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

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Washington, Jan. 24.-The entire
executive session of the senate was de-
voted wholly to discussion OF the pro-
motion of A0mirals Sampson and
SchIey and other naval officers en-
gagged in the Santiago campaign over
the heads of officers who were their
superiors in rank. The controversy
was then postponed for 20 days. Sena-
tor German and Wellington OF
Maryland, one republican and the
other democrat, united, in the
first attack upon the navy de-
partment for favoring Sampson over
Schley, while Senators Lindsay, Petit
grew, Perkins and Money attacked the
whole system of promotion as "'spe-
cies of fayoritism which is not war
ranted by facts" The method of the
administration was defended by
Messrs. Hale, Chandler and
Lodge. Mr. Wellington was espe-
cially jealous in advocacy of
the claims of Admiral Schley and in
his presentation of the reasons why
Admiral Sampson should not be pre-
ferred over him, and both he
ana his democratic colleague,
Mr.. German, made the statement
that if the official papers were ordered
they would demonstrate beyond posi-
BILE question the fact that Schley and
not Sampson fought the battle of San
tiago. Mr.. Lindsay found much in the
promotion of both Schley and Samp-
son over Commodore Watson to con-
denim. Messrs. Perkins, Platt Conn.,
and Pettigrew also criticised the sys-
tenn as one liable to result in unfair
ness unless very cautiously entered
upon. Messrs. Hale and Chandler,
both members of the naval committee,
defended the action of the navy de-
partment in giving preference to the
men who took upon themselves the
brunt of the battle in the Atlantic
waters and in preferring the man who
was in command of the fleet They
deprecated the opening up of the con-
trOversy, which Senator Chandler said
might lead to condition which might
prove as unsavory iG that which the
war Investigating commission had de-
veloped in connection with the army
beef contracts.
Washington, Jan. 24.-In the house
the major portion of the day was de-
voted to District Of Columbia legisla-
ton. The only action of public impOr-
lance was the passage of the bill to
extend the navigation laws of the
United States to the Hawaiian islands.
One of the provisions of the bill grants
an American register to all vessels fly
ing the Hawaiian flag and owned by
Hawaiian citizens July z, 1898.
Mr. Clarke (rep., Ia.) introduced a
bill providing that mo person living or
practicing polygamy shall be eligible
to be member of either of the houses,
nor shall such person be permitted to
hold a seat therein" Another pro-
vision makes the act take immediate
effect.
The majority report on the Ha-
waiian bill was filed by Chairman
Knox, Of the committee on territories,
with the bill as changed in the COM
mittee. The changes do not vary the
essential features of the measure sub
mitted by the Hawaiian commission.
The report states that in substance .
territorial form of government is eS-
tablished for Hawaii, as nearly like
that of the other territories as the To-
cation of the islands, their physical
condition and the character of the peo-
pie will permit. An amendment is
making all the laws of the
legislature subject to the ap-
prevail or disapproyal of the United
States congress. The property quail
fication, with some modification, is re-
tanned in the bill. The report speaks
favorably of the extension of the Eng
ish language in Hawaii.
During the open session Mr.. White
(dem., COLI made lengthy speech
against expansion.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The principal