Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-01
CONGRESS-.
Senate.


Formal discussion of the HuIl-Hawlev
army reorganization bill was begun in the
Senate on the Dist. Mr.. HaWley and Mr.
Warren, Republicans supported the meas
Democrats, opposed it, while Mr.. Proctor
Republican, addressed the Senate in favor
of some amendments which he had proposed
to the bill. All the speakers are members
Of the committee on military affairs. The
postofice appropriation bill was passed.
The conference report on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was agreed to. Mr.. Allison reported from
the finance committee q House joint resOlu-
ton amending the act of June 10, 1888, by
adding to it the provision that whenever
any bond o" note shall be secured by
mortgage or deed of trust, but one stamp
shall be required, that being the highest
rate required for either paper. The bill
passed. House bill withdrawing
from entry and sale and granting the state
of Wisconsin certain lands was passed. A
message was received from the House trans
hitting the bill passed by that body ap-
prOpriating $20,0O0,000 to be paid to Spain
in accordance with the terms Of the Paris
treaty. 1t referred to the committee on
appropriations. The pOstOtfice apprOrTia-
ton bill laid before the Senate and it's
the debate closed and the voting began. An
amendment reducing the Amount paid
railroads was defeated, 45 to 10. The bill
then passed.
The session Of the Senate on the ODD was
devoted to two special OrderS-the reading
of WaShingtOn'S farewell address,
nual custom of the Senate on WashingtOns
birthday, and the pronouncing of euogies
on the late Senator Justin S. Morrill, of Yer
mont. An invitation extended by the charge
daffaires of France, NJ. Thiebaut. through
Secretary of State Day, to members of the
Senate to attend the memorial funeral Serv-
ices of the late President Faure of France,
to be held in st. Matthew's church, this
city, was read.
During the entire session on the 23d the
Senate had under consideration the river
harhOr made.
eighty mine pages having been disposed of,
with the exception of one amendment. Mr..
of John II. McGraw against the seating Of
n. B. Scott from West Virginia. A bin re-
ported from the committee on military af-
fairs permitted volunteer regiments to re-
tain their colors and to deposit them in the
state capitals was passed. Mr.. HansbrOugh
presented the credentials Of Porter ): Nc
Cumber elected a senator from North DakO-
ia for a term of six years, beginning March
4, 1899. They were filed.
The Senate committee on military affairs
reported the compromise army reOrganiza-
ton bill just before adjournment of the Sen
ate on the oath. The bill had been framed
at the war department by the officials Of
that department and Il number of senators
and under consideration by the Senate
committee and its subcommittee during the
greater part of the day. 1t is believed that
the bill will pass without difficulty.
The Senate at 1 O'Clock on the Doth began
the consideration of the compromise army
upon by the members OF the military affairs
committee. Speeches in support OF the blu
were delivered by Mr. Hawley. Mr.. Cockrell,
Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Smith, and against 1t
by Mr.. German and Mr.. Allen. No agree
ment to vote on the bill had been reached
when the Senate adjourned.
A separate bill appropriating $50, 900 900
for payment TO Spain under the provisions
of the treaty of Paris was passed by the
House on the Goth, under suspension of the
rules No amendment was in order and an
ottemDt to secure unanimous consent to
offer an amendment declaratOry of our pol
icy not permanently TO annex the islands
was objected to. Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky,
upon whose point of order the appropriation
went out of the sundry civil bill, made the
only speech in open hostility to the meas
ure The vote stood 219 to "a. The Senate
bill to reimburse the governors of states for
expenses paid by the states in organizing
volunteers for service in the war with Spain
before their muster into the service of the
United States also was passed under suS-
pension of rules. The bill apprOpriatng
$500 900 for the Pan American exposition
to be held at Buffalo, n. Y, in 1901, was be-
fore the House, when absence OF quorum
compelled an Adjournment
The House reached the last page of the
naval bill on the 21St and adjourned with
Il point Of order pending against prOvis
ion fixing the price of armor plate at $545
per ton. Much of the time occupied
in debating the amendment apprOpriating
$4,000 to complete the three buildings
authorized to be erected at the naval acad-
envy at Annapolis. The House adopted the
amendment, 70 to So Mr.. Henderson Rep.,
Ia), chairman of the committee on ju-
dietary. which investigated the right of
Gen. Wheeler (Ala.), Mr.. Robbins Qa.), Mr.
Colson (Ky.), Mr.. Campbell 0ll), who held
commissions in the army. and members who
served several commissions, to continue
to hold their seats in the House. formally
presented the report of the committee
which in favor of the view that the
four members who accepted military COM
missions thereby vacated their seats in the
House. The report went upon the caen-
dar and Messrs. De Almond dem, Mo-
to file a minority report in which they will
contend that the same rule should govern
members who accepted civil commissions
The House on the ODD inaugurated the
custom which has prevailed Tor many years
in the Senate of listening to the reading of
WashingtOn'S farewell address Washing
tons birthday. Two hours were devoted
to the neutrality-suspicious. bill. but seem
ingly only the threshold Of the debate upon
the cost Of armor plate has been passed.
Mr.. BOutelle'S amendment fixing the maxi
mum price of armOr plate at S545 Il ton
but restricting the provision to the appro-
priation made in the present bill was ruled
to be in order, whereupOn another PROPOSE.
ton was offered by Mr.. Underwood Of
plant by the government. point of order
against the latter proposition was pending
when the consideration of the naval bill
suspended to allow the members of the
House to pay tribute to the memory of the
late Senator Morrill, of Vermont.
The naval appropriation bin finally passed
the House on the 23d, after four days Of
acrimonious debate most of which was
spent upon the question of rehabilitating
the naval academy at Annapolis in accord
ance with the scheme inaugurated by tho
appropriation of 100000 in the last naval
bill and the proposition to increase the
maximum price to be paid for armor plate
to $545 ton; existing law limiting it to
committee suffered signal defeats. The
amendment to build great. armor plant
was ruled out upon a point Of order. Sep
arate votes were demanded by Mr. Boutelle
upon the naval academy and armor plate
amendments both of which were carried
the former 50 to 20, the latter $50 to 49,
Mr.. Boutelle then moved to recOmmit the
bill with instructions to restore the price
of arnor plate to $545 a ton, originally
recommended by the comm ttee. The mo
ton was voted dOwn-79 TO 100 The bill
was then passed.
During the general debate upon the army
appropriation bill in the House on the oath
Mr.. Johnson (Rep., Ind violently attacked
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