Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

cessionaries or from Nicaragua anu
Costa Rica. In case OF failure in such
negotiation, the president is also en-
powered 10 negotiate for another route
| across the isthmus. He is further re-
quIred 70 open negotiations for tbs
| aggregation of the Clayton BulwcI
treaty. or any other treaty in the way
OF the construction OF the canal. The
| neutrality OF the canal is guaranteed.
but The right to protect it against the
Interruptions of business between the
| Atlantic and Pacific coasts OF the Unit
! ed States is reserved. A motion re-
| resulted in the passage Of the bill, As
to 3. The six votes against it were
cast by Messrs. Bate, Caffery, Cockrell,
Mantle, Martin and Smith.
Washington, Jan. 24.-The entire
executive session Of the senate was de-
voted wholly TO a discussion of the
promotion of Admirals Sampson and
Schley and other naval officers en-
gagged IN the Santiago campaign over
the heads of officers who were their
supertors 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 Tie
tpn nf
cies of favOritism which is not war
ranted by facts. The method of
the administration was defended by
Messrs. Hale, Chandler and Lodge.
Mr.. Wellington was especially zeal
GUS In advocacy Of the claims of Ad-
miral Schley and in his presentation
Of the reasons why Admiral Sampson
should not be preferred over him,
and both he and his democratic col
league, Mr.. German, made the state
that if the official papers were Or
deTed they would demonstrate beyond
possible question the fact that Schley
and not sampson fought the battle of
Santiago. Mr.. Lindsay found much in
promotion of both Schley and Samp-
v
denim. Messrs. Perkins. PlasS 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
hny Il y,oCi
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 a condition which might
prove as unsayOry as that which the
war investigating commission had de-
yeloped III connection with the army
beef contracts
Mr., CullOm introduced d bill grant
ing pension Of 800 per month to ex-
Senator John NJ. Palmer on account Of
his services as maj Or general during
the civil war.
Washington Jan. 24.-In the house
the major portion Of the day was de-
ton. The only action of public impor~
lance was the passage of the bill %
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
flying the Hawaiian flag and owned
by Hawaiian citizens July Z 1898.
l. y ;,,A-
bill providing that mo person living
or practicing pOlygamy shall be eligi-
bic to be a member of either of the
houses, nor shall such person be per-
mitted to hold a seat therein" An
other provision 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 a
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
proposed making all the laws of the
Hawaiian legislature subject to the ap-
prevail or disapproval of the United
States congress. The property quail
fication, with some modification, is re-
tn;. -, 81,
favorably of the extension of the Eng
lish language in Hawaii.
During the open session Mr.. White
(dem., COLI made lengthy speech
against expansion.
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