries an appropri-
alton of 100000. Mr.. Allen (Neb.) in
Produced the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the committee on
naval affairs be and it is hereby di-
reeted to make thorough inquiry
into the destruction of the battleship
Maine in Havana harbor on the 18th
INST, and report to the senate The
resolution was passed Immediately
without word of debate. The meas
ure providing for the twelfth and sub
sequent censuses was laid before the
senate. Mr. Allison thought the census
bureau ought not to be made an indie
pendent bureau but be placed under
the department of the interior. and he
proposed an amendment to that eff
rect. Mr.. Teller (Colo) offered an
amendment providing that the census
bureau be placed under the depart
ment of labor but it was lost. 81 to %.
The question reverted to the amend
ment by Mr., Allison. 1t was adopted
80 to 8.
Washington. ID. c., Feb 21.-The
Dill to appropriate $4,000 for damage
and injury sustained by Newberry
college, S. c., while occupied by a New
ork regiment as barracks in 1866 I
after Lees surrender, was opposed by |
Mr.. DINGHY, Mr.. Dalzell (rep., Pa. |
and other prominent republicans. |
Mr.. Daizell declared it was an attempt
On the part Of the democrats and |
southern republicans to rob the |
treasury but it was favorably acted |
upon. Among the pension bills passed |
was one granting a pension of $50 per
month to Margaret Custer Calhoun. /
sister of Gen. Custer. This bill has
already passed the senate.
Washington Feb 22-As soon as
he reading of the farewell address Of
was concluded by Mr..
.odge of Massachusetts in the senate
'lr Hawley Of Connecticut. chairman
OF the military affairs committee,
called up the bill providing for the en-
listment of two additional regiments of
-millery for service in manning the
leayy coast-defenso batteries which
congress has provided during the last
wo years. The bin was passed-52
o f.
Mr., Morgan of Alabama secured the
-doption OF the following resolution.
That the committee on naval affairs
5 instructed to inquire and report
whether man-of war, equal at least
0 any war-ship in the world. to be
AIMED the George Washington can
e built, armed and commissioned
'1thin a period of twelve months by
ne use of the facilities of the ship
ards, machine shops. mines and for :
SITS OF the United States wherever
he same are found, and that the com
littee have leave to report at any
me by bill or otherwise" The reso-
ltion was adopted.
Washington. Feb. 22-Washing-
ms birthday was celebrated in the
I
cuse, after motion of Mr. Bailey 9
adjourn had been voted down, with q
vast deal of political speechmaking. r
no 1t was also signalized by the !
ring of the first gun in opposition to <
hawaiian annexation. Mr.. Johnson, II
n indiana republican, delivered afv
"eca that electrified the house and :
70 galleries in denunciation of what \
Q termed an attempt to cut loose
ON the traditional policy of the :
nited States and enter upon scheme =
# colonization that had proved the 7
lin Of empires and Of nations. !
Washington, Feb % While the I
nate had under consideration the