Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-01-26

GERS year Is established, which Is de-
signed to remove the congestion In the
lower ranks fhe bill also practically
equalizes their pay with that OF army
officers, Three important amendments
were adopted one creates a Judge ad-
vOcate'S corps, another abolishes prize
money and third provides for the re-
tirement on three quarters pay of en-
listed men and petty officers in the
navy after 80 years service. But the
most important change in the bill as
reported was the adoption after a hard
light of a substitute for the orgauiza-
ton Of marine corps, by which the
corps is to consist OF 5000 enlisted men
and petty officers with general officers
and stan This VIII increase the ma
rine corps by 1900 men and increase
the cost OF it's maintenance Sl,500,000
! Washington, Jan. BIN the senate
/ Mr.. Nelson (rep. Minn.) introduced a
/ bill providing that the trade between
4 also between ports in Porto Rico and
adjacent islands ceded to the United
/ States shall be carried on in American
vessels, The bin provides for the for
4 feiture of any merchandise transport
| ed in other vessels and imposes pen
atty of $500 for each passenger SO car
r!ed. The bill authorizes the commits.
sioner Of navigation to make such reg
ulatlons as he may deem expedient fol
the naturalization OF vessels owned il
Porto Rico at the time of the cess II
OF that island.
At the opening of the session tbs
chaplain, In his invocation, referee
teelingly 20 the death OF John Russell
Young, librarian OF congress Mr.
Perkins (rep,, Cali called up the reso
luton providing for the admission &
the naval academy as students OF RI
cardo lglesias Of Costa Rica, and Al
berto Venezuela Montoya Of Colombia
Mir Gear (rep., la moved to amend
the resolution with reference to younl
= lglesas by adding the name OF Osca
Degnan of Iowa one of the Merrima
. heroes, but later, at the request OF sew
eral senator's, withdrew the amend
z meut Both resolutions We're adopted
Mr. Bacon (dem.. Ga) then called u
his antl-eXpanson resolution printet
last week and made a lengthy speecl
against the retention of the Philip
, pines,
+ At the conclusion of Mr. Bacon
! speech the Nicaragua canal bill wa
! called up and remained under discus
! sion until 6 O'Clock Amendment afte
amendment was voted down and unit
almost at the last minute II seeme
p likely that vote on the measur
would be reached in the evening" Blu
lust as the final vote was about TO h
called for, Mr. Allison rep., La ex
ploded a bomb under the bill by Of
ferug an amendment providing tina
the secretary OF the treasury should Is
, sue bonds 60 raise the money wit
which TO construct the canal Gh
friends OF the measure tnen cousente
q to an adjournment.
President Mckinley sent in ue'
q eXtradtion treaty between this coup
try and Brazil rhe treaty is a forms
y document providing for the exchanR
. Of persons charged with offenses on th
usual lines.
Washington. Ian ~ In the hous
I the bill to grant the Pacific cable con
4 pany subsidy OF 100000 yea
. for % years for the constructo
I and operation OF n cable wa
4 called mp and very spirited Dc
= bate, which consumed the remalnac
. Of the day. followed The opposiJio
! was headed by Mr. Corliss trep Mich
i who advocated che construction OF ia
, government cable No conclusion va
y reached