Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-17

vote upon the various resolutions inter-
pretive of the peace treaty took IN acute
turn late Oh Friday. The opposition to a
vote first came from the friends of the
treaty, who held to the theory that it
could be ratified without compromise.
THOSE who apparently were then willing
that a vote should be taken that day, held
an opposite view and absolutely refused
to agree to a time for taking n vote. The
contest occurred in the executive session.
The next hour and a quarter was spent
in a vain endeavor on the one side to get
an agreement to n date for a vote upon
the resolutions and on the other in n more
successful effort to bring the days session
to a close without allowing anything to be
accomplished in that direction. For more
than five hours the Senate in open session
listened to arguments in opposition to ex-
pansion and in opposition to the r%atifca-
ton of the treaty of peace. The speakers
were Mr.. Money (Miss.) and Mr.. Daniel
(Va.). Mr.. Hale (Mc.) presented the con-
sular appropriation bill, and it was agreed
to.
AT the opening of Saturdays session
Mr.. Allen pop, Neb.) offered a resolution
declaring that the United States, in rati-
flying the treaty of Paris, does no COM
NIT itself to the doctrine that the islands
acquired through the war with Spain are
to be annexcd to or become a part of the
United States. Mr. Chiffon mcm., Tex.)
addressed the Senate OH Mr.. Vests anti.
expansion resolution. Senator Wolcott
made a strong speech in favor of expan-
sion. The Senate Went into executive ses-
sion without voting on any Of the pending
resolutions regarding expansion. The
time of the Senate behind closed doors
was consumed almost entirely by MIR.
Morgan. After disposins of n few routine
matters the House took mp the bill max
ing appropriations for the expenses of the
military academy Mt West Point
The treaty of peace with Spain was
ratified ny the Senate Monday afternoon,
the vote being 50 to 81, only one more
than the two-thirds majority required.
Monday was suspension day in the House
aud quite a number of bills were passed,
some of them of Importance. The census
bill prepared by the House committee
went through by a vote of 147 to ~. The
bill differs i'll several essential features
from the Senate bill, particularly in that
it makes the census bureau entirely indie
pendent of any existing department. a
bill was passed to extend the anti-con-
tract labor laws over the Hawaiian ISL
ands, and another bill was passed to refer
forty-four war claims for stores and sup
plies to the Court of Claims.
In the Senate OF Tuesday a bill grant
ing a right of way through Indian Terri
tory to the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
Railroad Company was passed. Mr..
Spooner of Wisconsin presented the cree
d~entials of Standardized Quarlcs. Mr..
Tillman of South Carolina, in accordance
with notice given, addressed the Senate
on the McElncry resolution. Tuesday
was the first of two days set aside for the
consideration of public building bills. The
committee had reported seventy-cight
bills for buildings in tlirty-fivc States.
authorizing in the aggregate an eNpendi-
ture of $4,000. 800. Little or no opposi-
ton developed and bills were favorablv
acted upon almost as rapidly as they
could be read. There was, however. more
or less good-naturcd chatting throughout
the session. AS 81 result forty bills. car
ryins or authorizing appropriations aggrc-
eating S11.3G4,OOO had been laid aside
with favorable recommendations before
adjournment was reached.
In the Senate OH Wednesday the In
dian appropriation bill. which has lccn
pending for several weeks. was completed
and passed. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation hill was taken
up. but after tw%cnty-four pages of it had
been disposed of it was laid aside for the
day. a few measures of minor impor-
lance We're passed. The net result of the
work during the two days allotted for
the consideration of public building bills
i'll the House was the passage of IL single
bill providing for the erection of IL build.
ing at Newport News. Va, ut a cost OF
$4,000. SiNty-five bills in all. carrying
or authorizing the expenditure of about
Sl2,OOO.OOO. were favorably considered il
committee of the whole when the com
mittee rose, but because seventeen Other
bills reported had not been acted upol
i'll committee all efforts to advance the
bills favorably acted upon i'm committed
We're blocked. Mr.. Corliss QRcp.) o
Michigan called up the Senate bill t.
amend the law requiring ballots for mem
bcrS of Congress to he written or Print
cd. so as to permit the use of machine.
where authorized by the laws of tn,
State. The bill VAS passcd-94 to A.
Chairman Cannon of the Appropriation,
Committee of the House, in the course o.
the general debate on the sundry civil
bill on Thursday, sounded Il note of warn
ing against e%Ntravagant appropriations
and practically served notice that neithcI
the ship subsidy bill nor the Nicaragu:
canal bill could be passed at this session
The general debate upon the sundry civi
bill was not concluded. Before it wa,
taken up quite Il number of minor bill
were passed by unanimous consent
Throughout it's open session the Senat
had under consideration the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill
The following bills were passed: Author
izing the Sioux City and Omaha Itailwa,
Company to construct and operate Il rail
way through the Omaha and Winnebag
reservation i'll Thurston County, Ncb
and to restore to their original status a
to promotion officers of the navy and ma
rine corps who lost numbers by reason o
the advancement of other officers for OK
ccptional and m%eritorious service durin
the war with Spain.
News of Minor Note.