Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15


In the Senate ON Saturday hills were
passed as follows: Amcnda;ory to the law
regarding fraudulent aiidavits in pension
and bounty land cases: to pay the owners
OF the ship Achilles for expenses incurred
in rendering service to the wrecked
American ship Arabia. Mr.. Pettigrew
e. ID then resumed his speech upon the
hawaiian annexation resolutions. The
Senate passed with amendment the House
bill to Increase the force of the ordnance
department. Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.). from
Committee on Military Affairs. reported
M the Senate passed the House bill
fixing pay of volunteer soldiers from the
date of enrolment for service. The bill
was amended SD as to include all officers.
The Senate passed the House bill direct
ing the enlistment of COOKS in the regu-
lar and volunteer armies. Also n
hill to change the times for hold
ing courts in the eastern district
of North Carolina. Also the House
bill TO amend the statutes relating
to the bonds of vicc-consu!s and the quar-
terly returns of business by consular off
GERS and the Senate Hill amending the
laws relating to American scamen for
their protection a,d to promote commerce..
The chief features of the latter are the
elimination of all imprisonment provisions
in the coastwise trade, including Mexican
and West Indian. the reduction of penal
ties in the foreign trade: the improve
ment of the provision scales. and the re-
duction of %allotments to one month.
In the Senate on Monday Allen of Ne
braska began his speech in opposition to
Hawaiian annexation. AT noon Turpic
read the declaration of independence. Dur
iny the session IL large number of pension
bills were passed.
The debate upon the Hawaiian resolu-
tionS continued in the Senate on Tuesday.
Three speeches We're made. Mr.. Hoar OF
Massachusetts i'll advocating annexation
made II notable appeal against any policy
of genera! territorial expansion as i, Sc
qucncc to the war. Mr.. Lindsay of Ken
tucky opposed the resolutions. directing
his attack principally against their consti-
nationality. Mr.. White of California re-
sumed his speech in opposition.
The annexation of Hawaii is now ac-
complished so far as the legislative branch
of the Government is concerned. Quite
unexpectedly tie resolutions providing for
the annexation of the islands were brought
to II vote in the Senate late Wednesday
afternoon. and they were passed by the
decisive vote of ~ to 81. Many amend
ments We're offered by opponents of the
resolutions. but all were defeated. The
House. after u debate of four hours, con-
Cured i'll the Senate amendment to the
general deficiency bill. authorizing the
Secretary of the Interior. the Attorney
General and the Secretary of the Treasury
to settle. with the approval of the Presi-
dent. the Indebtedness of the Central and
Western Pacific roads to the Government,
Tic amendment was concur-ed in by u
vote of SO to sc. An amendment was
offered and adopted to the Pacific Rail-
road amendment providing that unless
settlement was reached within one year
the President should begin foreclosure
proceedings to collect all money due the
Government.
Both houses of Congress on Thursday
passed n resolution fixing the time of sine
die adjournment at . O'clock Friday after
noon. The routine proceedings in each
branch follow: Senate-A bil! comforting
upon Adjutant General Corbin the rank.
pay and allowance of Il major general was
passed. MIR. Pcttus sharply criticised the
measure and Charged that Gen. Corbin
had been rapidly promca,d Ivy reason of
political favoritism. Tins charge brought
several Senators to their feet. among
whom We're Messrs. Bate. Pasco and Ba-
con. all of whom testified To Gen. Corbin's
distinguished ability and special fitness
for the position he occupies. Mr.. Sewall.
Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Foraker paid high trib-
utcs to Gen. Corbin. warmly culogiziny
him for the splendid record he has made
both on the field of hattie and in the DO
sition lie Eow holds. There was no di-
Vision on the vote by which the bill was
Passed. During the greater part of the
session the Senate considered bills unob-
Jccted to on the general calendar. passing
a large number of them. a hill tn restore
Major y. w. Whaml. formerly paymaster
III the United States army. to his full rank
and Jay i'll this army was unanimously
passed. I1ouse-Tle day WAS given to
consideration of local measures hy ununi-
nous consent. Few of Importance were
passed. After the resolutions providing
for final adjournment were agreed to.
there WAS 81 olamor characteristic of the
closing days of IL session. members in
large numbers heiny almost constantly
u!n' their feet. appealing for recognition
ana consideration of their local measures.
This and That.
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