Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-03

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The proceedings in the House were on.
lvened on Friday by q wordy duel be-
tween Mr.. Grosvcnor Of Ohio and Mr..
Lewis. Democrat, the member from.
Washington. 1t occurred during the de-
bate on a private bill to refer to the court;
OF claims the claim of Cramp 4 Sons, the
philadelphia ship builders, for damages
from the Government for delays incident
to the building Of the warships New
YORK, Massachusetts, Indiana and Colum-
bia. due to the failure Of the Government
to deliver armor plate and other materials
Tor these ships on time. The postoticc APP
preparation bill was passed. At 4:3O n. m..
the House recessed until s o'clock. The
evening session was devoted to private
pension legislation and adjournment was
taken to Monday. The Senate was in ses-
sion for five hours and a half, but the ses-'
sion was practically barren of results.
Senator Morgan's Nicaragua canal bill
passed the Senate Saturday afternoon by
a vote of 4S to 6. AS n matter OF fact, Il
was passed twice. once by n viva yoce-
vote and tho second OH a roll call. The
opposition had been dwindling away for.
several days. Friends and foes OF the
anti-scalping bills were also lined I'M in
the Senate the same afternoon. Tho sup
porters OF those measures Won their first
victory. BY n vote of 33 to 81 they sue
cecdcd in having the Senate bill taken I'm.
for consideration.
Discussion of the policy of expansion
occupied nearly all the time of the senate
in open session on Monday. Mr.. White Of.
California addressed the Senate i'm sun.
port of the an%ti-cxpansion resolution intro
duccd by MIR. Vest Dcm., MOI and an.
other resolution offered by Mr.. Bacon
lDem., Go) declaring that the Philippines
ought to be free and independent. The
senate at 2:lO y. H., on motion of MIR,
Davis. chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, went into executive
session. After the executive session Mr..
Chandler called up the bill to restore to
thelr original status officers of the navy
and marine corps who lost their status by
reason of the promotion of other officers:
by reason of conspicuous conduct in bot-.
tie. The hill went over ON objection.
Monday was District Of Columbia day in
the House, and the major portion of the
day was devoted to local legislation. 1,ba.
only action of public Importance was the
passage of the bill to extend the nnyi.a-
ton laws of the United States to the Ha-
waiian Islands. One OF the provisions Of
the bill grants American register to all
vessels flying the Hawaiian flag owned by
Hawaiian citizens July z, 1898.
The debate on the army reorganization
bill opened in the House on Tuesday ,,n-
der an agreement by which, the general de-
bate is to run fifteen hours, exclusive of.
three night sessions. Mr.. Hull and Mr..
Mcclellan i'll support of the measure and
MI. Hay of Virginia in opposition divided
the honors. The other speakers wore.
Mcss's. Parker CscpD of New Jersey and
Brown tItcp.) of Ohio in favor and
Mcssis. Coz mcm.) of Tennessee. Rcl1
n'op) of Colorado and Latham Dem of.
Texas against it. AT the conclusion of
routine business in the Senate Mr.. Iod.a
diep., Mass.> delivered his annon,,rrI
speech upon tho policy of expansion. At
the conclusion of MIR. Lodges speech Mr..
Teller tCol.) addressed the Senate mon -
question will respect to tho constitutional
powers OF the Government in the terri
torres. Mr.. Clay Gao, IL of the. Dem-
ocratlc senators who expects to vote for.
me fatiilcation of the treaty of peace, then
addressed inc Senate on the general ai.cs-
ton of territorial expansion.
Not since the stirring days before tle
declaration of war last spring has tho
House witnessed such an exhibition of OK.
temcn and such scenes of unl,ori,Jcd
enthusiasm as occurred on "Wednesday
when the two Republicans, Mr.. johnson.
the Indiana member, and Mr.. Deliver of
Iowa., locked horns OH the Question, of
expansion. The army hill was under do
bate. At the night session Mr.. crn,n-
packer Nsep.. 1nd.J supported the bill! and
advocated annexation. Mr.. Rixey ulem.,
Na.l opposed the bill. Mr.. Linney Niep..
". " supported the bill. Only a brief
time was occupied by the Senate iii open
session. Mr.. Hale. chairman of the Cons
nlittce OH Naval Affairs, reported the
naval personnel hill and gave notice that
at tlle earliest time possible he would call
it up for consideration. MI. Cullom t:ll)
reported the legislative appropriation Hill
Mr.. Chandler IN. H.) introduced a bill
temporarily creating the Office of admiral
of the navy. 1t was referred to the Naval
Affairs Committee. a senate hill proy;d-
ing for tho erection of a building in WASH
ington for the department of justice ut
n cost of S%1.000.0OO was passed.
AS the Senate seemingly was alo..t to.
conclude consideration of the pension an.
preparation bill late Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Butler pop. n. Co. offered his
amendment, announced some time ago.
providing for the pensioning of ex-Con-
Tolerate soldiers. Upon this he tool. the
floor and delivered Il speech, in which he
defended the coursc of the South in the
civil war. The executive session of the
Senate was consumed iii discussion of the
failure of the President 50 far to send to
fAn NnNntn <1,o =.
sion and on file in the State Department
bearing upon the Paris conference. The
feature of the third day of the debate
upon the bill for the reorganization and
increase of the regular arlny was an
hours speech by Mr.. Grosvcnor of Ohio.
The other speakers were Mcssrs. B.om--
well rep. o., Stewart (ltep., N. JJ,
Tongue Ncp., Orc.l, in support of the bills.
Mcssrs. Dinsmorc Dcm., Ark.l, Jett
'Dcm., lll.). McItac Dam. Ark, ss;mms
Wcm.. Trnn.), in opposition to it, and Mr..
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