The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04
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WORK or 60 NORESS'
Washington, Feb. q. After four
Gays OF consideration the house passed
me bankruptcy bill reported by the
mouse committee on judiciary as sub
stitute for the Nelson bill passed by
.ne senate at the extra session last
summer. The bill is known as the
henderson bill and contains both vol
untary and involuntary features. It
Is considered less drastic than the
measure passed by the last house by q
vote Of 157 to 81. The involuntary
feature, however, had but sixteen ma
Jority. A motion to strike out the in
voluntary feature was defeated by a
majority of 10 and the bill was ,.assed
by majority of %. Eighteen Repub-
Means voted against the bill and twelve
democrats for it. The Populists, with
one exception voted against 1t.
Washington, Feb. q. = For three
hours the senate had under considera-
ton the bill providing for the taking
of the twelfth and subsequent cen.
suses 1t was so amended as to place
the census bureau under the secretary
OF the interior, but the extended dis
cussion which followed disclosed so
wide divergence Of views on the part
OF senators as to tic various features
OF the measure that no further action
was taken. A resolution offered by
MIR. Allen of Nebraska directing the
committee of nava! affairs to make an
investigation OF the disaster to the
In Mot
debate.
1t was private bill day in the house,
but little was accomplished owing to
the fact that most Of the time was
consumed in the passage of private
pension bills coming over from the
Friday night session three weeks ago.
The feature Of the day was the sp!r-
tied contest over the bill to pay New
berry college, Lutheran institution in
South Carolina, $15, 900 for damages by
federal troops. 1t was finally passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Bailey, the Demo-
cratic leader, the house voted-5S to
35-to observe Washington's birthday,
but Mr.. Dingley raised the point of no
quorum and before further action
could be taken the house recessed un-
der the rule until O'clock. The Re-
publicans desire to go ahead with the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
Washington, Feb. %. - AS soon as
the reading of the historic farewell adj
dress Of Washington was concluded by
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts in the
senate Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut,
chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee, called up the bill providing for
the enlistment of two additional regi-
ments of artillery for service in man
ming the heavy coast defense batteries
which congress has provided during
the past two years. After some little
discussion the bill was passed. MI.
Morgan of Alabama secured the adop.
ton of the following resolution:
"That the committee on naval af-
fairs Is instructed to inquire and re-
port whether lnan-of-wa equal at
least to any warship in the world. to
be named the George Washington,
can be built, armed and commissioned
within a period Of twelve months by
the use Of the facilities of the ship
yards, machine shops, mines and for
ests of the United States, wherever
the same may be found; and that the
committee have leave to report Mt any
time by bill or otherwise" The reso-
luton was adopted without debate.
At 1:3O the senate went into executive
session and at o'clock adjourned.
Washington's birthday was celebrat-
ed in the house, after motion by Mr..
Bailey to adjourn had been voted
down, with a vast deal of political
speechmaking, and it was also signal
lied by the firing of the first gun in
opposition to Hawaiian annexation.
Mr.. johnson, an Indiana Republican,,
delivered speech that electrified the
house and the galleries in denunciation
of what he termed an attempt to cut
loose from the traditional policy Of the
United States and enter upon scheme
of colonization that had proved the
ruin of empires and of nations. He
used some very strong language. but
his remarks were enthusiastically ap-
plauded and tie minority and many
Republicans joined in the demonstra-
ton. He declared that while he had
denounced at the time the statement
that the Hawaiian monarchy had been
overthrow with the aid of American
citizens, that he now firmly believed
that it was true. The speech, coming
entilely unheralded, produced a deep
impression. The general debate on the
the bill will now be taken up for
amendment.
Washington, Feb. "a. = While the
senate had under consideration the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill yesterday sharp debate on the
Cuban question was precipitated by
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, who offered as
an amendment the resolution passed
by tie senate a year ago recognizing
the belligerent rights of the Cuban in
surgents. The debate became general
and occupied nearly four hours. In
the course Of reply to the prelim-
mary statement by Mr.. Allen, Mr..
Morgan of Alabama said that this
.country's relations with Spain at the
present time We're seriously strained
and that intervention by the United
States which a year ago would lave
fppn inOffpnSiVa would now no o11O0ct