Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-26

house adjourned with motiop 10 =.
commit.
Mr.. McCleary (rep., Mimi intro
duced bill authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to reimburse the Of
ficers and men of the army and navy
who served in the war between the
United States and Spain for necessary
and reasonable expenses incurred.
while on leave or furlough, for md
icalNttendance, nursing and medical
supplies necessitated by disabilities in
Cured through military or naval ser
vices in said war. He said: 81 was
prompted to introduce this bill as
was assured equity demanded it,"
Washington, Jan. 21.-In the senate
Mr.. Spooner rep, Wis., offered an
amendment to the Nicaragua canal
bill, providing that ''if the president be
unable to secure from the governments
of Nicaragua and Costa RIGA such con-
| cessons as will enable the United
States to build and perpetually own
and control the canal, he be author
lied to negotiate for the control
of or the right to construct, main
tain and perpetually control some
other canal between the two oceans,
and that he also be requested to nego-
tiate for the abrogation or modifca-
ton of any or all treaty obligations in
any way interfering with the taxa
ton, ownership and perpetual con-
troll of any such canal" Mr.. Spooner
in explanation said that his expression
some other canal would of course
include the Panama canal He did not
believe the United ought to be
tied up in this subject to the govern
ments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Mr.. Gear rep, Ia) offered a
joint resolution appointing Oscar W.
| Deignan of Iowa cadet to the United
States naval academy. Diegnan was
one of the Merrimac heroes. 1t went
over. The house joint resolution was
passed reappointing James B. Angel
of Michigan one of the regents of the
Smithsonian institute. Mr.. Nelson
(rep., MIMI made a lengthy speech
upon the Vest anti-expansion resolu-
ton. His address was a constitu-
tional argument in support of the
right of the United States to acquire
and govern foreign territory. He cited
numerous authorities in support of his
argument At the conclusion of Mr..
Nelson's speech, Senators White and
Perkins made short explanatory state
ments as to their position on the Phil
ippine question, which were caused by
the California legislature instructing
it's senators to vote for the ratifica-
ton of the peace treaty. Mr.. White
said that he could not do so without
the loss of his self respect and the
sacrifice of his opinions. Mr.. Perkins
following said that he would abide by
the wishes of the people of his state,
though under protest.
Washington, Jan. 21.-The house
passed the postoffice appropriation bill
after the words newly acquired terri
tory" were stricken out of the para
graph in regard to mail facilities In
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
The democrats opposed the use of the
words. The speaker announced
the appointment of Mr.. Payne (rep.
N. Y.) to the Craftsmanship of the
committee on ways and means, to sue
coed the late Mr. Dingley, Mr.. Re-
ardson (dem., Tenn on the ways and
means and rules committees to sue
| coed Mr.. McIillin and Mr.. Crum-
packer (rep., Ind on the census COM
mittee to succeed Mr.. Hooker (rep
n. W.