Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

has been passed. Boutelle's amend
ment fixing the maximum price of ar
morplate at s545 per ton, but restricting
the provision to appropriation made
in the present bill was ruled To be in
order A bill was introduced Teviv-
ing the rank Of admiral and yice-ad-
miral and naming Dewey and Schey
as the persons to fiji the respective
positions.
Washington, Feb. 24.-During its en-
tire session the senate had under con-
sideration the river and harbor bill.
Washington, Feb. 2i.-The naval
appropriation bill finally passed the
debate, most Of which was spent upon
the question OF rehabilitating the
naval academy at Annapolis In ac-
cordance with the scheme inaugurated
by the appropriation of 100000 in the
last naval bill and the proposition to
increase the maximum price to be paIu
for armor plate to $5i5 per ton, tne eX-
listing law limiting it 10 $iJ0 Upon
both propositions the naval commit
tee suffered signal defeats. Mr.. Walker
(rep. Massl offered an amendment
providing that the government should
not pay more for armor plate than
any foreign government paid. This
was carried, the vote being H. to As.
The Hopkins amendment fixing the
price of armor plate at $445 was adopt
ed without division Mr. Moody (rep.,
Macs. then 'cIc9Set! u fuf0Gc Ny Offer
ing an amendment to create the rank
of admiral of the navy Uproarious
applause greeted the. reading Of the
amendment. 1t was carried with rous-
ing cheers. The naval bin was then re-
ported to the house and passed The
senate amendments to the military
academic bin were adopted. The bills
now so to the president.
Washington, Feb 25.-After a SEES
sion Of nearly eight hours the senate
passed the river and harbor bill by the
decisive vote of so to g. The sharpest
contest arose over the Nicaragua canal
bin amendment Mr.. Spooner rep.
Nicaragua canal amendment as fol-
lows ''Ihat If the president shall be
unable to secure from the govern
ments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
such concessions as will enable the
United States to build and perpetually
own and control the said canal the
president is authorized to negotiate
for .he control right TO construct
majatain and perpetually control some
other canal connecting the Atlantic
and Pacihc oceans and the president is
required to negotiate for the abro-
cation or modification of any and all
treaty Obligations, il any such exist
as shall in any wise interfere with the
construction ownership and perpetual
control of any such canal rhe
amendment was agreed to.
The committee on military affairs
reported the compromise army reor-
gan2at.on bin. 1t authorizes the
president to maintain regular army
at a strength not exceeding $4,000
enlisted men and to raise a force
Of not more than $4,000 yolun-
teer infantry. The increase in
the regular and volunteer force shall
continue in service not later than July
/, 1901
Washington, Feb 25.-During the
general debate upon the army appro-
priation bin in the house Mr.. John
son (rep, Ind), who made several
notable speeches violently attacking
the policy of the administration dur
ing the consideration of the army re-
organization bill a fortnight ago, re-
turned to the assault and delivered
against the president and some of his
advisers the most scathing philippe
heard in the house for months.