The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-27


time 81 war Afrer further force vas
provided by authorizing she enlistment cf
aa.as nen adapted 20 tropical climate
since known as .ssEsmuns~- Another ACT
aided two additional artillery regiments
rsen- These aad many ssss-r army meas
ures we're speedily enacted
naisiax Needed Reveases-
With these war measures were the Inn
pcsfans acts for raising revenue adequate
To meet the vast war expenditures The
arss OF these was she war revenue set-
designed 70 raise ttsaaHtpe and n this
connection congress authorized = bond ss-
sur Of ses. ~ 90 known as the war
loan After news 81 the Dewey victory
was received resolutions os thanks To the
visitor we're PASSED and ccngress author
ixeA the presentation ut sword To him
and medals to has officers.
Other Important L~gislatsca-
Although the second session was ah-
snrhed with the war. there was time for
much important general legislation. The
annexation OF Hawaii was accomplished
by a resolution. the treaty of annexation
not having been ratified In the senate.
A general bankruptcy Law was enacted.
providing for both voluntary and invcl-
uRtary bankruptcy. Other general meas
ures enacted were:
Prohibiting the killing OF seals in the
North Pacinc and importation of seat
skins Into this COUNTRY. appropriate.
s47aisl to settle for Barring sra arhisra-
,ion. relieving suffering miners in Yukon:
establishment OF an Industrial commission
with the total appropriation of the sec
ond. or war session, footed almost $780,
90. Go. OF which upward Of SO, ,0p.ooa was
for purely war purposes
The Peace Treaty.
The present. ar third. session OF the F1f-
ty-shiri congress dealt with those far
reaching results growing out of the war,
The mos, important % these Was the con-
siieratson os the peace treaty in the SEN
ate The treaty WAS transmitted 10 tire
senate BY the president on the tth OF Jan
aary IL was then referred to the COM
snittee on foreign relations. and after be-
ing held for ,as, 3 week by the committee
was reported back to the senate ON the
iith OF January. The senate had the
treaty under consideration tor less than
month the vote on ratification being la
ken on the 9Th os February There was
intense interest In the progress az the
question from the beginning of the dis
cisssion unsil the close and this interest
was intensified by the dou53 felt as TO the
result Of the vote. When the senate
went into executive session ON tae sth OF
February half an hour before the time
set for the final vote the friends of the
treaty were certain Of only 81 OF the s6
votes necessary Ia insure the adoption OF
the resolution OF ratification. Soon after
ward they secured promises from Sena-
tor Jones OF Nevada and McEnery Of
Louisiana. and when the vote was taken
the result stood - yeas TO q nays. or l
sote more than was necessary under the
requirements of a two-taErds majority.
Payment to spain.
While the treaty was exclusively before
the senate, the house had some Indirect
participation with subjects covered by the
treaty. As the branch originating all rev.
enue measures. IL provided an approprl-
asion of 50 ao.01a to pay Spain. according
10 the terms Of the treaty. This MAS tig4t
proposed Is an amendment 10 the sundry
civil bill. eut was ruled out on technical
grossFda Later 1t passed as an in.iepend-
ent measure. Efforts were made To add
10 II s. declaration OF the policy of the
government as to the Philippines but this
VAS defeated by the overwhelming vote
os 2i3 10 - The resolution of senator
McEnery, declaring the policy toward tie
hiiippihes, came to the house and was
referred TO the committee on foreign af-
fairs but no tinai action is probable.
Army Reorgs
Another important measure resulting
from the war is that known AZ the Hall
bail. or the Hull-Hswiey fsli. for the in
crease and reorganization OF the regular
army. Following the new conditions aris,-
Ing. two plans OF army Increase were pre-
sanled TO CONGRESS. The houae military
committee FIRST took Up che subject. and
after elaborate hearing presented through
Chairman Hun a bib having the approval
OF the war department.. /. increased the
army 10 approximately iae.oo men. When
considered in the house the grass OF leu
tenant general wac struck out, is-
cretson was given the president to reduce
the size or The companies aa that the
total force would be- about saea. and some
other amendments we're made. bat tbs bill
substantially as presented was ;assea In
! the senate the committee on military az
fairs divided ezssaaily IN the biz. Gen.
Hawley. the chairman. and -four others re-
IN the honse. shIle FIVE other senator's
made "a minority report. oppo~sng the pro
PsSed Increase aHa suggesting "A plan az
temporary continuance ~ the military es-
tabltshmsut ~ g. so men. with sn afifl-
isOsaa3 force ~ s. go - he usvd In outlying
sssl.isr gcssesxiovs These several rrcao-
sstiona have arcueets wide differences. ana
i; viii not se unta The hst days ef the
xSFf~s a. ~ sksN4 -.
TIE measure sar f-e determined
TIE latest phsse of iIse sab3ecs is pre-
~entea in csFnpr8nsse planned by the
parry leaders IN tf* asnsse. after ronfer,
ring with the txeesstsHe aashoY.fla. The
oofnproTleo rreinees onay siisnt pcrrns-
ranent increase of TIE regular sruay. as
given in detail. ana aashsr1xes sh@ aresl-
aens vssfil July / 1sn. to maintain ere
regular army AZ ss.aee. and to rasse force
ef nos more than g, ,ase vsauusesr Infantry
Organized 80 thirty regiments iris plan
i nSw before tae senate
Nicarsxan Canal
the Nicaragua canal question also has
taken q prominent nisee IN the werk af
thts session. AZ the Gut4ef Mr. Morgan
had the ausstgou made fae unfinished
business 9s ssse senate ard aish tbs rsghr-
es-wsv IL wss aept eenstnsstly before shs
~snssT when nas ia ex@ratfee SeSxaem mufsf
asBagiy PASSED The essential feature of
she Morgan hill u 50 providing THAT tbe
United States shah participate n tAse con-
esrutts0n * tAe canal. ssssserssaax fsr
ssz ass SHARES At sgsa zach. est sg a total
; 81 laesae ard shzt TO wark % nc
Maritime Carat carspany ~ Nicaragua
IL executing ttae wesx shall b. practical
~ unser fhe yssTnwF9en ag tho t-s1gssa
states Wnsn thss tssyf seaehezf ffss scssse
! ecsarssssm~ on essnm~~rs All after ssse en-
xxssmx esss~@ was ssrark nas ard what ls
kn@~n ~ the Hsrhurn gsaa. drafted ny