Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington, Feb. S.-For two hours
the senate had the McEnery resolution
declaratory Of the policy of this gov
eminent in the Philippines under dis
cussion but no vote was reached and
the resolution went finally to the cal
endar
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up. On motion of Mr.. Petit
grew, the bill was amended by the
Insertion of the agreement between
the Lower Brule and Rosebud Indians
for the transfer Of the Brules to the
Rosebud reservations When the COM
mittee amendments providing funds
for Indian schools were reached Mr..
Gallinger (rep., N. H) objected to the
amendment providing for contract
schools. He opposed appropriating
public money for sectarian schools.
Mr.. Allison, in charge of the bill. said
he thought that this would be the last
appropriation for sectarian schools.
Mr.. Pettigrew objected and declared
his intention for insisting upon these
appropriations in the future as in the
past.
Mr.. Spooner (rep., Wis., presented
the credentials of Senator-elect ]. V.
Quarles of Wisconsin,
Washington, Feb S.-The house
spent the day in consideration of the
public building bills. The committee
had reported 78 bills for buildings in
So states, authorizing in the aggregate
an expenditure of $14,060,900 Little
or no opposition developed and the
bills were favorably acted upon almost
as rapidly as they could be read. For
ty bills, authorizinz appropriations ag-
gregating $11, 364,00O, were laid aside
with favorable recommendations be-
fore adjournment was reached. Among
those favorably acted upon were: Jo-
liet, 100000; Dubuque, 100000; Oma-
ha, to increase limit of cost to ST.
100000; Elgin, 100000; Creston, $780,
900; GAINESVILLE, $4,000; Clinton, Iowa,
100000.
Washington, Feb. 9.-In the senate
the Indian appropriation bill was
passed. Mr.. Money introduced a bill
to enable the secretary of war to have
the remains of the captain and crew of
the Virginius, who were executed in
Cuba in 1873, eXhumed and returned
to the United States. There were Sc
members OF the crew and Is other cit
liens of the United States executed at
that time and the bill provides that if
their graves cannot be identified the
place Of interment shall be enclosed
and marked. A bill was passed to re-
store pensions to soldiers who had for
feited them by enlistment in the war
with Spain.
In the executive session Mr.. Hoar,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
presented the report of the committee
adverse to the nomination of Hamil-
ton G. Ewart for judge OF the western
district of North Carolina. Mr. Spoon
er also spoke. They stated that
thousand pages of testimony had been
taken in the case and expressed the
opinion that the charges made against
Ewart were sustained by facts. These
charges were that he was incompetent
as lawyer and morally unfit to hold
the position. He was accused of de-
frauding pensioners and their widows
and selling his public documents while
a member of the house of representa-
tives. The senate adjourned before
Mr.. Spooner had concluded
Washington, Feb. 9.-The net result
of the work during the two days al
lotted for the consideration of pub
lie building bills in the house was the
OF single bill providing for
the erection Of a building at Newport
News, Va, at a cost of $4,000. Fa-
vorable action was taken on the bill
$4,000 for building at
Eau Claire, Wis. The senate bill to
amend the law requiring that the bal
lots for members of congress be writ
ten or printed so as to permit the use
Of machines, where authorized by the |
laws of states, was passed.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Throughout it's |
open session the senate considered the |
executive, legislative and judicial ap-
bill A lively debate was |
precipitated over an appropriation for |
the support Of the office of the super
vising architect of the treasury and !
that official was criticised for the de-
lay in the construction of public
buildings throughout the United
States.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Chairman
Cannon, of the appropriations COM
nittee, in the course of the general de-
pate on the sundry civil bill, sounded a
1ote of warning against extraVagant
appropriations and practically served
notice that neither the ship subsidy
ill, nor the Nicaragua canal bill could
re passed at this session. Mr..
cannon, in charge of the sundry
,iVil bill, made a general analysis of
What it contained. 1t carries S62, $685.
OF, but S20.000.000 is for payment to /,
spain to carry out the provisions of