Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-12

notice of an amendment which he will
propose to Hanna's bill for a subsidy
for American vessels engaged in for
eign trade. The amendment provides
for an export bounty of 81 .5er Npn on
all American agricultural pbducts
shipped out of the country. He saws
that the value of importations of farm
articles ranges from 100000 to ST.
000,0 annually.
Mr.. Gear rep, la gave notice OF
Ap amendment that he will offer TO
the Nicaraguan canal bill, authorizing
the president to purchase the right Of
way for the canal of Costa RIGA and
Nicaragua and providing for its con-
struction by the United States. Fhc
amendment appropriates $14O, 600. 900
for both purposes. Mr.. Pettigrew in
troduced bill for the coinage of the
American production of silver.
Washington, Jan. 6.-The judiciary
committee had the right of way in the
house for three hours and quite a num-
Der of bills of minor Importance re-
ported by the committee were passed.
pied in continuing the consideration
of the bill to codify the laws OF
Alaska.
The legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill was reported
to the house. 1t carries S23,729,273.
about the amount of the last bill, and
a reduction of s1,135,76S on the esti-
mates.
Washington, Jan. THE resolu-
ton, introduced by Mr.. Hoar (rep.,
Mass.) calling upon the president TO
communicate to the senate the instruc-
tons he had given to our commission
ers who negotiated the treaty of Paris
was agreed to.
Mr.. Caffery (dem.,\ La spoke on
MIR. Vests joint resolution declaring
that under the constitution there was
no way to acquire territory to be per-
manently held as colonies. Mr.. CAT
ferry supported the resolution. He
said that even if we had right 10
incorporate distant islands, inhabited
by strange people, into this country,
freedom would not exist in the sub
tropics. "The history of the world
shows that God has set bounds where
the different peoples of the earth
shall abide" said Mr.. Caffery. when
I look at the conditions of the world
l am unalterably convinced that no
permanent sway can be held by white
man over the black man in the sub
tropics, except by strong military
and cruel despotism."
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE anti-civil
service reformers scored victory in
the house. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was
taken up for consideration and when
the section providing for the appro-
priation for the civil service commits
sion was reached, Mr.. Evans (rep.,
KY moved that it be stricken out
This motion has been made annually
for a dozen years or more, but has
been invariably killed. But the op-
ponents of the law laid great stress
on the fact that they could not get a
direct vote upon the proposition, and
were therefore compelled to seek It's
notification in this manner The
motion to strike out was carried by
the narrow majority of 81 to 81. This
was in the committee of the whole
where no record was made on the
vote. Mr.. Moody rep, Mass.) gave
notice that he would demand a record
of the vote in the house where the
friends of the bill expect to reverse
the decision.
A bill was passed on the motion of
Mr.. Marsh rep, Ill., granting the Of
ficers and men of the volunteer army,
on being mustered out, two months
extra pay, if they served outside the
United States, and one months extra,
if service was not outside the United
States, such extra pay to be in lieu of
furloughs or leave of absence, such as
has been granted to men heretofore
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