Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington, Jan. 31.-An effort on
the part of Mr.. Allison (rep., Ia.) in
the senate in favor of the Indian ap-
preparation bill, precipitated a run
ming debate, which occupied all the
time until the senate at o'clock went
into executive session on the peace
treaty. Mr.. Jones (dem., Ark, lead
ing opponent of the treaty, opened the
debate. Mr.. Carter (rep., Mont. }
| favored standing by the president.
fhe president sent to the senate the
correspondence bearing upon the
peace treaty and it was read in the
executive session. Much of the mat
ter covered the same ground as al
ready published.
Washington, Jan. 31.-The house
put in hard days work on the army
bill, IL of the 20 pages being COM
pleted. The committee amendments
| giving the president discretionary
power to reduce the size of infantry
companies ADD cavalry troops, to so
men each, we've adopted; also a series
of amendments to reduce the officers
of the staff to 331 men. A fight was
made to reduce the age limit for Of
ficers to be appointed to the various
staff departments from so to 80, but
it failed. An amendment was, how
ever, adopted to require a mental and
moral, as we'll as a physical examina-
ton for such appointees.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Messrs. Gray
(dem., DELI and Money tdem., Miss
occupied the entire executive session
of the senate in speeches on the peace
treaty, Mr.. Gray favoring ratification
and Mr.. Money opposing it.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The bill to re-
organize and increase the standing
army to about 100000 men, out giving
the president authority to reduce the
size of infantry companies and cavalry
troops to 60 men each, thus fixing the
minimum at $4,000 enlisted men,
passed the house by a vote of 16S to
1913. Only six republicans voted against
the bill, as follows: Messrs. Barber
Md, Connolly Qll), Loud (Cal.),
Johnson Gnd). McEwan IN. j. and
Wadsworth IN. W. This republican
detection was almost Offset by five
members of the political opposition
who voted in favor of the bill as fol-
lows: Messrs. Berry (Ky), Mcclellan
IN. ". McAleer CPa.) and Taylor
(Ala.), democrats, and Skinner (pop.
N. CO.. Among the important amend
ments adopted before the vote was
taken was one to exclude the appoint
ment of civilians to positions in the
engineering corps; one to abolish
canteens and the sale of liquor in
camps; and one to strike out the
provision for additional pay for COM
mands serving in the West Indies,
Philippines and Alaska. The amend
ment of Mr.. Cummings IN. W to pro-
hibit the use of troops in the several
states to suppress riots, etc., except
upon the application of the states, was
defeated by large majority.
Washington, Feb. 2.-For few min
utes in the senate it seemed as If a
vote might be taken on one or more
of the resolutions relating to expan-
sion pending before that body. Mr.
Bacon tdem., Ga.) had called up his
resolutions and Mr.. Chandler (rep.,
N. H) had withdrawn his motion to
refer them to the committee on for
eign relations. Mr. Sullivan (dem.,
Miss.) had entered a motion to sub
stitute his resolution for those of Mr.
Bacon, while Mr.. Davis (rep., Mimi, /,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, had announced that he was
willing that vote be taken imme-
diately. At this stage the whole ques-
ton was left suspended.
Mr.. Rawlins (oem., Utah) addressed
the senate upon the Vest anti-expan-
sion resolution, devoting the greater
part of his time to a defense of his
position that the constitution applies
as well to the people of our territories
as to those of our states
rhe committee on naval affairs re-
ported favorably a joint resolution re-
wing the rank of admiral in the in
terest of Dewey. The resolution is so
amended as TO extend the time of his
retirement ten years.
Messrs. Teller and Hoar were the
speakers in the executive session. Mr..
Teller devoted especial attention to
the incapability of the Filipinos for
self-government at the present time.
Mr. Hoar defended Aguinaldo. whom
he compared TO Simon Bolivar. the