Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

bill providing that the trade between
the United States and Porto Rico and
also between ports in Porto Rico and
adjacent islands ceded to the United
States shall be carried on in American
vessels. The bill provides for the for
fixture OF any merchandise transport
ed in other vessels and imposes a pen
atty Of 5000 for each passenger so car
ried. The bill authorizes the commits
sioner Of navigation to make such reg
ulations as he may deem expedient for
the naturalization of vessels owned
in Porto Rico at the time of the ces-
sion Of that island.
At the opening of the session the
chaplain, in his invocation, referred
feelingly to the death of John Russell
Young, librarian of congress. Mr..
Perkins (rep., Ca1.) called up the reso-
luton providing for the admission to
the naval academy as students of Ri
cardo Iglesias of Costa Rico, and AL
berto Venezuela Montoya of Colombia
Mr.. Grear (rep., Ia.) moved to amend
the resolution with reference to young
Iglesias by adding the name of Oscar
Diegnan of Iowa, one of the Merrimac
heroes, but later, at the request Of sew
eral senator's, withdrew the amend
ment Both resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Bacon (dem., Ga then called up
his anti-expansion resolution printed
last week and made a lengthy speech
against the retention of the Philip
pines.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bacon's
speech the Nicaragua canal bill was
called up and remained under discus
sion until o'clock Amendment after
amendment was voted down and until
almost at the last minute it seemed
would be reached in the evening; but
just as the final vote was about to be
called for, Mr.. Allison (rep., Ia.) ex-
ploded bomb under the bill by Of
fering an amendment providing that
the secretary of the treasury should is
sue bonds to raise the money with
which to constrct the canal. The
friends of the measure then consented
to an adjournment.
President Mckinley sent in a new
extradition treaty between this coun-
try and Brazil. The treaty is a formal
document providing for the exchange
of persons charged with offenses on
the usual lines.
Washington, Jan. 19.-In the house
the bill to grant the Pacific cable COM
pany a subsidy of 100000 year
for 20 years for the construction
and operation Of cable was
called up and very spirited de-
bate, which consumed the remainder
of the day, followed. The opposition
was headed by Mr.. Corliss (rep., Mich.)
who advocated the construction of the
government cable. No conclusion was
reached.
Washington, Jan. 20.-In the senate
Mr.. Turner dem, Wash.) took the
floor after the routine business and ad-
dressed the senate on the anti-expan-
sion resolution of Mr.. Vest. He de-
MED the contention that the acquisi-
ton of far distant territory had been
forced upon this country by the arb4L-
rament of war. Cur only course was
to give the islands back to the Filipi-
nos for the purpose of independence
and liberty, he said. The Nicaraguan
canal bill was then taken up, Mr.. Al
lison (rep., Ia.) speaking in favor of
his amendment introduced Wednesday
Mr.. Allison's amendment authorized
the secretary of the treasury to issue
bonds to raise money with which to
construct the canal. Mr.. Allison spoke
briefly, advocating the amendment. Mr.
(dem., Ala.) replied, urging
that the amendment be withdrawn, as
it forced the financial question into
the discussion. After general discus
sion, which was participated in by
(rep., N. H.), Spooner (rep., Wis.,.
and Chiffon (dem., Tex.), Mr.. Morgan
offered the following substitute: THAT
the secretary of the treasury is hereby
and required to limit the
payments of the appropriation made in
this act so that such payments shall
not exceed a sum of $2O,OO0,OO0 in any
llSCdl ySdls LIS dluGuuuCuL WAS
adopted by vote of Al to 10. Several
other minor amendments were defeat
ed. After short executive session the
senate adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The house
decided the Brown-Swan-
son contested election case from the
9Th Virginia district, in favor of the
sitting member, Mr.. Swanson (dem.l
by declining to consider the case.
republicans joined with
the democrats and populists on the
vote. The postoff1ce appropriation
bill was then taken up. The greatest
of the day was the adoption
of two amendments. One appropri-
ates $171, 1000 for fast southern mai.
The appropriation for southern mail
has been fought annually for six or
seven years, but has always been re-
tanned. The increase in the appropria-
ton for the pneumatic tube service
from 1925, 900 to 100000 was knocked
out. The house adjourned with a mo-
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